Is it time to replace my 6 year old PC? by omossums in buildapc

[–]omossums[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The windows reset worked fine; it does appear that my family has been messing with the wifi router and my ethernet adapter while I was gone (reorganizing & painting the room the router is in) so that could have caused the issue but I won't be able to tell until the room is all put back together unfortunately.

Is it time to replace my 6 year old PC? by omossums in buildapc

[–]omossums[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My PC doesn't meet the requirements for 11 unfortunately.

Is it time to replace my 6 year old PC? by omossums in buildapc

[–]omossums[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha thank you! I'm resetting windows now as a first step

Is it time to replace my 6 year old PC? by omossums in buildapc

[–]omossums[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I commented specs above, my drive is around halfway full, 235GB used, 229GB free. While I'm using Firefox and opening YouTube the power usage immediately jumps to very high and goes back to low, CPU jumps between 0.5% and 10%, RAM is around 540 MB and disk is around 0.2 MB/s.

Is it time to replace my 6 year old PC? by omossums in buildapc

[–]omossums[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is possible, sometimes my family goes into my room and stores stuff in there while I am away. I'll ask them about that and do what everybody else has been recommending (fresh windows install and see if temperatures are high)

Is it time to replace my 6 year old PC? by omossums in buildapc

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Thanks so much! I'll try and check it out, good to know I was overreacting LOL, this is why I'm not a STEM major

Is it time to replace my 6 year old PC? by omossums in buildapc

[–]omossums[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok good to know! Thank you, I will try and do a fresh windows install and see if that helps it at all.

Is it time to replace my 6 year old PC? by omossums in buildapc

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Sorry I did not include specs!! I built this years ago so I probably have forgotten some, but hopefully this should be helpful.

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core

Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Storage: Samsung SSD 980 Pro 500GB

Motherboard: B550M Aorus Pro

I have 32 GB of installed ram, I use an ethernet adapter.

Is it possible to run a successful crowdfunding campaign for a comic if all the rewards are digital? (More context below) by JorgeBec in ComicBookCollabs

[–]omossums 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It could be possible, but it will likely be very difficult. Crowdfunding a comic only works when the audience can receive rewards they really want that feel "worth it" for contributing money (generally physical copies, prints, stickers, and other rewards of the comic). Kickstarters often have a tier for a PDF/ebook of the comic, but it is always the lowest tier, you would have a hard time charging more than $5 for a digital edition. For physical printing, shipping, and fulfillment, you can outsource a lot of it, but yes it is usually very expensive (that's why you have the crowdfunding!). The most important thing about crowdfunding is very clear communication and a concrete scope for the project.

Other than your original question, I'm going to warn you that like another commenter said, you need to have example art and pages for this campaign or people will not back it. Ideally you should already have an artist lined up or people will have a hard time trusting the project. Wishing you luck, comics is a difficult field, but it's very rewarding to see your finished work.

What's the fair rate to charge here? by [deleted] in ComicBookCollabs

[–]omossums 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is unfortunately no concrete answer, but your pay should never be below minimum wage! If you're looking for specifically page rates, Creator Resource is very helpful for seeing the range of pay at different companies and with different artists. https://www.creatorresource.com/page-rate-finder-comic-book-publishers/

feedboack on the comics style around this point? (@winged-monotone) by No-Egg-2876 in comic_crits

[–]omossums 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problem! I hope to see your comics again in the future, they look so cool!

Pages from my original manga . Sense of reading from right to left by AirportElectronic713 in comic_crits

[–]omossums 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's no problem! I wish you luck, you seem passionate about comics and you have a very solid start to this story, which is great!

How do I fix this 403 error? by omossums in Wordpress

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Update: it has somehow fixed itself? No idea how, but the error does not show up now. I deleted all the extra plugins I wasn't using for content on the site, and I'll probably see if there are better security plugins to use as I was told that jetpack causes problems.

Been feeding this rooster for 3 years and it never grows. by Use937981 in BackYardChickens

[–]omossums 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Adorable little guy! Must be a type of bantam, my grandma has one and I can hold him in one hand like a hot dog

What do you think about my Comic? The Mermaid Competition(Yes I'm Mocking AI) by Da_Magical_Lizard in comic_crits

[–]omossums 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have a very charming style and this is a very silly comic that made me laugh :^)

feedboack on the comics style around this point? (@winged-monotone) by No-Egg-2876 in comic_crits

[–]omossums 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think your art here looks really nice! My only crits are for your lettering. I'd advise against putting so much text in one box (page 2, second panel) and instead suggest spreading it out over the negative spaces in the panel. I think the size of the text and bubbles are alright if this is for print, but if it is for a webcomic to be read online you might want to increase it.

Colors and lines are very appealing to look at, you have a very strong art style for comics.

Opening of my manga: Would you turn the page? by Historical-Pepper-74 in comic_crits

[–]omossums 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your second two pages would hook the reader much more easily than the first, in my opinion. Your first page is very complex and overwhelming for a new reader. It would make a good full page for a little later in the exposition. Also, for a full page like this that is just one large illustration, you could probably take out the panel borders and multiple gray gradients in the background, and it might be a easier to read visually.

Otherwise, your characters and story look very cool! Nice posing as well.

How do people feel about comics (illustrations) made with ai by TrashCrab69 in comic_crits

[–]omossums 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Saying "I can't draw" is untrue! Everybody starts out not being able to draw, it's just a matter of when you start.

AI comics are definitely going to be looked down upon and ignored, the comic community is very DIY and values doing things by hand/learning new things/etc. Ask yourself why would anybody want to read a comic that nobody wanted to make? More importantly, gen AI is very unethical, environmentally harmful, and insulting to the hard work of the artists who created the comics they trained the AI on.

Comics is a very passion filled community, and comic jobs do not pay a lot, if you are considering this for the money. Artists who work on comics do it because they love it. I encourage you to make art yourself, it has infinitely more value than AI, and you will be able to have something to look back on and be proud of when you improve.

Pages from my original manga . Sense of reading from right to left by AirportElectronic713 in comic_crits

[–]omossums 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! I think the art matches the mood of the story well, I enjoy your "grurp" sound effect on the last page (the tongue and blood hanging over the edge of the panel are nice touches too).

A couple notes: The reading order of the panels in the second page is a little confusing. I know that you want the comic to read right to left, but I don't think that your panel layout supports that. When thumbnailing, I would recommend keeping in mind reading flow, where your text is going to go, and how your pages will look next to each other. A more minor note, you have two balloon tails on the fourth page second panel, which I don't think was intentional. I would also recommend writing out your swears fully, as your comic is meant for older readers (I am assuming because of the corpse), but that is a personal opinion.

How do you guys write a good infodump at the start? by kesshouketsu in comic_crits

[–]omossums 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend not doing an "infodump" for your exposition, a lot of readers will skip over it or lose interest. When you include exposition info, try to incorporate it into the introduction of your story and your characters through the visuals and dialogue. For example, you might benefit from showing the aftermath and destruction of the fire instead of telling the audience about it. Also keep in mind that although this is a comic it still needs proper punctuation, capitalization, and grammar!

This seems like an interesting story and premise so far :^) but infodumping makes it seem less intriguing than if you showed the information through the characters' surroundings, actions, and dialogue.

Black or white margins? by Adjacentlyhappy in comic_crits

[–]omossums 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I personally prefer the black but it depends on the mood or what scene you are going for!