#webtoon canvas creator

[aliyahgracedrawing]

Thought this was funny as. We’ve literally have worked together for several months now and see each other nearly every day. I blame it on winter as a concept. It should be banned. It’s been so cold lately. In Australia anyways, any American readers are probably super confused right now lol.

[orange-ghost]

SCRAPPED Paperboy pages.

Changed because I had a better idea & wasn't a fan of the composition, but hey. Here's Andrea being a little shit for a good cause!

[paperboy-pb]

"Down on your luck?" ☘️

Panel preview for the next update. Rationalization leads to some pretty sad things...

Expect it around the earlier half of June.

[leddia]

one of my 2024 proposals is to share a lot of stuff from my webcomic #idisagiati and why do I have to wait for the new year when i can start today

[regardsriri]

For the past year, I’ve been working on my ragtag Pakistani superhero webcomic, Jadu, and only posting it to Webtoon. I’ve been contemplating sharing it on Tumblr as well so it can get more traction (vertical scroll format my beloved), though I’m severely conflicted lmao

[the-trashcan-studios]

[spicycrowley]

My lil babies!!!!

Webtoon: For the Forgotten

[ladyprimavera]

Meet the cast

~Celeste Coughlan

[heyitsjaki]

Happy Valentine’s Day! Here’s a box of chocolates just for you, with a little surprise inside 😁

Want this mini print mailed to your door at the end of the month? Become a patron!

[somesecretpie]

Fans and Creators of Webtoons!

I want to talk about Line Webtoon’s new “Super Like” program and why it sucks for literally everyone.

What is a “Super Like?”

According to their website, super likes are a new way for webtoon creators to monetize their work. Readers can pay real money to buy a super like for their favorite webtoon, and the creator gets a fraction of that money.

Wait, a fraction? Not all of it?

Yep! Webtoon skims quite a chunk off the top.

30% goes to Webtoon, and then another 30% of that amount goes to the payment processor.

So what do creators get? 49 cents for every dollar their fans try to give them. Literally half.

That’s pretty ludicrous, right?

Interestingly enough, they announced that they had a “tipping system” in the works in the same email they ended the CANVAS creator rewards program (and many comic creators livelihoods)

They said tipping system in their social media posts too

Obviously this tipping system is referring to super likes right? They say they’re going to do a tipping system, and then this rolls out.

But “tips” are not something that buisinesses can just take a cut of, at least not in the United States. According to the Department of Labor, it is illegal for any amount of tips from customers to go to an employer.

Webtoon is trying to walk back this language, of course. You won’t find the word “tip” anywhere on their website page explaining how it works. But those old social media posts are still up.

This is all pretty scummy

But wait, it gets worse!

They removed the Patreon button at the end of episodes and replaced it with this:

Yep! That’s right. Webtoon really said “what if we replace the tipping system that already existed with a shittier one where you only get half of it 🥺”

Unsurprisingly, they faced a ton of backlash.

Webtoon was quick to point out that the Patreon button was only removed from the end of episodes and there was still a button on the creator’s homepage. But of course, the end of episodes is where that button matters the most.

Creators know this. Webtoon knows this.

Eventually, after days of continued complaints from creators on social media, Webtoon went on damage control mode and announced that they would be putting the Patreon button back at the end of episodes—

As of right now (May 11th, 2024) the Patreon button is still not back.

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So…Super likes are “super totally not a tip.”

But if they aren’t tips…what are they?

Well there’s a bit more to the story of what a super like actually is. After announceing the program, the app updated to reveal a new ranking category on the front page

When you click on this ranking tab, you can see that there is now both a daily and weekly ranking

If you’re a CANVAS creator, you know how difficult and seemingly random it can be to get your comic on the front page of the app—so my immediate worry was that comic creators were going to buy superlikes on their own series to get in this ranking and…

Yep, that’s already happening.

But why would webtoon even allow creators to buy superlikes for themselves? How does that make sense?

Surely goading desperate creators into buying superlikes can’t be that lucrative, can it?

No. I think there’s another, possibly even worse reason.

Fandom wars

If you’re into music, you probably are aware of how common it is for super fans to make concerted efforts to get their favorite musician to the top of the billboard charts. They coordinate over social media, stream music on loop as soon as an album drops to inflate the numbers, buy albums in bulk to increase sales, all so that they can say their fav is number one. It’s especially common among K-pop fans and swifties

This phenomena is well documented

Fans of Webtoons can be just as ravenous as K-pop, so I think Webtoon is trying to capitalize on this. They want to encourage fandom war and make money. That’s why they have this ranking. Not only can super fans brag about their favorite series topping the charts but they can wear their super like proudly on their reader profile that webtoon will be rolling out soon.

They’re just testing this super like stuff out on CANVAS right now, but once this starts up with originals? Oh. It will be a very profitable, very terrible mess.

(Oh and I mean profitable for webtoon, not creators, in case that wasn’t clear.)

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Anyway, if you’re a creator, do yourself a favor and don’t enable super likes.

If you’re a fan of a webcomic, just donate to that creators patreon or Ko-Fi to show your support. Don’t give a red cent to webtoon because they did not do any of the work to make the series you love, alright?

Also check out my webtoon haha.

[aliyahgracedrawing]

For anyone curious I’m pretty sure this bird was a white faced heron. I could be wrong but yeah it scared the shit out of me cause it genuinely sounded like what I imagine a demon sounds like.

[dayemeg]

Working on a character sheet for my side webcomic series WHIMSY vol 1 coming to you soon next year! This will be part of my webtoon legends submission

[orange-ghost]

SEMI(⁉️)-EMERGENCY COMMISSIONS...??

Yeah. I have no idea if I did something to deserve this or not. Regardless, I need a bit of a Christmas miracle now, and frankly, anything helps! Even if I don't break 250.

If you're confused, we have a pay period of every other Friday. And since my shift TODAY was *cut,* my only shift between Dec. 6th & the 20th will be a 6 hour one that'll earn me less than 200, as 15.5 × 6 = 93. Especially since I doubt this pattern is going to end. It's been happening for a while. I've been asking for more hours & even full-time employment but to no avail. I've looked for other positions as well, but... who knows how long that'll take. 😔

If you could help me out now, I'd appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. OCs, fanart, "private" stuff, channel banners, thumbnails, etc. I gotcha. ☃️

[paperboy-pb]

The promise of inclusion.

[leddia]

supportive twin 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾

(panels from my webcomic I Disagiati)

[toughbunnyforever]