Writing Comic Scripts for the Artist
When you’re a comic writer just starting out it can be a little tricky finding that style to use when writing scripts. You’ll also find that no single artist/editor/person likes to read scripts the same way. That would be too easy wouldn’t it? No, what it really boils down to is preference. But, there are some important things that I think you should always include in a script or keep in mind so consider this post a list of helpful... Read More
The Art of Personal Branding
I think the How to… digital comic articles are done for the time being so this week I’m gonna change things up. This does however still fall in line with the topic of Making Comics. I want to talk about branding. One of the smartest things you can do as a budding comic creator is to establish your personal brand. You’d be surprised at how many people fail at something so simple. In the beginning I was of course part of that group... Read More
How to Make Digital Comics Pt. 4 (Being Your Own Boss)
I wanted to talk about being your own boss last week but that post was running long. So to recap there’s been 3 parts already on my How to Make Digital Comics articles. You can find them all here. This week’s post is about how you can set up your own digital storefront directly on your website. There’s a number of reasons why you should do this but the most important reason has got to be higher royalty. With no distributor or middlemen... Read More
How to Make Digital Comics Pt. 3 (Digital Distributors)
So far in Part 1 & 2 we’ve talked about creating file types and setting the proper page size and resolution for your digital comic. This week I want to talk a little bit about digital distributors and how you can go about selling your digital comic as well. When I first had the inkling to start selling digital comics I knew right away that I’d also want to sell them on my own. When you sell things yourself you make more money. You’d... Read More
How to Make Digital Comics Pt. 2 (Page sizes and resolution)
After last week’s post on How to Make Digital Comics I quickly realized there is an awful lot of you out there looking for this kind of information. So thank you for dropping by and checking it out. Feel free to leave comments or questions as well! This week I want to talk about page sizes and resolution. When it comes to drawing your artwork for digital comics you should really keep your page size in mind. There are already a number of different... Read More
How to Make Digital Comics Pt. 1 (File types and creation)
When I re-did this website a few months back one of my primary objectives was to change how I was posting blogs. Most blogs post random snippets of art and the odd spattering of witty type. I’d rather take a different approach for the next little while. I’m much more interested in sharing what I’ve learned about comics and now, specifically, digital comics. You see — I have this sick fascination with digital comics right now.... Read More