GloamingCat
GloamingCat
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Like what @Animefanka said, google drive folders are probably the best bet. For extra added security, instead of setting it to those who have the link gaining access, you can set it to restricted access and have their emails added to those with access. That way, if someone who isn't included in that…
I use dropbox myself. You can limit who can view/download the files.
I don't think you can do something like this through tapas I think the simplest solution would be a google drive folder with access limited to only those with links and if you use numbers as file names, you could reorder them by simply renaming the files
You can create a private album on Imgur, and send the link out.
Right...first, find and watch a show called Re:Creators. It deals with a lot of this stuff, and it WILL help. You can find it on Amazon Prime and on other, less legitimate anime websites that I will not mention here. But, legitimately or not, watch it. Characters say stuff in it that I think you…
Just stop giving a shit. Who cares if people don't like it, or if it's bad? I mean, being open to critique that can help you improve what you're doing is good, as well as being open to other perspectives. Though in the grand scheme of things the only thing that matters is that you're enjoying it, …
I think the main thing is that you now understand trying to make something for everyone is really tough and while not impossible to do solo, probably requires an entire team of people. That said, I personally believe that the notion of picking a set demographic for your work is something that matt…
To tell you the truth: I rarely think about what my target audience are when I create my story. I make the story the way I want, however I do try to make my story more simple & universal to draw in readers. The story has teenage protagonist and it's a lot like shounen manga, but tells in a art-hou…
Oooh that looks really nice though! Drawing buildings is the worst, you did a great job with the town. These panels were the bane of my existence: [image] [image] [image] [image] Took me forever to finish these, the last one was the worst. I hate drawing cities, there are so many details that I…
i think a big thing would be working to break out of the mindset that every detail must be perfect doing loose messy sketches that you dont publish can definitely help for sure, my practice has been having files dedicated to pure sketch dumps where i can just kind of doodle whatever from vaguely n…
I try to respond to every comment I get, because as a reader, I really love getting to interact with the creator of a story I enjoy and knowing they see my feedback c: I see it as a sign that they themselves love their story and feel proud of it, because they're excited to talk about it with the f…
It's so prevalent because it's a cheap answer to the problem of "if it was possible for a plebeian to become a Special all along, why doesn't everyone (or at least a significant number of people) do it?" The answer, in this case, is "because he was a Special by birth", which reaffirms the inherent n…
I agree! I feel like a lot of artists are super self depreciating which is sad to see since art and comics come from passion, it means a lot to the person who makes them most of the time, so I don't think hating on your own work will help you progress (easier said than done) There's a difference bet…
By that, I never really meant that people 'say' it (there are lots of harmful societal attitudes that people take to heart, even if no one says them out loud) it's just a widely held belief that shows in the way people talk about artists, the way artists talk about each other, and the way they rat…
Totally, but I think it's more of a general society thing of "arrogance bad" and artists are just more susceptible to it because we tend to be more observant about people's feelings and attitudes because that's what lets us create content that resonates. I don't think I've ever heard anyone say that…
. w. I like all my own novel posts cause I'm really proud of my work. If Tapas changed so we couldn't like our own posts, I'd be down 140 likes.
Ugh, honestly! At a certain point, I don't get it. For any field that involves creating things, there always seems to be a lot of self-deprecating and low self-esteem, and like.. as common as it is to not feel good about yourself and your creations, no one ever talks about letting yourself feel happ…
Recently, I've been thinking about how, whenever I say something really complimentary about myself or my work on this forum, I always preface it with 'call me an egomaniac/narcissist but--' or 'I don't mean to brag, but--' or any number of ways to sort of jokingly pre-apologize for genuinely loving.…
Procrastinating. [:cry_swag:]
Yes, line art is super time consuming for me. I think I'm just particularly slow at it cause a lot of the artist I follow don't seem to take so long. For my comic, I spent around 4-5 hours on the line art and only 2 on everything else combined (sketch, coloring, shading, text). I probably need to st…
Go ahead and upload it on Tapas! I think it should be fine. But if I'm wrong, Tapas will simply contact you to amend the images. It's not like you'll be banned for it.
Meh~ I drew several short comics before the long one I'm working on now, and no amout of small comics gave me nearly enough practice for the longer project, simply because when you do a short story there are many pre production steps that you can skip. I think what's more importand when starting a l…
There's not only more competition, but the level of quality of the top people competing has increased. Back in the day, webcomics were this funny little niche thing largely made by people whose comic idea wouldn't appeal to mainstream publishers because it was based around some kind of geeky interes…
I recognise the value and legitimacy of Webtoons but genuinely have no idea how anyone finds anything small or new on there when there's little to no exposure. I don't even look at the subs anymore, and I never know when someone likes or comments on my stuff because there's no notification for it. H…
I think it has to be in the story in some way for it to count. Basically, as long as it isn't "there was no indication in story, but ACTUALLY this character was gay/trans/etc." So, like, as long as it's not a Dumbledore situation. I mean my main character is trans, and so far, the only indication of…
If you've got a story with LGBTQ+ characters, but not necessarily revolving around those themes, it seems perfectly reasonable to me to put that as a secondary genre tag. The secondary genres aren't even searchable anyway, so it's mainly gonna just function as a handy little heads-up to readers sear…
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I mean, yeah, I'd agree. My personal experience has been that, despite getting very lucky with having front page features on both websites, making constant updates that are a good length and a good polish, and in genres that tend to do well on both these sites, and having a really wonderful engageme…
I swapped my primary genre around from Action to LGBTQ+ and I don't regret the decision. I originally launched Errant in "Action" because it made sense since Errant involves a lot of people with swords fighting monsters and stuff. When I got the chance to add secondary genres, I added LGBTQ+ and F…