Talent is overrated. And skill beats talent every time. Here’s why…
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Comicraft, makers of excellent digital fonts for comics and cartooning, is having a half-off sale that ends July 31. The sale price will be applied upon checkout and applies to all fonts. Here’s a few that I highly recommend…
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Here’s an exclusive video I recorded during a recent livestream in my studio. During this session, I talked about writer’s block, leaving my day job to become a full-time cartoonist, the concept of a pro-am cartoonist, comic-convention dinners, working in newspapers, publishing my first webcomics on a GeoCities website, how teaching storytelling has taught me about comics, and great places to eat when visiting Philadelphia! More importantly, during the recording of the livestream, a fledgling cartoonist hit the Publish button on their very first comic! We all cheered them on and celebrated adding a new cartoonist to our ranks!
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It can be frustrating to “hit the wall” in your creative output, but — speaking from experience — that wall isn’t a wall. And once you realize what’s actually happening, you’ll feel a lot better about your journey as an artist.
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Today’s show is brought to you by Wacom — makers of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! What’s your elevator pitch? If you had to sum up your comic for a new reader, could you do it effectively in under 60 seconds?
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Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the editor of Webcomics.com Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.
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Rodney Dangerfield was one of the greatest “second acts” in entertainment history. His first attempt at comedy was so back that he later quipped, “at the time I quit, I was the only one who knew I quit.” But what happened next holds an important lesson for the rest of us who are struggling to build a career in the creative arts.
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Delaying gratification is extra hard when you’re a comics artist. Also, Brad is seething with jealousy when Patreon asks Dave to be an ambassador.
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Are you obligated to accept criticism from… anyone?? Also, we’ll discuss Kickstarter’s new Add-on feature and the benefits of both digital and traditional coloring techniques.
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Patreon’s Image Gallery offers the ability to post multiple images. It’s got tremendous potential, but most comics artists are under-using it.
Certainly, this new feature will be good for posting several different images for backers. But it has a second use that is far more practical — especially as the consumption of content veers increasingly towards mobile screens. You can now post your comic in a panel-by-panel format that improves the reading experience on small screens.
If you’re following the Multi-Channel Publishing strategy shared here previously, you’re already prepping your comic in this format for sharing on sites like Instagram and Webtoons. (If not, you now have an additional reason to consider it.
Using these individual panels to post your comic to Patreon backers would give those backers using mobile devises a vastly improved reading experience. Truthfully, you could easily have the best of both worlds. The primary image could be the full, multi-panel comic. This would satisfy overall display aesthetics and the concerns of desktop users. The subsequent images would then be that same comic, divided into a panel-by-panel display.
Better still, you can bulk-upload several images at once with a simple drag-and-drop function. And you can change the sequence of display by dragging an image into its proper position. So, for example, if your panels uploaded as A-C-B, you can click on “C” and drag it into its proper placement after “B.”
Here’s a look at the results, from the screen of my iPhone…
If you’re not sure how many of your Patreon backers are using mobile devices to access your content, this is a great excuse to do a Patreon poll and ask them!
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