How's Your Webcomic? #346

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Scrub Authors GOODIE Bag
Here’s a short list of sites that any new webcomic artist or 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 [Embed] [Embed]

>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

Fuck, did I put shit up at the end again?
AGAIN??

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reposting from the last thread, changed the text a bit

ok roughs are done, you play as right-most. the art is whatever, just something i can crank out quick for the thread.

how's this for the start:
the schoolday is over, and just before leaving you needed to use the bathroom. upon arriving at your desk you find a surprise. boxes of, presumably, chocolate.
gifts?
[enter command]

command is decided by first to three votes

>>89718517
you don't have to put it up again right away if you want, you could just link to it. those links should still work for everyone

>>89718517
Next time you might want to check how many posts the thread has left. The bump limit is 500

>>89718543
thing I said last time!

>>89718791
senpai though your command is perfect for how this plays out, the game hasnt started. when it does, ill link the /qst/ thread
just getting everything ready for now

>>89718946
oh okay!

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Am I reading too close to the Cal-Arts Style?
Should I invest in Copics ?

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1/4

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>>89720007
2/4

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>>89720033
3/4

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>>89720061
4/4

>>89719976
cal-arts is just a synonym for lack of skill and creativity. mostly a lack of progress.
your style is fine. body is pretty distinct
skill wise your faces could be a little more properly aligned for non-punchline panels

copics are expensive, whats your budget?

>>89720090

like $40

>>89720087
Your style is great, I'd happily read something of yours in the future

>>89720119
if you plan on doing full color- eh. save it. get color pencils instead and practice color theory and shading.
get it later

>>89719976
Copics are expensive, especially when you factor in paper and replacements, is there any reason you specifically want to use markers to color your comic? Because honestly, I think your color might look better with clean digital colors from Manga Studio or something.

>>89720461
I want a surreal color pallet semi-reminiscent
of
Megg,Moll & Owl

>>89720530
the most you can afford with that budget is several, and youll probably need the blending marker too.
it might be a waste if you're still new to colors and very limiting with that budget
just my two cents

an analogous color scheme could be an option though

>>89720649
or split-complementary

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>Reality has been destroyed twice.
>It's a weird mess.
>More or less just an excuse to draw, and have fun.
>Never did a proper origin.
>Still working on organizing it better.

Come on by!

>>89720784
Also, I thought that was the small logo... Oh well.

>>89720784
>Reality has been destroyed twice.
now that is neat. without time in between for it to recover?
>Still working on organizing it better.
I hope so. right now I don't even know which of the storylines you're talking about

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I beginning to go deeper into sketching out this comic from the ground up...

The pages always give me this feeling of being incomplete... Even though i tell myself it's a sketch there's feeling i get when i want to just complete there and then. But i wanted to try this.

Should i finish one page then go the the next, or should i stay on this method of planning each page before finalizing.

>>89720881
nice swordgrab there. and I love the game commands onscreen
it's unequip* btw
In this case, with so little going on in each one, I would forgive you for sketching multiple pages before finishing all of them. Otherwise I would say finish one page at a time

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>>89720921
Hmm... Well do you think there's a problem with the pacing?

I mean i haven't shown this in order really...
for one thing i just wanted to start off the comic and bit slow and ease the reader into the situation before the surprise.

>Thanks for the correction, i guess i really need to proof read these 3 times before i post the polish.

>>89721242
>i guess i really need to proof read these 3 times before i post the polish.
this wind feels* great

and no, this is normal pacing. Most 'page' comics like this are roughly this pace. and many of them sketch out several pages at a time before finishing them.

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>>89721343
>This wind feel great
see... but it would have caught on at least through the revisions.

>>89721464
Really lovin' this.
yeah I assume said revisions will also fix up the uneven word spacing, right? at least your handwriting is good

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>>89720881
I would focus on a page at a time, but keep the following pages in mind while crafting your current one. Give it some kind of thought, since each page should transition smoothly between each other, but imo too much planning can be stifling.

Also, there's an issue with the last panel: it's not really clear exactly WHO is drawing the sword. Yes, we can assume it's the person behind the rock but for all we know it could even be a third party.

I had an idea for a revised panel, but I didn't know how to explain it well so I drew one up. This angle serves multiple purposes: It shows us who's drawing the sword, it allows us to see their body language, and it adds suspense because we as the reader now know something the mc doesn't, since it's clear to us that the rock is obstructing her view of the entire scene (i.e. the sword)

>>89721691
Actually thats the point of the panel, I wanted to kinda mess with the reader a bit. The person drawing the sword is in fact a third party.

But I like your idea, the only reason I didn't show the person's body was to convey a person hidden from view and their intentions with the sword draw.

But thats my opinion really I could revise and change it later, you never know.

>>89721880
or you could throw anon's frankly awesome panel sketch in on the next page. Hell I wanna use it and I don't have any characters with hip-drawn swords

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Finished page 3.

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>>89722068
WIP of pg 4.
Some of you might recognize this page before.

>>89721880
>Actually thats the point of the panel, I wanted to kinda mess with the reader a bit
Be careful with this. It's good to subvert the readers expectations, but clarity is extremely important. Anything that makes me stop reading and go "Wait, what is this?" breaks immersion and should therefore be avoided

>>89722000
Trust me the next few pages get pretty hectic... no spoilers for any of you.

>>89722117
Noted, I'll try not to go overboard with the hidden context of the comic. This one panel though does help connect what happens next. If it weren't there THEN it would be pretty random.

If I showed who it was and where they are ,there'd be less suspense on what gonna happen next

>>89720881
Do rough/ sketch ups of pages for compositions inside the panels and how to arrange the panels.

Just like sketching out under-drawings for characters and perspective of backgrounds, you need to have the foundation down for everything first before you go into detail and polish it up.

You might think it feels like redrawing it but really it doesn't, more like sculpting away or building upon something.

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>>89718279

ok, i finished the first chapter and decided to share it free online by just pasting the script here: http://pastebin.com/JrQE7K4m

im risking a lot by showing you this, because i know you thiefs going to thief, but its the only way to see if anything needs to be improved script wise so i can fix it before i finish drawing it.(im drawing page 1 right now!)

so... rate my writing skills! how did i do? does everything look good? The first chapter covers every girls most recent back story and i think really gets you to know their personality and quirks before the second chapter starts.

please be honest, and i have shitty linksys internet and might not be able to respond until tomorrow when i can get on some real internet, so thanks for any critique and advice and hateful criticism which also helps out alot to!

