Internships
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Please note these are INTERNSHIP POSITIONS and not a paid positions. I would be delighted to pass on any knowledge I have, and will do my best to educate and assist where I can, including sharing assets, demonstrating skills, and critiques of your own work if desired!
Looking to learn how comics are made? Wanting some experience for your portfolio? You’ve come to the right place! Internship positions are currently open for coloring assistants for Wrong About the Stars! Internships for other Godsent Comics titles may open at a later date.
To apply, you must download and color the provided illustration.
You will be provided with brushes, the series color palette, and the file with the inks. The illustration file is set up the way all pages are during production. Your task is to take these inks…
And color to match the style of the series!
I will add final details such as pencils on top, any special effects, etc.
Your version doesn’t have to look like mine. The important part is that it meshes with the rest of the series, which has a watercolor and alcohol-based marker feel. Please reference pages on Tapas and Webtoon if needed.
The colors don’t have to be perfectly laid down! Areas of white peeking through are part of the style.
Upon receiving your submission of the colored illustration (in PSD form), if you’re a good match, you will be provided a full page to color. This page is purely for practice purposes, and to further gauge how well you handle the style.
A coloring video demo is available on my YouTube channel here, providing explanations and demonstrations of my techniques and answering many potential questions.
Link to Google Drive folder containing brushes, color palette, inks file, etc. can be found here.
Questions and finished submissions may be emailed to godsentcomics@gmail.com
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
– Time to color at least one full comic page per week.
– Procreate on iPad and a pressure-sensitive stylus OR any art program that can export PSDs or PNGs. This will depend upon what series you are applying to work on.
– Ability to open, edit, export and transfer large files (often around 3300 x 4300 px or 3300 x 5100 px, always at least 300 dpi. I usually use Google Drive, but other arrangements can be made).
Q&A:
Q: How many interns will be accepted right now?
A: For Wrong About the Stars, I’m looking to take on one or two interns. Two would help me charge ahead on the series, and I would likely be able to post more pages weekly if I had multiple interns helping! For other projects, this number may vary.
A: For Wrong About the Stars, I’m looking to take on one or two interns. Two would help me charge ahead on the series, and I would likely be able to post more pages weekly if I had multiple interns helping! For other projects, this number may vary.
Q: How long is the internship?
A: However long you want it to be! There’s no pressure to stay on as an intern if you find you don’t have enough time, aren’t getting any benefit or knowledge from it, or you just don’t enjoy it. You could intern for a month, or you could intern for a year.
A: However long you want it to be! There’s no pressure to stay on as an intern if you find you don’t have enough time, aren’t getting any benefit or knowledge from it, or you just don’t enjoy it. You could intern for a month, or you could intern for a year.
Q: Will I be credited for my work?
A: Absolutely! I’m a firm believer in crediting all assistants on a project, so I will credit you on the updates you assist with on Webtoon + Tapas, as well as crediting you in the print and digital editions of the book when it’s released, unless for some reason you wish to stay anonymous or not be mentioned.
A: Absolutely! I’m a firm believer in crediting all assistants on a project, so I will credit you on the updates you assist with on Webtoon + Tapas, as well as crediting you in the print and digital editions of the book when it’s released, unless for some reason you wish to stay anonymous or not be mentioned.
Q: Why are some internships only available to Procreate users?
A: The brushes I use for these projects are only available on Procreate, and I haven’t found brushes in other programs that match, but I may be open to trying to find adequate brushes for a different program if you’re really keen on the internship and don’t have Procreate. Some titles will have no program requirements.
A: The brushes I use for these projects are only available on Procreate, and I haven’t found brushes in other programs that match, but I may be open to trying to find adequate brushes for a different program if you’re really keen on the internship and don’t have Procreate. Some titles will have no program requirements.
Q: When will internships open for other comics?
A: Unsure! The next comic to have internship opportunities will likely be Go For Rich!, but who knows? I may open internships for a different title sooner!
A: Unsure! The next comic to have internship opportunities will likely be Go For Rich!, but who knows? I may open internships for a different title sooner!
Q: Is there an age requirement for the internships?
A: As long as you’re 13+ (so legally able to use email), it’s fair game.
A: As long as you’re 13+ (so legally able to use email), it’s fair game.
Q: Can I use the pages I color in my portfolio?
A: Of course! Just be sure to credit the line art to Lissie Dixon and the colors to yourself, and you’re golden! Hopefully the internship will provide experience that will help you if you aim to get work in the industry.
Got any other questions? Send them to godsentcomics@gmail.com!
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