where does the ocean go?

kate or die!: Advice for First-Time Artist Alley Tablers

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:51:44 -0400

kate or die!: Advice for First-Time Artist Alley Tablers:

kateordie:

Now rebloggable!

- Get a sign. A clear identifier of who you are, what your brand is. A banner, a table standee, whatever!

- Stand at your table if nobody’s coming by. Be approachable! Be able to explain what it is you’re selling in a sentence or two.

- Have business cards or stickers with…

This is great advice for first-time-tablers, and a great refresher for old-hands. Go give it a read. :)

lackadaisycats: leppu: muura: cryptovolans: apparently I...

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:30:00 -0500

lackadaisycats:

leppu:

muura:

cryptovolans:

apparently I couldnt find anything more useful to do at 4 AM so I made this great visual representation of the journey of making a comic, from an idea to its realization (at least, what I’ve observed so far of the process)

That’s perfect. Print this on your wall. Do it all. NEVER GIVE UP.

ahh…yes…….

Yep.

OTL

Belated Happy New Year!

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:45:00 -0500

Belated Happy New Year!

and while I'm spamming this blog

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:51:03 -0400

fyeahgunnerkrigg:

For anybody who got into the fandom recently, last September we had a Gunnerkrigg Fan Week where everybody took the time to make art and pimp out the comic to other people (here’s the tag for it).

I know the fandom’s grown a lot since then, and since this blog has ~570 followers (!!!) I feel like I could ask this here: do we want to do it again next month?

I won’t forget this year, I swear!

Manga Audition accepting entries!

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 05:19:00 -0400

Manga Audition accepting entries!:

Theme: “A Manga Love Letter”

Whether sent to a lover, a spouse, a friend, or someone else, a love letter is a heart-warming gift no matter what form it comes in. A love letter need not be an actual letter. Express your love visually. Take that moment of sending or receiving a love letter and express it through a silent manga. That is the idea for “A Manga Love Letter”.

Submissions are judged based on the author’s use of a manga artist’s most valuable skill: performance. Please express the selected “one emotion” in a way that is uniquely yours.

No need to come up with a complex story. The important thing is to convey the selected theme to your readers. Visually depict your characters emotions without relying on a backstory and gimmicks. Professionals and amateurs of any gender; all are welcome to apply!

“Dialogue is not to be used in the manga”
The challenge is to use only your talent at visual performance.

deadline: End of March 2013

@_________@

how can I be strong like you wise, like you?

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:59:30 -0400

how can I be strong like you

wise, like you?

If you haven’t played this game yet, you should.

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:41:00 -0400

If you haven’t played this game yet, you should.

something entertaining: Webcomicking Advice

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:10:02 -0400

something entertaining: Webcomicking Advice:

chirart:

I get a lot of people asking me for advice, online and offline, about how to go about starting a comic—especially a webcomic.

Over many rehashings of the same key points, I have finally condensed my advice to ten points:

Just do it.

No, really. Just do it.

But it’s haaaa-NO, JUST DO…

good advice

boohooboo: i made a kickstarter for my next book the rest of...

Sat, 12 May 2012 20:25:57 -0400

boohooboo:

i made a kickstarter for my next book

the rest of the pfsc archive is up

namaste america

________

it’s funded now but you can still order a book if you want one thank you thanks

awwww I’m kind of jealous of the $100 backers….can’t wait to see the results of the those :O

sketchbook project 2013 is out now! Do I want to shell out $25 for this? ……….or...

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:01:22 -0400

sketchbook project 2013 is out now! Do I want to shell out $25 for this? ……….or would I be able to finish anything by January next year? >_>

MICC results have also been announced! Still waiting to read the winning entries, though…hopefully they post a new contest soon. :D

peacocks. peacocks foreverrrr

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:22:00 -0400

peacocks. peacocks foreverrrr

jgillustration: Attention video game nerds/artists!!! I’m...

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:40:41 -0500

jgillustration:

Attention video game nerds/artists!!! I’m putting together a zine called Bits in Multiples of 8: An 8bit-64bit Video Game Fan Art Zine which, as you may have guessed, is a zine dedicated to the days when the power of a video game system was judged by how many bits it said it had, and how much excellence could be crammed on a single cartridge! The cover of the zine is going to be hand screenprinted, with grayscale interiors, and will be 5.5x8.5 inches, and will feature piles of pixel-fueled radness from a bunch of high-scoring artists!

What I’m looking for is: Original artwork (comics, illustrations, etc.) that is based off of any videogame or videogames that came out for any system between the life of The original Nintendo NES, and the Nintendo 64. This includes games for the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo, Sony Playstation, Sega Master System, Sega Saturn, Ninendo Gameboy, Sega CD, etc. Basically any 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, or 64-bit system. These pieces can be based on a single specific game or combination of games, your personal reactions/experiences with the games, characters from different games hanging out and partying, whatever you want so long as you have fun with it and make sure to capture the spirit of the originals while putting your own spin on it!

