Der-shing Helmer is creating comics

All day every day

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Milestone Goals
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Guaranteed 12x a month updates
$2,750 per month

Now you've done it. No more excuses: We are doing 3x a week scheduled updates, rain or shine. Not only that, but 5$ Patrons get to decide which comic gets the extra updates for that month. SUCH POWER.
Monthly tutorial
$3,000 per month

Have you ever wondered how I'm able to make my comics so quickly? The answer is: arcane methods from beyond time and space. At this level, 5$ Patrons and above will get to decide what powers they want to learn to harness every month.
Guaranteed 16x a month updates
$3,600 per month

If we make this goal, I will do a crazy irl thing and commit to comics full time. This level also guarantees 4x scheduled updates per week until further notice... holy WOW am I right?? Additionally, the orange bottom bars go away permanently :D
I will share the password to my NSFW blog with all of you :[
$6,666 per month

If we ever make this goal, I will probably set myself on fire and die, thereby nullifying all comics and associated rewards.
@shingworks

About

I'm a self-taught artist who makes comics~

Location

California, USA

Der-shing Helmer is Supporting

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Hi! My name is Der-shing, and I make webcomics.

I've been sharing my work for free online for over a decade, including my two webcomics; The Meek, a fantasy story about world domination, and Mare Internum, a sci-fi survival comic about escaping from dark places. My work features a lot of the subjects I love: powerful women, gray moral areas, horror realism and of course, giant animals.

Because of the massive effort these projects require, it is almost impossible for me to maintain a weekly update schedule while working full-time. So I've spent the last 3 years saving and preparing for my next move: to try and make comics full time! I am temporarily updating 2-3x a week on my own power, but I will need your help to keep it going.

At my full-time webcomics goal, I can guarantee up to 4 high quality pages per week, but I can't do it alone.
Any amount of support will go a long way towards achieving my dream of sharing my stories with the world. Thank you all so much for coming on this journey with me.

Pledge $100.00 or more per month

3 patrons (All 3 sold out!)
Rent-a-Shing
An experiment I am trying. Did you know that I used to tutor? I also taught highschool for a while, and directed art for games for a few years as well. My ability to analyze my art is how I got my comics looking they way they do, and now you can get in on some of this. You'll get:
  • Everything in the $10 reward tier plus
  • ONE HOUR of one-on-one video chat to talk shop about whatever you want. This hour can be split into two 30-min sessions as well, depending on what we do I can recommend what split works best. If you email me the work you want critiqued beforehand, my initial review of the material will not count as part of the chat. And, if you live near Mountain View, CA, you have the option of meeting in-person locally. Your hour must be used up within 30 days of purchase, but we can schedule it to take place during a time that works for you.
  • any material I make for you. This might be a lesson plan, a written review, redlines or a paintover, links to resources, process drawings, a worksheet... depends on what we end up doing.
But what will we talk about? Here are a few of many ideas...
  • A thorough critique of your webcomic (strengths and weaknesses of the art, writing, site, marketing, etc). I can share our analysis later as a formal review, if you would like
  • A thorough critique of your personal-project development or scripting process... let's think critically and put your ideas through a workout
  • A drawing lesson, from the self-taught/ dedicated hobbyist approach. Where to start, what kind of supplies are appropriate for your level and your goals, best places to find resources, how to make sure you are progressing, how to avoid bad information, etc
  • How to achieve a certain style in your art, redlining or troubleshooting on a specific art piece you are working on, etc
  • A specific explanation of any art techniques I use, about software or brushes or equipment or plugins I use, places I go to get reference, how to approach doing research on something you're unfamiliar with, an overview of some points I like to address while worldbuilding and how to keep all that information organized, an explanation of why I decide to draw everyone's eyes and noses so big despite all advice to the contrary, etc
  • Advice about freelancing or anything I know about the art industry; the differences between good and bad clients, how to avoid drama, personal horror stories, etc
  • Friendly chat, proselytizing, an informative explanation about the evolution of snake dentition, etc
  • ANYTHING ELSE as long as it is reasonably art-related, haha... please do not be creep

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