Comic Pages
last updated 2018-04-17
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For any questions, comments, or concerns you may have, please contact me.
Inks
$65
Black and white inked pages.
This is the base price for all comic pages
Many Panels
+$30
Pages with more than six (6) panels take significantly more time and effort to design, draw, and color. Only +$15 for inks and spot tone.
+ Extra Detail
+ TBD
For highly detailed scripts where the increase in detail will take significantly more time. Figured on a case by case basis as I review your script
Grayscale Pages
+ $30
Black and White drawings with spot flat tone, screen tone, textures, etc. You can specify what and where you would like it or leave it to me.
Character-Only Color
+ $30
Line drawings with colored characters and important foreground objects. BG is B&W, monochrome, or a single ‘paper’ and line color.
Flat-Color Pages
+ $30
Flat color, no shading. This style can be used in simpler drawings or to keep integrity of linework. I’ll make all the colors purty and work together.
Full-Color Pages
+ $60
These are colored in a flat style. Basic cell shading with a little bit of blending the shadows to decrease some sharp edges.
Questions about your project:
- NSFW? – Sorry, that’s an automatic no-go. I don’t do it.
- Script ready?
- Do you have a deadline?
- Do you have references for colors/places/characters/objects/etc.?
- What genre(s) does your story fall into?
- What mood/feel/tone are you going for?
- Who is your audience? (boys/girls/teens/etc.)
- Things I do you really like that you want to see incorporated?
- Size?
- RGB? CMYK?
What I will need from you:
- Script
- Reference images
- Mood/color/style examples
- Name, Address, Phone #, Email (for contract purposes)
Process
Rough Thumbnails
- not very pretty
- purpose is getting a rough idea of the layout and composition and pacing of the story
- shows the big idea, no medium or minor details
- you can opt out of seeing these if you want
Layouts & Pencils
- rough sketch quality with final borders
- purpose is getting the whole page fleshed out and ready for inking
- should include most medium details, expressions, and some minor details
Inks
- final lines – I’ll send early stages for critique, then finish darks and variation in lineweight
- this phase is harder to edit
Tone or Color
- color comps if deemed necessary
- rough color and lighting
- purpose is to apply tone or color to the final pages
- if a project has multiple pages, there will be one rough color page per project or series – if a project significantly changes in location/lighting, we can do another rough for the change
Final Adjustments
- phase in which I check everything to make it’s perfect
- eyelights are in, edges look good, anything else I might have missed
- adjustments for print if the colors are dark (this does not mean they’ll necessarily perfect for printing)
Final Images To You
- you pay me anything else you might owe me from the initially agreed sum and any edits I have done
- I send you the images (.tiff in RGB, .png in RGB, and .tiff in CMYK if asked for)
Notices:
- Remember: I’m always open to questions.
- There will be a $5-25 charge for each revision made after the allowed number or after a page has been deemed completed. Revisions to be made after a contract has been fulfilled may require a new contract.
- The final image files will be in .tiff format unless otherwise requested.
- Royalties will be discussed and determined during the contract signing process based upon your plans for the comic.
- Upon full payment, the final pages are yours to is yours to print/place/use as you wish.
- I retain rights to use the final work in my portfolio wherever that may exist. I retain rights to all process work (sketches and development), unless we specifically negotiate that in our contract. I also retain rights to share process and final works with my family and peer feedback group.
- If it’s not in your script, it won’t be included! So please reread your scripts and make sure they include everything you want from me. Changes mid-process count as revisions.
FAQs
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How do I pay you?
Paypal or Venmo preferred.
When do I pay you?
I prefer all up front, half front/half end, or page by page payment. We can determine that in the contract process
I really want [insert genre/artist style here]. Can you do that?
No. If you want that style, go find someone who does it. I don’t have time to learn totally new styles just for your comic.
Do you do collaborations?
If you’re asking if I’ll work with you for free or for a split of unsecured profits? No. I’m sorry. I’ve got bills to pay and my own projects waiting for me.
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