I definately recommend having an extra set of eyes looking over one's work as much as possible. In my case it's my wife, who is my biggest fan who isn't shy about telling me when something isn't working. I find she has just the right perspective t...
Umm... I dunno how he's doing. I don't know him personallly -- just a big fan of his work, and it's the first thing I thought of when you brought up non-fiction writing and comics.
Welcome, Donna!
Speaking of non-fiction in a comics context (and all that entails) I wonder if you're familiar with the work of Joe Saccho? Excellent stuff, if you've not read it.
...excellent stuff if you have read it too, come to that...
The winner agrees to grant first-publishing rights to Andrews-McMeel publishing. That means, presumably, once they've published their book, rights revert back to the artist. Some of the contracts are non-negotiable; some are negotiable. And in all...
Thanks, PBJ! Nice of you to say. It took a bit of experimentation with various types of nibs ... the one I use is one that my sister found in the gift-shop of the local historical society, and it was designed (I presume) specifically for writing s...
Yeah, the Ames guide is absolutely a must-have tool for hand-lettering. When starting a new strip I'll usually experiment some, trying different height settings and seeing what works best. I do all my lettering (and most of my artwork) with a vari...
That's the reason I made my main character female, right from the beginning. So even when my ideas are coming from my own life, I have to take a step back from it.
Meet the girl named Imy. She's a twenty-something flame-haired, self-proclaimed rawk chick who is imaginative, easily amused, and does not respond well to children.