SubscribeYou’ve had the most kick ass ideas floating around in your head all week. You’ve been looking forward to transferring them to paper. So you grab your pencils, markers, inks, and begin to draw. And then the unthinkable happens, IT HITS YOU!!! You have just been struck by a case of Creative Block. So what is Creative Block, well creative block is the equivalent to writers block. Once it creeps up on you it stops you from spilling out your ideas or any ideas for that matter. In other words it’s the inability to create, to draw, to paint, to produce. The reality is, it happens to all of us whether you’re an artist, designer, or writer–or someone that just wants to get their ideas out. We’ve all experienced it. The main question remains: How do you get rid of it? How do you remove the “BLOCK” from Creative. In this article written by Alex Cornell http://blog.iso50.com/author/alex he sits down with various professionals and asks them what is it that they do to overcome creative block.
Want to Work with Mark Millar?
The independent side of the comics industry woke up to some great news over the past week, a chance of a lifetime to work with the one and only Mark Millar. But first lets take you back to some notable collaborations that Mark Millar has done. Recently he released “Kick Ass” which now is a major motion picture with Romita JR. Prior to that his critically acclaimed “Wanted” series with JG Jones was a major motion picture and now he’s about to release Nemesis with Steve Mcniven.
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Do You Need Help Getting Organized?
So you have so much to do and you don’t know where to start. Every time you start something it ends the same way, half done. No matter how many times you try to talk yourself into getting more organized it’s always difficult to find the momentum and the right system that best works for you. Not everyone is born with organizational skills, however in this article written by: Pamela Pool you’ll find some helpful advice on how the 5S process will help you get better organized. Here at Septagon Studios we have tried to apply the 5S process to our system of doing things, and once you actually take the necessary steps you’ll figure out that it all gets easier if you take action.
Cartoonists Workshop Spotlight
If you are in and around the Toronto Area we have a treat for you, it’s called The Toronto Cartoonist Workshop!
The Toronto Cartoonist Workshop offers a great environment for local and non local artists trying to break into the comic book industry. They are offering non-credited workshops to help you get started and evolve into better cartoonists and artists. They will help you expand your portfolio with some of the comic books industry best leading cartoonist from which include Ty Templeton, J. Bone, Ramon Perez and Sam Agro.
Walter Dickinson
Comics and Twitter
Twitter is the leading Microblogging tool on the internet today. With a Traffic rank of 14 on the Alexa ranking system. Everyday millions of people use Twitter to talk about and explore intriguing trending topics.
Twitter is used by many people, media outlets and businesses. Twitter can be used for many reasons whether it is just to rant, connect, learn new things and market your work. The Comic Book community is very active on Twitter allowing comic creators to interact with fans from across the world all in real time. Twitter has been a great tool for Septagon Studios for making new friends and sharing ideas.
In order to build a large Twitter following and make the most of our tweeting experience we have gathered some tips that will help you use Twitter more effectively.
Google Wave and Comic Collaboration
Written by: Domenic Defina
If you are a one man army then this article is not for you… (But I still suggest you check it out, you may learn about some tools that might make your life a little easier, and “knowing is half the battle”… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZysLhEla4A&feature=related
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Career Paths
Written by: Dr. Preston Park Cooper
–Cool Careers Without College for People Who Love Manga, Comics, And Animation (Cool Careers Without College series) (Library Binding)
Just from the title, I was provoked to think about the whole issue. “Is the point of this,” I wondered, “to get kids excited about this stuff before they even graduate from high school, so they can kind of get a head start?” A quick look through the start suggested to me that the answer to that question was “No,” which bothered me, because a “no” response made me feel too much like they were suggesting “Hey, 18-year-olds! Not planning on going to college? Have a look at what Comics, Manga, and Animation have to offer!”
Don’t we want to encourage the youth to try to go to college? What happened to the American conspiracy to convince young people that they practically don’t have a choice but to give college a try if they possibly can? Are we just not doing that conspiracy anymore? Or is the possibility that college may not be for everyone just an unfortunate fact that I’m not facing?
Work In Comics: In the News @ Comics Related
At Work In Comics we are always happy to see news about our website on other Comic News sites especially in the early stages of our public launch. This week we would like to thank the staff over at Comic Related( www.comicrelated.com ) for recently putting out a post about Work In Comics.
If you would like to read the post just click on the following link below:
Comic Related is one of the fastest growing daily comic news and industry websites. Offering news, reviews, covers, columns, art, video, forums, links, film updates, original podcasts and much more, the site updates multiple times every 24 hours, 365 days a year. Comic Related was started by Chuck Moore and it is maintained by an army of reviewers, columnists, and podcasters. Check out something new everyday at Comic Related.
http://comicrelated.com/news/3509/work-in-comics-launches
Check it out for yourself at www.comicrelated.com you won’t be disappointed.
