F.A.Q.

Here are some questions people have emailed me in the past. If you have any questions about Skin Deep feel free to email me! kory at korybingaman dot com!

How did you make your pages? Are they watercolor?
The first few issues of Orientation were drawn and inked by hand and colored in Adobe Photoshop, but now the whole thing is done 100% in Photoshop. I put up a tutorial on deviantART that shows the basic way I go about coloring.

I've got a great Skin Deep fancharacter will you put it in your comic?
Great! I love hearing that my comic has influenced others! However, I do not normally put characters made by others into my comic. I'd much rather see you make your own characters for your own stories! Those are the most rewarding!

I just read about a great mythical creature that you should put in your comic...
I'm all ears! Although be forewarned, I've got a quadrillion characters as it is, so the odds of me putting a new character into the comic at this point is slim. But I'll never say no to suggestions!

I've got a great idea for a Skin Deep story!
That's great! However, I've got lots and lots of story planned for Skin Deep already, so please don't tell them to me. I'd be much happier if you used that idea in a story of your own.

Why haven't you put my fanart up yet?
Because I am lazy! I try to update the fanart section as often as possible, but I often don't get around to it. There might also be a chance I won't put up your fanart if you sent me a fancharacter or something similar, as I typically reserve the fanart section for drawings of current comic characters.

Can I make a fancomic based off the world of Skin Deep?
While I certainly can't stop you if you really have your heart set on it, I would rather you make your OWN comic! It's much more rewarding than making one up from Skin Deep. Besides, Skin Deep is still very young and there are tons of "rules" that govern the Skin Deep world that I haven't had a chance to explain yet, so there's a very good chance that if you try to make a fancomic, all your hard work could be rendered instantly "wrong" at any moment if all your characters/situations/everything end up being impossible in the Skin Deep world.

I do not own the concept of mythical creatures, they belong to everyone! If you really want to make a comic featuring mythical creatures you certainly do not have to use Skin Deep as a platform for that. However, if you simply 100% MUST use the Skin Deep world, please give credit and a link back to the site. Also, I would very much appreciate it if you did not sell your Skin Deep comic or make money off of it in any way. I hope you understand!

How do Medallions work?
The short answer is "Magic" and don't think about it too hard. Medallions cast a complex illusionary spell on the wearer to make them look like a human. There are different medallions for each species of mythical creature, and each can only cast one spell at a time (so no sharing medallions). They don't work on humans. I think that might answer all the questions I was asked about Medallions, hah.

Why haven't I seen trolls/dwarves/elves/goblins or the like in the comic? Will they show up later? I never say never, but most likely no, they won't ever have a big roll in Skin Deep. Those guys get enough attention in fantasy stories, and frankly I find them pretty boring. I am much more interested in obscure mythical critters, and it's much more fun to draw monster people rather than humans with bits of weird things stuck to their faces. Hah hah! Although if you wanted to get technical, bugbears are a type of English hobgoblin. So there you go.


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