You Should Make A Mini Comic!

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I love mini comics! Today I show off some of the mini comics in my collection and urge everyone to make their very own mini comic!
Thanks to Bryden for sending me a copy of his mini comic Cyber Gecko! You can contact Brayden about buying your own copy of Cyber Gecko by e-mailing him here: brayden.clinton2004@gmail.com
If you have any questions about any of the artist or mini comics I mentioned leave a message in the comment section and I'll do my best to answer you.
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@M_Emeritz 7 жыл бұрын

Now I want to make some more minicomics! I've only made one so far and it was a lot of fun.

@ScottSerkland 7 жыл бұрын

Yes! It's working. More mini comics!

@floskywalker6220 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve already made one, I just needed motivation to start my mini comic series rift zombies. It’s literally time travelling zombies. It’s so stupid I love it

@ScottSerkland 5 жыл бұрын

That sounds like an awesome premise to me!

@charliewilson3610 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I have too many ideas to do in traditional full scale publishing and I don't know if my art is up to it. Minicomics would be a great way to try them out.

@ScottSerkland 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, that sounds like a great idea.

@KevinCrossArt 7 жыл бұрын

Rad vid! Let's talk about the Dumptruck. I want to do it again, but I need to figure out if I have time. I love me some mini-comics!

@ScottSerkland 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Same here! Let's discuss.

@MarshMakesComics 7 жыл бұрын

I love this video man!!! Mini Comics rock!!! And Thanks for the shout!

@ScottSerkland 7 жыл бұрын

Donkey Jaw Projects I messed up your shout out. I think I said Donkey Jaw Productions instead of projects.

@alexxtop5 3 жыл бұрын

Marsh makes comics, i watch your vids

@braydenclinton7012 7 жыл бұрын

@Scott Serkland thanks for showing of my mini comic and i hope that everyone who make comics succeed.

@ScottSerkland 7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Me too!

@sumitpawaskar1207 3 жыл бұрын

i love the dust jacket you made for young and the dead. i like the idea that how mini comics make one more experimental, not only with content but how you are going to present the content.

@ScottSerkland 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I had a lot of fun designing those mini comics.

@Joel-zv9ov 7 жыл бұрын

Cool video! I was working on a mini-comic while watching and it got me extra jazzed about doing it. Thanks

@ScottSerkland 7 жыл бұрын

You don't know how happy I am to hear that! That's Awesome!

@alexxtop5 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@NerdLensStudios 4 жыл бұрын

So glad I found this cool video! I've listened to it several times over each time I sit down to work on my comic. Something about your videos reminds me of old shows from the 90s lol. And your enthusiasm is so contagious!

@ScottSerkland 4 жыл бұрын

Thant means a lot. Thank you! That's pretty much what I'm going for.

@NerdLensStudios 4 жыл бұрын

@@ScottSerkland haha cool! Mission accomplished!

@goblingrimm4146 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the great ideas. Currently working on 2 comics and the idea of doing a quick, small mini comic to give me an idea of what I can do in what sort of time, is a great idea. Also I like the idea of the little add ons and cool touches that can be added to the minis.

@ScottSerkland 6 жыл бұрын

That sounds like an awesome plan. I think one of the biggest mistakes cartoonists make is to start off with an overly ambitious project. I think it's better to start small and build on that experience.

@CreedStonegate 7 жыл бұрын

Great video Scott, quite the sales pitch! Mini comics are a cool way to manage the size of the project. You've even got me thinking of trying a comic again damn you. :P

@ScottSerkland 7 жыл бұрын

Ha Ha! I'd love to see a mini comic from you!

@jmgranat 7 жыл бұрын

LOVE the way you just popped up at the start lol! Great vid!

@ScottSerkland 7 жыл бұрын

Jesse Granat Yeah, I get a little excited when I talk about mini comics.

@viennperidot1119 6 жыл бұрын

I'm going to make a minicomic for my Patrons this year and their suffering will be ENTIRELY your fault! Your enthusiasm for them is very infectious XD

@ScottSerkland 6 жыл бұрын

Ha Ha, I'm willing to accept that responsibility, anything to get more mini comics out in the world. although I would be surprise if your patrons don't end up loving it.

@greenpuffle 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! You can really go the extra mile with mini comics as you showed! I'm considering more so now to do a mini comic. :)

@ScottSerkland 6 жыл бұрын

Mini comics have been a great experience for me. You should try one.

