TUTORIALS: Tips and tricks for Brush and Nib By Davy Francis
Brush and Nib Tips and tricks for Brush and Nib By Davy Francis What I do when I get a new bottle of ink is, I cut off a corner off one of those little household sponges you use in the kitchen(cut...
View ArticleTUTORIAL: Finding your Place By Kevin Logue
Find Your Place Finding your Place By Kevin Logue If I could go back a few years and give myself one piece of advice when I started making comics, it would be to find my area within comics and stick...
View ArticleTUTORIAL: Shanley on Writing for Comics
Shanley on Writing WRITING COMIC STRIPS – BASIC RULES As a writer, I’m usually working on scripts for visual media such as films or comics. I’ve never been paid to write a comic and probably never...
View ArticleTUTORIALS: Making Your Line Art Blue
Making your line art blue. By Kevin Logue A very popular way of inking these days is to ink over the top of a print out of the pencils converted to blue. Your scanner when set to pick up black and...
View ArticleTUTORIAL: Beginners Thumbnailing for Comics
Beginners Thumbnailing for Comics by Archie Templar. Okay. So before I start, I have to remind myself that this article is about thumbnails and thumbnails only, as the temptation is always there to...
View ArticleTutorial: Advice about self publishing
Self Publishing Advice about self publishing by Jenika Ioffreda. - Make a website of your comic book. Make it simple, clear, easy to navigate and keep it updated with news, previews of new material...
View ArticleIN MY OPINION: The Zen of Comics. [TK:IMO]
Zen of comics The Zen of Comics. Or How to be happy while not quite being where you want to be. In the words of Bjork “I’m no fucking Buddhist” but I do have very keen interest in their thought...
View ArticleThe Submission Guidelines for every Comic and Manga Publisher in the Universe
I found this website ages ago and probably unwisely assumed that everyone knew about it, so if you haven’t seen it before, this is an extremely useful resource....
View ArticleIt’s Not Rocket Science by George Peter Gatsis – Going Digital For Less Than...
FROM: http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/12/29/its-not-rocket-science-by-george-peter-gatsis-going-digital-for-less-than-200/ I have been producing/publishing Canada’s first computer generated comic...
View ArticleICAW: PJ Holden’s 10 MUST DO Comic Creator Strategies
The comics industry is a wretched hive of scum and villainy. And to help you get a leg up from wannabe to professional, I’ve compiled a list of 10 MUST DO strategies: At a convention, who has time...
View ArticleOUTSIDE VOICES: Emmet O’ Neill on Stepping Out of The Niche.
Irish comics today The Irish comics industry has never been as strong. We have a wide range of talent working on a variety of increasingly polished self published titles. We have a growing small...
View ArticleOUTSIDE VOICES: Damien Mulley’s Damage
DAMAGE: Route around the old grey-haired white men There are three main links you can right click and open in a new tab as you start reading this meandering post. They’re worth it. The first link is to...
View ArticleOUTSIDE VOICES: Abban Dunne’s On The Cheap!
Penetrate the Internet and get Yourself a Professional Portfolio on the Cheap. Introduction Every creative should have a website but there are many factors why people don’t do it. Some people think...
View ArticleADVICE: Mike Oeming’s 22 Panels that always work Homage
Another post from the net that I thought would be helpful given the week that’s in it. This appears in issue 10 of Powers and is also HERE. I assume some of you are aware of the original Wally Wood...
View ArticleVIDEO TUTORIAL: Manga Studio Basics Part 1
Starting Out With Manga Studio [Tutorial 1] from Tommie Kelly on Vimeo. This video is an introduction to using Manga Studio to draw Comics. It goes through Page set up, Pen and Pencil tools and how to...
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