Work In Comics: In the News @ Hero Spy
Hero Spy just put up an article called “Do You Want To Work In Comics”. We would like to send out a thank you to Hero Spy ( www.Herospy.com ). Here an excerpt:
So you’ve written a killer comic book script. It’s completely original. The characters are flawlessly cool. The topics are so red hot that it’s nearly guaranteed that your new book will take the comic world by storm. The only problems are… you have no artistic skill, no artist friends and no idea how to find someone to illustrate your grand opus. In the past your options were limited at best. You either had to haunt the comic book forums asking for help, or tread through artists ally at your local comic con hoping to meet Miss or Mr. right. I can tell you from years of experience that finding an artist can be rough and putting together a comic team (artist, lettering, writer) can be, or at least feel, near impossible….
You can check out the full article here:
http://herospy.com/2009/work-comics/
Hero Spy is a website created by Shawn Swanson. He provides readers, fans, and comic book creators with a ton of news from all over. He aims to help those independent creators in offering them advice on how to promote, create and sell comics. He also offers great reviews, industry news, and advice to aspiring creators. There is definitely a whole lot of useful and interesting comic stuff to check out a Hero Spy.
Work In Comics: In the News @ Project Fanboy
The word is getting out about Work In Comics. We would liked to thank the crew over at Project Fanboy ( www.projectfanboy.com ) for putting up a post about us.
If you would like to read the post just click on the following link below:
http://forums.projectfanboy.com/showthread.php?t=4608
Project Fanboy is a website for comic fans and creators. They are constantly continuing to push the envelope with their online presence in the comic world and the site is updated frequently. These guys got a really good thing going and they just keep getting better and better, but don’t take our word for it, check it out for yourself at www.projectfanboy.com you won’t be disappointed.
Work In Comics Update: New Creator Announcements Section!
With our second update we have added a new section to the site that we hope will benefit creators. Now all comic creators and Work In Comics members have a space to post public Announcements and upcoming events. This is an open concept where you can post things such as:
•Do you have a print comic or graphic novel coming out?
•Are you releasing a digital comic any time soon?
•Do you have a cool webcomic that you would like to promote?
•Do you have a comic blog or website that would be useful to comic creators?
•Will you be at any upcoming conventions?
•Do you know of any tools or resources that can help comic creators?
•Do you know of any highly important, top secret comic news that you would like to share?
•Do you have a contest or competition that you would like people to know about?
•Are you having a house party and looking to invite a few hundred people?
Work In Comics Update: 3 New Categories!
We are amazed by the number of Work In Comics accounts created since we launched our Private Beta invite a week ago. The positive/constructive feedback keeps coming in and we are pleased to say that we’ve just released an update to Work In Comics that deals with some of your requests. As always we encourage you to continue to provide us with your feedback and suggestions to continually make Work In Comics a better platform and resource to serve your needs.
Updates and changes in Work In Comics:
New Categories added
Exclusive Opportunities – Looking for Work
Looking for Artist – Concept Art
Looking for Artist – Illustrator
Welcome to WorkInComics.com
One of the common challenges or road blocks faced when attempting to put together a comic is trying to find people to work with. We know they are out there, but where? Sure you can spend hours scouring the search engines, comic forums and social networks but this can be very time consuming. Work In Comics is a platform that makes things a whole lot easier. You just come to one place, find everyone you need so you can put your focus on your comic as opposed to running around the web. Let creative and passionate comic freelancers come to you or find interesting opportunities that you can be a part of.
Work In Comics: Demo Trailer from Work in Comics on Vimeo.
Work In Comics is a website that offers resources for people looking for work in all areas of comic development. Work In Comics is designed to help creators build their comic team. Work In Comics allows creators and publishers to publish their listing FREE of charge. Work In Comics group’s people looking to hire and find artists, writers, editors, and marketer jobs of all types to one fundamental place and makes the process as hassle-free as possible.
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Tutorial #1: Registering an Account
Work In Comics: Registering an Account from Work In Comics on Vimeo.
Create your profile on Work In Comics for FREE! As a member, you can build your personalized list of saved jobs, upload a resume, and apply for jobs within the comic book industry to help build your comic team.
Posting a Job Listing
Posting an ad on Work In Comics puts your advertisement in front of many qualified comic creators looking for work. Here are some tips to help your posting really stand out!
Posting your job listing on Work In Comics allows you to reach the right creators and easily manage responses using Work In Comics User-Friendly tools. You can post your job listing in two convenient ways:
If you only wish to post one ad, simply click Post Ad. If you’re new to Work In Comics, you can register for FREE, create your profile and then submit your ad in the specific category of your choice. Your ad will then by approved by the website moderator and will be posted in less than 24 hours.
