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Here's some typography tips to make your comic readable. 1) use a sans serif font. In small text boxes like that, serif fonts are practically unreadable. You should never use serif fonts like that unless they are for larger blocks of dead tree text anyway. Need free fonts? http://www.1001fonts.com &...

I'm seconding Jakkal on this. WTH? I know I'm not rated NC-17, I'd like to know why there is a hentai site ad on my site without any kind of warning. Surely there must be other advertisers out there than J-list.

I already said that, but just in case your forgot after reading it five seconds ago. I never read it in the first place. :) I just read the original post. Personally it doesn't matter to me, I write a script in MS word. I have little need for anything more. (although I have both Final Draft and Min...

Two peices of software come to mind. Final Draft and Mind Map. Final draft: http://www.finaldraft.com/ Mindmap: http://www.visual-mind.com/wv.htm?0016 You could also potentially use a bit of layout software like Adobe Indesgin or Quark Xpress. However all these cost money. If you are broke and can't...

I'm not entirely sure if this is the correct spot for this, but it is directly tips, tricks and techniques related, but its not comicgen specific. If this is the wrong place, feel free to move this to the right place. Its also not specifically a tutorial or drawing resource, but a creative/discussio...

Added both comics above to dropdown.

Depends on what you can do reliably. Most of the time, one page like a month, unless it is uber good, is too slow. Generally 1-3x a week is an accepted norm. But again, it comes down to what is comfortable for you and your artist to do on a reliable schedule. Frequency isn't as important as consista...

I've got entire issues of 30 pages devoted to fighting. :/ although I'd have to say, the fight I'm most pleased with artistically to date is the one between the Maverick and John Sterling in my comic in the issue called " Dogfight " personal highlight pages from that issue would be this sequence: ht...

No, the keenshift dropdown is very much alive. We even have a pretty busy forum. Check that out if you have time.

I'll have a look and post when you are added.

Well, I've been struggling with drawing 'tech' for a while. I'll give some of the resources that helped me. 1) Get a replica you can hold and examine for anything like guns. For mecha get figures if you can. 2) Collect reference material. Ghost in the Shell, Appleseed, Judge Dread, Bladerunner, Bubb...

Heh. thanks Al, thanks krug. Its been quite interesting to get involved in to be honest, given that not only is Shifters got a colaborative element, so there were some copyright things to sort out, but its also got some serious fixing up to do to actually be reproduced. I'm just lucky I work in publ...

I've got a tenative publishing deal pending.. so I'm moving that way.

Does that count?

I think the most beautiful and terrible thing I've seen was a forest fire. I drove through one unexpectedly on my way to the interior of BC in the summer. It was just.. there are no words. I got out and took a picture when I was far enough away, and wrote a poem about it after. Truly a moving and po...

Yes, but in foreshortening you have to exadurate the size to give the illusion of close vs far. If everything is the same size, it doesn't 'look' right in perspective. Seriously. Get a friend to put their hand on their hip and then look at them. The elbow will appear larger than say the one on the o...

Well, actually, if her arm is bent towards us, the foreshortening is incorrect. Firstly the sleeve of the shirt should be flipped upward, with the opening towards us, not flat as it is, that implies the arm is down, since if the arm was up, it would be supporting the sleeve open. Secondly, the bone ...

Photoshop was never meant to be used as a painting utility - but it CAN be used as one. Photoshop's main purpose is to be used as a graphic design tool, so one must think like a graphic designer in order to use it in the most effecient manner. Actually Photoshop was ment for touching up photography...

Heh. its kinda like a trainwreck. Everyone has to gawk at the shock and horror to see if it is REALLY that bad.

But hey, if it ISN'T then some may stick around.

I've had a couple of nasty reviews before, I STILL get people trickling in from them.

Licantro of Alpha Luna ( alphaluna.keenspace.com) Jakkal of Black Tapestries ( http://www.blacktapestries.com) Sam Romero of Edge the Devilhunter ( edgeknight.keenspace.com) Dina Situ of Pandect ( Pandect.keenspace.com) Anne Hoffer of All Roses Have Thorns (allroses.keenspace.com) JJ of the Lounge a...

Yah, he tends to need prodding from time to time to get stuff done. A reminder would probably help.

Lets see... Licantro of Alpha Luna Jakkal of Black Tapestries Sam Romero of Edge the Devilhunter Dina Situ of Pandect Anne Hoffer of All Roses Have Thorns JJ of the Lounge and Rave Kitty\ CDC of Life on Forbez Jones of Vampirates ... I think thats all I'm reading right now thats on keenspace. I know...