(reposted from Andy J Miller) 5 Reasons You Have to be Creating Your Own Content (And what does it say about me that I’m reposting this? :P) 1. Traditional Marketing and Advertising is dead! Look at an extremely successful designer or illustrator and you will see a strong body of content. We all know advertising…
From today’s interview with Gavin’s Underground for City Weekly: “Gavin: What’s the process for you when creating a new comic, from first idea to final product? Jess: One fun way to start is to put three characters you’ve made together, and start an idea map (or idea web) and jot down little ideas about each character.…
That’s right – I’m making wedding announcements! I was asked a while back to make a fun, hand-drawn and hand-lettered announcement with a portrait of the bride and groom, and I haven’t been able to stop since. It’s nothing I’ve advertised for up until now, but I’ve been having so much fun making announcements, and couples…
Here are a few highlights on character development from Moth City creator, Tim Gibson. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IChyAiOAlBg
I just finished a giant new look-n-find, starring our friend Bigfoot! This time he’s lost in prehistory, along with his friends, including: a unicorn, a Jurassic pork, a mermaid, and an evolving turtle. Click on the image to watch a five-second peek at a 20 hour process.
While The Submission Guidelines for every Comic and Manga Publisher in the Universe is missing some important publishers, and some of the information is outdated, Jason Thibault has put together a helpful list of submission guidelines for comics and manga publishers around the globe. If you are serious about submitting your comics to publishers, then you…
Starting a Design Studio Advice by Rob Giampietro to designers getting ready to start their own studio: 1. An untended garden quickly becomes a field: plant what you want to grow. 2. Have partners, but don’t do the same things: make sure you both do something you enjoy. 3. Hire people for what they can teach you,…
(Reposted from Luc Latullipe) “I don’t think illustrators necessarily need representation. I’ve said before: An illustrator without a rep is STILL an illustrator. But a rep without illustrators is just someone with nice business cards. (I sound like a big jerk there, and I’m sorry. If you’re a rep I’m sure I’ll hear from you and that’s totally cool.) My…
Quentin Blake has given us a new reason to love him and his work: he’s put up a section on his website called HOW I DRAW. Here’s a little taste of what you’ll find on his site: “I do a freewheeling sort of drawing that looks as though it is done on the spur of…