Episodes
Jam Session! Layers
Layers are a feature of digital art programs like Clip Studio, Photoshop, Paint Tool Sai, just about any art program. If you look around your dashboard or under one of your menus, you’ll probably find them, and understanding how to structure them for sketches, effects, and other things can help save you work, time, and add an extra OOMPH to whatever you’re working on!
Work Life Balance (with Chesca!)
Today we’re going to be discussing the delicate balance between our work on comics and our busy lives, and... maybe all of the extra stuff between! Featuring special guest, Chesca, the creator of Litter Box Comics!
Join us as we discuss difficulties and tips around creating balance between your work and home life, with a bonus perspective of being a parent and keeping up a webcomic.
Jam Session! Banner Ads
We all know what banner ads are, we've seen them around, and sometimes they can be a little obnoxious. But they are an option for both monetizing your own comic, and cross promotion around other comic sites. So today we’re going to have a short jam to talk about what they look like, what they were, what they are, and what your options are.
RP and Webcomics
Roleplay has been with us since the dawn of the internet, and many of us have created original characters in RPs on forums or chats that later found their way into our comic work. It can be a great way to get the ball rolling on creating a webcomic, so today we’re going to talk about our experiences with it!
Rewarding vs Fun
Working on webcomics can take years, and what once started as a cool shiny story idea may not seem as interesting as it used to. Trying to find fun in a story, and taking regular breaks like we talk about in our hiatus episode, is essential for keeping yourself out of burnout territory. But! We all need to feel, on some level, rewarded by the process of making webcomics, too. And that might not come from the sources you immediately think of. So let’s take a deeper dive into these two elements!
Webcomic Collectives
Collective groups are a fun alternative to going it alone, and there are a few options around and new ones cropping up. They used to be a used to be a little more popular than they are today, but it’s still worth revisiting what they are and how they work, because they can be a source of support among artists, especially in situations where social media platforms might scatter your friends and colleagues to the four winds.
Jam Session! RSS Feeds
The acronym RSS comes around in webcomic circles, there have been people talking about it for years, and if you don’t know what it is, you might feel kind of out of the loop and scared about it as a creator. So we’re going to break it all down as simply as possible, because it’s actually really cool technology that you probably don’t have to worry about at all.
Shipping
The screen tones cast knows deep down, the only topic that truly keeps webcomic creators up all night, and has decided its well past time to share our our favorite ships! The gang discusses their best ships, as well as their most problematic, and how other creators can avoid economic and emotional hardship from their own ships.
Crowdfunding Your Webcomic
Crowdfunding can be used by webcomic artists in a lot of ways, from bringing large scale projects to life, getting print runs together, which we talk about book printing in another episode, so check that out. But today we want to talk about the planning process. What should you do (or avoid) along the way to make it work as smoothly as possible, what kinds of things are attractive in a campaign for your readers, and what expectations should you have? Our hosts are here to share their tips and tricks for crowdfunding!
Morality
Where your characters fall on a morality scale can be one of the juiciest things to play with in writing for your webcomic. Today, we discuss how morality can play into your work, what makes a character redeemable or not, and more!
Drawing Fundamentals
Keeping in touch with the fundamentals of perspective, anatomy, color theory, and all that good structural stuff is so crucial to every successful webcomic. Today, we're going to talk about ways you can practice better to make drawing your webcomic better and faster in fun ways!
D&D, Webcomics, and You (with Nat and Q!)
This week, we sat down with Nat and Q from Snackbag Studios, co-creators of the webcomic Wayfinders: Off Course, to talk about the incredibly fun and interesting intersection of Webcomics and Table-top role playing games like Dungeons and Dragons! The crew discuss what it's like melding a D&D campaign and comics and other tips for creators looking to make a webcomic based on their favorite games!
Study Tips for Inspiration
Studies are a great way to get inspired and improve your abilities. Join our hosts as they discuss tips to help you make the most of your study sessions and find inspiration on the way!
Printing Your Comic
You’ve been drawing your comic and publishing it online pretty regularly, and eventually it crosses your mind to make a printed version. Maybe your readers are asking, maybe you’re going to a comic convention, or maybe it’s just always been your dream to hold your comic in your hands. What does the process look like to get to that point, and what should you do (or avoid) along the way to make it work as smoothly as possible?
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