Webcomics Confidential: Re-using sketches
It’s possible to speed up your drawing process without becoming one of those “copy/paste” artists. Here’s a guide to working smarter — and faster.
It’s possible to speed up your drawing process without becoming one of those “copy/paste” artists. Here’s a guide to working smarter — and faster.
There’s a discussion on Reddit that I want to call your attention to for two reasons. First, it’s packed with some really good tips on writing marketing/promotional text. Second, one writer’s response to that advice is a microcosm of everything that’s wrong with many artists who find themselves trying to build a business.
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.Before you launch your Kickstarter — whether it’s your first one or your tenth one — there’s a few things you should make sure you take a few things into consideration…
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.As Brad Guigar travels to Bad Axe, Michigan, to spend a fun-filled week with his family, Kevin McShane steps in to talk comics with Dave Kellett.
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.Webcartoonists have discovered Substack, and they’re flocking to the platform. After all, it’s one of the very few platforms where users are reporting measurable results. But setting up a Substack account is easy. Figuring out what to publish there… isn’t.
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.Recently, a comics artist decided to remove the paywall for their Patreon campaign, asking instead that people view the previously exclusive content and support the artist if they like what they see. Predictably, this had disastrous results.
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.I’ve been teaching at the university level since 2014, and I’ve noticed something alarming. We’ve been giving young people the wrong idea about education — worse yet, it’s something I’d been doing with my own children!
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.Show note: Unfortunately, we had some daunting technical difficulties during this recording session, so we had to switch to Zoom to record half of the show.
As Dave Kellett recovers from a successful San Diego Comic-Con, Scott Kurtz steps in to help Brad talk about making a graphic novel. In the second half, the two spill some tea over early webcomic history.
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It happens from time to time — especially if you’re offering exclusive content on Patreon. Criminals (there’s no other word) access your site and use various means to scrape the content and post it in places where others can access it for free. As long as we, as artists, allow ourselves to be undervalued, there will always be people comfortable doing this. So, what can you do to stop it?
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.Your Home page is the first thing new readers will see when they decide to check out your work on Substack. It’s the hub of all of your Substack activities, and it has some unique features you may be missing. Here are three ways you can optimize yours.
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