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>Draw original stuff and some webcomics >Hardly any views

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>Draw original stuff and some webcomics
>Hardly any views and barely any comments
>"Hey guys, this webcomic is quite good, give it a chance"
>"Eh, We're good"
>...Decide to draw Rule 34
>Tons of views and comments

Sigh...As an artist, I sorta regret doing this now
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But as a consumer, I promote it!
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If your webcomic is just another gag a day or worse, a medieval epic starring elves, don't be surprised if no one gives a shit
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You gain an audience through fanart and porn, and then once you've got that audience going you force them to enjoy your original stuff.
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>>91522545

You must attract people to view your stuff and porn and lewds are the easiest ways.

Once you get a decent following then you can release your OC work on the masses
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It sucks but true.

I've had tons of ideas with webcomics and once you actually do them, nobody wants to read them. I found it tougher when you don't know anyone and doing it alone.

But with drawing porn, you'll get that attention and views quickly.

>>91522645
It depends with what you draw, if it's some extreme fetishes then I wouldn't recommend it. Once you go into that route, it's kinda over
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>>91522545
>artists have to draw porn to receive attention
I bet your art is probably mid-tier and your writing is horse shit. You've gotten what you deserve
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>>91522545
>>91523043
You both sound a little jaded.

Obviously more established properties will get you more notariaty because its incredibly easy to search for and generally already has people following it. If you start completely from scratch with no friends, high connections, or establishment in some fandom it will be difficult for anyone to notice no matter how good you might be. I suppose I can understand being sad about this but you shouldn't be surprised.
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>>91522545
Amorelucky is that you?

Bitch you got what you desrve. Now go back to drawing dog knots and being a big fat faggot.
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>>91522731
>>91522757
>>91522645


You have to keep in mind that once you go porn or fan art and get the attention that's typically all people will care to see. Like any other form of E fame you get popular because you fill a niche and people only really want you because of that niche. So regardless on how much attention you get because of your fan art, people typically won't stick around to see your original stuff if you ever get tired of what you became famous for and most people eventually do. Even when you promote your other stuff simultaneously you'll never be known for your original stuff, the best you can hope for is some fan of your fan art posting a crappy picture of your original characters for your birthday or something.

Your original stuff may get more traction than previously but it'll never be enough to sustain you. It's better to be popular for your original stuff rather than your porn/other work. But that is very difficult I'm afraid, even with the right connections.
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>>91523326
>g-guys my comic isn't bad! really!

Then put your money where your mouth is and post a fucking comic.

If it's good you'll get readers, if it's bad we'll make fun of you. Not posting it is admitting it is bad.
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>>91523403
I don't have a comic.
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People will put up with bad art more easily than they'll put up with a bad story or uninteresting characters. That's why your Rule 34 is successful. All it is is artwork, and nobody really cares how high quality it is as long as it shows the scene they want. The standards are the absolute rock bottom.
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>>91522545
It probably wasn't a very good idea posting this on 4chan…you're bound to get more 'lol faggot kill urself' posts than actual support/valid advice.
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>>91523383
What if your original stuff is porn?
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>>91523501
>People will put up with bad art more easily than they'll put up with a bad story or uninteresting characters.
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Makes a lot of sense thinking about it.
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>>91522545
I want porn of that kangaroo!

#stuff dat pouch
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>draw a new character with a fairly unique backstory
>nobody cares
>draw Princess Peach for the thousandth time
>people lose their shit
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>draw smut all the time
>have no ideas for original characters or stories
>occasionally depressed thinking about wanting to be a "real artist" who makes things that are cool and interesting and not just boner fuel
>but if I wait long enough the feeling goes away and I'm back to happily cranking out degenerate filth

