Screen Tones: A Webcomic Podcast

Sound effects are a classic in comics for a reason: we have a flat noiseless page and sometimes we want to give it a noise or two! There are all kinds of approaches to integrating sound effects depending on the mood of the scene, so finding ways that work with your webcomic-making process is an exercise that can really make your story more immersive! Let’s talk about it! ❓What is your favorite us...

So you got hit with Life™ and haven’t worked on your comic in a while, and now you’re trying to get back to it, but are having troubles getting things going again.  It may take time, but it’s never too late to get back on that horse and rebuild your confidence again. Join our hosts as they discuss tips and tricks to getting the comics horse saddled and back on the comics road. ❓Have you ever had...

All of us here may or may not have one or more characters that we favor in our webcomics, that we rotate in our minds slightly more than the other characters. We’ll borrow the term “blorbo” for whoever this is in your webcomic project. But webcomics take time, and telling a compelling story might make it so that you go a couple scenes (years) without that exciting blorbo. So let’s talk about that...

SCREEN TONES WILL BE AT TCAF (TORONTO COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL) 2026. STOP BY OUR TABLE FOR ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING WEBCOMICS. Depending on the scope and needs of your webcomic project, a webcomic platform can be a great addition, or alternative, to an independent website. Many platforms have come and gone across the years, but today in 2026, the most well known options are Webtoon, Tapas, and Comic Fu...

We spend a good chunk of time in one spot, drawing and writing our webcomics, so it makes a lot of sense to think about where that physically happens. Having a good space to make your webcomic is one of many things that can set you up for a healthy comic making habit, and if you haven’t thought about it before, we hope we can get you to start! ❓What is your favorite thing about your workspace??...

❓What do you look for when you join a community? A lot of webcomic creators think about maintaining a place for our readers to connect with each other, and enjoy our comics and other art. This might be the comment section already built into your host, a Patreon or YouTube comment area where folks can look at your side content and chat, or a real-time chat space like Discord or Twitch. They’re all...

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❓Have you come across a creator with a style that astounds you and wished you could bottle it up for yourself? Join us in the comments of today's video and let us know what skill or art feature just makes your mouth water! [DISCLAIMER] APRIL FOOLS! NO CREATORS WERE HURT IN THE MAKING OF THIS EPISODE. WE DO NOT CONDONE EATING CREATORS FOR THEIR POWER. ⭐️Support us on Patreon for monthly bonus...

We all love creating characters, and we want to make them feel like they could be real people. But at the end of the day, characters aren’t real people - they act as tools to help tell our stories, while hopefully still coming across as having a three-dimensional history and personality. Today we wanted to talk about how to interpret characters as storytelling tools - and what to do when your audi...

Contract work is specifically entering into some kind of agreement, where someone is paying you for your comic-related skills. It can be a simple illustration commission that you draw for someone in a day, or it can be something long-term that spans years and years. Today we're going to talk about how you can incorporate contracts and commissions into your comic work! ❓If you have experience...

So here’s our scenario: you’re making your webcomic, your readers are following to the best of their ability, but you’re hearing the feedback that they can’t tell some of the characters apart. This can be about how you draw them, the styles and coloring you’re using… OR there could be aspects of your writing that are affecting how they’re perceived. For whatever reason, people are getting confused...

If you’re like… well… everyone on this podcast, you’ve had some pretty epic webcomic ideas. They’re really cool and exciting, maybe you’ve even been developing them for years without even drawing a page, and it's such an expansive idea it's probably going to even longer to draw, maybe even ten years! (if you’re lucky). This is a situation that can be both exciting and scary, and today we&#...

 There are a lot of approaches to comedy in comics, and I wanted to get an episode together about that. Humor is OFTEN rooted in all kinds of cultural trends: current events, age groups, time periods, and styles, so it can be hard when people ask about how to learn to write comedy to find a way to talk about it! But Bob and Delphina are going to do their best today to break down at least their exp...

We’re not here to tell you how to live your life. If you want to post every comic page as soon as you’re done with it, that’s valid. But! A buffer of comic pages can help keep your comic on a steady release schedule, set healthy reader expectations, and prevent burnout or stress during the times when you can’t be at your drawing desk as often.  So let’s talk about buffers! SCREEN TONES IS NOW ON P...

The beginning hooks of your webcomic are what’s going to inspire a reader to keep reading, and there are lots of approaches to starting out, depending on the story you’re trying to tell. Today, we're going to talk about the many ways to begin a beginning. Check out https://www.screentonescast.com for webcomic episodes, blog posts and more! Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/screentonescast...

How to stay motivated making comics.  It’s a hard question to answer, so let's jam about it and find some answers! https://www.patreon.com/screentonescast Check out https://www.screentonescast.com for webcomic episodes, blog posts and more! Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/screentonescast ---- Episode Credits: Kristen Lee (Krispy) - she/they, https://ghostjunksickness.com https://www.lunarbl...

Webcomics take so long, and while the perfectionist in our brains might tell us that we MUST do everything the long way, I think we’ve all pretty quickly learned that the easier you make the journey for yourself, the better.  So this is going to be some quick lessons we’ve learned that changed our process and made life easier. SCREEN TONES IS NOW ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/screentonescast...

Do you have a bunch of ideas, but you can never stay fixated on just one? It can be tricky to stay focused for a project as long as a webcomic, especially when everything else starts to look SO MUCH SHINIER. But there are things you can do to increase your chances of seeing it through to the end and resisting the Plot Bunnies, so today we’re going to talk about that! SCREEN TONES IS NOW ON PATREON...

Drawing anatomy and poses can be tricky, but there’s some excellent tools out there for referencing poses like the awesome stuff that Sarah makes at adorkastock.com. But how DO we do it in an effective way? Let’s talk about it! WE'RE NOW ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/screentonescast Check out https://www.screentonescast.com for webcomic episodes, blog posts and more! Support us on Ko-Fi: htt...

Does your webcomic contain characters? Maybe even places? Perhaps it also needs.... a title? If any of these things are true, you've probably had to sit down and face the struggle of deciding names for the things in your comic, as well as for the comic itself. These things are important, giving vital information about tone, genre, details of setting, and all sorts of other cues to the reader.....

Webcomics are pretty great in our opinion, but they’re not the only way to get a narrative story out into the world. Prose has been an option forever, but today, with so many new technologies, there are so many more options available! You could use anything from video games to podcasts to tell a story.  But each option has its own pros and cons depending on what sort of project you’re building, an...

Coming up with characters and scenarios is one thing, but when you’re working in a longform narrative comic, you’re going to want to think about a plot. Planning out your plot in a webcomic is a unique challenge compared to some other mediums, so today we’re going to talk about it! heck out https://www.screentonescast.com for webcomic episodes, blog posts and more! Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-...

The concept of a “theme” is something that comes up in writing when we’re talking about character motivations or plot in a longform narrative comic, and it’s basically a word or concept that’s at the core of what you’re trying to say in your story. So we’re going to talk about what themes are, how they come about, and how you can use them! Check out https://www.screentonescast.com for webcomic epi...

Webcomics can be a lonely road to walk if you’re only ever sticking to your own story. But collaborative projects with other creators can really be worth your time! So let’s talk about what you need to think about when starting your own collaborative projects. Check out https://www.screentonescast.com for webcomic episodes, blog posts and more! Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/screentonescas...

One tool that webcomic artists can take advantage of, to help save time and sanity, is 3D models. Whether tracing directly or using them for reference, they can help you visualize complex places, objects, or poses from different angles. So let’s talk about them! Check out https://www.screentonescast.com for webcomic episodes, blog posts and more! Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/screentonesc...