How's Your Webcomic? #355: Dissapointment Edition

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Scrub Authors GOODIE Bag
Here’s a l,short list of sites that any new webcomic artist/writer will find handy:
>*-Struggling to find that perfect FONT? Create your own using this link;
http://www.myscriptfont.com/

>*-Don’t forget to brush up on that ANATOMY:
http://artists.pixelovely.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing/
http://www.quickposes.com/pages/timed

>*-What’s a list without some reference STOCK IMAGES?
People: http://senshistock.deviantart.com/gallery/
Scenery: http://www.shutterstock.com/

>*-Here's a big fat compilation of CHARACTER DESIGN REFERENCE:
http://www.pinterest.com/characterdesigh/ (surprisingly not a typo)

>Links to get a rough WEBSITE started up:
Easy to use tumblr webcomic theme: https://www.tumblr.com/theme/39018
Do’s and Don’ts for starting a site: http://pastebin.com/kNR2W5mV
>Contact sheet if anyone wants to put information down, like their site and webcomic:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uwfOSHXfrgvcf--PkPz9jXL6p5RqIsrYvXYwgQpgT3k/edit#

>DISCORD CHAT going on,
Ask for an invite in the thread.

>Wise words from John Cleese:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xPvvPTQaMI

>Invisible Ink:
http://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse456/07su/administrative/invisible_ink_part_1.pdf
http://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse456/07su/administrative/invisible_ink_part_2.pdf
http://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse456/07su/administrative/invisible_ink_part_3.pdf

>Paper Wings
http://chrisoatley.com/category/podcasts/
https://web.archive.org/web/20140625035030/http://paperwingspodcast.com/

>Fonts for your webcomic on Blambot:
http://www.blambot.com/

>Writing Resources:
http://www.cienciasecognicao.org/rotas/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Robert-McKee-Story.pdf

>Guide to promoting your comic:
http://miss-melee.tumblr.com/post/143483233951/

>Comics for makin' comics!
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/9pf1nwwa92lbp/Comics_for_making_Comics

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+draw+comics

don't worry guys, i won't let the thread die this time

QUICK,

POST YOUR VILLAINS!!

Why have they been dying so much lately? Is everyone Jack posting?

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>>91001085

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How do you make humorous jokes in a story driven webcomic?

Also whats been happening with these threads

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>>91001134

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>>91000526
Thanks for creating this, anon.

I'm looking for criticism regarding font, bubble placement and fluidity.
I don't like my art but I know how to improve that but I have no idea how to make a comic that is pleasant to read and not some Dresden Codak abomination

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>>91001161

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>>91001181

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>>91001064

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>>91001279
(Sorry for the spam)

>>91000526
yeah we need smore euros to keep it alive. i've been staying up late playing zelda and the threads still die

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>>91001064
okay, i had this ready made for a different thread
she's gonna look even more impressive wreathed in tons of purple flame and such

>>91001129
two words, man
spider-man quips

>>91001515
Damn anon, that looks nice. I like your style too (for some reason art without any anti-alias looks really good to me a lot of the time). What program do you draw in, and where can I read your comk?

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Nice a new thread

i've been busy with my job but on the brightside im starting to practice animation a little bit

this is Taffy one of my characters, she can create portals so im trying to make an animation of her coming out of a portal

>>91001718
i'm glad SOMEBODY likes aliased art (the final product is resized though)
I'm still using photoshop because i'm used to it, but I REALLY need to start using clipstudio since I have it and I love using it, it's just so hard to get out of a habit
comic is http://kiwidayn.comicgenesis.com (try to put yourself in more of a charles schulz mindset than, say, claremont, or you'll be in for a letdown)

>>91001767
I love her boingy hair. and I love portal users. The Spot was always my favorite Spider-Man villain.
Your style is cute, it reminds me of Blue Jr's work a bit.

>>91001789
son of a bitch, I forgot to say 'thank you' at any point in that post.

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Sora's new design

comic's returning soon. In about 2 weeks.

>>91001533
Stop this meme, quips are overdone and it's really hard to come off as witty and funny instead of annoying. Just think about how every Marvel movie has to have a bunch of quips, like everyone is mr funny guy. No, use those really sparingly

>>91001129
Then again, what do you mean by humorous jokes? You can play with characters of different personalities interacting to create some fun scenes, you have lots of room to set up jokes, you have whole arcs to set up long jokes, or maybe have a self contained page. Your question is really vague, you are basically asking how to write a joke in general.

>>91002019
>overdone
because it's good
>hard to come off as witty and funny instead of annoying
a lot of things worth doing are hard
the movies are pretty funny, even if they do overdo it. but I didn't say Iron Man Movie quips, I said Spider-Man quips. Read old comics and learn the right way to do it: the way to make it feel like people are genuinely trying to use levity to deal with a hard situation, rather than designating the situation as meaningless fluff

>>91001993
This reminds me of why we should let this thread die

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i'm glad these threads are back

>>91001064
I haven't actually drawn him yet.

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>>91001064
What if your comic... doesn't have a villain?

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If your keeping up im just on some other stuff, but I'm getting back to middlelands , this is Colton west along with his son (black hair) and the ex child soldier that Colton and his wife watch over , there all part of a group outside the boundaries of huge planetary war, I reworked the reason they can shoot so well, it's no longer due to "blessings", its more like a mana system that has to do with gods and blah blah blah, but that collar is fucked, the clothing is civil war inspired /western but has nothing to do with that lol

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>>91001064
here's a villain that's harvesting souls to resurrect an old god

>>91002490
They should all be looking in the same direction btw

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>>91001064
Though she's the endgame villain, and won't even show up for a while.

>>91002447
but you have tons of villains! each more amusing than the last

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>>91001064

>>91002571
ooooh didn't know she was going to be a villain
kudos on the proper digitigrade hands, people often neglect those.. however, cats still have thumbs. don't forget those!
also the green bits in her wings are kinda.. what's up with those? I feel like there's probably some good explanation

>>91002700
Is the fire coming out from behind his jawline too? Some kind of air intake for continuous fire breath?

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>>91002751
Pretty much.

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>>91001064

>>91002785
that's pretty cool and creative. Might as well play with stuff like that with aliens. I liked the bio-air-intake of those flying dragons in avatar

>>91002727
Thanks, I chose to not draw her thumbs since they seemed to just blend into the fur in all my references, so I though that detailing in the thumb might look a smidge unrealistic. She's got green on her wings just because I saw it on a sphinx statue and thought it would look neat. I just thought she needed a bit more green on her palette in cat-mode. You think the green looks overbearing?

>>91002785
That's pretty cool desu, does your comic have any more weird/creative monster biology/physiology?

>>91003015
not overbearing, not even bad, it's just... begging to be explained. Like this streak my cat has where it looks like someone hit her with a bit of white paint. it goes right across her stripes and it only seems to affect one millimeter-wide strip of follicles. like did she get freeze-branded? it's distracting is all. if she had even one other thing like a streak of hair or a facial marking it'd be like "oh okay, sure, she's like that"

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>>91001064

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>>91003015

Turtle aliens with detachable symbiotic shells, psychic eyeball plant beings, rock-eating rhino aliens, elf-eared cycloptic death cults, and air-bladder filled fat monk aliens are some of the weird bits in the comic.

