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There’s a definite advantage to making mistakes early in your career. They have a much lower impact than the ones that come later.
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Merry Christmas — and Happy New Year! Set down the sunblock, and step away from the pool. It’s time to start planning for December and January.
I know it’s hard to get into the spirit, but this is the time to start working on merchandise for the holiday shopping season. In recent years, webcartoonists have offered an increasing compliment of holiday goodies that have ranged from specialty T-shirts and mugs to holiday-themed greeting cards. And let’s not forget to add calendars to that list. Those will start appearing in stores by November — at the latest!
So, let’s take a closer look at some of those specialty products, and how we can start working now to be ready to compete when the snow falls.
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Patreon just unveiled a new feature — Collections — which enables creators to group and catalog content. This is a tremendous step forward for how comics creators can use the crowdfunding app.
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.The ability to create Draft Layers — and apply Draft Layer settings to entire folders — is a huge part of what makes Clip Studio special. Here’s a brief tutorial to get you pointed in the right direction!
It’s September, and the kids are returning to school. This is great if you’re a webcartoonist because that means they’re returning to reading webcomics from school.
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.Has manga overtaken American-style comics in the hearts and imaginations of readers?
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Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the author of The Webcomics Handbook. Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.
Last year I published a post explaining why Subless was a bad business decision for creators. One of the reasons I listed was that it conflicts with a creator’s efforts to build revenue on Patreon. One of the comments I received was that incorporating Subless into their business was good because it added a passive revenue stream. And that means it’s time to take a little time to discuss that topic in greater detail.
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In its early days, Patreon featured milestone rewards prominently on creators’ pages. A milestone reward was a special reward you would offer to the community if/when your Patreon campaign hit a certain milestone. This could be either a monetary goal or an expected number of overall patrons. Once that goal had been met, the reward would be released. Over the past several years, milestone rewards have been de-prioritized by Patreon — appearing in progressively harder-to-find places. But are milestone rewards still effective?
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.It’s possible to speed up your drawing process without becoming one of those “copy/paste” artists. Here’s a guide to working smarter — and faster.
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