@brynnhassan4275 5 жыл бұрын

I’m only in middle school and I created a 5 paged one! It was a lot of fun and this video really helped me get ideas (I ended up working with a cartoon Dino) these artists are very good and hope to be this advanced someday! Thanks for the video!

@ScottSerkland 5 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, Sounds like your off to a great start! I'm always happy to hear that I'm helping you, artists, to get started making comics!

@sketchingwithscot 6 жыл бұрын

Oh this sounds interesting.

@marchofthebullcomics 2 жыл бұрын

Im working on something I think your really gonna want to see. I’ll keep you posted -Ryan/Marchofthebullcomics

@moi-cb9yh 5 жыл бұрын

Yay! Holly Brown! Make sure you guys to check out her KZfaq Channel!

@ScottSerkland 5 жыл бұрын

Holly's great! So prolific. I wish I was so on top of things when I was her age.

@reigen4030 5 жыл бұрын

I've made like one finished comic and it's like 4 pages long so I'm going to scan it in along with another one I made and print that so it's like a two in one minicomic.

@ScottSerkland 5 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a great plan.

@aurematic 3 жыл бұрын

It's so weird how he doesn't look at the camera but himself on the screen XD

@ScottSerkland 3 жыл бұрын

I never noticed that. I’ll have to work on that.

@nataliej9556 7 жыл бұрын

I made 50 mini comic books and I got 50 dollars

@ScottSerkland 7 жыл бұрын

Natalie J At first I thought you put $500 and I was like "wow". But whatever you're earning the important thing is your're making them and spreading the word about mini comics.

@dickbison Жыл бұрын

You know what, you from 6 years ago? I should. And I will! Thank you :)

@ScottSerkland Жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

@dickbison Жыл бұрын

@@ScottSerkland Just finished page 5, almost there :) I'm actually uploading them as a webcomic, but having a concrete nad reachable goal like that really helps with motivation!

@bellafemedia 2 жыл бұрын

That’s way-inspiring! Thanks for the cool show.

@ScottSerkland 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@tylerjones934 4 жыл бұрын

Scott I think as a team of creators of mini comics I think we should make mini comic dump truck

@ScottSerkland 4 жыл бұрын

That would be cool, but I know form the problems that Kevin had with the original. it's really hard for most people to deliver.

@AlphaProto 2 жыл бұрын

Is there any money in mini comics/ashcan? Or are they just fliers/pamphlets to promote your work?

@ScottSerkland 2 жыл бұрын

That's a good question, Sadly a lot of times there isn't a lot of money in mini comics, however I think there is an opportunity to market them as limited edition hand-created works of art and charge a premium for the amount of effort that goes into creating them. If you want to do this successfully you might build up interest in your mini's, then run a pre-order for a limited run and a drop date, once they are gone , they are gone and charge more. You could be quite successful.

@JoshuaKemble 7 жыл бұрын

Word! Mini comics are great!

@ScottSerkland 7 жыл бұрын

Joshua Kemble couldn't agree more.

@JimmyGodspeed 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your passion with this great video

@ScottSerkland 5 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. Happy to hear you liked the video.

@castaliafierce8466 4 жыл бұрын

I'm currently working on a mini comic about an archeologist trapped in Egypt which is a parody of all archeology tropes 'cause I'm an ancient history student lol

@ScottSerkland 4 жыл бұрын

That sounds pretty interesting.

@bradutterstrom4105 7 жыл бұрын

lol how many takes did you have to do to pop up at the beginning without laughing? I legit laughed and had to rewatch it several times. Didn't watch the rest of the video though. But I'm sure it was great!

@ScottSerkland 7 жыл бұрын

All one take! It doesn't always go that smoothly, but one in a while you nail it.

@PeterPalmiotti 7 жыл бұрын

Great video Scott!

@ScottSerkland 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter!

@nickslessor1349 4 жыл бұрын

do you post to australia

@closcsprings 5 жыл бұрын

Now i feel like doing a mini comic. Guess im gna start.

@ScottSerkland 5 жыл бұрын

You definitely should!

@jessemersier1825 6 жыл бұрын

Those thess had given way to web comics😊. Had thought of doing another from time to time.

@ScottSerkland 6 жыл бұрын

You total should!