I generally based aliens off of animals but then go weird directions with them.

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>>91001391

>>91003171
I can tell you're having a lot of fun with that. I dig it.

>>91003123
It's probably a scar. Sometimes when cats regrow their fur over a scarred area it comes back in white.

>>91003673
Not a bad use of watercolors.

Got a site?

Alright, /co/, I'be got an Idea for a webcomic/ animated shorts.
A down on his luck 1930's cartoon character tries to find himself a job and basically hops from genre/animation style to genre. I'd animate little shorts every once in awhile, which would be the shorts from his glory days.

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More animation testing. Featuring what is finally the last goddamn monitor I have to do for this project.

>>91000526
>artists.pixelovely.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing/
link not working

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>>91004626
also i posted this at the end of that last thread at like 4 AM before it died but I finished that base for that villithist character I got some input on here for in his early stages.

>>91004384
ooohh hadnt thought of that.
>>91004428
not them but http://vigormortis.co.uk/
>>91004613
that's.. really clev, bro. I like it.

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>>91001064
I have a lot, but these are the most reoccurring so far.

>>91004975
wait, those are the bad guys? I took them for the protagonists

>>91005013
Aren't all villains protagonists of their own story?

How do you make a comic that's actually good?

>>91005340
copy someone elses comic and make minor changes

>>91005245
a lot of 'em are! particularly the ones driven by ambition rather than, say, revenge

>>91005340
Learn how to write, learn how to draw, consume a bunch of interesting stuff for inspiration. That's it

>>91005340
Think about your own favorite comics - why did you enjoy them?

For me, a good comic needs good characters. Good characters can prop up a weak story or weak art, but even a good plot and good art can't be supported by bland characters.

>>91006774
that's how I feel tool. those "characters" can include setting elements as well.

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I'm making good progress in planning the story out (thumbnailed about 41 pages out from here, with 16 of them in sketch/preliminary lining) but producing the actual pages has kind of fallen to the wayside. I like what I've been making, though.

>>91007961
rut roh, is it time travel?
it's interesting how often time travel doesnt change what time of day it is, or time of year..

Is it normal to sketch out a sort of storyboard when writing your comic? As in, it flows cinematically. It seems to be working for me, but I wonder if anyone else does it this way.

>>91008769
Do you mean thumbnails of the whole page, or a movie-style storyboard, where only the visual directions of each panel are shown?

Many comic creators - particularly artists - break down the script into thumbnails when working on a page, but it's also a useful technique for writers (even if they can't draw) to help them figure out how much or how little can be put in each panel.

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>>91001840
thanks this is just my second try at animating something so im glad you like it

this one is almost done now i just need to merge it with another animation i made for the portal

>>91009429
the only thing is... reversing the animation to make it loop doesn't really make sense since her hair just SUCKS into the hole. the forward animation that's perfect, because it's as if the hole is a little too small, and the hair boings out.. but then the reverse it should get caught on the edge instead

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>First page WIP

should I colour it or not?

also, where do you recommend I host my webcomic?

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What college programs would be best suited for making comics?

>>91009002
The latter. I'm not even at the thumbnail stage, really. I'm just writing the script, but am struggling to write it without drawing visualizations. And I'm not the artist, I'm the writer. These drawings suck.

>>91010152
I can't answer that, but I'm just curious, how many people here have had formal art training and what kind? Like high school, community college, art school, etc.

>>91009702
i love this style, both the characters and the lines.
You definitely need to do something other than lineart, though, because this is just too white, y'know? but you don't necessarily have to color the entire thing, you could get away with just spot grays to provide depth. just one or two colors of gray would do just fine.
what's it about?
as for hosting, any of the free hosting sites works fine, comicfury, comicgenesis, it's all the same more or less

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>>91001064

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New comic.

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>>91008221
A very reasonable guess! Time's kind of an odd thing, but I'd say it's been progressing as it usually would regardless of their current location.

>>91010612
whoa... so raggedy. This is a really great villain. What's her deal?
is it just me or are her eyes kind of high? Or is that somethingabout the mask.. please tell me that's a mask and she's not wearing half of someone else's face.. actually IS it a lady? she's got such petite yet such strong features, vaguely asian..

>>91010675
you typo'd lotus as lous
I love wanting to buy your restraints
>>91010728
oh snizzly snupp!

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>>91010585
Thanks for the feedback!

It's a comic based on the arthurian legend, but like a power ranger version of it

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>>91001064
Since I haven't drawn the other baddie just yet, here's one of mine.

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I already posted an unfinished version of this pic, but anyways, let's make the thread more alive.

So as I was saying a few days ago, I had another idea for a comic. And I'm doing a visual presentation for each of the 4 main characters. Remember how a few threads ago we were talking about videocomics? I've decided to do this one in that style, (my intention so far) in a square layer that could fit Instagram. It's going to be tough to do, but I want to try something different. It's going to take a lot of time to make the first piece, tho.

This s Henry Rookfrey: engineer, writer, adventurer. Say a gentle hi! to him.

Tomorrow I'll go back to my fancomic, so I don't think I'll post another character until next week

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I'm doing a short "choose-your-own-adventure" comic for my website project in 4D design. You fight nightmare versions of your teachers and try to escape your school.

Here is Ghent, an art history teacher possessed by a demonic ghent altarpiece

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in color

>>91010761

It isn't a typo, It is another character named Lous.

>>91010736
She is ghostly witch that steal children skin. Her goal is to be young/beautiful forever. The MC (who is a boy) and the witch got a connection to eachother. The witch is hunting for the MC to complete herself. She can turn herself into a beautiful woman if she wants. But only last for couple of hours.

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>>91010585
something like this?

>>91010777
>rangers of the round table
fucking fund it

>>91010831
Neat-looking guy. I like the different levels of detail, that's good planning for close-up and full shots.
I must say though, there seems to be inconsistencies in his facial proportions in each version. You're clearly a really good artist, so I'm sure you can see them too.

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Hey, I was able to squeeze in a page because I met my animation quota today.

>>91011435
I'd work on that text and font because it's a little painful to look at

>>91011435
>your not as smart
I don't read your webcomic, is that on purpose?

>>91011004
perfect nightmare material. what's a ghent altarpiece? only result i'm getting on google is someplace up in the UK

>>91011498
No. I'm not that smart either. :(

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Most recent strip of my comic.

>>91011019
Oh my mistake. is that pronounced louse or lose or

oh wow, that's a really great villain concept. Wait, you're not the same.. right?

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>>91011504
Ghent altarpiece is Van Eyck's most famous work. The entire character, Ghent, is a homage to art history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghent_Altarpiece

>>91011265
exactly how I was imagining it. are you sure you've never done this before?

>>91011435
It does look a little squeezed.
you're*
>>91011484
The font looks fine to me (god knows he's changed it enough times) but the text is too small, and it's not fun to stare closely at bright neon colors for a long period, so I'd suggest larger text (each letter about twice as tall/wide) so those colors don't sear the eyes so badly.

