You know what time it is! Let's get this thing started.
Manga/Comic/Webcomic Production related.
DJ Coffman I've been a fan of this man for a long time now. His blog has helpful tips & how-tos on making comics. Right now, his blog is following his journey on making a new webcomic. Follow along to see the process.
The Comic Academy Has a variety of tutorials on both making and marketing comics. You can easily apply this information to manga & of course webcomics.
DigiCon Did you get to go to the DigiCon this year? I did! It's the first Digital Comic Convention. Creators, new and old go to share their craft, sale their wares and hold awesome panels. It's just like the normal conventions, only digital!
Bad Webcomics In order to make your webcomic better, it's helpful to know what makes a webcomic bad. This site reviews bad webcomics, telling you exactly why it sucks and even sometimes has tips on how to make it better. Like getting a better artist, or more practice writing stories.
YA Highway This site focuses on young adult books, but don't let that turn you off if you don't like that genre. It has a wealth of information from publishing advice, to book reviews, writing tips & tricks and more!
Fashion Related.
Need to figure out a character's outfit? Need a new look for yourself? This is the section for you!
The Costumer's Guide to Movie Costumes This site features movie costumes from a variety of different eras. No matter what time period your character is from, you're sure to find inspiration here.
Fatshionista! You have a character with curve, but you aren't sure how to dress them? Check out this livejournal. It features tips for shopping, Outfits of the day, and fashion advice.
Offbeat Bride Do you or your characters have a wedding coming up, but you don't want it to be a typical affair? Look no further for unusual wedding inspiration.
The Budget Fashionista Helping you save while still looking hot.
Time Wasters.
My personal favorite section. For when you know you having things to get done, but it's just so fun to procrastinate.
Ink Outbreak Sign up & find new webcomics in all the genres you love. I found 6 new ones on the first day I visited the site! I've been finding more daily.
The Hype Machine It's kinda like Pandora. Find awesome new music from awesome new artists.
Free Rice Play the vocab game to boost your vocabulary and donate rice to people who need it. In the same vein, The Animal Rescue Site has games and such to help donate to various good causes.
Ghost Robo on youtube He's my favorite video game reviewer on youtube. He plays the latest games, but also games with a cult following. Like anything Atlus makes. Check him out, he's good.
Measy Find the perfect gadget.
Drawn to Life This tumblr is devoted to showing concept art of awesome animated movies and tv shows.
Abduzeedo I love the digital art tutorials on this site. Vectips is similar, but with a focus on vector art tutorials.
Do It Yourself.
You like to make things, eh? Well this section is for you.
P.S. I Made This Find awesome new fashion projects here.
Knitted Oaks I love to knit, but I'm a beginner. This blog has tons of tutorials for beginners that help make learning to knit a breeze. In the same vein, Zen Knitting & Thrifty Knitter do too!
Tutorializer on tumblr has a bunch of food, fashion, and decor DIY tutorials.
The Ultimate DIY Library: 100 blogs to help you build or make anything. That title says it all!
Feel free to suggest more sites for me to add I'll update this list all month, so be sure to check back for more new links. Don't forget to check out the original October Gifts & October Gifts 2 for even more links to awesome stuff!
Clubs:
ShopDreamUp AI ArtDreamUp
October Gifts 4.
It's that wonderful time of year again. Let's get the ball rolling!
Writing Related.
You've got a story in you. Let's get it out into the world.
750 Words & One Page Per Day. Stuck in a rut? These sites pose an interesting challenge. Write at least one page daily. You can use it to write a short story or use it as a journal. Either way, it gets you writing.
Language Is A Virus. Stuffed with tips, tricks, and writing prompts.
Plinky. Plinky's goal is to help you write better status updates. It gives you cool writing prompts to help get you thinking. You can share your answers as well.
Do It Yourself.
Get crafty with these great sites.
Just a reminder.
May 5th is Free Comic Book Day. Please support your local comic book store. Seriously, it's like Black Friday for them. They get your business, you get free comics. It's a win-win. Not sure where your local comic book store is? Look it up here. Bonus points if you head in there dressed as a comic book character.
Also, I haven't had a journal question in months so here's a new one: What is your favorite comic genre?
Pre-Occupied Without You.
I haven't been as active here as I'd like to be. I've been living in the "Real World". I work 42 hours a week at a job I can't stand. It leaves me so tired, I don't have the energy to make art. Which is really bad, considering my dream is to be a comic book creator/artist. I have a poll up right now relating to this, and I'd really appreciate all your feedback. It's hard to stay encouraged when my job takes away my ability to do the one thing I truly love.
I don't mean this to sound as whining. I'm extremely thankful I have a job, as I live in an area where jobs are extremely scarce. I'm just depressed because I miss having the time to do a
Harry Potter Art Week!
After some calculations I realized it would cost me over $900 to go to Leaky Con this year. As much as I'd love to go, I simply can't afford it. So, I think I'll just draw Harry Potter related stuff that week (July 13-17th, 2011) and pretend I'm there.
To make this more interesting, I'm inviting all of you to draw HP related art too! It doesn't have to be just actual HP characters. You can draw yourself as a Hogwarts student or your characters as students. Let's see how much art we can get out there! The more diverse the better. Art styles don't matter here, create however you'd like. I'll be sure to post reminders before the week starts too
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I like the fasion sites...I'll have to check those one's out more.