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Dualnames: Huh? English, please!

Ghost: Ah shucks. Thanks for the kind words.

As for your suggestion... well, yes, that's why I addressed that in my response to Nik but basically, I completely agree, it's just that I -want- to pay for advertising to start with because that's how I get hits to the page to begin with. Once I have exposure, who knows how far off in the future, then I can start using the money I make from advertising space to pay for advertising, or whatever. Maybe puppies. Maybe I'll want to buy some puppies with the money.

Haha, sure. Thanks!

That's fine advice, but I'm not looking for a job as such. I really didn't do this to get large commissions.

I'm predominantly after one or two people to throw a few bucks they have lying around my way and I can oblige them with a little art.

The problem is also that I left only a piddling amount of money in my Australian account when I last left Australia, about a year and a half ago... that money would have been eaten up pretty fast by bank fees. I don't even know what state my account is in now. It could be overdrawn, it could be closed. I'm afraid to touch it until I get back there in person.

Hey, you know, I'm an idiot. I shall indeed link to some of my other art.

I specifically didn't link to the webcomic because I'm planning on doing a proper post about it maybe early in the hours of tonight/tomorrow morning when I feel it's ready to plug. I'm still working on it as we speak.

I actually do hope that eventually I can earn enough money from selling advertising space that I don't need to put any of my own money into advertising for myself, but that's not going to happen right now. I need people to learn about this place first.

Anyway, thanks Nik! I can always count on you to make good suggestions and sense ^_^

[My problem.]

I've recently started creating my own webcomic. I've spent all weekend on it, staying up til 5:30am learning PHP, fighting hoardes of monsters with only a toothpick and having to overcome emotional hurdles such as a crippling fear of buttons.

I am dedicated to this, and I've been working hard for it.

One of the things I'm dedicated to is getting word out to all my future fans, and I'm doing that at the moment with Project Wonderful - a site that allows webcomic atists to all share advertising space.

It's pretty ... well, wonderful. I like it.

Basically, you hook it up to your paypal account (which I have) or credit card (which I don't have) and you can bid tiny amounts of money or large amounts of money on advertising space on certain pages. You can also make money by providing advertising space.

My problem.

My paypal account is hooked up to my Australian bank account. I live in Japan. There is no money in my Australian bank account nor do I have internet banking enabled. I am a forward thinking person.

I have in the past tried to make a new paypal account connected to my Japanese bank account, twice I believe. I can't remember why but it was impossible.

Basically I have no way of getting money into my paypal account of my own volition.

Why this doesn't matter to you!

Because I'm not going to ask anyone to take pity on me, it doesn't matter! My problem is of zero concern to you.

Why you're even reading this?!

Because I would like somebody to commision me for some art that I can draw for you and send to you.

(side note) I'm actually a really good artist!

I would like some interested person to basically agree to throw some cash into my paypal account, in exchange for which I'll draw you a picture that I feel is worth about that amount.

I'm not asking for hundreds of dollars here - but don't let that stop you from GIVING me hundreds of dollars! If you do so, you'll get a fine commisioned piece that'll take genuine time and effort. But it will take time.

Even if it's $10 (which, to be honest, is better for me time-wise), I'll send you a little something that, while not being a fully coloured A3 piece of amazing, will still be neat and full of love. I actually do quite neat postcard pictures, and I can do them on normal postcard card or on this very lovely neopiko board which is thick and
fabulous.

That's my offer, I hope noone has a problem with me asking. I just really want to make this work, and I want to work for it!

My existing art for your perusal.

You can check out my DeviantArt page or my Livejournal page.

Of course, yours will be a completely unique piece all for yourself.

EDIT: I actually have a couple of commissions now so there's no great urgency. I'm still happy to take anymore if you so desire!

I've been working on this all night now. Slowly and steadily. But I'm in a good groove.

I changed the correct header.php and all, my original problem that I EDIT'd out was that I directed the <img> tag to the wrong name. Oops! Like a retard. But it was easily fixed so I was very happy.

Also, thanks! It's really nice to get some feedback on that ^_^

My actual art webpage up til now has been http://kinokofry.livejournal.com and I only ever get a few comments, if that.

EDIT: *ahem* Got it working, thanks!! I can play with it from here ^_^ But I may bug you again if I run into some more problems.

Wow, I'd never heard of them but now I'm getting a bunch of their music. Freaking great music.

[extremely]

Hey, thanks! That was extremely helpful!

Wow, seriously, extremely helpful.

I feel like I understand how to code around PHP now. My problem is still understanding where I should be placing certain lines of code though. Because I'm working from an already existing script, it's not so clear.


