BlueWorldComics

I appreciate your perspective, and I do want to consider the "customer's" point of view, which is why I started this thread. A couple of things to keep in mind: I plan to print this comic, so those oversaturated colors would end up looking muddy on the page. Also, even if modern webcomic readers t…

Sep 16, '24

Color Comparison (Help Needed)

Yeah... I wanted to mention that I’m pretty sure my friend chooses colors based on how they look on screens, while from the start, I was planning to print the series eventually and kept that in mind with my color choices.

Sep 16, '24

Color Comparison (Help Needed)

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Sep 16, '24

Color Comparison (Help Needed)

To get straight to the point (details below, though they aren't necessary): I hired a friend to color one of my comic pages. While I liked certain aspects of their work, there were several fundamental flaws, along with other issues. So, I decided to recolor it myself, using their general color schem…

Jul 9, '24

Opinion on pixelated lines

Thank you all for answering my question. Seems like no one is really bothered by it.

Jul 7, '24

Opinion on pixelated lines

A friend of mine said the pixelated line art in my comic "looked unprofessional". As a random Jo Schmo independent artist, and not a professional, I don't care about that. But the comic isn't for me, it's for general audiences. You're the perfect people to ask because you are all webcomics conno…

Apr 8, '23

Translating Foreign Languages in a Novel (or not?)

Bump in case anyone else has any new insights or examples. For further clarification, a character in my book is Mexican and his mom insists on speaking Spanish in the house. So everything she says in the house will be in Spanish in an otherwise English-speaking book.

Apr 7, '23

Translating Foreign Languages in a Novel (or not?)

For a book intended for English readers, how would one go about implementing non-English dialogue? Should I just type it out in the language it's spoken in and let the readers fend for themselves for translations? Or should I somehow, some way include a translation... If the latter, how? And if an…

Feb 23, '23

I'm on 5 different webcomic sites (Including Tapas) here are my thoughts

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Interesting stuff! No cap. Frfr

Feb 22, '23

Is writing a father and son with the same name confusing?

I'm writing a book where the fact that the father and son have the same name is relevant to the plot. Pretty much all of the writing advice I've learned tells you not to have characters with similar names because it's confusing to track for the reader. I've also found writing it to be a bit of has…

Jan 24, '22

Calling All Comic Strip Creators

I guess my question for you is can all of your comics be changed to a comic strip format?

Jan 23, '22

Calling All Comic Strip Creators

Bump because I made this thread at an awkward time of day and may have missed out on some potential hits over it.

Jan 22, '22

Calling All Comic Strip Creators

My comic is in a style similar to that of a weekly newspaper strip. I'm essentially looking to keep a database of other comics with a similar newspaper strip style. Doesn't have to be the weekly style (which can have as many as 10 panels or more per installment). It could also be the daily style, …

Jan 22, '22

Best Strategy For Gaining Readers

This is a quick one... What is better, only uploading on your Tapas, Webtoon, etc. account, or posting your content everywhere? I'm only gonna get ad revenue and such from Tapas/Webtoon-type places, so the more views, the more subscribers the better in that regard. However, Twitter, Instagram, F…

Oct 7, '21

How do you write a story within a story?

When one of your characters is telling a story, how do you write this? For example: Katrina's eyes may have been stuck staring at the boiling pot of soup, but her mind was elsewhere. Finally, she felt safe enough to tell her companions the truth. At this point, Katrina would commence telling her…

Jul 13, '21

What's the average rate for an inker?

Good point. Here's a quick, unrelated sketch I did a while ago. [image] And to be clear, it's INKING, not coloring...

Jul 13, '21

Do you need a Digital Colorist?

Collaborations

Should we DM for prices or do you have a general page rate already? (Not for me but for a friend).

Jul 13, '21

What's the average rate for an inker?

I'm really over drawing my own comics lol But I can't afford the average rate for a full blown artist... So instead, if I can afford one, I just need a finisher; someone to make my drawings pretty. So, on average, what would most of you work-for-hire folks be likely to charge? Keep in mind, my…

May 31, '21

Good way to draw dark/brown skin in black and white?

Anybody know of a good (inoffensive) way to indicate African-American skin tone while drawing in black and white without grayscale? The art style is very simple and cartoony, so I cant rely on thick shading either. Charles Schulz used to cross-hatch... Somehow I don't feel that's appropriate, bu…

Nov 21, '20

A lot of people have mentioned this so I sat around and thought of a way to describe the level of sentients for the character... I would compare it to a caveman. Perfectly capable of learning, absorbing, and adapting to new information, just blissfully ignorant living in a more natural environment…

Nov 20, '20

A comic... It'll be a while lol One of the things I thought about was that this could be an opportunity to help normalize alternative pronouns. I had no idea people went by It... That's actually really interesting news. Maybe this character can one day become an agender icon.

Nov 20, '20

No name, so that wouldn't work out. Plus there is zero dialogue in the comic; only narration.

Nov 20, '20

My protagonist is basically an alien blob. No gender. No understanding of the concept of gender. Also can't hear and can't speak, so there will be no personal introductions or communicating preferences of any kind. The only text in the comic is a third-person narration that accompanies every pa…

Aug 18, '20

Preferred way to read a 4-panel comic?

Same... B is easily my favorite. A is okay. C is actually my least favorite because I like to be able to see the whole comic right away.

Aug 18, '20

Preferred way to read a 4-panel comic?

Follow-up question somewhat unrelated to the topic, but related to your answer: Is it unreasonable to expect people to zoom?

Aug 18, '20

Preferred way to read a 4-panel comic?

A B C 0voters Show results [image] Commonly used by slice of life and comedy webcomics. Sarah Scribbles, Brutally Honest, Strange Planet, etc. [image] The original newspaper style. Not sure of many webcomics that do this. [image] More webcomic style. Better for scrolling on mobile devices. …

May 14, '20

I'm not as worried about whether or not anyone would like it as I am the best way to execute it. Like what genre would it be posted under?

May 14, '20

I'm definitely gonna post them somewhere... Just wanna know if Tapas is a good place to do it lol

May 13, '20

I know, for example, Silent Horror doesn't have a recurring cast, but it does have a recurring theme. If this goes the way I imagine it, there will be no recurring theme. Just whatever I thought up that day. Haven't seen anything like that.

May 13, '20