>>91011590
nice line quality. I don't think we've seen you before.

>>91011684
Alright, I'll remember that for next time. It's been a while.

>>91011329
Oh, thanks for the compliment.

Well, I'm really not that good. I mean: I know that they don't look the same, I know there are differences. But sometimes it takes me years to notice where exactly is the problem. Here, I know there are issues with the eyes and the lips and the jaw (and probably the forehead, but I'm not sure). But I don't know how to fix it without wasting hours drawing and erasing once and again. To be honest, I'm still learning how the human body works, little by little, by trial and error. For now I'll be fine it the character resembles himself half the time, heh.

He has to have a large, round but masculine face, with also round eyes. I'm bad at drawing hair, but I guess I kinda looks the same. Or at least you can guess it's the same haircut. I hope.

I still hate drawing hands. But I'm also starting to hate drawing hair. FUCK IT, I'LL DRAW ALL OF THEM WITH VEGETA HAIR.

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>>91011634
ye

>>91011623
oh neat. so I assume this is the art teacher

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>>91010792
and a fake screenshot I did of him and his partner

>>91011684
KYSCF the font is shit, was already shit, and will always be shit

>>91011742
well that's the nice thing about digital art, it's really easy to make tiny tweaks to proportions. Most of the issues I see here have to do with the nosebridge length and thus the placement of eyes and hairline
You'll get it sooner or later, don't worry. in the meantime you're good enough at detailing to make it look like you know what you're doing. I mean that bag alone is fantastic. You're clearly good at hair, but I know full well how hard it can be to keep it consistent
basically make sure you sketch out the full shape of the skull when you darw the head, and everything will fall into place (like you won't accidentally draw a hat that clips through the front of the cranium like that)

>>91011590
This is cute.

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>>91011849
dang flipped images

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>>91011849
fixed

>>91011849
>, art school is hell
so I've heard
I remember drawing all 251 pokemon once, should give you a rough idea of what year it was,.. i forget how long it took me, but in the end I looked at the quality and wished it had taken me longer. I had a big heavy box of crap. Without some kind of instruction being involved, repetition doesn't do shit. but this is consistent with what I hear about art school, it's all 'do work' and very little 'this is how you should do the work'

>>91011802
>(like you won't accidentally draw a hat that clips through the front of the cranium like that)
Damn it, I didn't see that.
I don't know if it will burn my spirits, but I'll see if I can fix the nose problem before uploading it anywhere else (I have plenty of time before I get to do that, yep), and clear up the hat problem, that is going to be easier to fix.

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>>91011265
>>91011634
Added the narration boxes, please tell me how to improve them

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>>91012008
Teachers are there to refine what you do, not necessarily force you to make art a certain way. Early art classes are definitely "do it this way" and then it turns into "refine the work you have and here is how you can push it further.

That being said, art school is hell. Studio classes are 6 hours a week per class and double/triple that in homework. Combine that with 4 studio classes and...blargh im ded

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>>91011435

>>91012145
Oof, I don't hate that font, but... the first and fourth panels are readable and the rest are a lot harder. This font has a real minimum decent size, and some letters are really odd. I'd save this font for big flourishy title-y stuff and use something a little more readable for the rest (copperplate gothic, anyone?)
and anyway capitalize Merlin. dude invented bermuda shorts, he's a hero.

>>91012174
More manageable, but the old text is still there!!!!

>>91012234
What you want from me? I'm not getting paid for this shit.

>>91012248
Kind of a shit attitude.

>>91012284
Sorry. I meant that it was a rush job for Dewd to see.

>>91012248
oh, I thought you were the artist. My bad, anon-san

>>91012158
That's basically what I mean. Logically, if you spend three-fourths of your education with no instructor present, it's ludicrous for them to ask for money. you're obviously doing most of it yourself. This is consistent with what friends told me about their art school experience. Some classes had no instruction at all, only review and judgment each day, of what was assigned previously, and then a new assignment, and then class was over.
It reminds me of math class. Do we really need to do 30 problems after being taught how to do a kind of problem? If you don't get it after the first 3, the remaining 27 aren't going to be any easier. and if you do, you aren't going to forget it just because it wasn't drilled into you. You're going to remember it until the test and then forget it forever.
but then I have actually heard someone tell me their math class involved no instruction, only assignment and grading. Baffling.

>>91012284
Well, it's not his comic.

>>91012174
That's a good font too (and a little more appropriate I think), but I'd still raise the size just a little. You should probably tell dewd what font that is

>>91012297
>>91012304
My bad I thought that was the artist making the statement! All good.

>>91012174
Yeah, that'd be cool if I knew what the name of that font was.

>>91012364
Font and size, Dewd. If anon gives you the fot, remember to write in a size like that, because it's much more readable that way.

>>91012364
It's CC Yada Yada. But don't pretend you'll change it, you never do. It's no the first time I propose it to you.

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>>91012301
In truth, I went to school to force myself to draw more and have deadlines. I spent years without the motivation to draw and now I can draw 250 pages of art in a week! Of course I was driven to the brink of insanity, but it was totally worth it.

There's always a teacher or TA in class though. IIRC there's one self study class you have to take and it sounds lame

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>>91012232
Like this?

>>91012413
I really think you should up the size a little more
>>91012449
the only person you hurt when you don't bother to follow through is yourself, by making sure your actions were wasted
>It's no the first time
oh. seriously? if so, you.. have a point. I don't remember that though

>>91012449
Well, yeah, mainly because I can't find it on my computer and after doing a quick google I found out you have to pay to get this font which I definetly won't do, sorry dude.

Also, you've never proposed this font to me.

>>91012452
I started a comic for those reasons. that's one of the reasons I know unaided repetition really doesn't help you
>>91012524
yeah that looks good. Maybe you can make it bold though. oh, and make sure it isn't touching the edges of the dialogue boxes like that, but I assume this was just a 'sketch' wordwise.

>>91012570
I did, idiot. It's not the first page of yours I bothered to edit replacing the balloons. But nevermind.

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Not mind but one I've been enjoying for awhile that's mildly obscure:

http://ninthlife.thecomicseries.com/comics/first/

There's another he's doing that anons might like:

http://escapevelocity.thecomicseries.com/

>>91012633
looks bad

>>91012570
Here's the font. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/p9ba5ygi48iov1r/AABZjBvTHaw4Ynw6XRxrgpVaa?dl=0

Now you've got no excuse.

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>>91012633
This is the page I actually meant to post.

>>91012744
Panel layout and flow is pretty decent but that art is killing me.

>>91012773
The noses take getting used to, but it seems to be a stylistic choice.

>>91012645
don't respond to trolls posting other people's comics
at least this one admits it's not his

>>91012652
Thank you! Hopefully I can get it to work!

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>>91012579
fugg

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Working on a possible cover for my own webcomic. I'm kind of stuck in a worldbuilding loop which kinda blows. I'm scared to actually start it because I keep telling myself "you need to improve more, people won't read it if the art is shit."

