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Sacramento comic creators make it to TOP 10 in Worldwide Competition!

ECV Press — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:37:02 GMT

Hi, all. This is Ben Schwartz, a Sacramento comic store owner and small press comic publisher with ECV Press. I am also a co-writer with Hai-Na-Nu Saulque on our new project Hank Houston. We entered a worldwide competition to find the best new comic for Platinum Studios to produce and we have made it to the TOP 10.

From this point forward the winner will be determined by your votes. We need your support and help to spread the word! Please take a look at our website where you will find, concept sketches, alien designs, pin-ups, daily webcomics and a link to give us your vote! Give us a vote and tell your friends.

www.hankhouston.com

Thank you in advance for all of your support and help in taking Hank Houston to the TOP!

Ben Schwartz

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The Esperanta Experience

Yul — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:42:08 GMT

Try the Esperanta Experience. It's an experience with a young woman named Esperanta:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2004061&id=1096774550

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Daria and Jane ask, "Are We on Mars Yet?"

Yul — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:34:48 GMT

Good question!
http://www.comicspace.com/timelike01/comics.php?action=gallery&comic_id=21503

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The Background Revolution

Yul — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:07:43 GMT

In recent times, I've discovered what I call the Background Revolution. What that means is that I've decided to draw the characters and the backgrounds for my comics separately. Of course I'm not the first person to do this sort of thing. But it's a big deal to me because I find that it actually speeds up my comic-making process. Here's how that is: I draw a backround by hand and leave it uncolored. Then I scan the background, then use a StarOffice graphics file to colorize the background by creating colored shapes that go over various elements in the background. After that, I put the shapes in transparent mode, and that's it.

Yes! The Background Revolution. It's the best thing since laser-beam-sliced bread.

Don't you know...
It's the Background Revolution...

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Metric comics. For real!

Yul — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 22:23:37 GMT

As we speak, I'm working on a web comic I call "Good Measures." It's about an organization whose purpose is to effecitvely promote metric use in America. Since I'm at the earliest stages of this comic, I'd like to asked for suggestions for episodes and characters and such. Any and all help will be appreciated. Please help me out here if you can.

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My first film and cartoon for free torrent download now

Dmitry — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:25:44 GMT

My first film and cartoon for free torrent download now. They are amateur trash sci-fi style. Russian language.
More info about download http://www.goodkarma.ru/video_e.htm

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Timeliketoon animation promo

Yul — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:07:35 GMT

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yQOYRuhXLC0

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Cartoonist glut?

Yul — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:17:49 GMT

I think there's a cartoonist glut. Of course that's an opinion, so I don't exactly have proof. But my experience (and the experences of others) seems to indicate that there is a glut of cartoonists. Consider the cartoon syndication example. As I understand it, cartoon syndicates only select two or three new comics a year. And they usually choose those few comics out of thousands of submissions. Thus only a tiny percentage of cartoonists will get syndicated while the vast majority will never get syndicated. You'd have much better chances winning the lotto.

I've concluded that the best way to mitigate the cartoonist glut is through the Internet. Unike a newspaper which only has room for 20 or 30 comics, the Internet has room for millions of comics. There are billions of web sites after all. But it's not quite as easy as that since you have to go through the difficulty of finding the web site or web sites that will publish your comic. Even so, you have a better chance of getting a comic published on the Internet than you have of winning the lotto. And you have a far, far, far, far better chance of getting a comic published on the Internet than you have of or getting your comic syndicated.

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The Out Orb Tribute to Carl Sagan

Yul — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:47:24 GMT

Yes! The Out Orb Tribute to Carl Sagan. It's a free mini comic written in English and Esperanto that deals with astronomer Carl Sagan's fictional visit to the also fictional Moonbase Alpha. To order a copy, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Out Orb Sagan Tribute, P.O. Box 02222, Detroit, MI 48202-9998.

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Freelance art jobs (again)

Yul — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:29:36 GMT

As things stand now, my current freelance art jobs are not working out. The pirate comic seems to be on hold for some reason, and I might not get paid for my Walking Across America work. With that being the case, do you know of any available freelance art jobs? If not, do you know where I can find any? Thanks!

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Still need publicity help

Yul — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:34:02 GMT

I'm of the mind that it makes no sense to have the ability to communicate and NOT have an audience for that communication. Therefore, I feel the need to ask those who are more persuasive than I am (and that's the vast majority of people) to persuade people to buy my comics and such. Just wanted to bring that up.

