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I am a fan of web comics. Lately I have been reading a bunch and feel inspired to make my own. Except, I am a perfectionist so I want to do it right the first time, which makes it unlikely to happen. Anyhow it is still fun to think about.
In the last couple weeks I looked up a number of finished comics and read them start to finish. In the past I read a lot of finished manga. I prefer finished works to continuing ones because I like to be able to read all the way to the end. I grew up reading novels, so reading something and then coming to a sudden stop where I can read no more is frustrating for me. I do read some ongoing comics too, although often I drop off after a while and have to come back and catch up later.
Part of the reason I want to do a comic is to improve my art and storytelling. I recently finished reading Zap! www.zapcomic.com/ which I thoroughly enjoyed, and was impressed by the improvement in artwork. I immediately started looking up guides on making webcomics and began to realize that Zap was a really well put together comic, compared to the little one that I had started in university. It had separated panels, good story flow, nice speech bubbles, consistent font, etc. I'm sure that is part of the reason I liked it, it also had an excellent story.
That is the step that I seem to be stuck on. I feel like I need to come up with a good story first. Beginning, middle, end. Otherwise it will just get lost after the first bunch of pages like the one I started in university did, or I will lose interest in it because I'm not interested enough in the story. That isn't the only thing though, there are lots of things I'm uncertain of. Perfectionist here.
Or, I could just dive right in and try to do something, anything, just to get drawing again. I actually enjoyed the thumbnail-like comic I did in university. I managed to get 67 pages out of that one (so far) and I was quite pleased with myself for sticking with it for so long. I am actually working on scanning it and putting in the dialog now. I might even post what I have (as bad as it is). It started out very very rough and ended up not too bad, but was never meant to be a finished product per-se, just a rough to get the story and shots down.
Anyhow, that is my story on comics. I would love to make one, but probably never will... I should start with getting a proper sketchbook, I never got another proper one after I filled my last one...
Cheers,
~SunCat~
In the last couple weeks I looked up a number of finished comics and read them start to finish. In the past I read a lot of finished manga. I prefer finished works to continuing ones because I like to be able to read all the way to the end. I grew up reading novels, so reading something and then coming to a sudden stop where I can read no more is frustrating for me. I do read some ongoing comics too, although often I drop off after a while and have to come back and catch up later.
Part of the reason I want to do a comic is to improve my art and storytelling. I recently finished reading Zap! www.zapcomic.com/ which I thoroughly enjoyed, and was impressed by the improvement in artwork. I immediately started looking up guides on making webcomics and began to realize that Zap was a really well put together comic, compared to the little one that I had started in university. It had separated panels, good story flow, nice speech bubbles, consistent font, etc. I'm sure that is part of the reason I liked it, it also had an excellent story.
That is the step that I seem to be stuck on. I feel like I need to come up with a good story first. Beginning, middle, end. Otherwise it will just get lost after the first bunch of pages like the one I started in university did, or I will lose interest in it because I'm not interested enough in the story. That isn't the only thing though, there are lots of things I'm uncertain of. Perfectionist here.
Or, I could just dive right in and try to do something, anything, just to get drawing again. I actually enjoyed the thumbnail-like comic I did in university. I managed to get 67 pages out of that one (so far) and I was quite pleased with myself for sticking with it for so long. I am actually working on scanning it and putting in the dialog now. I might even post what I have (as bad as it is). It started out very very rough and ended up not too bad, but was never meant to be a finished product per-se, just a rough to get the story and shots down.
Anyhow, that is my story on comics. I would love to make one, but probably never will... I should start with getting a proper sketchbook, I never got another proper one after I filled my last one...
Cheers,
~SunCat~
October 2020
It is that time of year again, daily ink drawings! This year 'InkTober' is a tricky subject for a number of reasons. I still believe in the concept, the essence of it, and don't want to get into the politics (although I do wish more people understood copyright and trademark rules, some pretty severe misconceptions floating around). I do plan to tag my posts with #inktober for visibility. So yes, I am doing an inking challenge again this year. Since Nova Scotia birds were so much fun last year, I am going to repeat that topic. Ink one NS bird on every day of October Share on social media! (hopefully every day) I plan to only use my own photos for reference and will stick to birds I have seen in Nova Scotia, maybe specifically birds I have seen in 2020!
InkTober 2019
It is that time of year again. This year I am aiming to do 31 inky birds. I will base them on my own photos and hopefully manage to upload them every day (or I might upload a few at once). What is InkTober you may ask? A popular drawing marathon in October. Here are the 'rules':
1) Make a drawing in ink (you can do a pencil under-drawing if you want).
2) Post it (Post it on any social media account you want or just post it on your refrigerator. The point is to share your art with someone.)
3) Hashtag it with #inktober and #inktober2019
4) Repeat
For every day of October.
This will be my... 5th year doing InkTober. My first year actually
Hello 2019
Okay, I'm not much for new years resolutions, but this year I have decided to try it. Actually, I am going to focus on a word:
Create
I resolve to create and share more, with the focus being on creating. Be it creating art, photos, writing, music, etc. Rather than just sitting around consuming (which is so easy these days) I want to get up and make things, do things, accomplish things.
Easier said then done. So far I have identified two things that I want to do this year:
- Draw more substantial artwork
- Participate in the PhotoChallenge every week
When it comes to art, most of mine is done in one sitting. I draw, detail and ink sket
InkTober 2018
It is that time of year again, where I try to draw every day and end up staying up late finishing. Where inking becomes necessary rather than just nice. Where I break out my brush pens and liners and have to photograph or scan stuff every night. October is coming... InkTober is coming!
Official rules:
1) Make a drawing in ink (you can do a pencil under-drawing if you want).
2) Post it (facebook, twitter and DA in my case)
3) Hashtag it with #inktober and #inktober2018
4) Repeat
This year I am thinking of following the official prompt list, with Pokemon! If not, I will at least be doing an ink drawing each day. I may not actually po
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Yes, definitely write the story out first. We've been writing ours out in a screenplay format so basic action and all dialog is done. You'll find out how dumb some character's motivations are only when they open their mouths, so it's good to have more than JUST an outline so that those issues bubble to the surface.
Good news is that you can still work out the character design while writing the story, so it's not like you are doing nothing but writing.
Good news is that you can still work out the character design while writing the story, so it's not like you are doing nothing but writing.