>>89722685
How old are you? Serious question.

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>>89722857

Old enough! :D

>>89722857
do not talk to bones
even if this is by far his best project yet

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>>89722857
he is 34 right now, will be 35 this month. here's a picture of bones for reference

remember to not reply to him next time

>>89723058
Don't lead him on, either.

>>89723089
You just replied to bones, my friend

>>89723089
lead him on?

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Something from my sketch breaks.

I don't know who these chicks are but they're looking for trouble.

>want to draw
>bedridden with fever

Fuck.

>>89723170
>keep quiet, it's the Knobbles Gang! If you disrespect their little frog Joe C. they'll make you kneel on legos!
>>89723179
plenty of time then! let your sick little brain go off and draw whatever it wants.

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>>89723085

comparing me to a living legend like chris chan, i can only hope to be as big of a deal and meme like him one day

im not even 30 years old yet, i am in my late 20's though

im 20 something years old right now and thats all you need to know. im the same age as rebecca sugar so find out how old she is and you find out how old i am

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>>89723058
>>89723085
>>89723089
>>89723121

>>89723226
>plenty of time then! let your sick little brain go off and draw whatever it wants.

I can't really draw. I've got bad muscle aches that make moving painful.

need invite to discord

Goats#6123

>>89723361
oh, then it's brainstorming time. type out your plots and let them go in weird directions

>>89723408
Hell yeah. Thanks, anon.

>>89723285
I just looked up, Rebecca Sugar is 34 you retard, so I was right, you are 34 years old

>>89724040

last time i checked she was 27, wtf?

no, im not 30 years old yet, i thought for sure me and sugar was the same age, wtf?

>>89723733
thanks, i cant get the image to work because its to big, i will look at it tomorrow when im on the real internet

>>89724126

oh damn, image deleted, what was it?

>>89724156
a pair of old people wearing fruit hats and playing elaborately-constructed vegetable-flutes, wearing chile shirts, and trying desperately to look excited

>>89724040
>Rebecca Sugar is 29 years old
born July 9, 1987

i just googled it, she is 2 months older than me, pls no bully anons

>>89724235

woops, 4 months older, i got my months mixed up, i was born in march

I was not expecting everyone to be wrong
especially not the guy who previously claimed same-age but also said she was 27, and now claims same-age as 29

>>89724300

last time i checked her age was 2 years ago when she was 27 and i was like oh fuck we were born in the same year and are the same age, i was blown away at the time

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Saffron and Sage, page 15

SaffronComic.com

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>>89724300

i was actually 100% correct here is proof that bones is 34 years old

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>>89722857

Now that you know how old i am let me ask you a question, fucker.

do you honestly believe me being 29 years old matters at all?

do you think cartoons and comics are made by kids you retarded fuck?

all your favorite cartoons, anime, video games, comic books, movies, tv shows and manga are made by people much much older than me or the same age as me

that is a fucking fact you autistic mongaloid

even autistic webcomics than are bigger than jesus like chris chans sonichu and one punch man was made by people older than me

so why in the hell do you think you have to be young to make it? there has never been a kid, teenageer, or young adult in there early 20's that that has ever made a successful anything

so fuck you for making me expose my age, once again to this shitty thread, the first time i got so much harassment i had to hide my age on deviant art, but fuck that, i dont care this time, im much more knowing about the industry now, if anything i wish i was older so i could already have a successful webcomic and cartoon on tv already

fuck!

>>89724659
is that glowy stuff a poison or is it the fox's natural energy ebbing?

>>89724838
wow funny pasta thanks anon :)

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>>89724758

um, nice photoshop? but google says shes 29 and born in 87

nice try though faggot

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>>89724855

Damn it, Brad Guigar was right, I am bad at explaining things :(

He's *supposed* to be trying to shoot rings back like he did in chapter one, but not being able to do it because of his injuries.

It comes off more as generally "he's fading", which I guess works fine, but I increasingly thing I need to be better about visual clarity.

>>89725053
ah so the 'i got this' is an 'i'll get them'. if the line said something like that I'd have inferred it properly. instead I thought the got-this part was healing his injury, I just didn't know if the lessened glow meant success or failure
i'm sure if i'd been reading it all in a row i'd have remembered his glowy ring power

>>89724959
I see what you did there... you found a person born july 9 1987 and changed all the other information to be about rebecca sugar. I don't understand why someone would dedicate so much time to forge something like this when he is clearly and provably wrong, but good try ;)

Everyone in these threads is around the same age, and around the same autism level.

Why haven't we all just joined forces to make a fucking nick toon none of us are happy with at this point?

>>89725593
I'm 24 and only mildly autistic, don't group me up with these silly boys.

What are good sites to advertise on other than PW?

I'm talking real advertising, not stupid broke-ass-nigga shit like the Miss Melee author's guide.

>>89726209
last time we had this discussion, consensus seemed to be that advertising was on its way out, becoming more futile by the day

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>>89726715
Then how the fuck do you find an audience?
Social Media doesn't work if you're not already popular.

>>89726750
Find people on social media that like things your comic is about
Follow them. Participate with them. Tag your stuff well. Do fanart. Mostly networking or hoping you get lucky with a famous artist reblog.

>>89726897
>make fwends xD
Sounds like this thread is just making shit up as an excuse for them being too broke to afford real advertising.

And sure being some never-leave-your-screen no-lifer who injects themselves into as many communities as possible might work for assholes that make three-panel tumblr jokes with bad art, but I've got time to spend making real comics, socializing, and working.
I had hoped people would have a better idea of how to spread your work without being a 16-year-old with time for a dozen forums.

>>89726995
Not gonna make it

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http://abnor.com.br/?lang=en

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>>89722685

low kb preview of the first location, you will see the hd version tomorrow in the finished page when im able to upload art thats way over 1mb

>>89718340
>[Embed] [Embed] [Embed]

>>89726995
what the fuck is a 'three panel tumblr joke'

>>89727034
seeing cool comics like this is inspiring me to get off my butt and write/draw everyday for my own webcomic

>>89726995
nice shitpost m8

>>89725593
>Everyone in these threads is around the same age,
You'd be surprised.