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>>91001064
He wears a bag with a face drawn on it.

>>91013064
yeah I like this best
and maybe you can do some fancy text for excalibur if you want, with like outlines and shiny or whatever.

>>91013064
Add a black outline around Excalibur or something similar

>>91013073
Anon, if this if your art you're already off to a great start. Don't worry if your art isn't "good enough," if you wait until your art is perfect to start your comic it'll never begin. Seriously, you've got a lovely style and linework right there, keep at it, have some confidence!

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>>91013353
Thank you! I forgot how to make a name/tripcode for here.
I've watched a few artists I really looked up to spend years crafting their comics only to have them fall amazingly flat via poor comicking base skills (lettering, panel layout, etc). I guess I just don't want people to feel disappointed.

>>91013406
Lovely. Really liking the colors.

I'm too lazy to do comics, so I just do quests.

http://boards.4chan.org/i/thread/497113/

>>91013494
Thank!! I'd post more but I feel guilty only having concept stuff right now and no real pages or anything.

>>91013249
>>91013254
how, my paint.net skills only go so far

>>91013406
That's understandable. I suppose if you really want to polish your comic storytelling/formatting skills, you could try making some test pages or a short one-shot before moving onto your main comic. No better way to practice comics than just making comics.

Also, I dig that lizard, seriously.

>>91013406

For some reason it reminds me of Oddworld.

>>91013558
Thank you!! And I do have some test pages, and I've done other small comics unrelated just as practice runs for seeing how efficient I could be.

>>91013564
That's actually super flattering, I grew up with the Oddworld games and they were a MASSIVE inspiration to me. Still are!

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Date was still accurate when I finished
Finally this split-up shit's over. time to get down to the meat of the ending
oh god I can't decide on the location. this is kind of important. fuckit, generic jungly cliffs for right now.
I missed drawing the others

sanitized so alien rabbit tits aren't going to set off Yanni. proper version on the site.

>>91005340

That really depends on what you want it to be about.

>>91013073
Were you the one with the girl going on the journey or whatever with the little spirits?
A lot of people get caught in that worldbuilding loop.
Your art isn't shit though. The parts I don't like are personal choices you made, not remotely faults in your technique or skill.

>>91013678
I have some girl characters but I don't recall anything about little spirits, think you might have me confused for someone else!

>>91013648

>I grew up with the Oddworld games

I played the hell out of that first one back in the day, but I haven't touched any of the others. I've heard people say Strangers Wrath has a great story though.

>>91013530
if the concept shit is this good, nobody's gonna bitch
>I've watched a few artists I really looked up to spend years crafting their comics only to have them fall amazingly flat via poor comicking base skills
without obviously wanting to bash anyone, examples? I can't say I've ever seen that happen

you make a tripcode by putting in your name followed by two pound signs and then a code that you memorize. it translates the code for you into your tripcode, which nobody else can replicate

>>91013551
Learning stuff like that is what comics are all about! I couldn't describe it for you here, not easily, but look up some fancy text tutorials. DeviantArt has a billion of them. Usually involves making the letters then shrinking the selection and filling another color, now you've left an outline. that's a start. most of the rest is rendering
>>91013564
>>91013648
ooh now that you say that, I totally see it

>>91013707
Probly. Have you posted here before at all?

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>>91013708
Oh hell yeah, Stranger's Wrath is extremely underrated (mostly because it came out towards the end of the Xbox era). Really lovely world and critter designs too.

>>91013712
The most recent one is White Mantis with the blade under mask project. Also ok, lemme try that out.

>>91013735
Nope! First time poster in /co/

Including another pic of some wildlife from the story, a wolf.

>>91013747
wait so >>91013073 is the same as >>91013406 ? both ghost?
also that is awesome. You are great at anatomy and coloring holy shit. Would appreciate a good painting tutorial
personally though I don't like that whole calling a fantastic beast by a mundane name thing.

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Gonna put it out to you faggots... which color scheme do you dumbledicks like best?

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I don't have much practice with coloring. Whenever I do color, it is to experiment with color theory. This was made directly after my painting 1

>>91013894

green

>>91013894
Jeez they're all pretty good, the green is certainly the 'weakest' and most slightly sinister-but-seemingly-friendly

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this was for the web comic

>>91013916

nice colors anon.

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>>91013830
yes those are me! A nice anon taught me how to make a name/tripcode just now lmao.

As for the mundane name- not all my critters have names like that. However there is some psychology at play when it comes to naming creatures. And races, which is why my basic human race is renamed to Hunin. Close but not the same. SORRY I just love thinking about this stuff (and getting feedback).

Pic is a major character in the story, she's a queen.

>>91013916
that's beautiful. make it a little more 3d in places and you've got a masterpiece on your hands.
>>91013962
I hear that. a lot of the names of our more vicious animals are pseudonyms used by superstitious people after all. Still I would at least have gone with Ulf.
anyway this is all reallly cool stuff.
>she's a queen
did you accidentally post the wrong picture?

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>>91013995
Nope! Slatta is a Queen, she's been my darling for a long time and I'm excited to really work with her in the story.

>>91014037
what were the creative choices behind making her look like a man and dress in decidedly unroyal clothing?

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>>91013747
it took me a while of staring at this to figure out what was bothering me.
The spine of your creature should be arching at this point of its run.
Should probably arch a little more than whats in the picture as well because of how skinny its midsection is

besides that i really like your art, color and design choices

>>91013922
>>91013940
Hmmmm
Green then? It would work as a contrast to the main character...
Think I might tweak it a bit first.
(Actually modeled one of these color schemes after Barry in Punch Drunk Love)

>>91014037

Wait wait, Hol up!

You got a tumblr?

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>>91014067
Well she isn't human. Why would a non-human creature look anything like a human female? As for her clothing, her kind live in dens and don't take value in big extravagant clothing. Again- non human, so their values are not like human values.

In the lore, her kind are pushed into reservations and kept closely guarded as they're regarded as "dangerous" magic users. The value for them is the ability to read and write. She's also around 10 feet tall, and due to the structure of her neck and jaw her voice is also deep like an average human male's (as are all the female voices for them and their cousins).

>>91014102
oh shoot you're right, I drew it's back more in the stretched out position than the "scooped under" one. Thank you for bringing it up!

>>91014134
Yep, Ghost-Oakes.

This pic is a sketch of a Hunin princess and her servant, Rupinder (who is also female).

>>91014102
hey you're right
then again maybe it IS arching and its natural posture is severely swaybacked. Wouldn't put it past this kind of art, I've seen some weird shit

>>91014147
>Why would a non-human creature look anything like a human female?
Why would a non-human creature look exactly like a human male with a strangely detached face and canine paws? Just saying, you'll have a hard time finding an audience that isn't confused by that. it should at least be addressed
good to see someone acknowledging the fact that larger things always have deeper voices though!

>>91010152
Don't go to college to make comics.

If you really feel the need to go to college for art, go for something that will REQUIRE you to improve your technical proficiency. And then do comics on the side.

But don't go to college at all if you don't have art experience. To make it in any form of art, you need the self-discipline to do it a ton on your own to hone your craft. Paying thousands of dollars being your only incentive to practice is fucking retarded and you'll never make it if it is.

