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Jesn Cin
Hong Kong tapastic.com/series/Tales-from-the-Well
It won't load my tapastic icon pic so ugh have a demon as my profile pic but really guys it is I, the one true JesnCin.
We're twin sisters who work together on our tapastic webcomic, Tales from the Well! and Manna Magi Blood Moon! Nice to meet you!
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Heeey dropping by real quick to say my Tipping episode just came up~ [image] 1) https://tapastic.com/episode/611244 2) We are totally okay with the art being used for advertisements =) 3) So far it's been great! I have the same concerns with most creators on the Bonus Coins. Wish there was a way to …
Hi there! We're graduate Sequential Arts students who love studying comics and helping others out on visual storytelling and writing. The two of us are about to enter our Masters program for Sequential Arts, so hey! Maybe one day we'll be teaching too! (pardon as we switch into singular person speec…
Hi there! Congrats on the milestone 8D I did a Q&A session for my second series and considering it was also my first time doing it, I did a bit of research. The research paid off, and there was an overwhelmingly positive response- even people saying they didn't usually enjoy Q&As said they loved it…
Whaaat! JessJackdaw this is amazing!! And oh my gosh you are really close to replicating the line quality we had going on for Blood Moon :0 love the shading+lighting too. If you're curious, the ink brush we use for that comic is "City Gritty" from Kyle Webster brushes. The colors are flats with a wa…
I had a perfect example of this in Blood Moon (one-off comic that's finished for now) where one of the main characters starts metamorphosizing for what appears to be one reason (wrong theory), when really it's another reason. My approach to it is to have the contention (the "right theory") since the…
[image] [image] Latest pages of Tales from the Well just so happen to be the last pages of the Chapter! (Minus the Holiday Comic Collab recently) Which means it's a pretty good time to read this comic, eheheh wink wink ;B
Hello! Reading up on your forum posts and the replies these wonderful creators have left for you, I thought I'd reply with some positivity! I know it really doesn't look like it with how far these creators have come, but I can almost guarantee that all of us have said or thought what you've written …
I'm a little late to my Holiday comic coming up! But here's some insight into the process behind the comic: In terms of writing, we wanted to reintroduce the story and characters to readers who may not be familiar with Tales from the Well (if they're new coming from other series in the collab or fro…
all ages ftw!! I'm so glad to have creators like you guys who share a passion for telling stories to little kiddies :b
I saw the twist coming too, but in a way that makes logical sense. I knew where they were going with the narrative and how it related to the metaphor. What Judy blurted during the interview wasn't the pattern of predators going feral but the implication that it is "inherit/in their genes" in them to…
If I'm under a deadline I could get a story done in a day or a weekend? Something like Manna Magi (a one shot, 24 page comic that feels like an episode of a tv show) took my sister and I a weekend to write and thumbnail the whole comic (very detailed, full script and thumbs). My on-going webcomic, T…
I think a recent favorite I can point out is Zootopia! The writing is tight, well-paced, and had surprisingly deep things to say! I usually don't expect a lot from animal-movies but that film really caught me off guard.
When I finish a comic page! Inks, colors and all the glitter done! I get serious butterflies, I feel like I can punch mountains :> Ooh and when I tackle a really difficult background/establishing shot. That too!
@JessJackdaw oh yeah it totally depends on where you live. My friend in the US has way more interactions with strangers than I do in HK. HK is more fast-paced and business oriented. Language barriers being a commonality means folks ignore each other a lot (which I like actually, heheh XD). I've had…
Oh absolutely! What your character represents is one of the very first steps to making a character for me, so I always keep it in mind when I'm writing characters. For Tales from the Well! Prince Deryn= Reckless bravery Poppy= Innocence and naivety Esther= Coming of age and irresponsibility For…
A lot of people mentioned that research it super important, but I'd also suggest looking at other novels/comics/stories that feature mentally ill characters. And when checking out those stories, ask yourself what you think of those characters. Reflect and think about how that character was portrayed…
Aw, don't let what those guys say about your sketchbook drawings get ya down! Art gets so miserably misunderstood. When I suggested going to life drawing sessions to an aspiring artist (to improve anatomy and observational drawing) they were like "I guess I gotta start getting into porn now." raggh …
Lettering is SO important! It can really make or break how professional a comic looks. How visually-appealing the speechbubbles and letters look together is crucial, but people also tend to forget the grammar that goes behind it. A lot of people forget their crossbar I's and it makes it really dis…
Totally! Usually details like articles of clothing on asymmetrical characters. For Manna Magi I usually forget to draw the gold badge on their school uniforms. For Tales from the Well- ugh! I forget the witch's earring, the Prince's cape (which side it's on), and the recent new character's bag. I ha…
If you want to work on another project but also take it easy, short one-shot comic projects (10 pages or maybe even 4-8 pages) are a great exercise. It's nice to take a break from your sprawling epic stories from time to time (:
Oh man my dream comic author to meet would probably be Noelle Stevenson (Nimona) or Ariel Slamet Ries (Witchy). I feel like in terms of art style and storytelling we could get on the same page easily. Though the only way to meet people as cool as them would probably be at a convention, and their tab…
No problem! <3 A really good piece of advice my comcs prof gave me was to "listen" to your comic as if it was a radio program- comics usually have more context in their dialogue than film or animation, so if you can tell what's going on by "listening" to your comic then you've got good "sound design…
Hey! I finally got around to reading your comic Centralia! Just wanted to mention I love your compositions and your paneling is quite good (: definitely a solid read (your dialogue is great too!). I agree that the beginning portion of your opening scene with Midori chasing Weiss was a tad on the qui…
I started posting gag comics and funny one-shot Christmas comic specials since I was about 14 I think? Tales from the Well is my first on-going webcomic, and I made that last year when I was 21 :]
I originally wanted to update Tales from the Well twice a week, but with how long it took to make the pages we had to settle for once a week updates. I totally feel this! However I'm glad that we were advised to go with once a week updates for consistency. I feel reliability is important in web…
I recently graduated out of college, but I launched my webcomic when I was in my junior-senior year. Having a buffer of pages helps! Roughly 3 months worth of content is ideal, because it anticipates any drama/life complications or general business that might happen. It also ensures that you can kee…
Ooh yes! I studied this for my own comic too, even if it doesn't go as far as sex and gore. The appeal I think comes from the idea that the more realistic a style, the closer the storytelling it's tied with will be to reality. So when you cartoon something, and especially when your cartoon it in a…
Cucumber Quest! Awesome colors in this comic too :]
Sheen XD oh that's too good. [image] Ah I think so far Prince Deryn gets misspelled to "Prince Daryn" sometimes. Poppy gets misspelled much less frequently though she was called "Polly" once, which is cute! [image] "Seith" I know this character's name is a little weird and would probably be misp…
Over the Garden Wall XD Tales from the Well will probably be eternally compared to it but I don't mind. I got a lot of readers interested in reading it because I make the comparison myself X) For my other series Manna Magi: Blood Moon the main lead gets compared to Steven Universe. Occasionally c…