I am starting my practice

The fundamentals for organising studio practice: documenting every work, understanding one's rights, and establishing terms before they are imposed by others.

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14 guides

How to publish a webcomic without relying on a platform

Publishing on a platform is the quickest way to be read, but it means accepting its rules. What you grant, what you are paid and what age is required on WEBTOON CANVAS,…

Verified on 30 October 2026
- comics and self-publishing
- copyright
- digital infrastructure
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Documenting your creative process: sketches, registration, and metadata to defend your authorship

Documentar la autoría de una obra exige algo más que guardar la imagen final. Cómo conservar bocetos, versiones, referencias, acuerdos y metadatos; qué prueba aporta el Registro de la Propiedad…

Verified on 3 November 2026
- copyright
- artwork documentation
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Manga competitions and portfolio reviews in Spain: conditions and rights assigned (2026)

Three 2026 manga open calls with vastly different conditions: a portfolio review with KADOKAWA editors accepting applications until 20 November, a FICOMIC competition…

Verified on 30 October 2026
- comics and self-publishing
- copyright
- minors
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Using visual references for drawing: study, publication and copyright

Drawing from photographs, works, and characters belonging to others is a common practice. What the Intellectual Property Act states regarding studying, publishing, and selling work based on…

Verified on 30 October 2026
- copyright
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Fan art: what you can do with other people's characters

Drawing other people's characters in order to learn raises no problems. Publishing or selling them does. What Spanish law, parody and pastiche say, and what to check before posting or selling…

Verified on 30 October 2026
- copyright
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Creating a comic or fanzine with others: co-authorship, distribution, and agreement

Cuando un cómic o un fanzine lo hacen un guionista, una dibujante y quien rotula, hay que decidir quién es autor de qué, cómo se reparten gastos e ingresos y…

Verified on 30 October 2026
- comics and self-publishing
- copyright
- cultural work
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How to make a small catalogue: legal deposit and ISBN

How to plan and publish a small catalogue, distinguish between legal deposit and ISBN, and verify which procedures are required before printing.

Verified on 18 October 2026
- copyright
- regulations
- cultural work
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Training an AI model on your own work: rights, data and documentation

Qué comprobar al entrenar o ajustar un modelo con obra propia: derechos, conjunto de datos, modelo base, licencia, pesos, salidas y Reglamento de IA.

Verified on 18 October 2026
- copyright
- artwork documentation
- AI
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How to commission graphic design for an art project

Cómo definir un encargo de diseño gráfico: alcance, materiales, calendario, revisiones, presupuesto, derechos, créditos y archivos finales.

Verified on 18 October 2026
- copyright
- cultural work
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