@jessemersier1825 6 жыл бұрын

Serkworks Art Labs Did one once years ago....wonder whatever became of it....😶

@bryanthardin5514 Жыл бұрын

I want to make mini comics how do i draw sightlines like same regular comic create my characters or use public domain possibility

@ScottSerkland Жыл бұрын

It’s really up to you. There is no right or wrong way to make a mini comic.

@bryanthardin5514 Жыл бұрын

@@ScottSerkland thank you for those wise words important cet

@-peel7633 7 жыл бұрын

What sizes of paper do you use for mini comics?

@ScottSerkland 7 жыл бұрын

For mini comics I use 8 1/2" X 11" folded then I trim them to give them a full bleed look. I make a dust cover also 8 1/2 " X 11" folded without a bleed so the finished product is 11 1/2" X 11" folded.

@-peel7633 7 жыл бұрын

Ok Thanks! Do you hand draw your pictures and then scan them I'm or do you draw digitally?

@ScottSerkland 7 жыл бұрын

Typically, I pencil and ink by hand and do colors and lettering digital, but I'm looking to do more of the penciling digitally as well.

@-peel7633 7 жыл бұрын

Serkworks Art Labs Thank you for your feedback. Does using art digitally look different because I'm considering that option.

@ScottSerkland 7 жыл бұрын

It really depends on how good a digital artist you are. There are artist out there who can make digital inking look indistinguishable from traditional. I say use whatever tools you are most comfortable with.

@kapowcomics5183 3 жыл бұрын

I just started making mini comics to get customers for my regular comics

@ScottSerkland 3 жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea. It’s kind of what they were doing with the old ash cans.

@sketchingwithscot 6 жыл бұрын

11:33 cool

@ScottSerkland 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scot!

@nopewmv3377 6 жыл бұрын

Mm-hmm, gonna try this

@ScottSerkland 6 жыл бұрын

You definitely should!

@emathomas6401 4 жыл бұрын

I gotta get in on this

@ScottSerkland 4 жыл бұрын

You totally should!

@jackmicco7103 6 жыл бұрын

Mini comics are the best

@ScottSerkland 6 жыл бұрын

I can’t argue with that.

@frankdavf4599 5 жыл бұрын

¡SUPER!

@ScottSerkland 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@amandayates149 3 жыл бұрын

I'm starting a new mini comic series

@ScottSerkland 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Amanda! Good Luck!

@allieyi 6 жыл бұрын

I didn't even know minicomics were a thing! I want to try this with a few friends!

@ScottSerkland 6 жыл бұрын

Definitely a thing, a pretty awesome thing!

@RanjanBesekar 4 жыл бұрын

I have already made many mini comics

@ScottSerkland 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! There can never be too many mini comics!

@DouglasPendletonintherealms 7 жыл бұрын

I see Ocho back there.

@ScottSerkland 7 жыл бұрын

You can't have an episode about mini comics without representing Arizona's longest running mini comic! Are you an Ocho fan?

@DouglasPendletonintherealms 7 жыл бұрын

I have seen his mini-comic on Kickstarter. I am going to throw some change at it.

@sarfrazsahi5895 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much i love this comic book idea,I will earn many dollars now....

@ScottSerkland 4 жыл бұрын

When you make many dollars let me know how. I’m still trying to crack that formula. In my experience your more likely to make “mini” dollars. But they’re a joy to create.

@christinefoxcroft8486 4 жыл бұрын

I've made 26

@ScottSerkland 4 жыл бұрын

Nice. I think you have me beat!

@GudduKhan-vx1bk 6 жыл бұрын

How to make easy comics books

@ScottSerkland 6 жыл бұрын

Pretty much :)

@tylerjones934 7 жыл бұрын

I love to make homemade comics so much that I can make a new machine mini comics about bluegrass music with Raul area animals and history of each instrument used in bluegrass and old time mountain music and fiddle tunes it's a Looney tunes kind of style like Hanna barara cartoon style thank you Ms.tyler jones

@ScottSerkland 7 жыл бұрын

That's great example of how diverse the subject matter in comic can be. A lot of people may say "I don't like comics" when in reality they are saying is "I don't like super heroes" because they think that's all comics can be. Comics can be as diverse as prose, but you rarely get people saying " I don't like books" A bluegrass fan may think they don't like comics but maybe they just haven't discovered your comic.