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Hi Everyone! I wanted to share that the Prism Awards submissions are open for 2021. The goal of the Awards is to recognize, promote and celebrate diversity and excellence in the field of queer comics. For more information about the awards, the Cartoon Art Museum has more information on their page. h…
I stopped updating to deviantart for about three years I think? I heard its only good if your going to the gaming business in terms of portfolio otherwise it's been describe as a black hole by professionals. I use behance as another online portfolio when I have a themed set to upload while tumblr I …
150 Days with its arsenal of tools that is used by the artist to make each page. I work in a lot of mixed media and I love seeing it but I've seen comics done were its a bit too overwhelming. I think it helps to have a good balance that blends into one style or at least makes sense with a story's…
I'm gonna admit I am not starting a Patreon soon because I want to focus on my portfolio. Though I am curious how many creators have linked their Patreon to their professional site? I haven't seen a lot of creators talk about linking the two together and it got me wondering if the two should be sepa…
From middle school to high school I felt like my art was crap. Though one instruct told me when I was too shy to show my work "You got into this high school (you had to have a portfolio to get in) therefore your art must have something good" Ironically throughout college I felt like I was the person…
On my way to become a freelance illustrator hopefully a professional freelance illustrator. I'm stuck in between doing work for potential publishing companies or working in the local game industry. I guess in terms of comics I'm a hobbyist because I don't see myself getting paid for these. Mostly be…
Not sure where to ask this question. Are there any plans to make the forums be accessible on the app? Currently I have to log in from the web browser app to access the forums on my phone. (unless its there and I have just been really bad at finding it)
@HeSerpenty I enjoy the character designs as well as that mighty creature the soldiers are riding on. I must admit I was a tad confused on which to read first in the panel after "can you fix it?" I read the next panel on the right first and got confused in the panel with the grates though in the end…
Hmmmm well I'm on the same boat as everyone with trying to finish my current comic. Maybe making a series two for it next year. I don't wanna dream too big. My shortest goal at the moment is to get 25 dollars off making comics. That would make me so darn happy and not think I'm wasting my time. (Don…
Looking for something to change my mind. I'm also waiting or I guess the term is working on getting an actual job since all I've done is rest my hands and travel. At least get a legit portfolio going. So erm long story short going to try moving forward before putting effort into something that mi…
I was eating breakfast when I first saw that banner, made me feel a tad sick. That didn't mean I went around emailing about it. It just meant "oooh I could probably get way with creepy banners and good job artist for making me feel that way scroll down immediately" Dang though this is the first t…
I come from a lot of strain when drawing. I can't draw humans or anything not animal related without having to spend 3+ hours getting the anatomy right. I also suffer physical strain because of how long it takes me to draw. I don't stop though, I really wanna improve and just make a good amount of q…
After a lot of thought I realized that something similar to the voice your hearing happened. Actually it happens to a lot of people. It could be perfectionism? I went to a seminar in college that I had hoped would cure it. Unfortunately it didn't and I struggled with it for many years. What I re…
I've gotten a lot of people ignoring my comic because its a cartoon style. Even had one instructor tell me if I had a comic that was actually "painted". There's also one friend who just glosses over me whenever I talk about my comic because its a gag comic and not a "full length" one. I shouldn't sa…
That's really interesting that you have no intention of making another comic. Your the first person I've heard say that, most people have several ideas for making more and more comics. I always found it interesting that a lot of my classmates love comics and make some but would never go for it as a …
I start off with the nose and cheek bones. Hair is always last for me and difficult because I tend to go for the same hairstyles constantly.
A definite yes for me, I started off with having my comic as a facebook page. Most of my friends follow the page but don't know about my tapastic account. Oops better mirror soon. My family also know about my comic and my brother reads it on a blue moon. I'm actually kinda shocked, my friends have s…
I never expected to gain any money here so I am still gonna stay on the site with or without the support program. I have facebook that has basically all my friends following my comic and I could make a tumblr blog specifically for comics but otherwise I wouldn't really make any comics if it weren't …
It takes me 8+hours as well on my comic series. I'm currently behind so I'm updating every day till near the end of the month. The reason why it takes me a long time to work now is because I am now getting pretty tired. Though I refuse to give up on my goal. Also my hands are always getting carpal t…
Hahaha Yes I suffer from that a lot which is why I brought it up here. I was hoping this topic would make creators realize patterns and thus maybe start to break them. Thanks for the short shazzbaa!
There have been plenty of times when I just can't watch a show at all because of the main character. No matter how good the story is, no matter how great the side cast is, if that main character ticks me off to no end I'm gonna stop watching it. That said. so far my character designs are not really …
I realized last night that all my characters are male. I would like to believe that the reason is because I can't draw females properly which would be resolved with practice. I guess I can switch the gender of multiple characters who aren't yet finalized. I'm also more prone to making the lead cha…
Raised as a central american catholic. I'm gonna put geographic region/race in there because there are a lot of things I celebrate with the family that are not "traditionally" roman catholic.
Well you are definitely not alone in wanting to do another project judging from everyone else's posts. I've also become burned out from just working on one series. I agree with everyone else that its okay to take a break for a while. Your readers will understand.
No its fine, I did already know of the history though thank you so much for pointing it out for others. I actually have a massive peeve about Europe being homogenous because of Attack on Titan. I didn't wanna step there though as it is a touchy topic in itself that series lol.
I just have to say...do people sometimes get bored drawing the same kind of character over and over again? I finally realized that a part of my avoidance with drawing people was because I tended to draw the same white skinned "ideal" body and face. I just felt so bored. I think that would have still…
I've gotten a lot of "awes" from friends and strangers. Then again a sheep as the main protagonist in SheepSkin already sounds pretty mushy.
I'd also add that its helpful to have a reference for your characters and maybe a mood board for your series for personal use. I know it should be pretty obvious to have a reference but sometimes people forget (cough me) and a reference makes it easier, especially a full turnaround to draw the chara…
It just hit me that these topics are terrible for mobile comics to preview. I always feel like my comic is too long and takes up space. Though that just means people will have to go to the link to be able to read it. Adorable, Sheep, Daily, Life, Chihuahua [image]
I'm gonna say yes because Sheepskin is a slice of life comic that is heavily inspired by events that take place within my family. Even the chihuahua family is based on my family in that my dad tends to nickname our dogs after mexican food.