>>89725593
wrong, there's an old man with a lightbox, and some 10 year olds. age range is huge.

>>89724659
Followed.

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Hey. new page. I don't think it's bad.

>>89727029
Thanks for proving me right. Maybe if you spent more time on your art or writing instead of projecting your insecurities and being a bitter poorfag you'd have something worth sharing. :^)

>>89727604
>what is owlturd

>>89728099
>Theresa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zOMNmuQj_s

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nice and shiny off the photoshop presses. I've got the flow and proportions of things right I think, about to add my dialogue.

>>89728099
Wow, you make your BE fetish really obvious just through your artstyle.

>>89728456
thanks I try

>>89728322
She doesn't spell it with an H my dude

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Here comes the part where I actually say what I wanted to say. I really like the colors in this one, if I say so myself.

>>89725053
If that's the case that panel with the glowing green ring should be changed - his body language reads injured, where it should be "ready to attack". Make him struggling to stand up or something, then he can collapse in the next panel. Not this lazy copy paste shit

>>89728099
I like this

>>89726995
>Waaah, the problem doesn't go away when I throw money at it!

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>>89722105
I remember it from the pepe edit.

>>89728569
What happened to her disk halo?

>>89726750

Post your comic everywhere you can get away with. Here. /r/webcomics on reddit. /r/comics on reddit. Webcomics forums, etc.

>>89729205
yep this pretty much goes with anything

people will find you annoying at first but it wont matter when you gain fans

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more moon doggos

will probably do one more freeform batch of fullbodies before I start breaking down the shapes that make them up - not quite happy with my current visual understanding of their form.

>>89720252
Thanks, I feel like it's still a little clumsy, but I'm slowly finding it.

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Working on some backgrounds for my comic/animations. Not sure what I think so far. I'm worried I made the outlines too thick.

>>89730465
I don't think the problem is that they're too thick, but rather that they're all uniform thickness.

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>>89728745
Nah, more like
>What are good places to spend money on advertising instead of using PW and shitty comic registries?
>DON'T BOTHER YOU'LL NEVER MAKE IT UNLESS YOU'RE IN BED WITH A POPULAR ARTIST I DIDN'T MAKE IT SO NO ONE ELSE WILL EITHER DON'T BOTHER WAAAH

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>>89730465
I added some characters and feel like it looks ok. This is a "user driven" comic like prequel, awful hospital, or MSPA so I can't spend loads of time on every image.

>>89731888
Oh hey I remember you.
I don't come here often but I remember your designs. Is this up anywhere?

>>89726995
Well I didn't say don't advertise. I just answered the question about what you can do if not that.

I don't know why you're being so angry about it. Do you exist on ad revenue or something?

Is this thread strictly about webcomics themselves? Like I'm trying to draw bodies that work with the style I'm making the heads but I can't quite get anything to work. Would I go elsewhere for this sorta help?

>>89728456
BE fetish?

>>89723058
Isn't it just a ripoff of Critters Coven?

>>89723058
I am aware acknowledging is bad
But I am new here and am curious who he is and what he has done

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>>89731962
Nah, this is the first test panel I've done. I'm launching a series of in-universe animated game reviews before I start the comic (sounds weird but it makes sense in context) but I'm doing this so it can garner some attention and has at least a small following to start with. running a community guided comic with no community would just be depressing.

These are some frames from the game reviews. Their assets are almost finished.

>>89726750
connect with other comics

Got a general question. How do you like giant magical destiny quests to end? After the proverbial ring is thrown into Mount Doom, or they cross dimensions and transcend reality, or slay the evil king, whatever. How do you like it to settle back down to? A return to normalcy? Ascension as a god? Allowed into the holy land barred from mortals? Guardians of their world? Become rulers?

I know how my comic will climax, but I'm not quite sure on the resolution. What do you all like to see?

>>89727034
I just noticed Tadeu's beard letting us know how much time is passing in between here. also he sure has a lot of hats.
Man i feel for them. There's nothing worse than knowing you had an opportunity if only you had more money

>>89728099
do I remember this comic? doesn't look familiar, and does look good.
>>89729494
watch out for that snout-cheek asymmetry like the middle one. that'll sneak right up on you

>>89734264
I like to see a return home with a new viewpoint or new appreciation for what they had. Showing that these characters have not forgotten or become "above" where they started is nice. Or if they came from a terrible place then having their dreams come true in terms of normal daily life is nice. Kind of like "Somewhere that's green" at the end of Little Shop of Horrors. Both characters wanted a nice quiet life and so it's satisfying to see that after dealing with cosmic horror and trauma.

>>89734264
Settling down in some fashion and having all the babies. ALL THE BABIES.

>>89734264
How do YOU want it to end? What ending is thematically consistent with the rest of your story?

Doesn't matter what we want to see, you have to decide what makes sense to you. It could end in a giant orgy as long as it makes sense within your story.

>>89734416
although you have to admit the original ending would have been pretty fantastic given the overall tone

>>89728303
>projection meme
wow you sure showed me

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>>89734461
Not arguing for that specific example. It's just what came to mind when I thought of the "having your dreams come true" ending.

I do like the original ending but it went pretty overboard with the dark tones. Having Audrey willingly feed herself to the plant and Seymour's attempted suicide without hardly any jokes interspersed just makes you feel like shit and is too depressing for the goofy atmosphere previously established. The kaiju stuff was neat though.

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showing my comic.

>>89735160
>THE COMIC 27

>>89735160
The bunny-(man?) reminds me of Mayor Bellwether and the other guy of Wayward Vagabond

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>>89735199
you mean tthis?

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>>89735259
Mayor Bellwether is the first

But the other guy is based off from a cartoony mummy and star wars bandits.

>>89735610
ahhh okay. neat.
i love seeing where characters come from or what/who they are inspired by

>>89728099
I don't know how I didn't know about this comic already, the name Kazoo sure sounds familiar. In any case, you gotcho self a reader.
I suggest you promote it a lot right now while it's still really easy to binge in a few minutes.

>>89724838
Shit like the mainstream music, modeling, even acting industry is highly dependent on your youthful attractiveness. Which for most people starts to wear off nearing their late 20s. Same with anything sport-related, dance, anything that requires you to be in your peak of your physical health. Exceptions are everywhere, but unfortunately, for those kind of things, usually that is the case. You're not gonna become a big sport star if you start at 31.

