The Fundamentals of Character Design by Kofi “Braku Star” Ofosu
This is a guest post by Emmanuel Sackey, popularly known as Kofi Ofosu, a character designer from Ghana. This post was originally published on his Medium and is republished here with permission. I asked my followers on Instagram for the…
Cassandra Mark’s Recipes for African Fantasy Storytelling (Part 2)
Hello, weirdos of the world, in the previous article on African recipes for storytelling, we covered the first and probably the most important part of creating your own African fantasy – your world. Today we get to talk, read and…
Welbie’s Cheatcodes to Monetizing Your Artistic Superpowers
Tips and ways to make money as an illustrator, designer or an artist by Welbie. Our friends at Pennysmart got Ghanaian comic artist Welbie, to share his thoughts on simple ways artists can keep creating to their heart’s content while…
Cassandra Mark’s Recipes for African Fantasy Storytelling (Part 1)
Once upon a time you or a friend, family member, or just generally someone you know, thought about writing a story. You sought to create a world so large and immersive that other people would want to live in it…
Hot Lunch Manga: A Kickstarter Comeback, Lessons Learned
British manga creators re-launch Hot Lunch, their all-ages manga Kickstarter campaign and have been featured in the BBC, Broken Frontier, Bleeding Cool. The Kickstarter will end on Friday March 29th 2019. While it’s known that many Kickstarters fail, a campaign…
Cassandra Mark on Lessons Learned Writing Hero Kekere for Comic Republic
Hero Kekere (read it here) is a fun and hilarious comic book published by the Comic Republic in Nigeria. The African comic reimagines the heroes of the Comic Republic Universe as children and follows their incredible daily exploits. In this…
Podcast: Create Or Die Trying With Ibrahim Ganiyu (Sir Gai)
Would you rather create or die trying? Both? Great. Creativity is everywhere and an everyday activity as widespread as the cycle of life. Whatever you choose, it helps to learn from others, especially people already creating the kind of things…
