Your Chance to Get a Straight Answer from N.C. Winters
… well, no promises (you can’t always expect straight talk from a cartoonist). We’re coming up on Freelance Freedom #100 and we have some cool stuff planned to celebrate, none of which you get to hear about until we actually publish Freelance Freedom #100. Except, that is, for the chance for our readership to collectively interview N.C. Winters about any unshakable questions you’ve had regarding the strip, N.C.’s art, process, or even first name. (No, I don’t know what it is.)
Pose your question in the comments below. Depending on volume, we may not be able to answer everyone, but it can’t hurt to pitch yours in.
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There are few nice mac apps (Comic Life) available that any amateur can use to make comic strips with little effort, especially useful if you are not an artist. What apps do you use to make your strips and what design process do you take when starting off a comic strip?
What’s your take on art such as works by Damien Hirst, Marcell Duchamp or Joseph Kosuth?
Where do you draw your inspiration from? For characters in your comics? For comic styles? In your work in general?
What if you take the human out of the cartoon strip? What object you would replace it with?
How do you get started in your character design? I was thinking of starting to design characters for clients and such and I have drawing experience, but I wanted to get a push in the right direction.
Thanks!
I really enjoy Black and white. Contrast and using greys.
If you did use B&W. How would that change the design.
Since you use color. How do you decide how you will use it.
PS: I enjoy your color strip as it is.
Would you consider doing a tutorial or article on creating comic strips over on our tutorial site http://vector.tutsplus.com/ . I’m a big fan by the way. We have loads of people over there that would love to learn from your experience and techniques, including me. I’ve been practicing comics, but the biggest problem for me is finding the right humor. Any comments on developing the comic’s humor would be welcome. Thx. Keep up the great work!
Do you have any plans to publish the Freelance Freedom strips as a book or on apparel? I would be first in line to buy a Freelance Freedom T-shirt!
What does “NC” stand for?
What’s your typical timeframe for producing a single strip?
What do you eat for breakfast?
I’m a big fan of your strips. I’m missing more girls in the comics. Do you think you can draw more woman characters?
What kind of career did the freelance dude have before he began freelancing?
Do you have any issues to draw something like hands, feet, proportions? What are your biggest problem areas when drawing?
You use Mac, Windows or Linux ???
Do you use some kind of touchpad for your drawings?
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I can draw on paper and scan but I’m looking for the fastest way to digitally ‘ink’ my drawings. Any suggestions?
Be honest, do you have any hidden cameras to gather material?