You can do art for much longer if you take care of your physical needs and don't ignore hand / arm cramps / eye strain. So chill.

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lets talk comic contests/submissions
ever applied? plan to?
know any? (bonus if annual)
seen the winners?
anything else?
ive taken interest in these for various reasons

i know dark horse sometimes takes in submissions
and lezhin holds an annual contest, 1st place this year gets 100k

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>>89727138

keep in mind this is just a rough draft for the first panel of page 1, im just trying to figure out character placement and stuff

>>89732270
>>89736531
esplain yourself

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>>89736297
>Shit like the mainstream music, modeling, even acting industry is highly dependent on your youthful attractiveness
>sports

wtf does that have to do with animating or making drawn or painted art of any kind?

are you retarded?

>>89736581
stop talking to bones

>>89736668
then someone else explain him and his deal

>>89736795
Endless stream of poorly made comics and Wips for those comics and a massive ego to accompany it.

Either a troll or handicapped. Not worth engaging.

>>89736902
I guess he is /co/'s Based Viva

>>89736619
well said, stay strong bones. keep working on your art and growing, never be satisfied with where you are

>>89728099
Fry and Leela?

>>89734349
Her hair also grows out and gets cut

>>89738204
oh yeah! it's weird seeing her with a lot of hair

>>89738291
Definitely, I only even caught onto the "this is to show large amounts of time have passed" thing because it was so strange seeing her hair that long, I didnt notice he did the beard too until you pointed it out

>>89738464
it was the wonderful and thematic intentional half-recycled shot that made me notice it
he hasnt changed his shirt though

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>>89736531

Ahem, thoughts on this?

is it a good page 1? does the word balloons work?

>>89736668
>>89736902

mfw: >>89723354

>>89740772
It's the worst sort of dA-tier cringy and retarded. I'm tempted to save it for cringe threads, but it's just so boring it's not worth it.

>>89740772
i actually laughed out loud. if this is ironic, it's pretty good

>>89727618
Thanks a lot, Anon! I have to admit I am guilty of procrastinating hardcore though.

>>89734349
If only Tadeu had been making money selling those hats, instead of throwing them away...

>>89738524
Soon, Anon. Soon...

>>89740772
Man, your compositions have always been terrible... And just two panels for hardly that much dialogue?

How do I work on forcing myself to finish something instead of just scrapping it? I never feel satisfied with anything I draw and its keeping me from ever finishing any drawings/pages. Does anyone have some advice that worked for them?

>>89743097
Slow down, I'd say. Go one step at a time. That way if you need to scrap it at the sketch stage, no big deal, all you lost was a sketch
if your sketch is fine, but you move further along and it's shit, go back to the sketch and try again (this requires you to keep your sketches)

>>89743097
I am still unsatisfied with my drawings but I have focused on my webcomic idea/concepts for over a year now simply because I feel it has somewhere to go and I've already put so much time into it I might as well see it through. This is less of advice and just sort of how I function so I don't know if it will help.

>>89743097
Understand any comic you make, in order to do it on any good schedule, will always be a fraction of your normal skill.

Also treat it as a job. Even if you're just doing a few page story to get a feel for the work.

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>>89740772
>>89741034
>>89741226
>>89742943

I should clarify this is just a test page....

>>89745034
i actually really like that

nice job

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>>89740772

also this is the main character, say something nice about her

>>89745059
kinda in sharp contrast to the other girl but i enjoy how the hair really exemplifies the eye.
She could be a lot less glossy though, makes her look really flat.

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>>89745046

yeah well it doesnt matter, only the pages matter and the test page didnt test well so back to the drawing board

i really want to go full cartoon here but im only half cartoonist... :/

if i was a full blown cartoonist this shit would look great and amazing with out me even trying!

how do you cute cartoon goth girls?

should i just go for realistic goth girls instead? im dead set on doing cartoon girls though...

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>>89745059

no make up version

also my linksys at home is completely out so after i leave here i wont be able to respond to anybody until tomorrow unless linksys comes back on but its completely dead at hoe right now

>>89745034
>>89745059
>>89745194
I have to say I prefer the sketchy style of the first image

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>tfw you want to scrap your comic but don't want to disappoint the few who actually stuck around

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You know what, screw it, I posted it in Dewd's thread and suddenly got some criticism, so why not here?

I quickly doodled a take on how to make this panel better. How would YOU make this panel better, or what would you change about the revised panel?

>>89743097
Maybe try to properly learn how to draw first. Once you are more confortable with your skills, you will feel better about your work in general.

However, know that you will never be quite content with your panels, as you can't take the time to polish them like other illustrations, you will always be tempted to fix something here and there, but you will have to learn to let go. Also, doesn't matter how good you think you are, you have to keep practicing, and you will always have that point where you look back at older drawings and realize how bad they were.

>>89745046
bones, don't reply to bones

>>89728099
>>89728456
Still wondering what that means

>>89746789
maybe breast expansion?

>>89728456
I don't see it, and I'm well versed in these things.

>>89746893
>>89746919
hrm...

>>89746582
>Posting a name that's likely in people's filters
Really crippling yourself there, bruh.

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I'm not sure how to line this, if someone thinks of a nice way to do the clean lineart for this, let me know, we're starting a comic hopefully soon, but we don't know exactly what people would want in a comic with this size panels, also, any tips for coloring or doing background art? We're new, but really want to try this comic stuff.

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>>89746582
I tried doodling my own take on the panel just for fun/practice.
I think the main flaw with the original is that the panel lacks any impact since the coloring and composition are just so flat. Yours is definitely an improvement. The added symmetry of the ceiling fan makes for a nice and effective touch, and the fixed perspective on the character conveys that the character is feeling stronger/above the situation.
I think you could improve your redraw with some colors/value. Some dramatic lighting could really push the silliness of the situation.

>>89746789
I see bare feet and hands, maybe it's Bare Extremities fetish?

>>89747406
>we
writer/artist combos inevitably fail. if you're the writer, better learn to draw

>>89747238
what?
>>89747406
welcome! I love cozy little adventure-travel stuff like this
what I would do is just trace over this with nicer lines on a separate layer (or if you're really lazy, lighten the background sketch first (actually do that anyway since it'll be easier) and erase it afterwards). You know how to draw nice-looking lines, right? Your canvas size is good.
just FYI I wouldn't make any dialogue any smaller than it is in panel 3 (nice handwriting by the way). let that be your limit.
coloring is pretty straightforward too, you either fillbucket or color in by hand in a layer underneath.. That's a start. those are your flats. After that, I mean, are you asking what kind of shading to go with? nice simple art like this would do fine with just basic cel shading.
backgrounds isn't really something you can explain in one post, what are you having trouble with exactly?