Lowered expectations.
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>>91523852
It's hard to feel attached to a character you don't know much about. People on Tumblr tend to lose their shit when their drawing of their never before seen OC with a description "Here's ____, they're gay, and they love animals and their boyfriend uwu" don't get as many notes as their art of a video game character getting rammed in the ass.
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>>91523823
its not a kangaroo you dumb dope
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>>91523823
Sniff is pure like all Moomin characters.
How dare you even entertain the thought.
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>>91523657
Well, this is porn. If you read it for the story then you might be doing it wrong.
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>>91522545
go back to tumblr morbi
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>>91523974
This.
It takes time for people to grow attached to a character. Spam that shit. Odds are at least someone's invested. If Sonic can do it for people then it's not like your OC needs to be top tier or anything.
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The reason for this is simple: People have attachments to pre-existing characters. /34/ of Korra or Power Girl or some other famous character is going to get more attention than art of your OC because there is likely no reason for anyone to care about your OC. Even if you develop them into characters and give them backstories and whatnot, you would still have to produce something that makes people care about them - or, like a lot of furries do, put them in a shitload of porn and flesh out their personalities through non-porn works.
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>>91522545
It's really simple, just do bother.
If you're any good at all people will look at your sfw stuff.
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you could do what that one guy did and buy 4chan ads with art of your bustiest fetish bait.
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>>91524701
What a god damn hero

And are spots for 4chan ads even available anymore?
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>>91524571
>takes time for people to grow attached to a character.
Yes

>Spam that shit.
No.


The reason why established IPs reach a lot of people is because they're presented in a medium that's easy to consume.

There's a reason why Game of Thrones is watercooler talk and it sure as fuck isn't because of the books.
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>>91522545
>I draw original stuff and some webcomics
No you don't.
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>>91522545
Just do what every other artist on the internet does and draw mediocre porn

Maybe an obvious NSFW character who you refuse to draw porn of to cocktease your fans into hoping you draw of it one day
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>>91522545
can we at least see your comic op?
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>draw porn
>still don't get much commentary
I always thought the bar was set pretty low.

My porn must be terrible. ...Or not terrible enough.
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>>91522545
>draw shitty ms paint drawings
>people like it
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>>91523852
Maybe that character isn't as interesting as peach. Peach still has a lot more history behind her than some random oc with a "unique" backstory.
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>>91527134
>spend 2-4 days on an image
>no one likes it

>spend 5-30 minutes on an image
>people like it
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>"artist" bitches about how no one reads their webcomic
>refuses to post it

This shit incenses me.
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>>91527180
Ugh. I know that feel.
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>>91527211
There's always one of you in any thread like this.

No one wants to reveal their identity here because then as whiners or attention seekers. Artists post in these threads just so that they can have a nice, relaxing anonymous venting session.

You might as well stop asking.
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>>91523383
Would anyone have read Cucumber Quest if it wasn't written by "that person who made the MGS/P4 comics," even though GD hates her old work?

Traction isn't something you can dismiss so easily. Maintaining a fraction of an established fanbase is better than building a new fanbase from scratch. Pride is only an obstacle to success.
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>>91527232
Whoa, I must be having a stroke.

That should have said:
No one wants to reveal their identity here because then they'll be seen as whiners or attention seekers. Artists post in these threads just so that they can have a nice, relaxing anonymous venting session.
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>>91524571
I've grown instantly attached to OCs before because they had catchy designs and the art conveyed their personalities well.

Illustrating scenes and short comics is helpful in attaching people to your characters without expecting an investment in something long-form. Just a picture of an OC is boring, show me your writing.
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>>91527211
Because then people would actually see the full story and know that they're shit and probably don't deserve the views they're begging for.
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>>91523326
>>91523403
Jesus, this guy.
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>>91522545
Dude, it takes time to build an audience, slow and steady wins the race, ya? Just work on the webcomic and use you porn art to attract attention to it.
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>>91522545
>Moomin reaction image
Lon?
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>>91527268
>Show me your writing

