I am seriously considering publishing my comic artwork as a webcomic, but I don't know where to begin. Also, I am considering the copyright implications; how exactly do I go about doing that? Any thoughts?
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Thanks, Ian. All the best!
Thanks for the encouragement. I'll pray about for a while, maybe talk to some more people then I'll decide what to do.
By the way, I was just looking at your webcomic Mr. Crespo. I love it, I think you're doing a great thing.
If I said "no", would that stop you?
The fact, is I don't know, and neither do you... until you try.
Just go for it, Ian!
"Here I was informed that a webcomic was going to be more expensive to produce than I had originally been informed."
Possibly. Like I said, there are inexpensive ways around everything.
I'm not giving up completely. Right now I'm working with my Facebook fan page https://www.facebook.com/GreatScotProductions and that's been going really well. After that I found out about webcomics; I was intrigued by the idea and began doing a little digging. I thought that rather than waiting around for my work to be published, I would just publish it myself. "Brilliant! A stroke of genius! but wait; how do I do that?" And that's what brought me here.
Here I was informed that a webcomic was going to be more expensive to produce than I had originally been informed. I found out that I really don't have the money to put into a webcomic right now, but eventually I will and until I do, I'll keep doing all the things you just mentioned.
Shelving your comic? Whoa up a bit. There's a lot of steps between where you're at now and where you want to be, that can be accomplished while you're going through college toward a career.
1) Go ahead and develop your talents in all areas of Webcomics; you'll learn more about your own preferences, strengths and weakness - - and you'll know enough of all the basics to recognize a good partner when God has one cross your path.
2) Find a site with a lot of Christian artists, like...this one! Listen to the chatter of other artists and look over their efforts; it will keep you jazzed about your own dreams and you'll find yourself reworking and adding to them. There is no 'downtime' for a God-given vision.
3) Post your best efforts on online galleries where you can trust the feedback, like....this one. Try new styles and topics, participate in contests. God can guide your prayerful efforts...if you keep moving.
4) Christian art, fantasy and fiction has a way to effect spiritual change in a way that straight talk can't.
There is a huge need for talented, practiced Christian artist and storytellers now, there will be an even greater need in the future. Will your webcomic be ready to answer the call of God three years from now?
You make a great point. I may have to put the webcomic on the shelf for a while and focus on college and employment.
I'm a perfectionist; I like to do everything myself. I have considered the idea of a partner, but I'd have to find one who was willing to put up with me :)
Steve Crespo said:
Well, there are three ways to do this-
Spending money may be a reality you may have to come to terms with. (Eventually, I hired a web designer to do the stuff I had no desire to tackle myself.)
What's more important to you? Saving money, or telling your story? Because it sounds to me that you have a LOT to catch up with, and that's okay, but the question is how do you plan on doing it?
Only you can answer that.
These days there are cheap ways around everything, but more often than not the general idea still applies: You get what you pay for.
All the best.
Thanks, I'll have to look into that. I had to ask these questions because I'm not very observant, or web-savvy for that matter. Until two months ago, I didn't know what webcomics were.
I had looked into registering my work, until I saw the price tag (I'm ridiculously cheap). I was wondering if there was a more economical way to do it.
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