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Finite Incantatem: Published children's-book illustrator with expensive art degree spends too much time on Harry Potter AU fancomic to appease writer wife.

Oct 31, '16

Post your 'Happy Halloween' webcomic art!

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Halloween is for vampire boyfriends! [image]

Oct 2, '16

Inktober 2016 on Tapastic

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I never seem to be able to make it through the full month, but it's still fun while it lasts! Here's Day 1: [image] -A

Jun 22, '16

Your favorite webcomic site designs?

HOT DAMN. That's absolutely gorgeous. _

Jun 22, '16

Your favorite webcomic site designs?

Nice! I like their color scheme.

Jun 22, '16

Your favorite webcomic site designs?

Hey all! I'm curious: out of the comics that you follow that have a stand alone website, which ones do you like in terms of their site's design? Do you like it because of its functionality (ease of use) or because you think it's really pretty/cool/well designed? Obviously, ease of reading is an impo…

May 5, '16

Present your latest page - no commentary necessary

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From Finite Incantatem [image]

Apr 17, '16

Post your wonderful DARK, HORROR, NSFW comics here

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If you're into Harry Potter, Finite Incantatem is going to get pretty dark as it keeps going. We're exploring the wizarding world by writing it in an alternate universe in which a very famous squib wrote some very famous books about the magical world and the wizarding world has responded by becoming…

Apr 6, '16

Have senpai noticed you? How did it feel?

Kouhai = my artist, who after 5-6 years noticed me and now we're married. WINNER <3

Apr 6, '16

Historical Fiction List

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I CONCUR. WWI marked such a significant period of change for the world- in warfare, sexuality, religion, politics, medicine, the arts- it's mind boggling how much was lost and how much was gained in a relatively small span of time. And the mood, the discontent then, and the push towards progressivis…

Mar 21, '16

Tips to attract an artist?

Ain't that the truth! The brutal honesty required between co-creators requires... shall we say, a certain level of familiarity and stability. My writer isn't allowed to back out of projects because I MARRIED HER. Bahahaha -A

Mar 20, '16

What's your weakness?

We're lucky that we're married, so at least we get to sit at home and work on comics together. That's sort of...like...going on dates......right? ;_;

Mar 20, '16

What's your weakness?

Time. If humans didn't require sleep, we could be so much more prolific with our comics than we are now, but unfortunately we're hampered by full-time work and freelance jobs. We don't even bother with social commitments at this point (or dates ;___; ) because the schedule is: get home from work, bu…

Mar 20, '16

Is it a problem to have a comic with no periodicity?

Legit just started an "update whenever" side project last night. Go for it! Consistency is important, but if you've already got a comic that updates regularly, the side project can just be experimental. If people say they like the side project better, consider switching gears.

Mar 20, '16

Werewolf or vampire?

Vamps 4 lyfe. Werewolves are too hairy, bad kissers.

Mar 5, '16

For people with F/T jobs, when do you find the time to draw?

When I first started my full time job as a designer, I would keep paper next to my keyboard and draw for a little break every now and then. Nothing intense, but enough to keep me from getting rusty. Now, in my responsibility-laden old age (3 years later), my drawing is banished to evenings and we…

Mar 1, '16

How do you add animation to a comic strip?

All I know is when my artist was working on this page, she cried, like...a lot. Essentially, you're just making a big animated gif, but only a little part of the full image moves. So we imported the animation of the portrait, and set up an animated gif in Photoshop using the Timeline window. The …

Feb 24, '16

How old is your comic? And what kept you motivated to hold onto it?

Finite is an idea that we've been molding for the better part of half a decade. It started as a re-read of the HP books in my adulthood, just after I had graduated from university and was super cynical about the world, which definitely crept into my reading. Instead of seeing the story with the whim…

Feb 24, '16

What are your opinions on hiveworks?

This was a wild ride from start to finish. A+ would read again.

Jan 8, '16

Best/Worst fast food joint or restraunt?

Chicago natives know what it's about-- Portillos. They don't exist on the East Coast, and every day I live without their Beef and Cheddar Croissant I die a little quicker. How good is it? We served it at our wedding. That good.

Jan 7, '16

Anyone else afraid to start their comic?

Start now. We were worried about a ton of stuff before we started Finite: we both had full time jobs, A wasn't sure if her art skills were there yet, I wasn't sure if the story was even worth turning into a comic, but we decided to just go for it because we'd been sitting around for years talking ab…

Jan 6, '16

Fan Series - Questions and Concerns

It's cool, no worries! And thanks for the subs! <3 As for ad revenue and stuff, yeah, I think you can basically chill here with fan stuff as long as you don't collect on it, and in the end that's probably the wisest choice. The only reason I feel the slightest bit comfortable doing a long form fan…

Jan 6, '16

Fan Series - Questions and Concerns

I was definitely talking about our own account, sorry for the lack of context, that was confusing. We only have Sailor Moon and Harry Potter comics up, but we haven't received any backlash from Tapastic yet (heck, they featured a Sailor Moon four panel in one of their comic snacks a few weeks ago) s…

Dec 25, '15

What are you guys doing for the Holidays?

Hanging with Philly fam, drinking wine, making comics : ) [image]

Dec 24, '15

How much has your art improved this year?

Let's talk bicycles. 2008: [image] 2012: [image] 2015: [image] Also, here's a bonus from my first online fan art account circa 2005, when I was a lil' art baby who was way too into Yu-gi-oh: [image] Started from the bottom now I'm here.

Dec 22, '15

Comic Prep: How Do You Do It?

Usually when we work, we start out with a concept and move to a script. If I can't bang out a good script, the idea gets tabled, because I don't want to write myself into a corner and then have tons of plot holes, etc a couple chapters in, or just half a story that suddenly stops. So, finalized scri…

Dec 21, '15

Fan Series - Questions and Concerns

Copyright Infringement: The use of copyrighted material by parties other than the copyright holders is strictly prohibited on Tapastic. Our Terms & Conditions outlines additional information regarding our policy of Copyright Infringement. /quietly waits for account to get shut down.

Dec 16, '15

Anyone in the greater NYC area?

We're in Brooklyn! Let's party.

Dec 16, '15

Which animes deserve another season?