Notice how you mentioned visual mediums sell the OCs before that final statement. Those are easier to consume than walls and walls of text.
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>>91522545

sorry but if you want to get anywhere in the current internet artist game, you'll need to have given someone an erection at some point

every thicc elf girl you draw is another blowjob for a potential employer or business partner.
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>>91522545
If you want to tell a story that people will actually read than write a book
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>>91523348
who...?
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>>91522545
people are already attached to pre-existing things. it's to be expected that they would care about that more than something original. Especially if you don't have the fanbase behind it yet.
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>>91522545
You're not an artist.
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>>91522545
post something of yours
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>>91522545
OP, you can't start this kind of thread and not post your work. If you really have produced that much content without much response prior to doing R34, I dunno, I would think either you were just really unlucky, or your work needs improvement. I think the "you need to do porn to galvanize popularity" isn't necessarily true.

Who knows, today could be the "big moment" when your non-porn work finally catches on. So, come on, post your comics and shit.
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>>91522545
Your fault for being an attention thirsty whore.
You can't talk about being a "true artist" once you sell out willingly when you don't need to.
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eh I do have a fanart blog and an original stuff blog and there are always some people that started to follow my fanart blog and then my original stuff blog because they like my art
fanart is just the easiest way to attract people and gaining fans is hard

oh and maybe your original stuff just isn't interesting?
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>>91530339
What Anon is really saying in their heart: "OP, you sold out... But: you can redeem yourself IF you post your work. The time for judgement has come!"
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>>91523852
>unique backstory

Are you fucking serious with this? No one gives a shit about backstory, they care about what a character is connected to. No one gives a shit about your coldsteal the hedgehog or zone-tan ripoff unless it's get associated with something people care about.
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>>91527252
Go to Reddit if you want a fucking hugbox.
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The trick is to be an artist that /wants/ to draw r34 and fetish shit. Not nearly enough male human on female animal art out there for my tastes.
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>>91530539
I think what they mean is you need to give the reader a reason to care. I'm not sure what format you presented this "backstory" but if you posted a picture with an info dump, it's going to grab the attention of very few people. I would say you need a story to tell first with the character, or avoid starting with a backstory altogether.
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>>91522545
OP im only on this board for webcomics
please post yours
i cant take another thread about poorly written mary 'n' gary sues in tights
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>>91530610
You don't need a reason to care if the art is good. The issue is people do a character design on a white background and then can't figure out why everyone isn't flipping their shit over just another quirky tumblr drawing.
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>>91530702
While true, it isn't the only way. There are a lot of decent and popular webcomics with pretty shitty art.

Though, yeah if you are hoping to capture attention with a single post or whatever, good art is the easiest/quickest way.
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>>91523501
>People will put up with bad art more easily than
>>91524481
http://www.ign.com/boards/threads/umberto-ecos-how-to-recognize-a-porn-movie-essay-tl-dr.185402872/
I've often wondered how well Umberto Eco's test applies to comics:
> criterion for deciding whether a film is pornographic or not, and it is based on the calculation of wasted time.
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>>91529196
Some bitch on Tumblr.
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Draw character with slighlty large breasts but completely covered up, get flooded by comments like "i want her to slap my face with her big smelly tits" and "feed me mommy".

Never draw a big tit again.
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>working on comission comics while also working on your original stuff
>never drawn porn
>first part of the comic I'm making (is an anthology) is explicitly a comic about how porn will fuck up your psyche and to a lesser extent your health

>just dawned on me that that's probably going to piss off people who draw porn for a living and the kind of uber rich people who will buy 2000 dollars worth of porn
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>>91532890
>>first part of the comic I'm making (is an anthology) is explicitly a comic about how porn will fuck up your psyche and to a lesser extent your health
sounds fucking shit anyway, better stop now than waste too much time on this shit
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>>91532991
But I just told you the basic subtext, I didn't even tell you anything about the actual comic