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More Cara Schwartz

Yul — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:02:51 GMT

Here the link to a new Cara Schwartz web comic which includes the title character's date with a Stargate freak:
http://www.nailbytes1.com/rw02001.htm

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More Whiners pages

Yul — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:08:47 GMT

I just uploaded more Whiners pages.
http://www.comicspace.com/timelike01/comics.php?action=gallery&comic_id=7333
For those who don't know (and that's most of you), Whiners is a web comic miniseries I creatred that deals with a small group of whiny cats and their human friend as they travel to other universes in search of a world where cat persecution doesn't exist. After all, cat persecution is one of the most prominent and obscene cliches in history. Whiners represents a more creative view of the cat bashing cliche in that it regards that mess as the mess that it is. Very rare in today's modern dystopia.

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Have a Nice Day, Citizen!

water_muse — Wed, 09 May 2007 05:41:17 GMT

Just whoring some new stuff. :)

http://people.tribe.net/water_muse/photos/2587fa01-34d0-4949-9d8b-78d9eb961a28

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Reality TV

water_muse — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:26:58 GMT

http://people.tribe.net/water_muse/photos/23497216-8486-4bea-99f3-c8698d6cd1ce

'nuff said

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Tired of manga

Yul — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:05:54 GMT

It seems to me that a large number of comic publishers DEMAND artist who can draw in the manga style. But I have to ask, why? Wouldn't that end up making all comics look alike? And isn't a diveristy of drawing styles better than the same drawing style for all comics? Of course many insist on the manga look because it sells. I guess that's a good enough reason. But if you're tired of all comics looking alike, then that's not quite a good enough reason. Besides you can't stand out if you look like everybody else.

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New Comic Strip - Critiques & Marketing Tips ?

water_muse — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:29:36 GMT

Hi all, I'm a new member to this tribe and thank you for setting it up! :)

In the past week I've been feverishly putting together a portfolio with the intent of getting myself syndicated into local newspapers hopefully through UPS who carry Close to Home, Non-Sequitur and a few others of similar ilk. My intent is to create a surreal series with no central theme and no running story lines (Non-Sequitur has something like 3 of them). I'm really modeling it conceptually on Gary Larson's old Far Side series with some distinctions in well, obviously style of illustration. :) Larson intentionally created a world where there were no attractive people heh... which while it's funny I'm not really interested in emulating that particular gag. :) But I was a big fan of the series and I think I have a similar sense of humor. So I've got a collection of panels that I'm getting ready to submit to UPS and would be interested in any critique, etc. you might have.

For now I've got all my illustrations on a cafe press store really just for the immediate income potential because I've been programming computers since '98 and I'm trying to quit... and in the past couple months I'm discovering it's about as difficult as quitting smoking. :) I'd also be really interested in hearing any suggestions people might have of places that I can post info about my cafe press store to get it in front of people, get it blogged, etc.

So all my comic panels are up on the store here: http://www.cafepress.com/anupwardspiral/2705826

Thanks,

ike

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new press to publish short comic strips

ad — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:06:48 GMT

BATEAU PRESS
new press to publish short comic strips
in the midst of poetry, fiction, plays
will get your art and name in the hands of other creatives

go to
www.bateaupress.org

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The latest Mars ship animation

Yul — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 20:07:26 GMT

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zJyrxHxSODk

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Big Apple Covnention Tribe!

Big Apple Convention — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 15:11:00 GMT

ANNOUNCING BIG APPLE CONVENTION TRIBE

The longest-running comic book/sci-fi/fantasy/horror/pop culture convention in New York now has its own Tribe! The Big Apple Convention invites you to join this tribe and share pictures and discussion. Updates on the coming conventions will be posted there. Feel free to comment on your experience at the convention and let us know what you would like to see there! Artists and exhibitors are welcome to spread the word of their presence at the convention here as well.

Captain Zorikh
http://www.captainzorikh.com
http://www.bigapplecon.com

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want your comic on a website?

whyvandalism — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:44:20 GMT

hi, i work for the why vandalism? art journal. the site that hosts why vandalism wanted to know if any web comic writers/artists were interested in having their comics published regularly on their funnies blog.
kiwibeak homepage: http://www.kiwibeak.com/
kiwibeak funnies blog: http://www.kiwibeak.com/funniesblog/

if anyone is interested, please feel free to email
rob from kiwibeak.com at rob@kiwibeak.com
-----
rob also wanted to mention that you are welcome to send your strips over anytime.
please include the title, credits, and your name and email address, he will then contact you back. Thanks!!

