9 days later
I was looking for advice for a while, thankfully I entered the forums and saw this.
Now I'll try to be conscious with how I use my wall and try my best not to bug my subscribers
with random art and stuff XD
I'm super grateful to find this post-- truth be told, I've been on Tapastic for a couple years, but I've only scarcely touched these forums, largely because they're so overwhelming and labyrinthine-looking, I feel ironically like a newbie to this part of Tapastic. But this article and list, I mean so much of it is true. It's really refreshing actually to see it laid out. I don't have much else to say right now, just thanks for this post and for everybody who has been adding more and following up ever since.
Awesome post! Haven't been around too long, but its time to get involved in the forums and send out them "Thanks" to some subscribers. And other stuff mentioned.
This should be the first thing everyone reads when they join this site.
Awesome advice for comics and stories, check out my story: https://tapas.io/series/Blood--Sand2
I would love to hear some advice for my comic. I really want to improve, that's my purpose in this platform. I don't have many resources but I do what I can. Tanks.
Disclaimer: take this as a personal opinion and advice. Nothing I'm going to say applies to everyone.
Obviously, this is only the beginning for you, at least for this particular comic. The first episode is obviously just a one off, so I'll focus on the second one.
First of all, you do have at least an idea for lineart and composition, so I won't comment on that. You do you. Practice and time will bring about improvement, and you seem to have promise in this area.
But one thing I can see that could help out your comic considerably is color. Your comic is very dark, color-wise. It's a bit hard to see what's going on, although not completely. If you can, practice using brighter colors, and when you shade, try not using black. Shadows in real life are not really black, and even less so when you do color in art. Try using dark blues or oranges, or even reds! It makes the colors more blended and pop. And if you don't know what to do with shadowing, just lighten it up as much as possible.
Another issue I see with color is the plaid on your character's shirt. I'm guessing it is based on a premade texture or something similar, and I would advise not using anything premade, because it can clash with your line art and colors. Better to make as much as you can by hand or scratch, or make the texture yourself and use that.
Everything else, design, story, humor, I believe you just need time and polish. All which comes from time and practice. Good luck on that end.
Thank you for the very informative post @vincentprendick.
I have very recently joined the community as a creator as I am currently re-drawing some of my 600+ doodles. I must say I am a bit overwhelmed and I guess somewhat intimated by the many digital drawings as someone that much prefers ink on paper.
One step at a time - and I hope to know some of you better in the near future!
This is a good and necessary posting that I’ve learned a lot from. Thank you so much for posting this. I’ve got a few comments.
1) Getting started was excellent advice to new creators. Most new print media cartoonists are advised that just finishing their work is more important, but since these are web comics, that rule doesn’t apply. A web comic cartoon series can theoretically go on forever. As for me, I keep a text file that has all of the different pixel dimensions to easily refer back to.
15) New ways to innovate. I’m new to digital art and the use of color, and I am slowly developing the techniques. These are things that I need to work on
17) About being put-off by other’s artwork. There are plenty of excellent artists here. It’s very easy to feel kind of discouraged comparing yourself. As others have said, many times it’s more important to tell a good story. Your art gets better the more that you do it, so draw, draw, draw. It will get better and easier the more that you do it.
My hardest part is having any kind of scheduled, promised, posting of my comics. Sometimes it just flows one page after another, and I need to just get them posted and out of the way and onto the next page/episode. Other times, there’s a writer’s block, family obligations, or too beautiful a day to be inside drawing.
Sorry, I know that you've posted this comment for one month but whatever, I wanted to say a thing. ;o;
Drawings might not be the most important stuff. I don't know how you draw...But if there are people who think you've got a certain potential, then don't hesitate and just post your comic!
Don't just ask yourself about how good your comic is or how you've done it, people are here to see what you've done and they might criticize a little just to help you.
@vincentprendick have said the most important tips to do for a begginner... Just don't frustated doing your comic, and if you're a very begginer, don't live with your comic......... that would be dangerous for you. 
But still! You can found some lessons about art in Youtube or somewhere else! Be curious and don't stay in your own art style, there are also people on Youtube who criticize arts (like SolarSands) or even try to ask your friends who know you the best. Even if they're not into your hobby, ask them about how you draw, so then they would be honest because they wouldn't already know how you draw tho. 
I hope that my comment have helped you a bit! 
This is extremely helpful! I just made an account here today, and I've talked with my best friend about finally publishing our webcomic here. We've been developing the plot and characters since 7th grade. He and I are both about to be juniors in high school, and the story is still fresh in our minds. We're thinking about starting it sometime this summer as soon as I buy a new stylus for my Wacom tablet. These tips will definitely be a life-saver for us.
11 days later
Wow. This was very helpful! I've been here on Tapastic since April and been wondering how I could get more followers. Thanks! 
20 days later
Thank you for this really... I'm just starting out and absolutely have no idea what to do. So reading this guide was really helpful. 