>>91014150
i just pictured this thing walking around like its got a right triangle for a spine and laughed pretty hard

>>91014147

She look like a guy. (no offense.) I still love your alien girl.

I hope you do well with your comic.

>>91014264
I personally don't see it. It's an alien and titties and soft faces don't always make a lady lol

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>>91014193
I don't think she looks anything like a human male. she's cuter.

She also has a mane, sharp teeth, no nipples, a body covered in velvety fur, digitigrade feet, and a tail. And no eyes. And no ears (well, ear holes). I think you're the first person to ever get hung up on this in the 6 years I've been drawing these cuties.

Again, they're not human so why would they stick to a human schematic? Something can be masculine looking subjectively and still be non human.

pic this time is of another female of her race + a hunin girlfriend

>>91014316
you're being intentionally obtuse. thankfully i've seen so many artists exactly like you that I know the game by now and it doesn't bristle me up as badly as it used to. You have fun with your fictional setting and continue to act surprised that anyone sees what you certainly don't see at all

Also I am in the process of redesigning their paws, but gosh paw pads are so cute hnngh

>>91014368
And I think you're being narrow! But thank you for the well wishes.

>>91011435
Have you tried using Anime Ace or something similar as a font?

Blocky letters like the ones you're using clash with your art style.

>>91014282
A human male torso and musculature makes him male.
Anon, please, that is a dude with fucked up face and dog feet. Stop playing dumb.

What do the male in that race look like anyway?

>>91014534
You're retarded

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>>91014534
She's female but lmao... Males are smaller and have a dewlap.

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>>91014565
oop, male on the left there, forgot to say.

These are the aforementioned cousins.

>>91014534
I think the emphasis here is on the word 'playing'
People like this really enjoy what they're doing, it's best to just let them have fun.

>>91014316
>>91014147
>>91014565
The lack of eyes is a little uncanny, but that long muzzle and her are weirdly cute. Very unusual, but I'm liking these guys. You pull off bizzaro humanoids pretty well.

>>91014635
Thank you! They do "see" but it's not quite like ecolocation or anything. Has more to do with extremely powerful sense of smell and vibrations.

And while they're not humans, they aren't aliens in this story either. They developed at the same rate as the hunin (humans) did, they're just another race (like, elves or dwarves or somethin).

>>91014553
At least I am not a faggot.

>>91014634
Now I know not to respond to that guy, but the thing I can't stand is the dishonesty. You want to have your gay furry aliens, go ahead, make all of them male and call them female, but why pretend you don't know what we mean when we get confused about the design choices. Instead of making us waste time trying to explain the obvious, just say you aren't interested in critiques, and that's it.

>>91014771
Who cares

>>91014783
Feel free to ignore posts you don't care about, you don't need to take your hands off that cock you are sucking just to reply to me

>>91014771
Jesus christ if you want the female critters to have tits why don't you draw your own big muzzled critter race instead of whining about someone else's artistic decisions

>>91014771
I think it's because there's no way to admit you're doing something weird without ruining the conceit that it's not, which is something we all value pretty hard

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>>91014771
I mean if you wanted to argue about why my race of non humans doesn't have titties for you to fap to, we can instead of passive aggressively talking about it to someone unrelated.
I never said I didn't know why you were confused, I said that person (assuming it's not you idk) was the first to be real hung up on it in a while.

Breasts/nipples implies that they feed their young milk, which they do not. They are big and muscular because they live hard, physically active lives (and most are nomads, to boot). I didn't make these decisions just to have a giggle, I made them based on my interest in biology and sociology. While they aren't humans, you can't just change major muscle groups without changing the entire design as well. That's just a given (unless they were like, wayne barlowe level of non-human).

I'm sorry that you are so offended by the fact that the sexual dimorphism between males and females for my species- but it is what it is!

For your trouble, here's a male of that same species.

>>91014821
If you post your stuff here, I assume you want to be critiqued, if your character design is bad like that artist's, it will be called out as such. If you don't want the critique, like I said, don't play dumb, just say you are not interested on the feedback or ignore it. Don't be butthurt for other people, Anon.

>>91014886
>I never said I didn't know why you were confused, I said that person (assuming it's not you idk) was the first to be real hung up on it in a while.
first of all I wasn't hung up, I was simply asking what motivated you to do it so deliberately, not-so-subtly pointing out that you definitely did do it deliberately, and I see through your "I'm just gonna leave this here and call it a girl teehee let's see what happens" game. I was hoping your response wouldn't be denial, but it was.
You are straight up lying if you say literally everyone you come across doesn't ask about this. every. single. person.
but because you insisted on the charade, it has now become a big thing.

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Ah yes, I finally found out how to use my old font again, it was just some boc that I had to uncheck on the tool's property section that I had to uncheck that was blocking me from all of my fonts.

>>91014946
That's a pretty good one. Good basic comic font.

>>91014896
I post here regularly, an I do get critique, and the thing about critique is that the artist doesn't have to listen to all of it. Sometimes, the critic just misses the what the artist was going for. The artist here clearly wasn't trying to make a feminine looking species, which you ignore.

It's like complaining that Spongebob's character design is unrealistic, when it was never meant to be.

>>91014924
Shut the fuck up why don't you go cry to someone else

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>>91014924
I didn't though, I posted a pic of one of my major characters and called her what she was. Y'all the ones that got assblasted about it. My goodness. I knew /co/ was for neckbeards but I didn't realize y'all would get this mad about a girl having muscles and no tits!
And yes I've gotten "where's the boobs?" questions, but there's a difference between questioning the design and getting upset that the design lacks features YOU want.
Go cool your balls or somethin, anon.

>>91014985
Ahh thanks for this. Yeah I really wasn't going for feminine in the first place (I kinda get tired of seeing alien/monster races that have cool dudes but... boring boobied girls I guess) and wanted some biology to back it up. I don't really understand what the big stink is, I'm not trying to play a game here. Just sharing stuff I've worked on for a long time and have fun building.

>>91014985
> the thing about critique is that the artist doesn't have to listen to all of it
I'm glad someone understands that. But you do have to listen to curiosity, and have perspective. That's not optional. You enter a community, you need to read the room and know not everyone here is a member of your xenozoology forum.
a lot of criticism is legit, a lot of it's opinion, and a lot is legit opinion. like we're actually wired (generally) to like some things, or to see some things some way...
but on the other hand you have the phenomenon of the elite pushing their own personal gripes and bothers into that category, trying to make everyone hate it too.. and people will, because of the emperor's new clothes phenomenon. if you have taste, and you know some things are just cool and others lame, and you can tell which things stimulate you, which aspects of the aesthetics are doing so, then you can solidly shut down someone else claiming something inherently looks bad if it doesn't trigger your eye. The conflicts come when two of these "obviously just instinctively get it" things collide. Usually one person is lying or severely out of touch

It's also important to remember that these threads have dedicated trolls, such as >>91014987 >>91014821 this guy

>>91015022
Just a tip, in the event that you choose to modify your attitude and stick around (as I hope you do)
Falsely accusing people of getting upset when they clearly weren't is not helping the situation. You know the reaction you got, you're upset about it, but that doesn't make it hostile.

