The one thing no-one talks about when someone wants to make comics is the cost behind their creation. Part of the mystery is that solo creators don’t need to pay someone else to work on their books, and part of it is that some people team up with undisclosed profit shares at the start of…
Category: Artists
Making Money from Webcomics – An Illustrated Guide
Making Money from Webcomics – An Illustrated Guide is a product of the joint effort of an international group of webcomics artists, Finnish comics makers and the funding from Kone Foundation. I started the project two years ago and in August 2018 a bunch of webcomics artists traveled to Finland for a joint two-week artist residency….
Designing a Comic Cover (Part 2 of 2)
Designing a Comic Cover (Part 1 of 2)
A Guide to Affordable Art Supplies
Walmart Walmart Art Supply Review Introduction Sketching and Inking: Clearpoint Mechanical Pencils Triplus Fineliners Papermate Flair Ultrafine Pentel Hi Polymer and Neon Erasers Casemate 2-in-1 Sharpener U Create Sketchbooks Markers: Crayola Supertip 50 Washable Markers Pacon Artist Marker Pad Watercolor: Alex Watercolors Crayola Washable Watercolors Daler and Rowney Simply Watercolor Walmart Art Supply Review: Overall…
Intro to Comic Craft
STEP BY STEP: Brainstorming and Development: Introduction Brainstorming and Character Development Script and Thumbnails: Developing a Script Turning Your Script into Thumbnails and Layouts Creating Thumbnails Converting Your Thumbnails Into Roughs (includes blueline tutorial)Character Design Roughs: Introduction to Roughs Environment in Roughs Scanning Your Blueline Roughs The Finish On Your Comic Inking Using…
The fine art of getting your new book onto a store’s shelves!
So you’ve just finished putting together your first graphic novel. First of all, awesome. Congratulations. You should treat yourself to a nice dinner, and maybe take the rest of the weekend off. Because come Monday, the next leg of your journey begins: actually getting your book into as many hands as possible. Obviously conventions are…
Kriota Willberg’s “Get A Grip” Series on The Beat
Kriota Willberg is a cartoonist that has been working in the comics industry for quite some time. Kriota uses her knowledge and experience from working as a massage therapist and health science educator to help people learn more about their bodies and how to take care of them. She uses her platform and experience to…
Licensed Comics 101 with Sarah Gaydos: The Creator’s Side
Sarah Gaydos joined Oni Comics in June as the Editorial Director of Licensed Publishing. Previously, she edited IDW’s Star Trek line, and oversaw properties owned by Disney, Hasbro, Dreamworks, and more. Sarah sat down with us to answer questions about working on licensed comics, and what creators need to know when deciding to work on…
Licensed Comics 101 with Sarah Gaydos: The Publishing Side
Sarah Gaydos joined Oni Comics in June as the Editorial Director of Licensed Publishing. Previously, she edited IDW’s Star Trek line, and oversaw properties owned by Disney, Hasbro, Dreamworks, and more. Sarah sat down with us to answer questions about working on licensed comics, and what creators need to know when deciding to work on…