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Yes, yes. As a multi-year table veteran I am shamed. However, I MacGyvered contact info on post-it notes and on the back of the people's cards I was talking to. So it worked out.
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Oct 19, 2015 03:20
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EMU
neonnoodle fucked around with this message at 14:18 on Oct 26, 2015 |
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Oct 24, 2015 23:14
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There's something kinda personal and anectodal about this comic. It seems like a real zookeeper's experience. (The emu the best dinosaur).
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Oct 26, 2015 03:17
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Since my comics don't lend themselves to easy marketing stuff (and I'd feel weird even if people did want to walk around with a drawing of my face on their chest or whatever), I'm thinking of seeing if I can't make some t-shirts with things like this on them. And even if i don't do any marketing or sales with this, I still want to show it off. drat proud of this puppy. 14 * 17 ink on bristol board. 
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Oct 26, 2015 09:39
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GreatJob posted:There's something kinda personal and anectodal about this comic. It seems like a real zookeeper's experience.
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Oct 26, 2015 14:19
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More dumb comics what for to help my students practice their english. The Lesson theme is 'I'm faster than you'.
McKilligan fucked around with this message at 09:38 on Oct 29, 2015 |
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Oct 29, 2015 08:07
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 I love when I'm ready to ink  .
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Nov 1, 2015 03:37
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There's a convention that I'm going to next weekend, does anyone have any particular recommendations on where to get business cards? Price is my only real concern at this point, I don't have enough of a comic to bother advertising properly. I might not even do the cards.
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Nov 1, 2015 19:53
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My advice for business cards: Get a bunch of print-your-own card sheets from an office store, print them yourself. Cheaper and faster than ordering cards online, and unless you're planning on handing out cards in the hundreds, you have no need for the bulk printers.
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Nov 1, 2015 20:06
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overnight prints does it real fast and cheap
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Nov 1, 2015 22:44
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I've had good experiences with moo.com, but it might not reach you in a week.
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Nov 1, 2015 23:00
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pulp rag posted:I've had good experiences with moo.com, but it might not reach you in a week. Moo is really cool because you can have multiple designs for your cards. Great for artists. People at conventions really like flipping through the different designs. They also have the half-size cards. A friend of mine got hers printed at half-size and they turned out great. One design was for her art stuff and the other was for her blog.
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Nov 2, 2015 01:09
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Nessa posted:Moo is really cool because you can have multiple designs for your cards. Great for artists. People at conventions really like flipping through the different designs. Yeah the multiple-design thing is great, but they only allow customizing one side of the card. If you're an idiot like me who wanted to add extra information on the back dependent upon what image you put on the obverse look forward to a whole lot of writing. Otherwise yeah, great quality, really sturdy cards with fantastic image quality and colour depth (my camera is garbage); I'm almost definitely going to use moo again. Apparently they've a new RFID option but idk if it's worth the trouble. Turnaround is more than a week though so probably not your best bet if you need it this weekend.  
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Nov 2, 2015 01:52
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At this point in time the print-your-own sheets will probably work best. I don't need that many and I'm on a budget. I'm still undecided on doing it. Those Moo ones are lovely though.
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Nov 2, 2015 02:14
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The stock quality is kind of flimsy on most print it yourself cards. What I do if I need a few dozen cards is lay them out as a 2x5 grid on an a4 paper stock I like, then spend time on a cutting mat, knife and a steel ruler. Helps to print registration marks on the outside to get cut guides, i.e. the small black marks on the outside like so: The print your own card sheets just make them look like a stamp since they're pre-perforated. If you've a sharp enough knife just stack multiple sheets on each other and have a whole ton done at once.
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Nov 2, 2015 03:06
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SynthOrange posted:The stock quality is kind of flimsy on most print it yourself cards. What I do if I need a few dozen cards is lay them out as a 2x5 grid on an a4 paper stock I like, then spend time on a cutting mat, knife and a steel ruler. Helps to print registration marks on the outside to get cut guides, i.e. the small black marks on the outside like so: I am amazingly bad with knife/scissor cuts and I don't have a paper cutter anymore. That is a helpful guide though.
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Nov 2, 2015 04:05
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Xacto knife and a metal ruler is a pretty cheap investment versus perforated fuzzy-edged cards.
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Nov 2, 2015 04:11
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All I'd really need is a new blade, heck I might even have the cardstock. Worst case I hate them and have spent nothing. Thanks.
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Nov 2, 2015 04:31
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Nowadays when I print up business cards to put at my table at a convention I just print up a couple sheets of cardstock at whatever local printing place is open at the last minute. It's mega-cheap and then you just chop it up in the paper cutter and put it in a nice little sugar packet caddy to make it presentable and people will take them and forget why they had them in their pockets a month later all the same.
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Nov 2, 2015 04:37
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Remember to cut away from yourself. 
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Nov 2, 2015 04:39
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SynthOrange posted:Remember to cut away from yourself. That's for whittling sticks, when you use an xacto you want to carefully bring the blade towards you (inward strokes are a much more precise & controllable muscle movement than outward strokes), this goes for freehanding straight lines with pen as well! If you're cutting business cards you don't really want to be using an xacto though, get yourself a paper cutter!  They sell affordable home models, they'll save you a LOT of trouble and blood whoopsies.
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Nov 2, 2015 04:44
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Reiley posted:That's for whittling sticks, when you use an xacto you want to carefully bring the blade towards you (inward strokes are a much more precise & controllable muscle movement than outward strokes), this goes for freehanding straight lines with pen as well! If you're cutting business cards you don't really want to be using an xacto though, get yourself a paper cutter! I inherited one awhile ago and gave it away because I never used it  .