>>89747487
We're split 50/50, we both do both.

>>89747425
I'd make fun of you for your ceiling fan not being symmetrical, but that is really hard to do
Though Dewd's fan seems to actually be tilted and facing off to the left

>>89747429
it's Big Ears

>>89747534
Well the art looks pretty consistent so far. Did you both work on this page?

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>>89747526
When we do grass and trees it ends up looking eh, like the background is distractiony.
>>89747584
I worked on the rough lines, then I'll work on the good lines, he'll color and I'll correct and add shading, then we'll review, edit and saturate properly then I will add the text, however I'm not sure if my lines should be thin or thicker.

>>89747425
I wanted to have the hands up at first, but I felt it would kind of defeat the point I was making if I strayed too far. Same thing with far-more-reasonable breasts. I feel like both hands up in an open-clench would really help sell it.

Your pose is also WAY more organic. Gives it a lot of character.

>>89746614
>Maybe try to properly learn how to draw first
Well you got me there.

>but you will have to learn to let go
Yeah, my issue is mostly trying to figure out where that cut off point of "good enough" is, i haven't started my comic yet so I've got all the time to fuck around with the first page and redo it over and over.
Eventually I'm going to have to get over my stress of actually putting it out there and just go for it, force myself to stick to a schedule and post a page whether I like it or not. It's easier said than done but I know I can get there.

>doesn't matter how good you think you are, you have to keep practicing
Luckily I don't have to worry about this problem, since I don't think I'm very good at all.

>>89747406
stompy <3

>>89747756
I know how you feel, we finished a page, and then we thought it was shitty and restarted.

It was pretty trash tho. I just don't know 1 thing about coloring.

>>89747757
Hey.

>>89747406
Oh I remember you! Nice to see you're still working on your comic.

For clean lineart, really the only way is to draw lineart, and draw lots of it. It's muscle memory, the more you draw, the faster you get. It's easier to make thicker lineart look clean, though, and going lineless is always an option.

If you have clean lineart, you can just fillbucket and slap on a multiply layer for shading. I like doing quick digital paintings for my backgrounds since I can fudge a lot more and it's usually faster than doing lineart for the background and fillbucketing it.

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New page! I'm going to upload pages on wednesdays from now on hopefully so I can keep on a schedule, also added a characters page which I'll keep adding too.

>>89747872
HOI 0u0

>>89747895
Personally a big fan of the pixel-y artstyle this has.
Some reason from a distance it looks like those Facebook comics people make. Dont know why.

>>89747895
your lineart is perfect to me, just throwing that out there

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>>89746614
>properly learn how to draw first
how to properly learn to draw?

>>89747949
thanks! And I don't use fb often so not sure what you mean if you mean those bitstrips? i cant remember what they were called but thats a funny comparison anyway

>>89747973
bless you man

>>89747425
This looks super cool! And yeah, I did kinda mess up on the boobs, was thinking with my dick too much there.

And the lighting could have been more dramatic? I guess I'll remember that for more moments like this.

>>89747661
these lines are okay, do you have pressure sensitivity available to make lines taper and change thickness?

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>>89748740
Yea, I do. I use painttool sai

>>89748778
great! I think you'll do fine then

>>89748778
I wish I could draw bodies.

>>89749128
I wish I could draw your body

>>89749128
lol, thanks. I'm sure you could learn.

>>89748017
You have to understand the basic stuff, anatomy, gestures, shape and form, you have to know how to apply them, and practice them forever.

In my case I had a bunch of practice drawing animu comics as a teenager, so it was easy to grasp anatomy when I tried studying drawing for real, it was just a matter of losing bad habits. Proko's videos on anatomy are pretty good, and what helped me a lot to understand gestures and volume was watching Vilppu drawing.
https://youtu.be/pa_2rL1K1mg

Most importantly, you have to practice not by drawing random shit from imagination, but by drawing models, even if it's just from photos. This is the site I use, set it for class mode.
In this mode you go from quick sketches to a final, fully rendered drawing. The idea is to teach you to focus on the bigger picture instead of jumping into rendering small pointless details endlessly like we all like to do.
For the 30 second drawings you focus on gestures only, and the more you progress, the more of the form you will be able to render.
https://line-of-action.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing/

Finally, don't forget to also draw stuff you like to draw, and try to apply to it what you learned from practice so you don't end up like Proko.

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can I get feedback on my kangaroo OC?

>>89749266
>>89749324
like clockwork

>>89749324
>>89749266
I don't get it, what's so bad about this? Proko seems pretty good, better than any of you here at least

>>89749539
that is not what a kangaroo looks like
other than that I have no idea

I should know better than to reply to a feelposter. Lesson learned.

Can I get a discord invite?

schlemihl #1277

>>89749682
as opposed to what? a dead thread with coldfusion uttering cringey variations of "bump" to keep it from dying?

>>89750157
.. i liked my creative variations of bump
i'll stop doing that then

>>89749539
>>89749588
its pretty funny but /ic/ loves to take down any artist ever. even better if its a revered one, even if all they did was have an off day. really, all this means is proko needs more visual library on roos.

>>89750811
i know that's right

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>>89750811
proko pls go

>>89750879
not defending. its a fact /ic/ is a cesspool of crabs in a bucket. its also a fact that proko sucks at the non-human or cartoony. that only means he needs to apply himself more
this dead horse has been beaten to mush

>>89750947
can't argue with that

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>tfw no webcomic creator friend with whom to grow with artistically and spiritually

>>89751666
i'd be your friend if it got you to stop doing this
seriously i have made friends for that purpose before. they just wanted someone to talk to and something to do.

Is there a Discord or even a Skype group for /hyw/?

why the fuck do people keep asking for discord but never joining? is this some elaborate troll?

