Comic Strip Creation: Illustrating Unique Stories

Overview

“Don’t start comics if your goal is to get rich. That’s not to say you can’t, but making money is secondary to actually making the comics. The good news is that if you put a lot of effort into your work and stay consistent, there are several ways to monetize that. I’ll share some of the different ways to make your comic profitable and even how to turn them into a career as a cartoonist.”

In this video lesson Jimmy Craig addresses the topic: Monetizing Your Work, which is part of the Domestika online course: Comic Strip Creation: Illustrating Unique Stories. Learn how to develop, draw, and digitize your sketches to create a successful illustrated comic strip for social media.

Partial transcription of the video

“Monetizing Your Work We talked about releasing your comic on social media. Now we'll see how to monetize your work. Actually, don't make a comic because you wanna get rich, make one because you love doing it, but it can still be profitable. I'll share with you a few of the ways I monetize my work. First and foremost, don't rush into this, definitely don't prioritize making money from your comic, first prioritize the content, and then consider ways of monetizing it. The first thing I did was printing them at home and sending them in shipping tubes, and my process has evolved over the years, ...”

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Course summary for: Comic Strip Creation: Illustrating Unique Stories

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (129)
• 2626 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (1h 33m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Comic, Narrative, Storyboard, Storytelling, Traditional illustration