Basically, my site is here with the standard template: http://kinokofry.com/

The index.php looks like this:

Code: ags

<?php
require_once("includes/mysql.php");
require_once("includes/functions.php");
$header = getTheme("header");
$page = getTheme("index");
$footer = getTheme("footer");
if (file_exists($header)) {
    require_once("$header");
}
else {
}
require_once("$page");
if (file_exists($footer)) {
    require_once("$footer");
}
else {
}
?>

According to the creator of Comic Shout, I can just add an <img> tag into this somewhere to create a title graphic/banner thing, but I'll be damned if I can make it work.

So if I go into the individual theme's index.php, I get a much longer code which starts off like this:

Code: ags

<?php
//PLEASE SEE http://www.comicshout.com/forums for a list of what and how each function works.

//Include theme's header file. Must be inlcuded on all (page_name).php files.
include_once("header.php");
?>
    <div id="comic">
        <?php getComic(); ?>
    </div>
    <div class="nav_wrapper">
        <div class="nav_comic">
            <?php getNav("archives"); //shows the comic strip navigation contained in an unordered list with archives link, style the list as you please in css. ?>
        </div>
        <div class="nav_rss">
             <ul>
                <li><a href="<?php getSite("url"); ?>/feed.xml">Comic</a></li>
                <li><a href="<?php getSite("url"); ?>/newsfeed.xml">News</a></li>
                <li><a href="<?php getSite("url"); ?>/commentsfeed.xml">Comments</a></li>
            </ul>
        </div>
        <div class="clear">
        </div>
    </div>
    <div id="content_wrapper">
        <div id="column_left">
            <div id="side_news">
                <h2><a href="news.php">News</a></h2>
                <?php
                //getNews();
                //Gets your sites news items. Can be controlled with 5 parameters.
                //getNews(limit,format,length,date_format,mode);
                //Limit: controls how many results are returned and is specified in the format "#,#"
                    //example: getNew("0,5","","","",""); skips the 0 newest news items and returns 5.
                //Format:  can be set to "full" (to return the entire news item) or "partial" (to return a portion of the news item)
                //Length:  is used in conjuction with format. If format is set to "partial" length will control how many words are returned
                    //example: getNew("","partial","10","","");  will return the first 10 words of all news items with a link to the news item
                //Date_format: controls how the date is formatted. It uses the standard php date letters found at http://us.php.net/date
                    //example: "D M j Y" Sat Mar 10 2007
                //Mode: "all" or "single". Single will return just the news item in the requesting url (ie: news.php?news_id=2) if one exists.
                //WARNING: It's safest to specify paramenters you wish to leave at the default with "".
                    //example: getNews("","","","m.d.y","signle");
                    //example: getNews("1,10","partial","","F j, Y","");
                ?>
                <?php getNews("0,3","partial","12","F j, Y"); ?>
            </div>
            <div id="side_links">
            </div>
        </div>
        <div id="column_center">
            <div id="comments">
                <h2>Comments</h2>
                <?php
                //getComments();
                //Displays comments for the selected comment in an <ul> list with <h3> heading.
                //Can take two parameters. getComments(limit,date format
                //Limit: controls how many results are returned and is specified in the format "#,#"
                    //example: getComments("0,4",""); skips the 0 newest comments and returns 4.
                //Date_format: controls how the date is formatted. It uses the standard php date letters found at http://us.php.net/date
                    //example: getComments("","D. F j, Y") would return a date that looked like Sat. March 10, 2007
                ?>
                <?php getComments("", "F j, Y"); ?>
            </div>
            <div id="comments_form">
                <h2>Leave a Comment</h2>
                    <?php processComments(); //Always call this before commentForm(). Style in function <p class="commentMessage"></p>?>
                    <?php commentForm("superheroes","18","25"); //Displays the comments form for the current comic. Place wherever. First number control name input width, 2nd controls textarea width ?>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div id="column_right">
            <div id="side_archives">
                <h2><a href="archives.php">Archives</a></h2>
                <?php
                //getArchives();
                //Build links for your comics archives. Parameters (all optional) getArchives(style, format, limit, date_format);
                //Style: can be set to "list" or "select". List makes an <ul> list and select builds a dropdown box. List is default
                //Format: can be set to "date","title","short" or "both". Both is default. Short returns the first 12 characters of the title
                //Limit: controls how many results are returned and is specified in the format "#,#"
                    //example: "0,10" -skips the 0 newest comics and returns 10. Default is set to return all and skip none
                //Date_format: controls how the date is formatted. It uses the standard php date letters found at http://us.php.net/date
                    //example: "m.d.y" 03.10.01
                //WARNING: It's safest to specify paramenters you wish to leave at the default with "".
                    //example: getArchives("", "", "", "m.d.y");
                    //example: getArchives("select", "", "5,10", "");
                ?>
                <?php getArchives("select", "short", "", ""); ?>
                <h2>Last 10</h2>
                <?php getArchives("list", "both", "0,10", "M. j, y"); ?>
            </div>
            <div id="side_ads">
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="clear">
        </div>
    </div>
<?php
//Include theme's footer file. Must be inlcuded on all (page_name).php files.
include_once("footer.php");
?>

Sorry, it's a little code heavy, this post. I mean, I honestly kinda understand how it's made up but I'm still not seeing what I'm after to make it clear to me where I should be placing code.