I won’t be accepting: Art based on games that came out for systems that don’t fit the theme (Xbox, Playstation 2, Sega Dreamcast, Gamecube, or later), drawings that are too focused on looking exactly like the style of art already created for the game, or exact redrawings of art created for the game or games you choose. I also won’t be accepting full color submissions, or submissions that are not formatted to fit an 5.5”x8.5” page vertically.

Everyone who submits is more than welcome to submit as much art as they like, but just a word of warning, there’s a pretty good chance that everything submitted won’t be able to make it into the zine. I hate to be exclusionary, but I will have to be in this case, but so long as you do something that I dig, it’ll go in the book, no probelmo!

I am accepting both single page submissions (5.5x8.5 inches) and full spreads (8.5x11 inches). Submissions must be in grayscale. The deadline for submissions is February 28th, so anything sent between now and then will be considered! If you would like to submit, or if you have any questions at all, you can contact me through this tumblr, or you can shoot me an email at jimmyg@jgillustration.com!!!

Thanks a ton, and I can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with!!!

…eight more days to submit something? dang how did I only find out about this now ;_;

maruti-bitamin: Cover for the Sketchbook Project....

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:34:47 -0500

maruti-bitamin:

Cover for the Sketchbook Project. <:

Everyone can participate so check it out!

My theme is “The Science of Story”. Will probably take a better picture later.

that’s pretty cool!

boohooboo: participate in hourly comic day if you’d like to

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:42:41 -0500

boohooboo:

participate in hourly comic day if you’d like to

Some fanart for Nozmo and her current webcomic, Todd Allison and...

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:03:06 -0500

Some fanart for Nozmo and her current webcomic, Todd Allison and the Petunia Violet because wow these characters and the kawaii kodomotachi that are the Elkwood siblings AHHH XD

…But seriously, I totally rec reading it. I’m really liking side story 2 and reading the Q&As and I’m looking forward to the new chapter! YUP Good story. End post.

Happy New Year! =D

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:19:00 -0500

Happy New Year! =D

fyi: Yen Press New Talent Search 2012

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:21:00 -0500

32 pages, due March 31, 2012. …which is to say, no prize money, but possible publication opportunities? Also, practice!

(source: http://www.yenpress.com/nts-11-12/)

New Talent Search 2011-2012

ANNOUNCING THE SECOND ANNUAL YEN PRESS TALENT SEARCH!!!

YOUR MISSION:
Create a SELF-CONTAINED, 32-page short story.
The proportions of each page should be approximately 1 : 1.5. (Think of a standard Yen Press book. As long as the proportions are close, the actual size of the page does not matter, and we will not answer questions regarding specific page sizes.)
Your story must read left-to-right.
You should include a space for your title and name (pseudonyms okay) within your work.
Please do not recycle a short story you have already completed. We would like to see the work you are able to complete within the time frame allotted.
The subject matter of your story is up to you. Be creative!

WHO IS ELIGIBLE:
Any UNPUBLISHED creator who is prepared to work at a professional level is encouraged to submit.
You may collaborate, but please specify each individual’s role in the project (writing, coloring, art, etc.).
Webcomic/self-published creators are welcome to participate.
International creators are eligible.

WHAT TO SUBMIT:
Send a clean photocopy/printout of your completed story (no original art, please) to the address below:

Attn: New Talent Search
YEN PLUS
237 Park Ave., 13-114
New York, NY 10017

Talent Search submissions will be accepted by mail only and must be postmarked no later than March 31, 2012. Creators of interest will be contacted by April 30, 2012.
Be sure to include your contact information (name, address, phone, e-mail).
Yen Press cannot be held responsible for notifying each creator that his or her packet has been received. If you are concerned about your package’s arrival, we recommend you opt for a tracking number when you send it in.

If you are an aspiring comic creator, the Yen Press Talent Search is a wonderful opportunity to put your work before an editor who is specifically looking for new talent. This is NOT a contest, and while we hope to find creators ready to produce professional work, there are no “winners” and only professional-level works will be considered for possible publication. Even if you are not contacted in the end, you can be proud that you have challenged yourself to produce a finished, complete work, which you can add to your developing portfolio.

If you are a published professional, you may submit your portfolio for consideration after reviewing the details under the Contact tab at http://www.yenpress.com.

*Those submitting to Yen Press retain all rights to their work. Nothing will be published without the consent of the creator. We ask that creators not post their work to the web prior to April 30, 2012. Only artists/writers of interest will be contacted by Yen Press.

GOOD LUCK!!!

Photo

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:34:00 -0500

alexds1: http://writtenkitten.net/ For those of you who need a small incentive to write things.

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:58:57 -0500

alexds1:

http://writtenkitten.net/

For those of you who need a small incentive to write things.

HEY GUYS IT’S THAT TIME...

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:01:00 -0500

HEY GUYS IT’S THAT TIME...:

mynameismad:

surfdog2000:

dongsparty:

HEY GUYS IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN

TIME TO BE IN A FUCKING BOOK

“Once Upon a Time…” is our second Anthology, and you guessed right, it’s going to be a folk/Fairy Tale themed anthology.
If you participated in the Ghost Tales anthology, be aware…

OH YAY comics anthology! reblog so I know where I put it