>>89751844
I know a couple threads ago the link expired super quick and I couldn't join

>>89751835
yes! there's both
I don't have information on how to enter them

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>having trouble getting comics done in a timely fashion
>script out a really big long action-packed one
>somehow manage to bust it out only slightly late
I feel happy about this one. Especially the long panel. I'm satisfied with the gags, I think I did a good job with the action, and I freakin' love drawing goblins for some reason. Maybe it's the lack of proportional constraints (though several of them are a lot bigger than they should be on average. obviously the army here hand-selects the best) but even just their faces are fun.

>>89748604
Do you also draw with your dick?

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>>89752256
>those occasional pages that are drawn in pencil
my god

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>>89722685

Beats sketch bump!

should i draw in this style or polish the cartoon style i made up?

>>89752705
>beats
oh boy, this takes me back to when threads would devolve into shitstorms about scribblehatch's comic's "beats". is that guy still hoping to make it off his shitty shark girl comic?

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>>89752358

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>>89752863

>>89751991
You ask for the invite and hope someone will read the thread soon.

>>89750029
>>89751878
>>89751991
https://discord.gg/wddv4
6 hours

>>89752408
Huh? I only had to do that once, and that was chapter 11.

>>89746582
>How would YOU make this panel better, or what would you change about the revised panel?

>>89747425
>I tried doodling my own take on the panel just for fun/practice.

that sounds like fun maybe il give it a go sometime if no one minds

>>89752705
>should i draw in this style or polish the cartoon style i made up?
you should learn to draw

>>89752735
oh man i remember those days

>>89752735
he hasn't updated in quite a while

>>89752735
The problem wasn't the concept, just that he acted like it was something grander than it was (subchapters) and didn't pace accordingly.

Wish he didn't let the criticism and his grudges crush him. He's a nice guy and could be popular if he wasn't so easy to set off.

>>89757680
He's abandoned his comic entirely. Don't believe me? Ask him what happened to it.

>>89758481
If he were a nice guy he would have responded to criticism better.

>>89759070
>Being a nice person and taking criticism are mutually exclusive.

wew lad
He's never gonna progress with his mindset and he's far too defensive for his own good, but that's a small part of an overall judgement of character. The fact that he has enough awareness to realize what he's doing and stop instead of antagonizing people indefinitely or begging for attention already puts him in better standing than some artists.

>>89755623
I think we could all learn something by others trying to redraw what we've done
>>89758481
>>89759347
this. artists are frequently eccentric and this is one of the most common forms of that affliction.

>>89761157
Ooh let's all draw each other's panels. This could be fun

>>89761731
>>89747406
I'd love someone to redraw this.

>>89732051
Feeling the need to pretend the other person is angry is the first sign that you have no argument.
Just so you know.

Emotions aren't arguments.

>>89734734
>I don't like it so it's a m-meme!
Nah, when you're unsuccessful and have to tell everyone else they can't be successful when they ask for advice it means you're projecting.
You failed, and somebody else wants to succeed, so all you can do is tell them they'll fail if they try.

>>89761731
I was actually going to ask others to help me redraw or draw examples of the one long panel from >>89752046 when I posted the WIPs on monday >>89698772 and >>89698870 but I didn't think anyone would be up to that.
now that it's done and i'm relatively content with it, I'd still like to see how someone else would do it, even (especially) if they completely reframed the scene

>>89762329
>Immediately making it about yourself.
And you wonder why people are rude to you.

>>89762481
hes not though
just stating that hes for it

Since I'm bedridden with the flu, I'm brainstorming personalities for the main cast of characters. What types of characters do you like? Or, alternately, dislike?

Personally, I'm fond of the gruff old man of the group, stubborn and experienced, who eventually warms up and sees them as his kids.

>>89762647
I like good characters, not archetypes.

>>89762667
Well, sure. But every character can be boiled down to a type, with a specific character arc, which is what I'm asking for.

>>89762329
Sure I'll give it a shot when i get home

>>89762265
I feel the need to personally attack someone for a comment with no attacks justifies me thinking you are angry. Maybe not lash out next time. Maybe ask for better examples instead of acting like you already knew the answer.

You obviously have some personal beef with this subject but I'm not party to your mental workings so I don't know how to word this in order to tic the right boxes to keep you from getting salty.

Getting seen is work. Work completely separate from making your product. That's why agents and publishers exist. They do that work for you. Ads can help but it's a lot of socializing and studying other people to see where you comic fits the best. Once you get an invested audience they will sell it for you.

>>89762763
If you try hard enough to boil things down.
My point is I don't care about that as much as a character being effective, whether that requires depth or simplicity.

>>89762828
Out of curiosity, do you value characters or story more? As in, would you rather read shit characters in a good story, or good characters in a shit story? Or in other words, what comes first, story or character?

>>89762965
Not him but I feel like good characters can carry a shit plot, but its harder for a good plot to carry shit characters

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>>89761731
ill have to redo it anyways, so if anyone wants to try this old thing, itd be great

>>89761977
ill give it a go later

>>89762647
instant diamonds
>yanderes/yangires played seriously especially males
>assertive big sister/brother types, the kind that wont be like "n-nevermind" if she didnt hear the confession
>ambitious/justice types. get right back up no matter how hard theyre beaten down or suck

>>89728352
Pretty good

>toi mökkifiilis

>>89762667
pretty sure he means a basic type as a start. characters should always be more than just one word, thats common sense.
but hes brainstorming and wants simple descriptions, not 5 page essays. gotta start somewhere bro

>>89762481
If my assumption that nobody wants me redrawing any of their shit is inaccurate, please correct me and I'll give it a shot.

>>89762647
oldtimers are great
I had an idea once for a fantasy road trip story that takes place largely in a wagon, rather than on foot or horseback, so there's lots of cozy talking moments along the way and good logistics for holding supplies... and it would be the one typical young hero and at least 3 much older characters, so they're all sort of guiding him at once but are physically more frail.. at least one of them would be a powerful magician but otherwise it'd be a neat dynamic to have almost all old guys

>>89763282
Fuck the h8rs do it anyway. Let's all have fun for once

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>>89763282
i dont mind any skill level really, theres something to be gained from any other's vision. or something to gain themself

>>89763094
>>ambitious/justice types. get right back up no matter how hard theyre beaten down or suck

My main character is already like this, but I'm thinking of a character in the group who is very similar. The main differences are their upbringing - our main protag was beaten down for being this way, the other being raised that way and encouraged for their behavior. I think there's a lot of potential for some serious conflict and development fueled by one another.

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>>89746582
I could have been working on my own project, but I did this instead.

