Hi, i have just a few days in Tapastic and not even uploaded my first comic yet LOL
But surely i had read a lot of info in the site and now the forums, there´s a lot of good advice, help and friendship here, that i´m already happy to had registered.. Tears apart..
One thing i had done with good results has been knowing other artists from all levels, for friendship, work or both. I know is difficult when you try to get close to some hyped artist and they look at you over their shoulder like a vampire.. In that case i just look at their work.
Many people feels intimidated and depressed for this (compare his/her work with other better) But you need to overcome that fact and start to look for what makes that artist special? What can you learn from him (skills, tips, work, promotion, personality)? It´s not about plagiarism or being his clone, but recognition of our strenghts and weaknesses to change and improve.
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