Recommendations garnered from

1. ‘Comics at the speed of life’

3. So Why WebComics?
• I’d just published a 10 year collection of my comics. It was time for
something new.
• I’m all about drawing comics fast. And life is short.
• I’d read a manifesto encouraging people to write stories.
• I wanted to share my experiences living in Cambodia to both Khmer and
foreign friends.
• For fun! (I lost money doing my comic, so anyone who wants to become
rich should leave now. )

4. 365 Comics!
Jan 01 – December
31 2011. I simply
‘jumped in’.

8. Webcomics Tips
• Stick to a schedule. That builds your audience.
• Use professional art tools, they save time
• There is no ‘correct’ way to do a webcomic.
The most successful vary widely.
• Friends, family, artist friends /art community
can be a big source of support.
• My own process:

10. Recommended Tools
• Pen, pencil, eraser –
I use marker pens.
– (many pros use
brush / nib pens)
• Computer, Scanner
– scan for print AND
web
• Art board / art
paper
• Khmer-English
dictionary
• Digital camera for
reference
• Free web site

11. What I
Learned

12. You can
be as
detailed
or simple
as you
like. Your
comic,
your rules

13. Whatever
makes you
happy, sad
or curious is
a good
start.

14. Web comics
allow you to
respond to
current
events in
‘real time’

17. One
comment
can make
your day.
(Moderate your comments.)

19. Always be ready – stories are
everywhere

20. Every day is a special day

21. Everybody
loves a good
Motodop
joke.

22. It’s always
a struggle
to balance
life and
art.

23. You are a
library of
stories – find
your best
way to share
them.

24. There are better topics than
procrastination.

25. Drawing &
sharing your
comic can
take time.
You may
miss your
friends.

26. I ended up creating two stories –
unintentionally.
(‘Carrot and Potato’)

27. ‘Apple and Pear’
Even when I’m being lazy, it’s easy to
lapse into character-driven narrative.

28. Tricks:
I use
templates,
stamps
& Puppets
(OMG, is this
cheating?)

30. Puppets –
how real do you feel?

31. There are now several ‘Weeksito’ puppets out
traveling the planet, an externalization of comics
into the ‘real’ world.

32. Free Comics for download:

33. That’s all!
Webcomics I like
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Additional links
www.quickdraw.me/blog