Somehow, my anti-social behaviors have transferred to my virtual persona and so getting to know people in a forum such as this is more than a little awkward for me. I haven't been doing webcomics as long as probably the majority of the people on this site and I'd greatly appreciate any pointers that more experienced artists/writers/creators would have for an amateur. And having a few more hits on my site with or without feedback wouldn't hurt my ego too much either. So why not check out my webcomics at www.webcomicsnation.com/jacksprat/?
Or, if not that tell where I should be posting this kind of content so I'm not clogging up this particular forum with unnecessary threads. Thanks.
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Re: Shameless self promotion never hurt anyone, right?
You are part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor. TAKE HER AWAY!
Re: Shameless self promotion never hurt anyone, right?
Re: Shameless self promotion never hurt anyone, right?
Yeah, I just started a couple of weeks ago and have not promoted like I guess I should. I find it hard to even post blogs on the comic site. Now that's pathetic. But I created an ad and now I need to make the rounds with comic forums. So I guess I need to get shameless, but will probably do so in babysteps.
Phil Skaggs
SkaggsFeatures.net
Phil Skaggs
SkaggsFeatures.net
Re: Shameless self promotion never hurt anyone, right?
On the subject of forum
On the subject of forum posting, I recommend seriously evaluating the communities you post under. If you feel like this community can really benefit your webcomic, then spend more energy (but not an obessive amount of energy) communicating to that community. But don't just evaluate the pull and popularity of that community - pay attention to the kinds of personalities that dominate that community. A small but open community where you can talk freely about webcomic work is twice more valuable than large but closed community that has you jumping through hoops just to make a plug. Be polite and conscientious on open communities but don't loose sleep over other, more tolitarian forums - its just not worth it.
Check out "Hector!" at www.risecomics.net!
Check out "Hector!" at www.risecomics.net!
Pimp it like a Times Square Ho'
Shameless self promoting is
Shameless self promoting is the name of the game when it comes to comics...especially web comics. Fly that flag and go out and make people salute it.
AP Furtado
www.apfurtado.net
I'm pretty new at
I'm pretty new at comics myself, but here are a few pointers, anyhow:
I think it might help if you added boundaries or borders to the outside edges of your panels. You may also want to make the borders themselves slightly thicker.
You might benefit from more digital editing. Your scanner has picked up a few artifacts like the edge of a piece of paper, and your comic would look more professional if you got rid of that after scanning the comic in. Also, although you've been working on it, I would continue to fiddle with the contrast in order to get the sharpest image possible.
I'm pretty shy, so I've been finding myself in the same boat as I've been trying to promote my comic and can certainly sympathize. Good luck!
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