The Dinky Blog

The comic industry has its fair share of unique factors and happenings... Let’s look into the dark side of detachment.

Hashtag—hashtags… is that how this works? Heh, well… no. But let’s go over how they DO work and whether you should be using them.

Sure, the big two and the other larger publishers put out some good stuff. But have you bothered looking into the indie market?

Why Comic Books Are Worthwhile Comics, picture books, funny magazines, cartoon papers, coffee-table books—No matter what you call them, comic books have been...

In this edition of, Let Me Show Ya Somethin’, I’m going to show you how I separate my line art for digital color, in Photoshop.

What am I reading this time around? Comics, of course! One of the most underrated 90’s badasses, Shadowhawk! Let's get into it!

Love Yo'Self Who cares what I’m reading? Probably nobody, at all. But I’ll tell ya about it, anyway. Here we go. I was rummaging through old comics of mine a...

Gradient Lines Tutorial In this edition of, Let Me Show Ya Somethin’, we're doing a small Photoshop tutorial. I’m going to show you how to make those slick f...

Why I Gave Up on the Game Industry Look, I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with the video game industry. In my formative years I regularly fantasized ...

Passwords: The Real Key Words Disclosure: Hello people! Just so you know, this post includes affiliate links, which earn us a commission (no extra cost to yo...

YPMO #2: The Smudge You know when you’ve been up late, working on a masterful piece of art for the last fourteen hours, chewed through your last beef jerky, ...

Browsers: The Tabs Are Watching Disclosure: Hello people! Just so you know, this post includes affiliate links, which earn us a commission (no extra cost to ...

VPN Crash Course: A Little About VPN Software and Their Providers Disclosure: Hello people! Just so you know, this post includes affiliate links, which earn ...

My Introduction to You The time has come. I’m finally taking the first big steps into a world I’ve forever dreamed of entering. I’ll admit, I’m not sure what...

YPMO #1: My Epic Battle With a Pack of Batteries Yesterday, I had to replace the batteries in my key fob, because, ya know, turning your wrist in a clockwise...