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While I have a main comic (which you could say is "early" into the story, but I've also been uploading it for nearly a year), I have another comic which takes place in the same story universe that is still in scripting and concept art stage. The second comic will start being released sometime soo…

May 22, '16

Looking for artist interested in doing sci-fi/surreal concept work! [PAID/CONTRACT]

Collaborations

I am interested in this. While I am in the professional art job market, my work situation right now is unstable, and I'm not sure how much time I can commit at the moment- especially for a limited budget. With that aside, here is my portfolio and my comic: Sci-Fi comic here on Tapastic Portfolio W…

May 19, '16

Art vs the Artist meme

Off Topic

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May 10, '16

I Wanna Hear About Your Pets' Names!

We have a parakeet and 2 dogs. Steven Cecil Green-Budgie is the parakeet. He will say "Pretty Steve", or really "pretty steeese". Beau is an old harrier hound. Everyone else spells it "Bo" and I think it's because he's bow-legged. Bailey is my step-mom's toy poodle. I don't like him very much- but…

May 9, '16

What fonts do you guys use? List them!

I remember a thread around once that discussed fonts, but I don't know where it is anymore. Anyways, here's my fonts: [image] Komika Text can be found royalty free on dafont.com, and a few of the other ones are on that site as well (Outlier, LT Oksana). The rest are either part of a collection …

May 5, '16

Show me your main character!

Here's the main character, Marija (pronounced Maria), in my comic "From Greatness to Dust" [image] Just like everyone else in my comic, she's a "Lisovyek" (species of fox-people), but what makes her unique: She's a loner who loves jazz music and wants to become a biomedical engineer.

May 5, '16

Here's a question about evolving art styles

I'm only redrawing the first 3 episodes of my comic because they were done in a completely different style (fast, cheap, rough) than the rest of the comic (painted, colored, detailed), and I feel they stick out like a sore thumb. Otherwise the only reason I would go back to redo something is if I…

May 4, '16

World creation in your comics, how do you do it? (Fantasy/Sci-fi)

For my comic, the worldbuilding process started like 10 years ago. At first I drew a lot of inspiration from books, movies, and games I liked, but eventually I started replacing most of my ideas with more original things. I also looked at real world cultures and histories to get ideas. I kept a sket…

May 3, '16

Tea or Coffee? (What do you drink to stay awake?)

I enjoy both tea and coffee. I usually opt for tea when I don't want to get too anxious off caffeine- but sometimes it doesn't have enough kick to get me into gear. Black coffee is the only kind that can get me really wired, adding sugar or cream or anything like that seems to make it have the OPPOS…

May 3, '16

Comics that connect?

Although I've only got one comic live, I'm planning an entire series of different comics that all take place in the same universe. I spent more than 10 years planning the world, and now I have a ton of stories to tell in it. Histories, cultures, mythologies, world changing events, etc... I am actu…

May 3, '16

Comparing two art styles you've developed

My comic style (mostly realistic digital illustration) [image] Less realistic concept art style [image] Cartoon style [image]

Apr 30, '16

Artist-first folks writing their own comics

Off Topic

I'm also doing everything for my comic as well. When I was still in college, I was trying to pursue a creative writing minor (I had to drop it and take another class towards my major if I wanted to graduate though)- so I think that helps. I don't know about helpful tips, other than doing writing e…

Apr 27, '16

Show off the scenery in your comic!

Like more than half of my comic is background or full-environment shots lol... [image] [image] [image] [image]

Apr 15, '16

Taptastic Comics Reader Survey! Let's do our own market study!

Which of the following are you? a. comic creator Do you read indie comics often? yes 3.How many indie comics do you buy per month? 0 4. Reasons why you read indie comics. Select all that apply (a).because a friend or loved one works on it (b). because a reputable source recommended it (e).You…

Apr 13, '16

Talk about a time you went back to "tweak" a story!

Right now, I'm really strongly considering making some whole-sale changes to the story I've already got uploaded. Fortunately it's only the introductory chapter yet, but I have been uploading for nearly a year now (yes, I'm slow). I feel like there's parts in my story's current form that don't reall…

Apr 11, '16

Drawing with eye problems and other hindrances - Let's complain about our ailments

might not be as big of a deal as some of you guys are suffering with... I can see "20/20" but I have a "2-click" astigmatism, so if I'm not wearing my glasses and they're not properly aligned, I'll get really nauseating headaches. It also happens when there's a bright glare, so I have to have my win…

Apr 11, '16

"Meandering" Story Problem

That's where I've ended up right now. I'm also discussing with friends, but they seem to lean towards re-write. Since technically I'm still in the "introductory" part of the comic, doing a re-write wouldn't lose any plot progress really, but it would mean there's a lot of wasted artwork (18 episod…

Apr 11, '16

"Meandering" Story Problem

In my comic, From Greatness to Dust, I made a few mistakes with planning that has caused me to let the story "meander" its way to something hopefully more interesting later on. Because of the stress trying to maintain my update schedule, and because of my nature to skip out on intensive script writi…

Apr 11, '16

Present your latest page - no commentary necessary

[image] https://tapastic.com/episode/322944

Apr 11, '16

Does your comic pass the Bechdel Test?

From Greatness to Dust There are more named female characters than male characters. The "real" protagonist is also female. The female characters have plenty of conversational exchange, although in the uploaded story so far, it's mostly monologue and "nice to meet you" type conversation. While the…

Apr 8, '16

Can we talk about World Building?

I agree with you. Initially, my first several drafts of my story involved chapters dedicated to why the character species existed and all that stuff. But I knew it was a problem when even I was getting bored reading what I had written lol. Worldbuilding is my absolute favorite thing to do as an…

Apr 8, '16

Can we talk about World Building?

Personally, I really enjoy worldbuilding that considers everything down to the finest detail to weave a very convincing and immersive setting. When you can tell the author did years of research and planning, when they made it a passionate craft of their life. It's better when the worldbuilding comes…

Mar 28, '16

Present your latest page - no commentary necessary

[image] Finally got this to work. Check out the entire episode here.

Mar 22, '16

Shortcuts In Art - Bad or Good?

Well I'm not necessarily "off" of using them (Blender is my weapon of choice), but I have found myself relying on them much less over time. I initially approached my comic thinking I'm going to use 3D to do everything from backgrounds to character posing and lighting, and then just paint/trace ove…

Mar 21, '16

Welcome to the Comic Coffee Shop. STOP BY!

Events | Challenges

[image] Why do I hate myself? I do realize I'm going to have to paint all of this... in less than a week... plus like 10 more panels (I'm not going to show here cause they're somewhat spoilery). I'll order two coffees, please... yeah, no they're both for me.

Mar 18, '16

Using 3d objects in comics/to draw?

Occasionally, I'll use the 3D model I made of my protagonist for my comic to get reference for how a pose or expression should look. Usually though, I'll model the background to get an idea of perspective and lighting. Here are some examples: [image] There are a few exceptions (like the train …

Mar 17, '16

How long does it take you to do a page?

Depending on the type of shots I choose to include in my page (like background-heavy, or character-heavy), it can take me between 1 and 2 days. My comic is full-color digital paintings. Condensed time: Sketch pass - depends on the point in the story, but on average about 1 hour. Per-panel - minimu…

Mar 17, '16

Welcome to the Comic Coffee Shop. STOP BY!

Events | Challenges

I had tea but it's already all gone. I might get some more. As for what I'm working on, here's a sketch pass of my next update. Getting nostalgic for lazy summer evenings (still like 3 months away). [image]

Mar 17, '16

Where do you work on your comic?