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Walking Across America animation

Yul — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:09:42 GMT

http://youtube.com/watch?v=RbSGyOR5tWQ
More animation coming soon (I guess)!

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My newish webcomic collective Koala Wallop check us out!

Brad — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 00:17:43 GMT

Some of my friends and I have joined forces to create Koala Wallop

http://www.koalawallop.com

We're the arthouse theater of online comics with geeky experiments and non-mainstream approches. Five comics out of the mainstream, please take a look.

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More Cara Schwartz comics

Yul — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 16:21:36 GMT

Here's the second installment of my long toenail fetish comic strip "Cara Schwartz":
http://www.nailbytes1.com/rw02001.htm

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Exerpt from my 32 min animation film

Dmitry — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 21:19:00 GMT

http://www.goodkarma.ru/robots.htm

Diskoteka

Free download

Best
Dima

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More web comic success too!

Yul — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 16:40:35 GMT

Here's the link to yet another web comic I'm producing and getting paid for doing:
http://www.conceptfan.com/sal/index.html

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More web comic success!

Yul — Wed, 24 May 2006 13:46:09 GMT

I just started ilustrating a web comic called "Walking Across America", and I'm GETTING PAID for it! Go to: www.walking-across-america.com

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Out Orb web comic too

Yul — Wed, 10 May 2006 13:56:35 GMT

Here's where to see the second installment of my Out of Earth Orbit web comic:
http://space1999.org/features/out_of_orbit/index.html

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CARTOONIST CENTRAL

arnomation — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 13:44:28 GMT

A large resource database with links specifically geared toward the cartoonist, comic and small press artist

http://www.cartoonistcentral.com

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Still in need freelance art projects

Yul — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:26:20 GMT

I still need some paying freelance art projects to do. Do you know where I can find such projects?

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Banned for life!

Yul — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:08:19 GMT

I've decided that I will no longer go to comic book conventions. One of my archenemies in small press comics often goes to comic cons, and I don't want to be in the presence of an archenemy.

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What's been done to death

Yul — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 17:49:46 GMT

Who else is pissed off at the notion that in order to succeed at creative efforts, you can ONLY do what's been done to death? To me, imitating what's been done to death is redundant at best and plageristic at worst.

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I have to ask again

Yul — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 22:10:24 GMT

Does anybody know of any web sites that need web comics and also pay for web comics?

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Pimp yer stuff

www_wantedhero_com — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 15:13:51 GMT

I have started a thread on my comic book site to show off other works by creators of comics/comic strips. I had over 500,000 visitors to my site last month, so this might send some viewers your way.

If you're interested, then come place your link on this thread:
http://www.wantedhero.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=270#270

Jaime D Buckley
www.wantedhero.com

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Mahfood and Crosland!

Chris — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:55:02 GMT

STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is proud to
announce those very Silky Bureaucrats themselves, Jim
Mahfood and Dave Crosland! Jim (www.40ozcomics.com)
and Dave (www.hiredmeat.com) will be bringing their
own unique brand of artistic madness to STAPLE! Come
see the Bureaucrats at the show on March 4, 2006 in
Austin, Texas, and then check out one of their now
famous Live Art performances later that evening
(location TBA)!

More Quick Questions!

The newest installment of Quick Questions at the
STAPLE! website – www.staple-austin.org features Tom
Beland (www.tombeland.com) creator of True Story,
Swear to God. Tom talks inspiration, digital tools,
and life experience in our second Quick Questions
interview.

Tables running out!

Only about 15 spots left! Tables are $55 for an 8’
full table and $30 for a half table. In order to
appear in the official program your registration must
be received by December 31st, 2005. Download a
registration form at www.staple-austin.org/register.

STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is Texas’ first and
only convention for independently produced comics,
zines and graphic arts. The second annual expo will be
held Saturday March 4th, 2006 in Austin, Texas. For
more information go to www.staple-austin.org or email
info@staple-austin.org

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second subject here! (still exciting)

AlexBanchitta — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 17:38:23 GMT

Hey,

Well the site's first week is over, it went much better than I expected so thanks to all the readers who checked it out (and thanks for the comments!). New comics all across the board up this week, following update schedule will be monday wednesday and friday. So to all the returning readers incase you didn't bookmark the site and the new readers who are willing to check it out go to www.crashtestpress.com

Thanks to everyone on Tribe for the support

Alex~

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STAPLE! November Update - Tony Millionaire!