>>89763449
>>89763363
righto, I'll keep an eye open. I'm going through the thread and not seeing much I'd change right now, except just little tiny things.
I feel weirdly compelled to fix that kangaroo OC though

>>89763468
>a lot of potential for some serious conflict and development fueled by one another
definitely, maybe even having developed a complex. i like it
elevator pitch?

>>89763739
maybe even a past threads shit, maybe something you yourself did years ago. anything goes really. shit i might do that last one too now
too easy but might be good

>>89759347
I've never known a nice person who didn't take criticism well. Not turning into a defensive little shit when criticized is an important part of being a nice person.

>The fact that he has enough awareness to realize what he's doing and stop
If you really think that's why he stopped you must be the most naive person in /hyw/.

>>89761157
>le artists are eccentric meme
Kill yourself.

>>89762265
The reason people are telling you to "make fwiends" is because it fucking works you goober. If you want people to read your comic, you have to talk to people and ask them to READ YOUR COMIC. I didn't tell you that you're not gonna make it as some form of projection, I told you that because if your response to actual advice that works is "THAT'S FOR LOSERS SOME OF US HAVE LIVES YOU KNOW" then your already in a mindset that's gonna fuck you over. You can go fucking spend money on adspace on some website that people either wont see because they have adblock or wont give a shit about because its an ad, or you can get to networking and have people hear your comics praise be sung by someone they trust. And guess what you could have been doing this whole time instead of shitposting? Posting your comic and getting some eyes on like you wanted.

>>89763976
>I've never known a nice person who didn't take criticism well
>Not turning into a defensive little shit
not them but having a complete break-down is also not taking it well, which some nice people are known to do

>>89764070
tbf it is a proven correlation and time-tested meme

>>89763897
>past threads
hmm if anyone digs something old up maybe. I don't feel like sifting through the archives..
>redoing some of my old shit
ffuuck yes, I really should. Just to prove I can. I've occasionally felt like coloring the really old pencil shit, but I've promised myself I'd never actually redraw it, even if I do color it. There's too many jokes within the comic about the terrible art.
But redrawing something just for fun, as an exercise? absogoddamnlutely

>>89763976
Your definition of nice is severely flawed, which is unsurprising since you have shown yourself multiple times now to be a not nice person.
Which isn't to say that nice is the only thing you should be, all the time. You can be tough, you can be firm, you can push people in different ways. You can also be defensive, self-obsessed, or just (in Scribs' case) severely manic.

>>89763897
ANIMAGI, a young adult fantasy comic, centers on a world dominated by magic-wielding animals. Our protag, a young wolf named Vesta, flees her home's destruction, carrying a magical talisman that must be delivered to the mysterious "White Roebuck." Throughout her travels, she befriends five other magical creatures that join her on her quest, and together, they unravel the mystery of the talisman.

I wrote that up on the fly with a fever. I feel kind of proud.

>just name-dropping Scribblehatch is enough to spiral the thread into utter shit
Ahh just like old times

>>89755678
>you should learn to draw
>>89723354

>>89764450
My soul aches at how generic this all sounds. It's the kind of stuff that sells, though.

Though I guess any elevator pitch is bound to sound pretty generic.

>>89764860
No need to hold back, you're right and it's shit. The fact that he's proud of it means it's babby's first fantasy premise.

>>89764450
The only part that sounds terribly interesting is the delivery aspect, but I'd probably read it anyway. I don't mind cliches. I love me some generic fantasy, because it makes simple mundane things like "making a delivery" into a fun adventure.. that one aspect becomes less lame because it's set against such a predictable beginning. Then you can diverge it out into something else

>>89759070
>Ask him what happened to it.
Come on anon, what's the story? I'd rather ask you than mail him (lol) asking in a polite way why did he fuck up and waste years of his life on the comic he's not going to finish.

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>>89764860
>>89764893
>>89764450

It's just really generic, otherfag here btw.

Like, why do people always choose wolves. it's not original, or cool or edgy anymore, it's overused. And I like a fantasy setting, and a quest, but the fact is that an ultimate goal should need to be more interesting.

>>89764994
awoo~

>>89764860
>>89764893
I'll never understand why creators constantly get their feathers ruffled about "originality." Magical destiny stories are fun. I want to create fun things. I'm not here to win awards or impress critics.

>>89764973
That was the pitch for the first volume. I should have pitched just the first issue, honestly. Depth over breadth, but, eh. Too late.

>>89764994
The main protag is a wolf because a) I like wolves, b) she has shadow magic, and c) control over something seen as edgy but presented as not edgy is a super fun twist to play with. Lots of symbolism of the main character being literally of the shadows. Underdog-type stuff, if I'd like to go that direction.

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>>89765213
I would oppose heavily to using a generic wolf, especially a "shadow wolf".
Been done to death.

>>89764450
very basic, itd be tricky to make this really good but it can be done. reminded me of the musicians of bremen folktale. bee really cool to work that in there as a theme.

>>89764860
>>89764893
>>89764973
>>89764994
its never whats done its how its done. granted the more generic the trickier it is.

>harold and kumar go to white castle
two guys want some fast food

>othello
jealous basic bitch schemes. doesnt end well.

>one peice
kid wants to be the coolest pirate. also collecting magic fruits.

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>>89765213
>, b) she has shadow magic, and c) control over something seen as edgy
are you 13?

>>89765321
to be honest, those examples you gave are becoming tired from overuse. Othello's been a cliche for ages.
But you're right, originality isn't everything
>>89765340
I think the challenge of using something normally-edgy but "presented as not edgy" has merit. After all, all overused things are that way because they had some appeal. If you can recapture it, great.

>>89765293
>Been done to death.

So? One of my favorite things include taking cliches and playing with them.

>>89765321
I'm sure it'll be tricky, but at the very least, I'll give it a shot. Thanks for the encouragement.

>>89765340
No, but this is being made with 13-year olds in mind, so if you think a 13-year old would enjoy it, then I'm doing my job right.

>>89765340
>>89765414
You're missing the point, you're using edgy shadow magic with a generic shadow wolf, and saying it's not edgy, it's not edgy, interesting or likable.

I mean, this is what other people think, this is the reaction you will get. It's just overused and uninteresting and there's so much of the same thing that we won't get anything from it.