[around]

I've recently decided to finally create a webcomic page and I spent all of last night going from:

- What the fuck is a PHP and an SQL? A program?? A language?? An animal??? WHY CAN'T SOMEONE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME?!?

to a much more composed:

- I have created a MySQL on my host, uploaded a pre-written PHP script and created a more-or-less functional webcomic.


So, now my goal is to modify the Comic Shout template to my suitings.

What I'm hoping is that I can basically create a HTML page (I'm comfortable with HTML) around the PHP code... but I've been trying and I really can't figure out whether I should be modifying index.php or the template's index.php os the css or... what!

So I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction. I'm using Dreamweaver 8 and I just cannot figure out how to get started. The Comic Shout forums aren't terribly populated and I can't find any "How to"s that really help me.

Evil: That was pretty much the point ^_^ They weren't supposed to be appealing, it was rather making fun of Booth Babe Galleries by showing only faces and a realistic view of how they looked.

Anyway, glad you like it!

[OH MY GOD!]

OH MY GOD!

I've been waiting to be allowed to tell you guys about this - there's a new and very awesome website called Eegra and here are some reasons you should be clicking on that link:





or Sonic the Hedgehog doing a dance!

or the Booth Babe Gallery!





Thank me later! It's okay.

Nope, I'm SURE it's a tune I knew previously. It drives me nuts.

Last week, I copied the contents of a an old CD simply titled 'Caribbean' to my computer and was listening to it today while I studied. It's like hippie rainforest music but Caribbean-esque so it's like a very subtle Monkey Island soundtrack in parts.

Anyway, track 10 is really bothering me. I KNOW this melody and I can't for the life of me remember what it is. I have no titles on these tracks and I couldn't find the CD on Amazon.com to check.

I just had a "brain wave" a minute ago and thought, "It's Erana's Peace from QFG1!" but of course it wasn't, just similar.

Can anyone help me out?

http://kinokofry.com/misc/track10.mp3

I apolagise in advance for the whales. It's the most hippy-ish song on the CD.

Thanks, I'm happy you liked it

Good stuff, thanks Kinoko!
Mr Alexander's was better but you knew that

No, I didn't

Now I'm crying, Steve. The tears taste like sour pie.

Why, thankyou everyone! I'm such a comments-whore so even someone saying they didn't like the swearing is delicious passion-fruit-flavoured candy for me.

I have to say that I thoroughly agree with LimpingFish about "versions" and so I'm glad he said it and put it so nicely.

Yes, it is what it is and that's that.

I'm very understanding of people being disturbed by the "violence". I found the stabbing a little disturbing myself but that was my 22nd or so hour of pain and exhaustion, and nothing in the world could have delighted me more than the idea of violently killing off that character.

Honestly, I was cackling like a crazy cat lady to myself. "I'll never have to draw you again! HAHAHA!"

The whole experience has really made me want to draw comics again and so I think I will. If anyone wants to make me feel extra popular and special by posting on my LiveJournal, please do so here - at my LiveJournal!

http://kinokofry.livejournal.com

Regards, Your Dear Friend, Me.

EDIT: Oh! Also, please don't let yourself continue another day of your [whatever kind of life you lead] lives without reading Patrick Alexander's comic.

I've edited the first post with a link but also, you can click here: http://community.livejournal.com/chickennation/24316.html

Wow, Voh... your mum really made you "Good Riddance" cakes? SHE IS BEYOND AWESOME!

That was really cute ^_^ I enjoyed that insight into your life! Usually I get really bored reading comics about peoples' life experience but that was pretty well told because you kept it very unique and honest. Also, it got very meta at the end, the last page was nicely done!

[mine]

This year, Patrick and myself did the 24 Hour Comic Challenge.

Did anyone else do it? Where's your comic?



It hardly matters anyway because this is mine!

http://chickennation.com/misc_crap/becca24hr/

Please comment here or on my LJ here to make me feel like a movie star: http://kinokofry.livejournal.com

The cover was done outside of the 24 Hours but since it's the 25th page, it's all good.


Patrick Alexander's comic, "Mr Fuzzywhee" can be thoroughly enjoyed here: http://community.livejournal.com/chickennation/24316.html