Chris — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 04:10:24 GMT

STAPLE! November Update!

Tony Millionaire at STAPLE!

STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is pleased to announce the appearance of Mr. Tony Millionaire at our second annual expo to be held March 4th, 2006 in Austin, Texas. Mr. Millionaire is the creator of Maakies (www.maakies.com), Sock Monkey, the new Billy Hazelnuts, and other fine comical adventures. We are proud and excited to have Tony Millionaire at STAPLE!

Xeric Grant Panel!

Five recent winners of the Xeric Grant - Alex Cahill & Jad Ziade - Something So Familiar (www.newradiocomics.com), Emily Benz & Summer McClinton – Thread (www.threadcomics.com), and Michael LaRiccia - Black Mane (www.michaellariccia.com) – will discuss their work and the processes involved in acquiring this prestigious grant. Indispensable for the aspiring self-publisher, this presentation is not to be missed.

Quick Questions!

Quick Questions is a new feature at the STAPLE! website – www.staple-austin.org. Five questions posed to artists working in the comics medium, updated with answers from a new person each week – so be sure to keep checking back! First up is Paige Braddock, creator of Jane's World, www.unitedmedia.com/comics/janesworld. Come see Paige at STAPLE!

Tables still available!

Vendor tables are still available but moving fast. We sold out last time and fully expect to do so again. Tables are $55 for an 8’ full table and $30 for a half table. Don’t miss your chance to show your stuff at STAPLE! – register today at www.staple-austin.org!

Exhibitors!

Our list of exhibitors is growing and includes the folks mentioned above plus Chris Moreno, Silent Devil Productions, Rafael Navarro, Viper Comics, Drew Edwards, Danielle Corsetto, Jeffery Stevenson, John Thornton, Justin Humphries, Nate Southard, Dylan Edwards, Jason Degroot, Toby Craig, and more!

STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is Texas’ first and only convention for independently produced comics, zines and graphic arts. The second annual expo will be held Saturday March 4th, 2006 in Austin, Texas. For more information go to www.staple-austin.org or email info@staple-austin.org

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wow I get to post a subject here

AlexBanchitta — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 16:40:48 GMT

hey,

I've posted up my comics online, today is opening day, so if anyone is midly interested check them out at www.crashtestpress.com

Thanks

Alex~

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SNAP! The Comic Arts Festival

Yul — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:29:19 GMT

I usually don't go to comic conventions because of the lack-luster response I usually get from comic convention patrons. But this time, I'm going to go to the SNAP! convention this October because it's being sponsored by my favorite comic book shop. As such, I feel compelled to support them in this effort. SNAP! might turn out to be another disappointment for me, but at least it'll be a disppontment from a brand new comic con.

Anyway, for details on SNAP!, go to: http://www.greenbrain.biz/SNAP!.htm

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Who would be interested?

www_wantedhero_com — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 17:33:04 GMT

As most of you know, I started a comic book company in February 2005, and had 14 people come to my site. Now I have a regular traffic flow of 40,000+, which grows every month. Two weeks ago, I had to change hosting companies and purchase 25 times the bandwidth I had before.

I get letters asking what I did to get to this point, and I'm burning out from replying. I get letters from comic book people, real estate people, homemakers and shop keepers, asking how to improve the flow of people to their sites and make more money.

I am going to make an eBook, to sell from my site (most likely for $24-29), and wanted to give those of you here and a few other tribes the heads up on it. It will detail what I did, in what order, the exact sources/programs/tools I use, etc. Basically I want to create a detailed step-by-step map as to how I got to this point.

Though it is referring to comics, this can be applied to MOST online businesses, simply because it involves correct principles across the board.

I would like to know, by a show of posts, who would be interested in that resource?

Jaime Buckley
www.wantedhero.com

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Commercials to promote a comic?

www_wantedhero_com — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:40:13 GMT

See what you think of this:

http://video.mpegnation.com/a001917893064033005192656118.html

Mostly a glorified slide show, but it's brought me a HUGE amount of traffic...and I made it at home on my own. In fact--it's still out there, being sent between people and bringing me traffic.

Comments?

