Impostor Syndrome — what is it, and how can we, as creative professionals, battle against it? In 2018, an art teacher wrote in to ask why it was that they could never seem to finish a comic. Brad’s response was “Maybe you’re […] ↓ Read the rest of this article...
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The ability to create Draft Layers — and apply Draft Layer settings to entire folders — is a huge part of what makes Clip Studio special. Here’s a brief tutorial to get you pointed in the right direction!
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Designing a logo for your comic can be surprisingly daunting. After all, many of us are either artists or we collaborate directly with artists. But designing a logo requires a slightly different skill set than designing a comic panel. So […] ↓ Read the rest of this article...
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This week, exactly one week after Brad lectures on the dangers of getting distracted, one of his TikTok videos goes viral — and he spends the next two weeks… getting very, very distracted, Questions asked and topics covered… Going viral […] ↓ Read the rest of this article...
Read moreThis week, Brad and Dave discuss the fine art of not getting distracted by “shiny objects!” Questions asked and topics covered… How to avoid getting distracted Should you be using vertical scroll? Presenting ourselves as an Authority on comics Listen […] ↓ Read the rest of this article...
Read moreThrough the Facebook page of the National Cartoonist Society, former NCS president Bill Morrison shared his recent experience with a check scammer that many people who accept freelance commissions have encountered. Let’s talk about how it works and how to […] ↓ Read the rest of this article...
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I accept criticism on my art from two sources: peers who are on a similar journey who I reach out to for advice (like an art-school critique, for example) and people with a demonstrated proficiency in my field. You’ll notice […] ↓ Read the rest of this article...
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Laurie of Galactic Divine has volunteered her site, Galactic Divine, for a Web site critique. She’s doing a long-form, full-page comic — which brings with it a number of specific challenges. Once again, this is what I see on the first screen (my resolution is 1152×870).
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Tony Piro, of Calamities of Nature, has bravely volunteered his comic as a test subject for the Web design hot seat. Luckily, he’s got a pretty tight site design, but we’ll do out best to workshop it. For the record, what you see below is the “first screen” of the site as it loaded on my screen (1152 x 870).
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Many webcomic sites fall into the same traps in designing a place that a new reader can easily navigate and assimilate. Tweaking your site in these three areas will make your site more navigatable to new readers — which will translate into greater reader-retention and higher pageviews.
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Just a quick reminder about a Webcomics.com posting guideline: No plugging.
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Sending out greeting cards during the holidays is a great way to cap the year off with a message that shows your appreciation for the people who support you.
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Effective January 4, 2010, the United States Postal Service will institute a number of rate changes. From their press release:
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As a webcartoonist, you are under absolutely no obligation to prove that you’re able to build a sustainable business to anyone… but yourself.
As you may have read here first, Amazon.com hosted a contest to find the next “Comic Strip Superstar.” The winner will receive a book contract with Andrews McMeel Publishing and a shot at sydication through Universal Press Syndicate and/or Uclick.com.
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If you’re smart, you’re beginning to think about your summer conventions right now. The further out you begin booking your travel accommodations, the better your chances at finding good rates. Here are a couple of surprising tips.
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In the forum recently, Lianne asked:
What are the things you look for to improve when you’re revising your rough pages? For writers, there are tons of sites with suggestions of problems to keep in mind when looking over a draft, but I’ve never seen such a thing for comics.
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