Mid-Missouri Comics Collective

Event tips

What do I bring?

• Art supplies
• Snacks and drinks
• Money for meals

Event tips

(From the 24 Hour Comics Blog)

• Pace yourself. You have to carve out time for meals and bathroom breaks.
• Try doing a page every fifty minutes. That gives you 240 minutes to rest and recoup and eat.
• Try to COMPLETE a full page every hour, including inking. This lets you accurately budget your time.
• Do as little penciling as possible. Nobody’s going to win an Eisner with these books, so why not jump into the inks right away?
• Bring comfort items: extra clothes, an iPod, a cushion, etc. Better to bring too much stuff on your first time.
• Wait until you get home to erase.
• Listen to your body, it’s going to tell you when you should eat and drink. Avoid caffeine if you can help it.
• Change your environment when you feel restless.
• Put padding on your drawing tool.
• Shake out your arm once an hour. Stretch your fingers, flex your elbow, massage your meaty palms, etc.
• Drink lots of water. More water than soda, anyway.
• Help out your immune system by downing some echinacea.
• Keep it fresh: bring a toothbrush/paste, deodorant, clean socks, whatever.
• No sleepy, no drivey.

More tips »