Jaime Buckley
www.wantedhero.com

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Want your opinions/ideas.

www_wantedhero_com — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 11:49:18 GMT

I have installed a new section of my comic book website, which I am trying to do on a regular basis, to promote more interest in the comic. I used a piece of software that allows for an online encyclopedia, which I turned into a 'Journal' kept by one of the main characters.

I will put new entries in on a regular basis, which will keep it growing---but I wanted to get your feedback and possible ideas for this feature. Take a look at it, read some entries, and let me know if it's interesting to you. Does it make you want to read the comic book? Does it make you curious at all? If you HAVE read the comic already (which many of you have), do you like this new feature?

Let me know.

Jaime Buckley
www.wantedhero.com

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More 40-year-old-virgins! Virgin Commandos for 2002!

Yul — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:35:50 GMT

In 1992 I published a 12-page digest-size comic called Virgin Commandos. Believe it or not, it was one of my best sellers. Now, more than a decade later, there's the 2002 edition of Virgin Commandos. Anyone who wants to get in on this Virgin remake can order a copy by sending 50 cents to:

VC 2002
P.O. Box 02222
Detroit, MI 48202-9998

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unpublished comic art

Tue, 05 Jul 2005 02:01:32 GMT

http://www.collectingfool.com/unpublished.html

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Hi everyone!

Jesse — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 19:20:50 GMT

Hello! I just joined, hoping to meet like-minded cartoonist types for info and inspiration and encouragement and all that.
I'm 28 (Yeah, that's right sonny... I'm old) and have an associate's degree in Fine Arts Foundation (moslty drawing) and have done nothing even semi related to art with it. Sigh. I'm like a dinosaur when it comes to computer art... I'd kill for Paintshop and the knowlege to use it to color my drawings. Anyhow, if anyone cares to see my nonsense, here's my Deviantart page: http://invaderjes.deviantart.com/ Now let's draw!

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Hey I am new.

Ryan — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 00:47:23 GMT

Hey my name is Ryan, I just saw this forum off searching stuff about cartoonists off the internet. If you guys want to see my home made cartoons, check out my website at www.ryanfalline.0catch.com and tell me whay you think. Thanks.

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New Strip: Paperdollie

eyesys — Sun, 17 Jul 2005 18:53:41 GMT

Hi all -

I have my strip online now: www.paperdollie.com. There are still a few missing links, etc. But it's getting there. It's not high art and it's very sick humor. HOpe you like it.

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Need a cartoonist

Robert — Sat, 12 Mar 2005 01:47:47 GMT

Looking for an amateur cartoonist to work on a project with me. Should like RPGs.

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New Cartoon Humor Magazine

arnomation — Sun, 30 Jan 2005 02:03:35 GMT

There's a new cartoon humor magazine that's just been published that has a lot of cool and funny MAD magazine type stuff and cartoons and comic strips etc. Check it out at www.jokestermag.com

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Cool Site For Amateur Cartoonists

Ellis — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 23:33:15 GMT

Hey everyone. There is this website www.ManiaTV.com that has several shows dedicated to Amateur Cartoonists. I think it is called M.O.P. They have some really great kind of stuff. I have been talking to one of the employees through their chat room and they are looking for any and all submissions. I'm sending some of mine out in the next couple of days. Go check it out and see if it is up your alley.

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Hello All

holierthancow — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 18:55:00 GMT

Hey I', new to the list and I was just chiming in to say "hi". I draw a few online comic strips, currently making http://www.rothandearl.com a focal point. Anyway I was just wondering how many other members have uber cool cartoon sites?

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Sorry I hadn't said anything before... ^_^;

Isaac — Mon, 06 Sep 2004 14:15:20 GMT

Hello there! I'm new to this group and to tribes: I joined on request of the esteemed Feline Punk :D

Interests: wanton destruction, art, ferrets, philosophy, quantum mechanics/theoretical physics, mythology, ancient world history (I'm not too keen on modern world history, though), computer games, science and science-fiction, anime, manga, peace, and annoying the living hell out of a choice few >:)

Origins: Massachussetts

Occupation: suffering... er *cough*, I mean, military... United States Air Farce!

Don't expect too much activity from me... I tend to get cought-up in every day life a wee bit too easily.

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woohoo, I'm new here.