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Nov 2, 2015 04:53
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Paper cutters and long-reach staplers should be packaged and sold as a cartoonist's starter kit, they're such invaluable tools.
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Nov 2, 2015 04:54
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The new ones might work better anyway, they're in much better shape than what I had. Thanks for the help.
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Nov 2, 2015 04:59
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Dogwood Fleet posted:The new ones might work better anyway, they're in much better shape than what I had. Thanks for the help. If a cutter doesn't cut cleanly, try giving the handle a little bit of inward pressure (towards the main body of it) to ensure a clean scissor-like cut. If the blade arm is loose or you pressure it outward it won't cut well or just bend the paper, but a little pressure with your cutting-hand palm does the business.
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Nov 2, 2015 05:07
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Reiley posted:If a cutter doesn't cut cleanly, try giving the handle a little bit of inward pressure (towards the main body of it) to ensure a clean scissor-like cut. If the blade arm is loose or you pressure it outward it won't cut well or just bend the paper, but a little pressure with your cutting-hand palm does the business. Thanks! I don't think I've used a home size paper cutter before, so this helps a lot.
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Nov 2, 2015 05:15
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 Daily reminder to draw. I'm so happy to be drawing this big lug again.
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Nov 2, 2015 23:32
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Last night I colored for two hours and it was ok 
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Nov 3, 2015 00:52
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paisleyfox posted:I highly suggest Gann Memorials. They're pretty reasonable and a lot of I'm a little late here but I have to second the recommendation for Gann Memorials. When I worked with them, they were fantastic... very communicative and helpful, working to iterate a few prototypes before committing to a production run. They even went with my decision to put magnets in the plush's feelers! Look at how adorable these came out! 
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Nov 4, 2015 06:35
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 Oh my god. Those are wonderful.
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Nov 4, 2015 19:54
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ZnCu posted:I'm a little late here but I have to second the recommendation for Gann Memorials. When I worked with them, they were fantastic... very communicative and helpful, working to iterate a few prototypes before committing to a production run. They even went with my decision to put magnets in the plush's feelers! Look at how adorable these came out! I'm currently completely overwhelmed with editing and text details for TO Comix Vol 3. We're looking at around a 300-page book with 43 contributors this year. The two new editors are doing a fantastic job of helping manage people, and I couldn't be happier with being able to delegate work. Even so, all three of are putting in several hours every day keeping people on track. Thankfully, all the scripts are locked down and we're now at the character design phase! Have some process art!        
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Nov 4, 2015 21:56
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Squidster posted:Can I ask roughly how many you ordered to get them to a reasonable price? I ordered a run of 500, which I was able to cover pretty easily by pre-selling about 200 through a Kickstarter. At that scale, shipping prices are a significant issue, though... shipping from the factory to me, even at bulk rates, still ran almost a couple thousand bucks. (They gave me a pretty accurate estimate for that up front, so the Kickstarter covered that too.)
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Nov 5, 2015 07:05
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Why wouldn't they repeatedly kickstart themselves? Also, what was the unit price? I have no interest in producing any plushies, I'm just curious.
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Nov 5, 2015 11:11
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ZnCu posted:I ordered a run of 500, which I was able to cover pretty easily by pre-selling about 200 through a Kickstarter. At that scale, shipping prices are a significant issue, though... shipping from the factory to me, even at bulk rates, still ran almost a couple thousand bucks. (They gave me a pretty accurate estimate for that up front, so the Kickstarter covered that too.) More process art!  
Squidster fucked around with this message at 15:39 on Nov 5, 2015 |
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Nov 5, 2015 15:36
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Frozenpussy posted:Why wouldn't they repeatedly kickstart themselves? There's a lot of reasons not to kickstart to fund the rewards of a previous kickstarter. That's basically taking a loan out to pay off a previous loan. It's unsustainable. That and for better or worse backer rewards are very often preorders of some product at a discount. A poorly-planned kickstarter can actually cost more money than it makes and if you needed a second kickstarter to stay afloat after your first it means you hosed up your business planning on a fundamental level. It also bears mentioning that crowdfunding relies on goodwill and trades on trust and confidence. It's not an immediate direct sale, it's considered a donation with the promise of results later down the line. Psychologically that has a different effect on potential customers. And begging for donations to fund the rewards of previous donations basically throws away any possible trust or confidence your potential backers, customers, have that you can deliver a product on time without needing to beg for more.
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Nov 5, 2015 16:04
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Squidster posted:Eep, that may be out of my range for now. That's very useful information though, thank you! Hey, I remember these guys from one of my Flash Animation foundations books from back in the day.
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Nov 6, 2015 01:32
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Squidster posted:Eep, that may be out of my range for now. That's very useful information though, thank you! I didn't put in any of my own cash, I just folded the costs of shipping into the Kickstarter so that when I pre-sold 200 plushes, that covered all the bases. If you've got the audience, it's really just a matter of setting the proper price points.
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Nov 6, 2015 20:47
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ZnCu posted:I didn't put in any of my own cash, I just folded the costs of shipping into the Kickstarter so that when I pre-sold 200 plushes, that covered all the bases. If you've got the audience, it's really just a matter of setting the proper price points. We also don't really have any significant web presence, but we've sold 666 of our first book, and 579 of our second - we're still a tiny operation. We need to work on our branding and our reach!
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Updated RAWR! Dinosaur Friends today with a comic for anybody who likes Ankylosaurus. Thanks for checking it out.
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