Career
Craft
Self-Publishing
Misc
General Resources
- Graphic Artists Guild
- Creator Resource
- Pick Up the Flow
- National Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts Directory
- Central Vapeur Pro
- Illustration Quebec
- MeFu
- The AOI
- The Big Artist Opportunities List
- Artist Resource Links
- RACC Calls for Artists
- Chillsubs: a database for writing and comic opportunities
- Finding Freelance Clients
- CreativeScotland’s Illustrated Freelancer’s Guide
- The Comics Cultural Impact Collective
- Guide to Work-For-Hire Contracts from the National Writers Union
- Comics Advocacy Group
Finance
Taxes
Rates and Contracts
- Litebox Rate Sharing
- Freelance Solidarity Rate Sharing
- Indy (Templates for Contracts, Invoices, Emails, ETC)
- Creator Resource Contract Templates
- PACTS’s Contract and Legal Form Templates
- Australian Society of Authors Rates and Conditions
- Writing Your Own Contract: Pre-Contract Checklist
- Freelancers Union Contract Creator
- CARFAC-RAAV Minimum Recommended Fee Schedule
Calculators and Useful Sheets
- #PublishingPaidMe/#FairPageRates Spreadsheet
- Freelance Rate Calculator Spreadsheet
- Kel McDonald’s Bookkeeping Spreadsheet (make a copy!)
- Comic Creator Finance Workbook
- When Do I Earn Out? (advance and royalty calculator)
Misc
Agents
Pitching
Publishing
- A Guide to Comic Book Publishers (Updated 2023)
- The Definitive List of Comic Publisher Submission Guidelines for 2019
- How I Prepare For The First Meeting With My Publicity/Marketing Team
- Understanding and Negotiating Book Publication Contracts
- When Do I Earn Out? Am Advance-Royalty Calculator
- Webtoon Platforms ToUs for Creators
- Traditional Publishing for Cartoonists by Cathy G Johnson
Conventions
- Inklusion Guide: Innovating access in the literature sector
- Convention Expense vs. Profit Worksheet
- Author Purchase Program (purchase your books in bulk for cons)
- How To Be A Con Artist
Productivity
Writing Tools
Art, Publishing & Editing Programs
Digital Art Tools
Fonts & Lettering
- Blambot
- Todd Klein’s The Art and History of Lettering Comics
- Sara’s Fonts
- Text Placement and Balancing
- https://velvetyne.fr/
- https://usemodify.com/
- https://www.collletttivo.it/
- https://lobbby24.com/
- https://iginomarini.com/fell/the-revival-fonts/
- https://www.linyangchen.com/Typography-Fell-Types-font
- Digital Ames Guide
Reference
- Line of Action Figure Drawing Tool
- AdorkaStock
- SketchDaily Figure Reference
- Claire’s Historical Fashion Reference & Resources
- Fat Photo Ref
- Free Photo Muscle
- Magic Poser
- Reference Angle: Find Heads in any Angle
- Animal Angle: Find Animal Heads in any Angle
- JookPubStock
- How To Block AI-Generated Images From Google Search Using uBlacklist
Comics Misc
Art Education
Crowdfunding
Distribution
Website Building
Cartoonist Databases
Residencies
- TransArtists Open Calls
- Artist Communities Residencies Program Profiles
- Parks For The Arts (US only)
- Yaddo (International)
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