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Author: Stephanie Cooke

Stephanie is a Toronto-based comic book writer and editor. She's the founder of Creator Resource and Creator Advisor, and works with the comic book community as much as possible to help foster safer and more inclusive spaces for all. You can find her work at stephaniecooke.ca.

The Freelancer’s Cookbook: Easy Marinara

Posted on February 19, 2020February 14, 2020 by Stephanie Cooke

Today’s recipe is from Ally Rom Colthoff who has kindly shared her recipe for marinara.      I make this recipe a lot. Its primary ingredients keep for a long time, making it perfect for times when you’ve just gotta work with what’s already in the cupboard. It’s also extremely versatile and easy to change…

Free and Cheap Adobe Alternatives for Creators

Posted on February 4, 2020January 28, 2020 by Stephanie Cooke

Quick Links for all the software mentioned here: Freeware and/or Open Source: PS:  GIMP | Krita | Photopea | MyPaint | Paint.NET | Sketchbook | Fire Alpaca | Medibang Paint AI: Inkscape | Vectr IN: Viva Designer | Scribus AN:  Blender | Open Toonz | Pencil 2D  |  Wick Editor | Synfig* LR:  RawTherapee |…

Tutorials and Helpful Guides for Colourists

Posted on January 31, 2020January 28, 2020 by Stephanie Cooke

Color with Kurt Kurt Michael Russell has an instructional web site as well as an instructional YouTube channel to help colourists at any level better navigate the field. While Kurt’s YouTube channel allows you to watch videos for free, there are options available for “memberships” ($4.99/month USD) that come with exclusive perks. The full courses…

Writing: Helpful Tips for Getting Started

Posted on January 20, 2020January 28, 2020 by Stephanie Cooke

One of the most common questions among creators in any field, but especially writing, ask How do I get started? It’s common because not a lot of folks really talk about how hard it can be to break into the industry and land published work, especially if you’re not able to draw your own stories. It’s marginally…

What Is Comic Book Editing?

Posted on January 9, 2020January 2, 2020 by Stephanie Cooke

Whether you’re here because you want to be a comic book editor or whether you’re just curious about what exactly it can entail, welcome! For this piece, I’m going to speak about my personal experience as a freelance editor, which can differ from what is expected of an editor at a comic book publisher.  Maybe…

Creator Collaborator Red Flags: What to Watch Out For

Posted on January 7, 2020January 3, 2020 by Stephanie Cooke

Recently, we received a request to help creators navigate the world of comic book collaboration. More specifically, we were asked to help compile a list of the most common red flags to watch out for when you’re approached by another creator for a project. In this list, you’ll find red flags that our peers have…

Standard Timeline Template for Artists in Comics

Posted on September 25, 2019September 24, 2019 by Stephanie Cooke

Something that I hear a lot about from comic artists is that timelines for their projects are way too tight. They’re given an unrealistic deadline to complete XX number of pages for a project, with way too small of a page rate (the page rate issue is a separate matter entirely that I cover elsewhere)….

What To Include In Your Portfolio: A Guide for Comic Creators

Posted on September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 by Stephanie Cooke

This post is meant to help out creators who want to put themselves out there for work, preferably of the paid variety. Editors and creators in general are always on the lookout for new talent. Seriously. I keep an ongoing list of the creators I come across that I want to find a project for…

Rates for Commissions: Artist Commissions Survey Results

Posted on September 3, 2019August 30, 2019 by Stephanie Cooke

We put together an anonymous survey for artists who take or have taken commissions to help creators better navigate the rates that they charge and the methods in which they accept commissions. As mentioned, the data was gathered anonymously via Google Forms from a sample size of 290 artists. We are not drawing conclusions or…

Page Rates 2018 – Survey

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Stephanie Cooke

It’s time once again for our annual page rates survey. This survey is for comic book professionals to fill out in order to gain an anonymous idea of what page rates were in the industry for 2018. The results of this survey are kept 100% anonymous and will be used to maintain our web site…

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