HeyJaredThe Webcomics Handbook
Veteran cartoonist Brad Guigar shares advice, tutorials, and tips for independent comic artists
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October To-Do List (opens the original)
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This is when creativity seems to be at an all-time high everywhere you look. From carved pumpkins to costumes to haunted houses to the really scary stuff like, well... Read more
Manga-inspired word balloon — and why you should rethink them (opens the original)
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It’s pretty easy to see the influence of manga on comics being produced today. Scrolling through Webtoon, it’s obvious that an entire generation of young comic creators cut their teeth on comics originally made in Japan. In general, that’s tremendous! The creativity, the kinetic energy, the jaw-dropping art — it’s all worthy of emulation. But when it comes to word balloons, something’s getting lost in the translation.Cargo CultsI discussed Cargo Cults on Webcomics Confidential…<div class="youtub
Improving SEO on Substack (opens the original)
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One of the benefits of publishing comics on Substack is its powerful SEO capabilities. Since comics are image-based, they’ve traditionally missed out on such opportunities, and this platform nicely compensates for those deficiencies. The only problem is that most of us are ignoring this step entirely.This post is exclusively for my subscribers, but you can check it out — along with the entire Webcomics Handbook archive — for free<a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://bradguigar.s
Webcomics Confidential: A Clip Studio timesaver (opens the original)
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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! Read more
How to navigate the upcoming Tapas shutdown (opens the original)
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