Do you draw comics? Do you want to see them in print? Sweatdrop Studios is constantly on the lookout for new manga-styled artistic talent. We’re looking for new members who:

• Live in the UK
• Create original comics
• Have one completed comic ready to print
• Take considerable influence from Japanese manga
• Are friendly and willing to work within a group
• Are committed to seeing projects through to fulfilment
• Are willing to learn and expand their skills
• You should have the facility to provide digital content (over the internet or on CDR)

It’s a bonus if you have experience with printing and digital prepress, but not essential. If you have printed a comic previously by any means, that’s great! We also like applicants to have a little familiarity with the titles we produce, not as a sales tactic but more so you know what you’re getting yourself into. A small selection of our comics are available to read online here.

Why Join Sweatdrop?

As a member of Sweatdrop some of the benefits you receive will be:

• Advertisement of your comic in other titles
• Option of joining group print runs
• Option to participate in group projects and anthologies
• International sales through the website
• Sales at anime conventions and other events in the UK
• ISBNs for graphic novel style books

There are a few conditions that come with membership of Sweatdrop:

• 20% of the cover price must be given to the group to cover distribution and other miscellaneous costs
• You must print the Sweatdrop logo on your comic’s cover at a legible size
• You must be a member of the Sweatdrop forum.
• You are required to have one page of adverts for other people’s titles
• We don’t handle comics printed through services provided by other circles

We regret that we cannot accept applications from the following:

• People who are already a member of another UK circle
• Superhero comic artists
• Hentai/Yaoi/Yuri comic artists
• Fan comic artists
• People who haven't drawn a comic
• People who are not living in the UK
  

Advice for applicants

Be realistic! Epics are very tempting, but shorter stories are easier to complete and more satisfying to compile. Remember that even the pros in Japan can take ten years to finish their epics, sometimes longer, and they’re working on them full time with assistants!

Be patient. We should get back to you in about a fortnight, we just need a little time to discuss.

Don’t be disheartened. If you satisfy all the conditions and you still get turned down, don’t feel too bad! Just keep working hard and try again. It’s worth noting that not all our members were successful on their first application, but they were persistent enough to get there in the end. Also, noticeable improvement in your art or writing means just as much as being an amazing artist to begin with.

A comic with average art and a good story will always win over a comic with good art but bad writing.

Don’t be put off making an application if you feel you’re not the best artist in the world. Lots of us (if not all!) have areas of our art we want to improve, and drawing comics is all about learning and enjoying them; not about creating the most perfect pages.

Application form:


Name:

Forum Username:

Age:

Gender:

Location:

Website:

Tell us a little about the comic(s) you’re working on or have completed (titles, summaries, length, goals for your projects):

Do you have your comic online? If so, what’s the URL?:

Sample pages: (Please attach or give links to several representative pages of comic artwork.)

Please send applications to applications@sweatdrop.com.