One of the more overlooked part of the comic process is the lettering, which is such an important step to get right. It may not be as flashy as the art, but bad lettering can throw a reader completely out of a story, so here are a few tips! More art and comic hacks can be found in the classroom here :) Let me know if you have any questions!

While I work on creating a final version of the two most popular choices of our squid poll (#4 and #5) for a final vote... and waiting for the course videos to finish uploading for the 90-Day Comic Course... Here's a Character Design Art Hack since I've gotten a lot of questions about this lately :) Specifically addressing an often overlooked aspect of designing your characters, and that’s understanding weight! Check the classroom for more Art Hacks!

Whenever I am live on social I probably answer these questions a thousand times 😂 "what brush I am using?" "what ink I am using?" "what paper am I inking on?" So I finally put together a nice big long Amazon list of all the different materials that I use and personally prefer for my work for anyone who wants recommendations OR is looking to test out new materials! Check it out here: https://amzn.to/3MAvazi Also please share your favorite pens, pencils, inks, watercolors, paper, markers, paint, canvases, etc. below! I personally am always interesting in trying out new pens despite the fact that I already have 5000+ pens cluttering my studio 🫣

A topic I get asked about often from students and artist looking to dive into comic art is always about using line weight. It’s synonymous with comic art, so I thought I’d share a few examples of why and how we use it! As always check the classroom for more art and story hacks

How often are you moving your camera in your comics? Are you worried you’re going to get lost, or worse, the reader is? Well let’s remedy that with ‘anchor objects'! More story and art hacks in the classroom