Iron Dragon puts the squeeze on Desi

A young person majoring in Sequential Art at a well-known art school wrote in with a list of twenty questions for me. I was happy to answer them, but since the questions seemed so universal, I asked permission to answer the questions in the form of a video so I could share it with others as well. This is the part of a three-part series you can find on my YouTube channel.

In this video, we discuss...

What is the etiquette of approaching someone you don’t know, like an employer or another artist?
Do you deal with your finances yourself, and if you do how do manage time for it? Or do you hire a financial advisor? • .
Being an artist is a risky one, how do you set a safety net for yourself
What are your thoughts on art school for comics artists?
If someone is looking to attend art school in the hopes of being a working comic artist after graduating – what should they be looking out for in a good school?
If school isn’t an option – what are some good resources (outside of Webcomics.com) to prepare one’s self for working as a comic artist? i.e. – books, workshops, groups, etc.

ComicLab

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Questions asked and topics covered...

How do you write characters different from yourself?
Losing interest in your comic
Zines vs formatted-for-phone comics
Releasing the comic as an eBook before it appears on your site
Storytelling structure

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Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the editor of Webcomics.com Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.

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