>>89765414
13 year olds like their own autistic garbage, not other's. But who am I to stop you from writing your cringey shadow wolf magical quest comic, please go ahead. Remember to post it here so we can all laugh at it

>>89765547
seconded.

>>89765547
>13 year olds like their own autistic garbage, not other's.
oh yeah, they only care about their own stuff. It's not as if they follow ten times as many artists as anyone else.

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>>89765213
>I'll never understand why creators constantly get their feathers ruffled about "originality."
It's not that I want originality for originality's sake, but there's a limit to just how unoriginal you can be. What's fun about deliberately creating something your fans are gonna be embarrassed about enjoying, a few years hence?

If it were a business decision, that'd be one thing, but it's not like you're pic related.

alright we get it, get a move on you all

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i remembered this comic was supposed to be about video games

>>89765503
>>89765503
>I mean, this is what other people think, this is the reaction you will get. It's just overused and uninteresting and there's so much of the same thing that we won't get anything from it.

I get what you're saying, but I believe that there's no difference between a cliche-ridden comic getting a good reaction and a cliche-free comic getting a good reaction. "There's so much of the same thing" and "we won't get anything from it" can be said about pretty much everything, ever made, ever, until you have it in front of you and give it a go.

To me, what matters isn't what cliches it has, but what it does with those cliches, and more importantly, whether it resonates with others or not. That reaction has no formula to it. So sure, statistically, I will probably fail. But what is failure here? Anything under widesale commercial success?

I'm a creator. I have an idea, and I'm going to create it. I'm going to put it out in the world, and see what happens. I'm not afraid to look like a fool, because the only fool is the person who doesn't even give their ideas a fighting chance.

>>89765547
I disagree. As a kid, I was big into stuff written by adults that involved animals. Nightwing, Warriors, the whole daemon shtick from the Golden Compass, that was my jam. And, not to mention, countless edgy wolfaboo webcomics made by college students.

>>89765632
>What's fun about deliberately creating something your fans are gonna be embarrassed about enjoying, a few years hence?

Are you really embarrassed by the media that shaped you? And why do you think it will be seen as embarrassing anyway? How will I know until I make it? Maybe they'll view it the way I view stuff I read at that age, not very substantial, but indulgent, and god forbid, fun.

>>89765892
training at games is an interesting thing. am I the only person who finds no matter how much I play, hard stuff only gets a little bit easier? But if I DON'T play, for weeks or months or even years, I might get a little rusty but next time I play that same hard bit, I'm much better now?

>>89765952
you are a retard

>>89765911
>Nightwing

Whoops, meant Silverwing.

>>89765952
As someone who's playing numerous games competitively, I can tell you its placebo. Training always helps. However taking a break helps you too, its like working out, if you try to do too much at once, you end up getting diminishing returns.

>>89752358
>>89752863
yo, your website appears to be down

What happened to Vigor Mortis?

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>>89743097
>>89747756
This anon here, I'm working on forcing myself to actually finish one page and I felt its worth posting my progress No dialogue since I want to wait until the rest is finished before I put it in. At least this way I'm working towards getting over my other fear of people viewing my drawings.

So here's something as a aspiring artist I'm shocked I never ask myself.

I've read so manywho mangas and I've read a few comics and visual novels...

What have I learnt what NOT to do...
Be honest most of us are winging it, but from what we've seen.

What do we know that we actively try to avoid doing in our comics.
>self insertion
>constantly changing the characters look and consistency.
>walls of text and etc for example

You?

>>89767784
I find it's best not to think negatively like that, comics are more like 3d printing than they are like sculpting from a block of marble, if you feel me. Instead of saying to avoid self-insertion, I advise that you make sure your characters are interesting to people who aren't you. while consistency is second-nature to me, I think of it more as trying to keep the audience engaged and not confused. Same for walls of text, just make sure they're engaged and having fun. I can have lots of fun while reading, if I'm reading something by Douglas Adams or his ilk

>>89752705

quick Nina sketch bump

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>>89767941

...fuck...

>>89767784
forgetting to include rape in the story

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What are some unique or compelling elements/plots that could spice up a young-superheroes comic?

I'm working on setting up a comic about two homeless/impoverished twins who are trying to make a life for themselves in a post-econonomic crisis era where superheroes are a dime-a-dozen. I have a primary plot in mind, but I'm hoping to get general suggestions on things people would like to see in such a story.

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>>89765911
You sound like a self-help book

>>89768078
honestly? I like the more practical dynamics of shit like "we're going to change costumes in front of each other a lot, let's get used to that" and "let's work out our stories so we can keep our excuses straight for having to leave to go fight crime"
though twins, homeless people, and especially homeless twins kind of already have those things covered.. which is why they're awesome.

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Polite bump.

After a while (I had to study and... IRL stuff), I've finally finished this damn page. I found my way in the last three panels: I can work a bit faster and a bit more carefree if I just draw as if I were drawing with my markers on paper, with random, firm strokes as well as random scrawls. It's not perfect, but it really looks more like my own traditional drawing. AND I don't go like an aspie fixing stuff everywhere.

I found my place and pace. Let's see if I can keep it consistent for the next 10 pages, sight.

>>89768524
Fake it til you make it.

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Now, once in a lifetime. A Preview of the first ten pages for my comics. Expect NOTHING to happen and to be slightly disoriented!!

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>>89770548
And DONE! Now it's time to fade into obscurity again.

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I put my T-ruler on a chair and forgot about it no it's just two I rulers

>>89768713
Ah, so you'd be interested in the sort of more mundane stuff that goes with being a superhero? Like how to go about washing their costumes, brainstorming superpersonas, getting around town, and trying to balance heroics with earning a living, etc? Not so much the typical "ohmigosh gotta keep my superhero life secret" but rather how they manage to make their heroic and regular lives work together?

I plan on having them in and out of homeless shelters occasionally, so seeing them deal with shelter curfew will be interesting. Also the conflict of these two wannabe heroes having to resort to (and arguing with one another about) committing crimes to get by, such as shoplifting. They'll have to deal with keeping off the grid vs. being in the system for welfare and getting found (they're something of fugitives as per the main story) as well.

One of the twins is more of an idealist justice type, while the other is more realistic and will do whatever it takes to take care of their sister, so that'll be a fun dynamic. There'll probably be more fighting and squabbling between the twins than against villains (as siblings do, but supersized), which will further make their lives more difficult.