>>91015048
U sound twiggered

>>91011706
>>91011827
Thanks dudes.

>>91015048
I'm more confused than anything, but I consider this more of a learning experience. If I only expose my designs to one group of people this is stuff I'm not going to hear, which could be bad when I do start producing my comic.

Well, >>91015033 Sorry I got aggressive/hostile. Wasn't my intention to start an argument! Just wanted to share stuff.

>>91015095
Yeah man, yeah. If you genuinely weren't pretending, then that means you definitely aren't exposing yourself to enough weirdos, and that is a major important part of being a content creator. Gotta at least know what to prepare for. I try to let people know that when I see it, because God knows that has been me in the past, and it sucks being caught unprepared and reacting in a way that only digs you deeper

also, y'know, if you met more people who actually do play games like that, you'd know what you sounded like, and be able to say 'oh no I know those people, I'm not doing that' and actually be believed.

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>>91015095
I like the idea of challenging the views of what is male and female, yeah. But I don't do it just to stir up shit, I find that petty and usually makes designs and characters 2D and flat, their stories don't go far if they're made just to be a statement I guess.

While I don't really plan on making them more feminine and keeping their sexual dimorphism as it is, it's good to know how other people see them right off the bat.

Also will admit that reading back, what I thought was just playful banter did sound like I was playing a game now that there's more hindsight lmao. Again, sorry for the misunderstanding!

Have the princess again.

>>91015155
>>91015210

Whoops misclicked, sorry.

>>91015095
>>91015155
Yeah, keep doin' what you love, no point in arguing with people like that. People are just gonna whine at you because they can, it's best not to humor them. I hope you weren't too turned off from these threads, I really do enjoy your art and hope to see you around.

>>91015210
>I don't do it just to stir up shit,
I believe you
but you are aware that there are people who do, and we're all a little gunshy, yeah?

honestly it's not even about tits, I draw titless lizard women all the time. it's more about broad shoulders, narrow hips (actually, do they reproduce vaginally? actually I'm looking now and they're not THAT narrow), and basically the fact that they look extremely human, rather than like any other animal or a whole new one (which we know you can do, looking at that supremely creative wolf)

people sometimes complain about other creatures having pecs at all, but as far as I can tell pecs are the natural consequence of having arms. you need something to anchor them

>>91015257
If I could post the anatomical stuff I sketched of them I would, but since this is a blue board I don't know how that'd fly.

Yes, they have your basic vaginas and penises (though the penis is internal in a sheath, as are the testicles). They give birth to young who derive their early nutrients from yolk-nodes on the umbilical cords. When their baby crush-plate teeth come in they can eat semi-solid foods rather early.

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>>91015095

Most people on this bored are over-sensitive, triggered, SJW, Tumblerina, jealous anons, or just outright trolls or try-hards who are usually just splashing around the kiddie pool.

Also, there is a a lot of shit posting here in general, pay them no mind and take what you can, ignore the rest if you can and move on to actual good criticism.

Most if not all the good artists left this place LONG ago, this is only the kiddie side of the pool, waiting to enter the deep end (more indepth info, which this place usually doesn't provide, but just shit posts when a good artist comes and proceeds to bully them).

It's a good place to get a thicker skin and is much more aggressive and hostile, which is good for an artist, all to the contrary, hug boxing and ass patting does not make a good artist, always be critical and always look to learn and expand.

Honestly I like it, the alien females seem more manly to me, and I personally would prefer to see them a little more curvy or feminine shaped, but that is just my personal opinion and tastes, so don't take it too seriously on that note.

Do you have any pages to show as well, or are you just in the pre-planning stage?

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>>91015404
Cool olmec stone head.

Also thank you for the advice, as I said earlier this is my first time posting here after lurking for about a year.

I did have some pages but a harddrive failure meant I lost around 8 years of work lmao, kill me. So I'm starting over from what I managed to salvage (and i did keep physical books where I wrote down ideas and whatnot). I need to write up a comic script I think before I just jump in. Again I'm not entirely confident on starting, I still feel like there's a shitload of work to do.

(Pic is of Rupinder, posted earlier. Was practicing perspective here.)

>>91015095
I would say try to make the musculature and landmarks less human. It very much does come off as a plain human male torso. With how alien the heads are you really have more room to play around and get away with it.

Doesn't have to be 'feminine.' That is a dumb argument.

>>91015535
indeed. only argument i'd make is make sure the males have some kind of major flashy display somewhere front and/or up top. a mane, horns, what have you. i believe a dewlap was mentioned, that'll do fine.

I actually find it's more fun sometimes making differently proportioned animal torsos. we tend to ignore the torso in favor of 'how do i digitigrade limbs' but they really can vary a lot. a barreled or even keeled breastbone can make something look positively savagely forward-moving, and humped vertebrae are just.. forget about it, awesome

>>91015771
They don't need flashy displays because they don't rely on sight that much. Their perception of color varies between individuals anyhow since it's based on scent.

They are a sapient species, so it's not like they communicate in grunts and growls (though, they /can/ if they're not feeling talkative). Think about animals IRL, not all have flashy displays. Bearded dragons for example just have black beards when they're aroused (either because they're in The Mood or aggressive). Sharks don't either. Nor dogs, or cats.

The Anishi do have hunched postures and long necks, since they grow up in tunnels/dens. Shivali are built more for surface living so they lack the hunch.

While I'm still developing this species in very minute ways (like fixing their feet up), I'm not looking to make any major changes to their biology at this point. I appreciate the pointers, though!

>>91015833
that's a good point, but it's my experience that even blind animals still have something like that on males.. if they have dimorphism at all that is. you're right, not all do
i like thinking about the posture. that's something I need to spend way more time on myself. my poses are always way too neutral

>>91015871
Also sorry if that sounded aggressive! It's stuff I've thought about a long time... I spent days figuring out if they really needed nipples or not haha.

I always feel like my art is too stiff myself, other than practicing gesture sketches I'm not sure how to break out of it!

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>>91014565
Anon, here's my suggestion for a change to make them more alien. I made the male one taller, and made some other little changes, but I kept them dimorphic, of course. What do you think?

>>91016071
snickering pretty hard
it's funny how size usually works, if there is dimorphism.. the male will be larger in a lot of species but if there's a major effort put into egg-laying then the female's sure to be larger

let's not let the thread die tonight okay?
now gimme five

>>91016071
Made me laugh desu

>>91016084
I've debated making them lay eggs, but considering only the anishi females exhibit the larger stature over males it didn't make much sense.

>>91016191
yeah it'd probably be their lower bodies that were bigger anyway. females of both kinds but especially oviparous ones tend to carry extra fat down there for that reason

sometimes i like thinking of creative new kinds of reproduction. in particular, as it is, I already see shark egg cases as being pretty much a detached placenta. I could see something like a mix of that and marsupial, where the flexible translucent 'egg' comes out then gets attached somewhere, potentially anywhere, on either of the parents, in order to connect to their blood supply. then maybe they secrete a shell over it or something.

