ProfessorParsec
Professor Parsec
tapas.io/series/Summa-School
Storyteller, Artist, and regular winner of the "most directionally challenged" award.
So I am super passionate about disability rep in writing. I wrote this up a while ago, so here is a big info post on wheelchairs! I would love any insights from other wheelchair users, and am also happy to answer any specific questions people have about wheelchairs or other assistive devices! Di…
I just read Sabrina last night and WEPT. It was originally so hard for me to get into because of the art looking exactly like an airplane safety pamphlet (and I originally tried to read it on a plane) but I got through it and it might be one of my favorite graphic novels of all time. The first graph…
Lmao, Batman's got a thicc booty. I love these kinds of swaps because they really show how differently male and female characters are sometimes treated in games. Especially the way the camera zooms into women's asses and does that full reveal shot (the one where the camera slowly pans up to show her…
As a classicist I agree but if they aren't putting work into the aesthetic then generally to me they have to be making up for it somewhere. It depends on what we're calling "bad" though. There's atypical where it can be appreciated even if it might not be the prettiest but I don't think anyone here …
I do agree with Rhonder about readability. Not just with lettering, but with paneling and contents of those panels. A comic is a lot less enjoyable if the panel layout has no rhyme or reason, or if you don't know what's happening within the story. Like, in high school I picked up a manga once tha…
Honestly, spend as much time as you can researching blogs for extra advice, there are constantly people writing up their experiences. Here's me at the last con of the season last year. I ended up having to do a half table at that one, so display sort of suffered a bit, you can see how cramped it all…
Solid points! Like, just from a clarity/legibility stand point, there is like a minimum level that one should achieve before beginning to publish. Like the text should be readable and generally you should be able to follow what's happening. But the bar for that is like, reeeeeeeally low. Most people…
The first thing you need to determine is that why do you want to create your comic? Is it just to get it out there to be enjoyed by anybody that fancies it? Then as everybody else's said, you should've started yesterday. Or do you want to create a comic that will be popular and of quality and maybe …
You'll never git güd if you never start. Even the best in the game start off as little babies who draw terribly with their little baby hands. I say draw now and improvement will come naturally. And if haters wanna hate? Well, it's just some pfp's on a screen, their opinion doesn't matter in the bigg…
No problem! If you look for local printers it doesn't have to be overly expensive, just keep in mind you have to keep extra bleeds on all sides (usually 3mm all around) and you usually have to turn it into a PDF yourself. Do you work on a publish-able size? Tapas' upload size is not fit for printing…
Don’t forget things like bleed and How CMYK changes the color profile! They’re easy to forget but really Important for good printing!
Here's a Lil pic to help visualizing it. [image] [image]
Personally I don't think trying to follow the 180 degree rule in my work or making my characters easily differentiated is pandering to some kind of lazy audience. To me, it's doing my job properly so that they can follow the actually complex stuff in my work. The things I actually WANT my audience…
After your story is complete you should let your subscribers know that you have a new story starting on such and such date. Most people, if they like your work, will stay subscribed but it's not unusual to lose a few people. I'm not aware of a general consensus that Tapas subscriber count is bogu…
If you ask why anyone wouldn't wanna read a comic like this, chances are they're gonna give you a critical reason to explain why because without that context, it might just seem like a rude answer with no explanation.. The title of the thread kinda opens it up to criticism whether you want it or not…
I love thinking of even more horrendous ideas, so: Make all your good characters really smart and pretty! Do the opposite for for all the villains! Villains are only pretty if they're secretly good! Colour code everything! One character only wears neon pink, and another only bright blue! Your MC,…
That's pretty much it. Yep. Yah, Webtoons has a lot of commentators and a bigger reader pool, but there is no notification system, so as a creator its hard to see what your reader base is doing. The stats are kinda nonexistent too. Tapas lets you hard core track everything about your comic, your…
Even as a native English speaker who's been living and speaking it since I was 2, my brain slows way down when it comes to heavily written-out accents. The brain takes pause to interpret the new configuration of letters and apostrophes that it's not used to seeing every day. And too much really hi…
Very MUCH admire: Pepe Larraz... Star Wars- Kanan: The Last Padawan [image] Uncanny Avengers: [image] House of X: [image]
Artists that I admire are: Robert Marble https://robertmarble.com/ Katie Cook https://www.katiecandraw.com/ Mars http://www.marsoid.net/
RobotPencil aka Anthony Jones: [image] I want to LIVE inside of his brain [image] I love his monster concept works and I love watching his streams.
I've been admiring the amazing Visqi for some time now. Every now and again I try to pick up stuff from their style, attempt some colour pops and texturing. [image] Find that piece here
From webcomics artists I admire Yuumei, especially her work "Fisheye Placebo": The visual part is stunning. From not-digital artists, I admire Anatoly Fomenko: Actually, art is not his main occupation. His main occupation is math. And he's really super-good mathematician, author of fu…
Gorillaz is a favorite band of mine not just for the music, but for Jamie Hewlett's artwork and character designs. Fred Gallagher's Megatokyo was one of my biggest inspirations to get into Internet cartooning.
@GalacticPotato and @mrtoontastic Potato for his special effects and Toon for his flow O^O
And strategically, that's better for your comic. You're able to have more updates, which means you're able to appear more often in the "Fresh" tabs, as well as get more potential likes and comments.
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Lately been just really floored by the art of https://twitter.com/skadivore Pauline Voß (no idea if that's her actual name, that's her twitter name however.) I mean: [image] She's my current art goals.
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