Kristal — Fri, 03 Sep 2004 06:32:13 GMT

Lets see. I'm 20, and I'm surrently a Biology major at UM. I'v been drawing comics since I was 12. So my trying to become a doctor is just a back up plan if my comicing doesnt work ^_^;

hmmm... heres a link to one of my most latests works. It's just a simple print my writer and I used to make flyers of our wecomic ( http://getalife.mspencer.net ). http://getalife.mspencer.net/images/edwin/prints/butterfly-final.jpg <- the art

My writer, who also happens to be an animation major, did the background and the brush effects on the edges. I did the main lineart and coloring. All done in photoshop.

I heard someone saying they wanted to take some photoshop classes. I reccomend you find yourself a copy of the program and play around with it first. All i learned to do, i learned alone. I'm sure if you got a strong hold on it, and then took a class, it would make it just the easier. I wish my silly school had a bigger art department and they offered digital art classes for non art majors *sighs*

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hi?

Sun, 29 Aug 2004 16:44:18 GMT

Ok, You can call me Bibliophile. I'm 17 and currently enrolled in the most spoiled public school in the midwest. My interest tend to be geekish, such as mythology, fantasy, D&Ding, drawing, animals, programming, anthromorphics, etc. I'm not really sure what I'm going to end up doing, but I see art as possibly being a big part of it. I'm not very good, but I'm working very hard to improve my art skills. At school, I'm enrolled in Drawing and Painting 2 and plan on taking a class on photoshop usage and photography.

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Say hi!

Lyndse — Sat, 28 Aug 2004 03:37:52 GMT

All formalities aside, I want to talk about my vision for this community ("tribe") and what I'd like to do in the future.

First off, I want this to be a place where we're all friends, so I think it would be great if we could all make a personal introduction for ourselves, and talk about our involvement in the art world.

The photo section exists for the use of all the members of the tribe, so you can upload your artwork and photos, too. ^_^

Eventually, I'd like to be able to set up events like live chats with well-known cartoonists, trips to conventions, workshops, and that kind of stuff.

So anyway, now that that stuff is out of the way, let me say that everyone is welcome to post and reply to topics, and I'd like to start out by introducing myself.

My name is Lyndse, I'm 22, and I've been interested in art since I was itty-bitty, and decided that I wanted to persue cartooning as a career at the age of 11. I took art all through my public school career, and in high school I was a member of an extra-curricular art club.

I briefly attended community college in the fall of 2001 with a major in art. Due to circumstances beyond my control (and some that were well within it), and dissatisfaction with the curriculum, I didn't even finish the semester.

However, I've continued drawing (as if I could ever stop). I currently have several very detailed ideas for comic strips, web comics, and comic books, but NO IDEA how to bring those ideas to life. This is something that throughout my artistic training I've never learned how to do: cartooning apparently isn't considered a "serious" art form, because basically I was educated in more "traditional" forms of art.

I thought that there must be others out there like myself: you know, people who want to persue cartooning as a career but really don't know where to begin. Thus, I started this tribe.

That's it for me. It's lovely to have so many new people joining the tribe: I encourage you all to post an introduction on the discussion board for yourself: talk about how you came into cartooning, your favorite mediums, and why you decided to join the tribe. Please tell us about your other interests too... I'll answer questions about myself as they arise.

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Welcome to Amateur Cartoonists!

Lyndse — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 16:04:47 GMT

Welcome, everyone.

My name is Lyndse, and I am an amateur cartoonist. The reason I started this tribe is firstly because there were no tribes specifically catering to cartoonists, and secondly because I wanted to create a community for beginning cartoonists to become familiar with their world and become established cartoonists.

The idea here is to share our individual strengths and expertise with others who may not have that knowledge in an easy to understand, simple, "for dummies" format in order to ease those less familiar into the world of cartooning. This community will help the amateur to become expert, and the experts to help amateurs.

Also, remember if you will to please use jargon sparingly; if you must use industry or field terms, please explain for the rest of us.

Ideas for matters to be discussed here:

** Education (where the best instruction can be found, what can be learned, what should be taught)
** Employment (how to find employment in the world of cartooning, and how to find the sort of beginning jobs that could jumpstart a career in cartooning)
** Enterprize (how to make money off of our art, how to find a fan base)
** Supplies (brands, types, arguements for one tool over another)
** Technique (how to use supplies and programs to create and enhance our art)
** Technology (what technology exists for artists in the modern studio? what computer programs can be used to better assist our art? how do we share our art with the masses?)

Again: welcome all fellow cartoonists, expert and amateur. Here's to our success!

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