Beginner - uploading to Tapastic?

[MGComics]

Hello there!

I want to publish a comic, (duh) haha but I don´t understand If I´m being too dense in how to upload it.

So mmm each episode is really one image 940 x 4000px?

Or each of the vignettes is a max size of 940 x 4000px?

And If one image is one episode, how do you guys break down your vignettes? Like the height

I´m sorry for all those silly questions, I´ve drawing traditional comics to myself all my life. Finally noticed that to show them a web comic would be best! But I´m still new in the digital comic sense

You can show me your comics as example and I´ll check new stories out! Love reading

Thank you!

[Evan]

You upload multiple images per episode, but each image has to be less than or equal to 940 (length) x 4000 (height) and you can upload up to 40 images for a max size of 940 (length) x 160,000 (height) pixels for the entire episode. The max file size for each individual picture is 2MB.

Here's my most recent comic as of current for an example although there are probably better examples out there. It's actually 4 images and I simply break down the comic into individual panels.
I hope to see your work in the future.

[shazzbaa]

It doesn't HAVE to be 940x4000, either, that's just the absolute biggest they can be -- my episodes are 800px wide, because any bigger made my comic hard to read. But my comic is also in the more traditional comic page format -- I don't use the long, scrolling style that some folks here use! They end up being closer to 800x1200 files.

You don't have to use any specific format -- it's whatever works best for your comic! Just as long as each separate image that you upload isn't bigger than the maximum, you're fine. : )

[Zetsubonii]

First of all, welcome to Tapastic!

The 940x4000 is just the maximum, you don't have to fill it out. I suggest, for the best quality, to max out the 940 width tho to get as much data as possible As for height, I personally use a standard of the proportions of A5? Like, work with an A5 canvas and post process it to fit the 940 width. To be quite honest, any would do as long as it works out for you

Anyways, here's some updated tips I've been giving new comers ^^

-During the weekend, the days with the most traffic, post around early morning (9-10AM PST) to early evening (5-6PM PST)
-During the weekdays, the days with the relative traffic, post around early evening (5-6PM PST) as that's when people check Tapastic, after work/school'
-Note that this is mostly affecting the Fresh Page, which not many people go through regularly thus...
-Post consistently, have a schedule and post once or twice a week according to the above, I recommend twice a week to get a better weekly traffic flow
-Don't expect your views to relate to your subs, your subs will grow over time much like your views, but it'll be slower
-It takes around 3 years to get a stable series flowing here, but don't be disheartened and keep at it as things will progress faster than you'll expect
-Disregard the last point if you're adding "BL" on your icon (which is Boy's Love, a very popular genre here, for which this part is a joke unless you plan on making that kind of content ^^")
-This is very important: Keep posting on the forums and help people grow as they'll also help you grow both in viewership as well as an artist. It also allows you to reach more potential readers/subscribers as I found that more people check the forums for new comics rather than the Fresh page, where you'll most likely end up in on the main site
-Lastly, the algorithm is still something I'm studying, but so far, if a lot of people comment, like, sub and view your comic, there's a high chance of seeing yourself on the Trending section of the main page, even just for a brief refresh

Anyways, if you like Mysteries, check out my comic, Jim's Days ^^

[MGComics]

Thank you so much!! I´m glad to set my eyes in Tapastic
All your tips are so so helpful!

Suscribed to your comics, because I love them

I guess I´ll get the hang of it once I finish the pre-work to publish, Thank you! Glad to meet you and your stories ^^

@Evan @shazzbaa Zetsubonii Thank you so much everyone! Glad to make your acquaintance

[MGComics]

Loved the art in your comic! Very well, I´ll check this out

Thank you!

[garrenn]

If you decide to get into digital drawing for your comics hit me up and I can give you some pointers. I'm not the best when it comes to that front, but I'm definitely getting better!

My comic is Dreamwalker Felix if you wanna check it out.

[adcrook01]

Wow thanks for the tips! I just started posting my comics here again, and I was looking for some tips to make my comic grow, and this is just what I needed!

[Zetsubonii]

No probs and good luck Looking forward to it ^^

[louiscelerio]

Follow up question... I see most artists upload comix per paige.... Is it better to do that instead of doing a full ep....

[kklekc718]

940 w?

I've been doing 930 for so long!
I'VE BEEN LIED!!!!!!!!!!!