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Finished this pic- >>91013073
Figure I'd post it here before goin to bed. Thanks for the conversations! I might be back tomorrow if I have anything interesting to share.

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Support this webcomic so that more chapters can be made!

A boy falls in love with a girl. He is mysteriously gifted with her phone number. He calls her and finds out that she likes him as well. But the next day, she doesn't remember the confession. The girl he called is not the same girl he fell in love with. In fact, she doesn’t exist in this universe at all. She is the girl’s alternate universe counterpart, who likes his own alternate self. Hijinks ensue as the two tell each other their darkest secrets to conquer the hearts of their other selves.

See: http://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/keit-ai/list?title_no=36825

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>>91016844

>>91016844

Already a thing.

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/keit-ai-finds-a-way/
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebOriginal/KeitAi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcVGDV67L-g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_rz1bluG_k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLUjMWRCzic
http://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/keit-ai/list?title_no=36825
https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3206139/1/Keit-AI-Tomoyuki-x-Seiko-Keit%E6%84%9B-%E5%A5%89%E6%96%87-x-%E8%81%96%E5%AD%90

>>91016844
>>>/a/

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Sooo I've been working on some comic pages for a slice of life/cartoon-ish kind of comic. It's going to be silly and I have written a lot of material to draw. However, I'm trying to get the word out but I'm having a hard time with it. Does anyone has tips on how to promote your comic, or any recommendations as to which webcomic sites are best to promote on?

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>>91000526

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NORMIES GET OUT! REEEEEEEE!!!!

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Ok I'm trying to name all the technology devices in universe and can't really tell if they sound retarded or not. The setting is a comedy so they can sound funny, just not stupid or cringey. So far I got.

Hexxtor- personal assistant and navigation system that helps direct you around the galaxy. Name is a slight nod to hex mapping in table top games as a means of exploring the environment.

Xenovox- interspecies language translator

Icon- wallet, ID and house/car keys in a single cartridge. The cartridge is labelled with a logo specific to the owner.

V.A.C.S- Visual attitude communication system. A charismatic device worn among alien species usually in the facial region to depict their mood. It allows for a body language and emotion system that can be read consistently among members of different species. Pic related, Dupe wears them as glasses.

Cynex- a being who has undergone a transference of their consciousness into a machine and accidentally had their personality corrupted by an unknown hive mind. Creatures with this condition become sadistic and mischievous and congregate as a single faction regardless of their alignments when they were "alive".

Hercos- short term for "Hermetic cosmetics" a variety of graphic stickers that serve the purpose of sealing small breaches in space travel equipment that needs to be kept airtight. A lot of people use them on their equipment like people use stickers on skateboards.

Any input or alternate ideas are appreciated.

>>91017546
they're all pretty decent, thought Hexxtor is my favorite since it sounds like a pun on Hector

the only ones that rub me the wrong way are Cynex and Hercos. Neither of them seem to roll off the tounge. I think my issue with cynex might just be a personal preference, but hercos sounds like it'll be awkward to organically explain.

My recommendation for that one is to not abbreviate the term, actually call it by its full name "Hermetic cosmetic". That way you immediately set up this juxtaposition of having this super serious name for this ridiculous thing, as opposed to wasting a panel or two explaining why the abbreviation makes sense

>>91012570
The Scrub Author's Goodie Bag, which is always the second post of /hyw/ threads, has a link to Blambot.com, which has a lot of free fonts specifically for lettering comics with. According to the licence, they are legitimately free for independent comic makers.

>>91012524
Fit caption boxes and speech balloons to the text, don't try and force text into a pre-set space. If the size and shape of the text changes, you'll have to change the caption boxes. Finding a suitable font early on means less faffing about making changes later.

>>91001178
Speech balloon placement seems fine. In panel 3, the left balloon has plenty of space, but the right balloon is kind of cramped.

In Panel 1 Balloon 1, you've got a horizontal oval shaped block of text placed inside a vertical oval speech balloon (also P1 B2). While the text fits neatly inside, there's a lot of space above and below. Keep the font size the same throughout, and adjust the line breaks so the dialogue fits, rather than changing the font size.

>>91018718
Nah, It's ok dude, I got fonts working again.

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got done with this yesterday, what you think?

Does anyone know the webcomic where on like issue 100 a normal highschool gets blow naway by an atom bomb or something? And it completely changes the story?

Do you set personal deadlines to get work done in a timely manner?

>>91019103
It Hurts! is the webcomic

Clear!

>>91019277

Yes, I always do it every Monday or Sunday or Wednesday.

>>91022185

And...?

>>91017927
Yeah that might be a good option. Would "cosmer" be a decent name for them? I came up with it after making the post.

Also yeah I wanted hexxtor to sound like a name since it's a personal assistant.

Cynex is one I've had trouble with replacing. Originally I had 2 hive mind like groups, each on opposite factions with the names The Cynex and The Manist. Each being plays on cynic and humanist, indicative of how they view life. Not sure thats a dumb idea though. Another option I've come up with is "Ekdisis" which is a play on a scientific term for reptilian skin shedding. Overall they just need to sound evil and scary. They're the most imposing horrificly cruel faction in the known universe.

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>>91023862
As in, I was reviving the thread.

>>91017169
I love your stuff so much

So I was thinking about put the fancomic aside and keep drawing the characters of the other story. And I think I'm going to go that rout.

Also keeping the thread alive until americans can go back.

>>91017546
I like these names and I like these concepts

>>91024156
Thanks! I'm trying to keep the setting unique and interesting even in smallest aspects.

>>91024942
that's good, because I already give those things more importance than others, but I especially think a comic like this needs good setting stuff or it's going to seem less cool

>>91008221
>he didnt realize this is on purpose
if you don't time travel in fairly perfect year increments you end dying, if not in space than by falling or drowing or being buried/crushed.

so where do people go nowadays to find webcomics?
specifically for long-form serious stuff.

>>91025823
Time travel doesn't have to be constrained to a single point in space. You could hypothetically set it up so that it calculates the exact location of where you are at a certain time in history, accounting for all rotations and orbiting.

>>91026259
and how exactly are you supposed to move through SPACE in a TIME machine? you're ridiculous.

>>91026467
what if its a space-time machine?

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>>91026604
or a space-time belt?

>>91026604
a timemachine+teleporter combo?
teleporters already kill everyone that steps into them, might as well just blow your brains out.

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>>91025963
I just read what /co/ reads.
Also, sometimes webcomic authors advertise other webcomics they like.

>>91026467
It's a fictional machine, time travel is already impossible, why does it have to be "scientifically accurate?"

>>91026776
>time travel is already impossible
the standard model of physics disagrees

>>91025963
i use topwebcomic up until rank 500 or so
otherwise, when people post stuff here or my friend

>>91019277
Yes, but I also have limitations on purpose to make sure I finish other work.

Every day I do half a page unless I don't have anything else to do. I post three days a week so this keeps me on schedule easy. Also allows for a slow build up because I work EVERY day.

