Pixton: Do-It-Yourself Comics

Thank you Portalac for transcribing the Pixton trailer into Spanish!

To view the video, please click here.

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Pixton is a whole new way to express yourself!

With our click-and-drag comic creator you can easily customize characters, move them into any pose, and compose up to 12 rows of scenes right on the page. Embed comics in your blog or social network and get your friends to remix them. Make friends and fans around the world and connect through automatic translation.

Soon you will be able to bring your comics to life with animation. Just set your keyframes and let Pixton do the rest! Animations are rendered to video so you can post to your favourite sites. Pixton lives online, all you need is a web browser (IE, Safari, Firefox) and a Mac or PC.

Pixton remixable animation opens the doors to a whole new world of interactivity and collaboration on the web. This teaser was made using only the Pixton comic creator and is a glimpse of what's to come. Stay tuned or contact us for more info!

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Sharing Cartoons with the World from Jonathan Marks on Vimeo.

At SXSW, we had the pleasure to meet and have a quick interview on camera with the media "insultant" Jonathan Marks, Founder of Critical Distance in the Netherlands. His experience of more than 25 years in the broadcasting business has taken him to many exotic places around the globe including Austin, TX.

Marks is interested in the ways in which traditional and emerging media are used to share ideas across borders. He uses a relevant mix of video, audio and text to capture his stories. Operating on the edge of broadcast and mobile, Marks explores how emerging technologies enhance the effectiveness of digital storytelling in all corners of the world, and most recently in Africa.

To watch the video interview of Clive giving a demo of Pixton and Pixton animation (a world's first - coming soon!) on a 78" Promethean interactive whiteboard click on the video above. Enjoy!

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Laurel and Hardy, Jeeves and Wooster or Calvin and Hobbs are classic examples of a comic foil where one character is a well-informed and talented, and the other portrays a jovial and empty-headed one. What makes the humor in these pairings so ridiculously funny are the interactions between their drastically different personalities.

Grant Buist aka Brunswick on Pixton, a professional cartoonist and animator from New Zealand, takes this concept and creates the funniest pair of saguaro cacti you'll ever meet in his 3-panel series "Desert Funnies". Voted as the most popular series on Pixton and most frequently remixed by other members, this quick-witted cacti humor will keep you coming back for more. Read Brunswick's comics here.

Start your own series today, and you too could rise to the top of the charts! Sign-up is free!

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Joetoon1, one of Pixton's most prolific authors, with over 350 comics to date, doesn't waste any time putting his ideas to the web comic page. He is fond of remixing in a playful fashion and hosting award events to give recognition to other creative authors on Pixton. To read more of Joetoon1's comics, click here. Join the fun, sign-up is free!

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BubbaMuski. This professional comedian/artistic director from Chicago has an eclectic sense of humor - to say the least. His Amish Technology series is a comical twist of how they interpret modern day techno-gadgets from flying saucers to the xbox.

It's hard to believe but comics aren't only about telling jokes. BubbaMuski puts a creative spin in his Checkers' series that almost send you off the board like it does his characters! If cyborgs are your thing, check out Bubba's Pixtonator. One question seems to remain - is he more human than machine?

Do you have a superhero you want to share with the world, but cannot draw? Start creating on Pixton now, sign-up is free!

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Comics come in all shapes and sizes, from super heros to wimpy kids. Midwest Mike may not be either of those but he certainly is the star in his comics. Drawing inspiration from his childhood experiences, Midwest Mike's stories are from the perspective of when he was a young boy and his experiences growing up - both good and bad.

Not only will you find yourself captivated by his words but his attention to detail and artistic ability to create stunning compositions further immerse you in the world of the story. To read more of Midwest Mike's comics, click here. Why not share your childhood story with Pixton, sign-up is free!

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Perro Volador or "Flying Dog" from Mérida, Spain explores the boundary between fantasy and reality in his comics. His unique compositional style tells a story by using colour and perspective in a subtle yet sophisticated way to draw out the true essence of the moment.

Pixton's automatic translation by Google generates subtitles on foriegn-language comics as you roll over the panels. So if Spanish isn't your native tongue, not to worry - you can still read Perro's comics. Click here to read more of Perro Volador's comics.

Read comics in over 40 languages. Start creating in your language now - sign-up is free!

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Free2cr8's comics give us a witty and insightful glimse into a 'day in the life' of a freelance writer in NYC. You will find yourself laughing not cringing - even at the most awkward of times. To read more of Free2cr8's comics click here. Have a story to tell? Sign-up now, it's free!

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What do you get when you mix a stand-up comic and comics? DaveOdd from Chicago.

If heavy traffic prevents you from seeing this professional stand-up comedian perform live at The Edge Comedy Club, now you can be equally entertained with his Pixton comics. I've included one as a teaser, but you can read more of DaveOdd's comics here.

Start creating your own comics now, it's free!

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