ComicLab Ep 365 — Maybe You’re Not Funny

ComicLab Ep 365 — Maybe You’re Not Funny

In this episode, Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett share insights on the creative process of writing humor, emphasizing that humor...
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Something worth sharing

Something worth sharing

With Twitter going down the tubes, I decided to re-focus my efforts on social media. I wanted to see if...
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Maximizing the potential of Bluesky Starter Packs

Maximizing the potential of Bluesky Starter Packs

If you're one of the millions of new users on Bluesky, you're probably becoming familiar with Starter Packs. This was...
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Webcomics Confidential: What size should your webcomic be?

Webcomics Confidential: What size should your webcomic be?

Beginning cartoonists often ask what size they should make their comic. Many are looking for "standard" sizes. The answer is...
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ComicLab Ep 346 — In Over My Head

ComicLab Ep 346 — In Over My Head

What happens when your story gets too big for you to handle? Are you the right person for the job?...
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How many social-media posts per day?

How many social-media posts per day?

According to a Very Popular Influencer, one should post on social media six to eight times daily. I disagree, and...
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Detritus — What it is and why your comic needs it

Detritus — What it is and why your comic needs it

Let's discuss one of those savvy touches that can help take your art to the next level. And ironically enough,...
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Webcomics Confidential: T-shirt psychology

Webcomics Confidential: T-shirt psychology

Nobody wants to buy a T-shirt featuring your character or logo. It's not that your original character is terrible. Instead,...
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ComicLab Ep 266 — A minor problem with a comics major

ComicLab Ep 266 — A minor problem with a comics major

Does an aspiring comics artist/writer need a college degree? And, if so, which degree is best? Next, a listener asks...
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Webcomics Confidential: You’re wasting money on advertising

Webcomics Confidential: You’re wasting money on advertising

Unless you have a granular knowledge of advertising, demographics, and much more, you're probably wasting money on "plug-and-play" advertising like...
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Help a reporter (and yourself)

Getting media coverage for your comic is a great way to garner some no-cost promotion for yourself. But finding someone who wants to do a story about you can be difficult. Heck, finding someone who wants to do yet another “Look, kids! Comics on the Web!” story is getting to be darned hard.

Here’s a pretty neat way to get some media attention — from news sources that are hoping you’ll get in touch.

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by on November 1, 2010
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Scanning and coloring lineart

As we discussed last week, preparing your images for CMYK printing is going to factor into your future as you grow your webcomic business. As such, let’s take a detailed look at some of the specific challenges faced when trying to print comics in color.

First, I’m going to assume that you’re scanning black-and-white lineart in for coloring via Photoshop or some other image-manipulation software. If you’re working in Photoshop using a tablet, feel free to skip ahead. If you’re scanning in full-color paintings, you’ve got a level of complexity I’m not sure I’m qualified to comment upon!

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by on October 25, 2010
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Color Primer: CMYK vs RGB

Building on an excellent discussion of color in the Private Forum, I want to take a moment to bring the topic out front and try to drill a little deeper. I’m going to discuss color mode today. Next week, I’ll hit scanning/coloring and image resolution.

First, we’ll start with the age-old conundrum of CMYK vs RGB.

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by on October 21, 2010
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Christmas Cards

Last year, I launched a couple of Christmas cards and the response was so overwhelming, I vowed to start earlier next year so I could take advantage of this opportunity better.

Aaaaaaand it’s already late-October, so this post is as much for me as it is for you. People tend to purchase their Christmas cards in late-November, so if you want to maximize your sales, you’d better get into the spirit now.

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by on October 20, 2010
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Breaking the Fourth Wall

I think sometime around 2003, the Mayor of the Internet passed a mandate that declared that every new webcomic had to begin with the characters speaking directly to the reader, explaining that they were cartoon characters and the reader was reading a comic.

So, having seen it done so often, I might be a little harsh on the concept of breaking the fourth wall. I think it should be done as seldom as possible.

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by on October 19, 2010
Posted In: Writing
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Re-subscribing to Webcomics.com

As we near our one-year anniversary in January, I wanted to take a moment to mention a few things about your Webcomics.com subscription.

First of all, THANK YOU. This has been a phenomenal experiment — and a wildly successful one. And a huge part of that success is due to you for your investment, your participation, and your promotion. I’m eagerly looking forward to making this bigger and better in 2011.

Next: A question I’ve gotten from time to time that needs to be cleared up. Your subscription is for twelve months — not the calendar year. So, if you signed up in July, your subscription will be live until next July.

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by on October 18, 2010
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Healthy Hands

This piece was kindly submitted by J.R. Faulkner, and is sourced by Katherine Shanta Wehrli, Certified Yogini and Wellness Coach. 

Ages ago there was a string on the forum asking for tips on keeping healthy hands. Not being a fitness professional myself, but knowing quite a few excellent ones, I went to Katherine, (a friend and trainer at my gym) looking for some advice to share. After giving her some generalities about the worst of the artist/writer lifestyle, (long hours of sitting, drawing, typing, excessive caffeine, deadline driven stress, frequent late nights and let’s face it, some pretty unhealthy snacking habits) Katherine put together this terrific little program to help us get a little more activity into our daily lives, reduce our stress, amp our creativity and strengthen our most important tools – our hands!

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by on October 14, 2010
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