Writer and long-time Comics Experience member Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos discusses how she approaches her work when times get tough.
Creator: Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos
Comics: DR163 | Insider Art
Pitsirilos says: “Don’t give up. I’ve been told so many times ‘No, no, no’ in my career. ‘You’ll never be able to do this.’ Keep believing in yourself. If it’s not working out and not making you happy, find another way to do it”
Colorist Emily Elmer Walker discusses how her Comics Experience course was even better than a course at a traditional art school.
Creator: Emily Elmer Walker
Comics: Grief (get it digital); Athena Voltaire (get it digital)
Art: Instagram
Walker says: “I find Comics Experience more relaxed than art school. It’s that safe space. In Introduction to Coloring, Dean White was a guest… He taught me I could do things painterly, didn’t have to do cell shading. It helped me find my coloring style.”
Colorist Pippa Bowland discusses how online classes eliminated the distance between her and expert instruction.
Creator: Pippa Bowland
Comic: Ash and Thorn (get it digital)| 2000 AD (get it in print & digital)
Bowland says: “You still get that feedback whenever you need it (taking online classes). I didn’t miss anything at all — and I’m in another country. I wouldn’t change a minute of it. I preferred it to going to a real art school. I wouldn’t be where I’m at without it.“
Comics Experience member Amber Love discusses how Intro to Writing Comics helped pull back the curtain on the comics industry for her.
Creator: Amber Love
Comic: Insider Art
Love says: “Everything was some kind of secret. I didn’t think there was anyone willing to share their information. There’s gotta be a way to break into this. I signed up for Intro to Writing Comics and it was a gold mine for me.”
Writer and CE member Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos discusses what’s different about Comics Experience and how it’s a daily habit for her.
Creator: Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos
Comics: DR163 | Insider Art
Pitsirilos says: “I am a daily user. I limit myself to one forum in my life and it’s Comics Experience. It’s such a great mix of creators at all different levels. We’re doing this together. We all have our own projects, but we’re all helping each other out.”
Colorist Emily Elmer Walker discusses how her storytelling leveled up through the collaborators she met at the Creators Workshop and from taking Introduction to Writing Comics.
Creator: Emily Elmer Walker
Comics: Grief (get it digital); Athena Voltaire (get it digital)
Art: Instagram
Walker says: “It’s been good for me and my career… I tried writing before, but couldn’t figure out how to get the story out. Biggest light bulb that went off in the class was breaking it down into steps. I wasn’t focused on the minutia. It was baby steps, it was perfect.”