I’ve attempted to write a FAQ a few times but they’ve always ended up not helpful or helpful but depressing. But due to a recent spike in questions I’ve decided to just go for it.
Besides this post, the FAQ also got it’s own permanent page.
Is Guy and Wayne a couple?
- No they’re just friends, if that’s a word you can use to describe their relationship. Frenemies?
Do Frank, Guy and Wayne live together, like are they roommates?
- This is unclear even to me, If a joke requires them to be roommates, then that’s what they are.
What’s Guy’s real name?
- I’m not sure, I haven’t asked.
Hello, I’m a writer and I need someone to draw a comic, I can’t pay right now, (maybe later if the comic sells) but It’ll be good practice and great exposure for you! are you interested?
- No, I got my own stories I would like to tell if I ever got the time. Also those reasons aren’t real.
Do you have any tips on how to start a webcomic?
- Just start it.
No, Really.
I don’t know how to make a website for my comic, can you help?
- Neither did I but then I Googled “comicpress” you should too.
How do you become a professional artist?
- By having people pay you to do art. You can be a professional artist at any skill level, as long as you make a living out of your craft, you’re by definition a “professional artist”.
Of course, the more skilled you are, the bigger the chance of someone paying you. but you need to market yourself, very few artist just gets “found”.
How long have you been drawing?
- I started for real around 2003, then around 2006 I decided it’s what I’d like to do with my life.
Do you exhibit at any conventions?
- I’d like to, I attended San Diego Comic Con in 2011, but I’ve yet to exhibit at any convention. Living in Sweden makes the logistics and expenses very overwhelming.
Some day!
How did you come up with Twogag?
- It kinda just evolved from a vacuum. I only knew what I didn’t want in the comic. I didn’t want Twogag to rely on pop culture references, I didn’t want any self insertion characters and I didn’t want it to be about videogames.
How do I become an artist?
- Draw.
How do I become a writer?
- Write.
I’d like to become better at drawing, got any tips?
- Everybody says this, but it’s the only way, man. Just draw, draw, draw, draw. Sacrifice your gaming, friend and movie time and draw some more.
But something every aspiring artist should ask themselves is; “do I actually like to draw, or do I just like the idea of drawing?”
I want to become a professional webcartoonist, got any tips?
- Love drawing, hate money.
If you meet the above criteria and do create a webcomic, market it. Don’t just post your pages or strips and expect readers to find it.
Do you write your comics beforehand or just free-ball it?
- I generally start out with a vague idea or concept and develop it either in my head or as I write it.
It’s a good idea to remove yourself from distractions such as the internet while doing this. I used to browse sites a lot with the excuse “I’m looking for inspiration.” but that has yet to work.
What software do you use?
- Adobe Photoshop.
What version of Photoshop do you use?
- It doesn’t matter.
What’s the best question you’ve been asked?
- This one.
Will you ever make a FAQ?
- I have a feeling the frequency of this question will subside, but yes.
Tim also misunderstood when franked asked him to give him a hand. Frank got rid of him after the second time that happened.
Kinda reminds me of that vicious plant that Frank had Wayne taking care of.
You mean he’s not a twilight character?
What about the pale skin, and empty, hollow eyes of someone who had lost his soul?
(ok, I guess that last part is par for the course in the pop music industry, but still…)
Exactly what I intended to write.
Though Justin is just too young to play a Twilight character. How many high-school aged characters played by someone less than 23 years old do we actually see in TV andmovies?
So, the pop music industry is filled with sparkling vampires? Now that scares me.
Does anyone else care about how “Tim” seems to have missplaced a few appendages?
For what I see, it seems more like he’s missing some appendages, or atleast they’re kind of invisble…
A rather uncanny resemblance to Wayne.
His neck looks too long and thin. Kinda scary…
I have this feeling that Frank would be a great partner with GlaDOS.
GLaDOS*
All hail grammar nazi!
I never get her name right. Never.
I can forgive you for that.. Not so sure GLaDOS would though..
Today’s lesson…
When Frank says “Hold this” always use the tongs.
The tong-holding tongs, that is.
x10^n
That’s how cautious one needs to be when holding ANYTHING! of Franks
Tim looks normal to m- OH GOD WHERE ARE HIS ARMS
Yet he isn’t angry with Frank in the first panel.
Well, he’s careful not to snap at Frank. I bet that’s how he lost his arms.
He lost one arm in a lab accident. *Then* he snapped at Frank…
My mind added those <..>
Assisting with research and Research Assistant is a much more important distinction than I previously thought. Now I’m scared to go to that job tomorrow…
I feel bad that I didn’t notice Tim was missing his arms until the last panel.
I didn’t notice until reading your comment.
Casualty of being my first comic this morning before having coffee.
Plus, I’m hungover! ;)
Does anyone else view this page on a smartphone? I keep getting popup ads that redirect me to a “win an iPhone 5″ pages before the comic has loaded. Makes it near impossible to read this site on Android phone. Galaxy s2 if it makes a difference.
Is it.. Is it..BAD that i thought this fellow seemed perfectly normal the first three or four times I looked at him?
I read the comic twice before I realized the dude was missing arms.
the guy loses his arms because of frank and yet he greets him properly…
strange.
Frank remind me of GLaDOS from Portal. Because of the science. And the killing. That monster.
Frank must be losing his edge. I mean, he was involved in his “research”, but Frank left him alive?
My name is Tim and I have the same hair color…
Creepy…
BUT do you have arms, or did you type that with your nose?
I swear to god I didn’t realize he had no arms until the last panel.