Currently I'm doing this for 2 comics so I do two halves a day.

>>91025823
>>91026467
you're assuming the sun as the center of the universe. no good mate. earth doesn't just move in a circle, it moves in a spiral around the galaxy, and the galaxy presumably moves away from the center of the universe. or orbits it. or if not the universe, then some larger organization of galaxies. we really don't know.

besides that a year isn't a perfect number of rotations, so if you traveled to the exact point the earth was relative to the sun last year, you'd still be 6 hours later in the day or whatever.

>>91027221
yeal well you're assuming the spinning of galaxies has a known and quantifiable force when it might very well be the movement of the fabric of spacetime itself.... which when applied to a timemachine would have no effect on relative position to objects sharing the same spacetime co-ordinates.

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page 2 sketch

thoughts?

>>91028345
we got what?

>>91028594
mail, excuse my handwriting

>>91028609
oh okay. I thought it was like md with a :I face
what's on the book?

>>91028631
it's a dumb joke, "le petite morte d'arthur"

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>>91016844
NO.

I LEFT /A/ TO ESCAPE THIS.

>>91019008
I keked.

>>91029331
stop giving the shitposter attention and instead give the (actually good) webcomic attention

>>91029381
Surely that's not the first time you've heard that joke.
This is possibly the best-done I've ever seen it though

>wants to do a huge webcomic
>constantly having issues starting it
>joins a zootopia board
>actually starts a comic
>is on page 6 and not even intending on dropping it.

Do you guys think a fan-comic, at least as a project to get used to doing a frequent comic is a decent idea? I want to do my comic idea in the future, but as it is I wan't to really get used to actually.. .doing it.

It won't go on forever, I have an ending in mind, I just want to have something to do.

I won't link it yet, unless anyone ACTUALLY wants to read it.

>>91029512
>Do you guys think a fan-comic, at least as a project to get used to doing a frequent comic is a decent idea?

I don't see why it wouldn't be.

Keep writing. Build that discipline. If that's what it takes to motivate you, own it.

>>91029657
Yeah I gotta just keep at it.
I have the page inked but I gotta color it, so I realyl should push myself to do that.

>>91029759
Well what are you waiting for? Fucking DO IT.

>>91029512
a fancomic is a great idea
just pick something good

>>91029892
Yea well, I guess that matters. I don't expect this comic to be my BIGGEST PIECE ever, I just figured if I can't do a comic like this then how will I ever do actual comics.

>>91029961
indeed

>>91019008
definition of low hanging fruit right here

Ok, >>91029512 here... I'm gonna work on page 6. It will be done by the end of the night!

I hope.

>>91031094
ganbare

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Boy, there's sure a lot of furry comics here lately.

>want to start webcomic
>almost have a decent amount of story pre-prepped
>thinks "what if I fuck up and all of that writing was for nothing"

Would a comic about teenagers who can see ghosts immediately invite Paranatural comparisons? I've been planning out a horror/mystery comic about a moody teenage boy who is suddenly able to start seeing ghosts and I'm afraid the basic premise is too similar.

>>91035080

"Person can see ghosts" is an amazingly common premise. How you add to that premise or execute it is what will set you apart from the rest of the breadwinners.

>>91035080
a comic about anything would invite comparisons/accusations, especially as you'll start out as "that webcomic some guy made". People will think, as an average joe they can talk to through the internet, you're probably engaged in the same media they're in. Really, Id say just make sure you're not knowingly not copying anything wholesale and put your heart into it. Most likely your product will show *some* uniqueness, regardless of how similar its premise is to another

>>91035214
this. if anything i'd worry it's like paranorman
what does he DO with them?

>>91034682
then you'll learn from that fuckup, no effort is ever wasted

>>91035214
>>91035345
>>91035359
Thanks for the feedback.
The basic plot is that he got his ghost-sight powers from a curse that will soon kill him, and that he's trying to lift the curse. He tries going to a monster called the Devil who lives in the forests outside of town to life the curse, but the Devil cannot. The Devil tells the boy that he once taught a murderer the curse, but that man was executed long ago. However, the murderer's ghost lingered by possessing the living, and while he wants the boy dead, he's the only one who can lift the curse.

The plot and tone are going to be fairly dark/dour, but I just thought the basic premise of the story might feel a little copy-cattish.

>>91036263
oh actually that's kinda neat. sounds like an old folktale kinda thing.

>>91011603
louse like the bugs. Or lousy dog

And yes, I am the same guy. I REALLY REALLY SORRY for this late respond!

>>91012524
hold on is this HYPER CAMELOT

good on you anon

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I'm going to end the scene here and move onto the next one. Part of me thinks I could stretch the moment longer by like another panel set, but I feel my effort ready to move on. I'm just going to fade back to reality here, show a reaction in the next panel, then change scenes in panel 0089. (Also I think I need to change the sleepy expression)

I also want to try my hand at animating a scene like my friend has been doing.

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Nothing too flashy, but it's time to wake up and move on. Just a WIP of the next panels.

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>>91036453
>is this HYPER CAMELOT
u fukken no it

>>91036405
Wait, let me make sure I have this right
the fella who drew >>91010675 also drew >>91010612 ??

>>91036626

No, Another dude drew my character in a OC thread.

>>91036263
>A boy must lift a curse that allows him to see ghosts, or else it will kill him. But the only person who knows how to lift the curse wants the boy dead in the first place.

mite be cool

>>91036879
oh that makes much more sense

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>>91037390
My version is not so terrifying compares to his version.

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shadin n shiet

>>91037450
still a good design

>>91038362
bump

Just for the sake of discussion...

Who's your favorite character from your own webcomic? Why? Has this affected this affected their role in the story in any way?

>>91046075
ooh good discussion
out of the main cast at least, it has become Hel. Easily the most depth I've ever given to someone who started out as a gag character (which still isn't much), and a development from the useless little kid with no powers to the decidedly unperky mahou shoujo complete with some destiny shit

>>91046075

Luna luck or Sunflower for me.

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>>91046075
At the moment? It changes between 3 or 4 depending on what I'm working on.
>Who's your favorite character from your own webcomic?
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>> Why?
The biggest of guys. There's more reasons but it's spoilers.

>>Has this affected this affected their role in the story in any way?
He got to be reoccurring.

>>91016844
>hosting your comic on a website that cant load any images
hmmm

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Been kinda giving up on the comics and doing cartoons instead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUd9o9jU0fU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttbpG7upAOY

>>91046075

Haven't gotten close to putting it online but...

>Lyla
>Runs headfirst into battle ready to die. And can't even go full power lest her "big secret" get revealed. Said secret makes sense to keep hidden, but makes most of the party feel betrayed not knowing (though one guy figures it out by reasoning, and understand why she won't say it). Yeah I know it sounds lame, but I'll get a certain glee out of pimpslapping my readers (if I have any) with the revelation since I no one's going to even suspect it unless they go tinfoil autist.
>Yes. INCREASE DESPAIR.

>>91002683
Thanks, Anon s2

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This is my page from week before.

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>>91052582
And here's this week's post. Next week comes up this coming Monday.