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Tuesday, September 6, 2005

2 Adobe or Not 2 Adobe!

Wow! I have yet to work out any convenient way to create comic book layout except in InDesign. Now you can (of course) teach yourself InDesign but better to have a really good simple reference? http://www.adobe.com/education/webtech/CS2/unit_planning1/idb_home.htm hehehe Good Stuff, Jo Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 5, 2005

Nice Writer's Guidelines

http://www.tcj.com/1_frontdesk/guidelines.html The Comics Journal Writers' Guidelines I would love a subscription! Jo Sign in to see full entry.

Cartoon Smart

http://www.cartoonsmart.com/ I have downloaded free lessons from here and will let readers know how it all goes? Might even show you my humble attempts when they happen? I am still looking for that majic resource? Jo Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 3, 2005

In Design!!!! Free Copy of The Mag!! Tips and Tricks!!!!!!

http://www.indesignmag.com/idm/savesurvey.html For those of you struggling wirh In Design (I am ) This might be a part of the solution. If you take the Free Mag you get regular Tips and tricks! I am in that is for sure. If you have tips or tricks and want to post them here I would really appreciate.... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 1, 2005

Manic Depress

MANIC D PRESS "GRAPHIC NOVELS / VISUAL ART: send a copy of the whole manuscript." The graphic Novel is what takes my fancy. http://www.manicdpress.com/submissions.html Publishes fiction (novels and short stories), poetry, art, narrative-oriented comics, and alternative travel trade paperbacks. I... Sign in to see full entry.

SEPTAGON STUDIOS

Graphic Novels are OK. International Submissions are OK http://www.septagonstudios.com/PROPOSALS.html Publishes books for modern and traditional generations of comic book readers. Worth thinking about, I have a story that I am illustrating and this place sounds like it might be a go, Jo Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 27, 2005

This is my tip

I needed a clock that ticked in every frame. Obviously the way to go is to create a template. (Unless others know of a way?) I found a clock and made the face of it very clear. I deleted the background with that dippy lil' background eraser tool. I simply made some hands by crossing the line tool. I... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 26, 2005

OK - Comic Sans

Boy am I glad that I have gotten my act together it took me until 10am to get started. When I have been away from the comic for a while I have to reorient myself get rid of all unnecessary files from the computer create a pathway work out the best working method and get back into the feel of it.... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Imagining for the reader

OK. In the article I posted today the writer suggests that the "Artist is imagining for the reader." Actually whilst this is true - my experiecne of being the artist is that I was imagining for the writers. Unfortunately for me I was imagining for a group of writers who were arguing with each other... Sign in to see full entry.

Scriptin'

I expected this to be a course but it seems to be freely available. http://www.absolutewrite.com/specialty_writing/how-to.htm When I start the scripting for my next work I am going to blog daily so that I capture the process, Jo Sign in to see full entry.

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