Are you just offended?
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What do you guys think of this? Do I have what it takes to become a midly e-famous
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>>91533083
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>>91533083
>>91533133

eh
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I can relate

>make animated parodies of popular stuff
>want to do OC animations
>with how shitty youtube algorithm is, due to the low views its likely gonna get i won't be able to make it regularly since i'll need to do parodies for $
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>>91522545
and yet, you secretly enjoy it
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>>91533432
>>91533349
Personally, this is why I'm learning art after having attained a stable job in something else.
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>>91533762
>Getting a normal job before thinking of working on commissions for a living
This nigga knows what's good. Just make sure if you work on commissions WHILE you have a primary job to hoard all your earnings into the bank. You know, where it belongs. Don't buy games or stupid shit.
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>>91533762
"eh" anon here. Forget about the prospect of followers/views and popularity, and focus on the quality of your work. It takes a long time to gain an audience when you're posting original content, and sometimes that audience never comes. However, it's more likely to come the more consistently you post your stuff. The more you practice, the better your stuff looks, and the more traction you gain as an artist.

tl:dr; just keep going
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>>91534033
>he doesn't trade stock
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>>91534162
>Being under the age of 55
>Falling for the investment meme
Once I hit 70 my shoes are going to be bigger than your house.
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>>91534033
>>91534101
I'll definitely keep these in mind. Thank you both.
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>>91534221
Good luck, you can do it!
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>he feel for the clean lines and pleasing aesthetic meme
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>>91534604
>he fell for the "good art doesn't need clean lines" meme
Draw a straight line. I want to analyze your """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""technique"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""".
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>>91527252
Not to mention people on and off site will constantly shit on them for outing themselves on 4chan.
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>>91527519
he's right though
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>>91533133
it's good
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>>91532826
>Check out some guy's blog
>They write comments on every lewd art they reblog
>You know the kind of comments
>"MMmhhh do you want to slurp on my uncut microdick, momma? :P"
>"oohhhhh what i wouldn't give to taste that roast beef!"
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>>91535498
>uncut
Disgusting
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>>91535584
>liking jewcock
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>>91527211
>>91527232
Starting your fame here is one of the worst choices you can make.

If you do something that we don't like you'll get shit on. If you start ignoring us, we get jealous and start hating you.
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>>91535584
hey man, everyone has their preferences but at least my choice wasn't made for me at birth
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>>91522645
>you force them to enjoy your original stuff.
you monster
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>>91535584
Uncut dick is easier to draw for some people, but being uncut in real life is fucking cancer. Enjoy women never wanting to go anywhere near your dick.
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>>91522641
Is there any good ongoing cape webcomics? Without or without original characters?

is there any interest?
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>>91535023
perpendicular?
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>>91535886
>Enjoy women never wanting to go anywhere near your dick.
3/10 bait
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>>91535886
>Uncut dick is easier to draw for some people
really i thought the opposite is true
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>>91522545
Yo is this a thread to talk/describe/bitch about E-Artists!?
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>>91522545
As a fellow artist, I know exactly what you mean. That sort of story is incredibly common, and it usually extends into fan art, too. People who draw fan art (especially lewd) tend to be more popular than artists who are better and draw their own original work, but you must get where that comes from, right? People want to see stuff they like and aren't always willing to give other stuff as big a chance. If you really have that much of an issue with it, I would suggest doing more fan art and lewd fan stuff to bring attention to your work and then loudly throw your other stuff out in hopes of SOMEONE finding it. It sucks, but this is what a lot of art circles are now, you can't just create original stuff and nothing else anymore.
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>>91535919
yes
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>>91535886
>Enjoy women never wanting to go anywhere near your dick

lmao what is this meme

uncut penetration feels so much better than cut, only stupid bitches don't know this

t. slut
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>>91536023
>you can't just create original stuff and nothing else anymore.
Yes you can. Maybe the people complaining about not getting views for their original work have uninteresting original works or barley draws them.
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>>91535942
Nah, man. It's the same shape either way, but with uncut you just need to draw the shaft continuing on down the shape with a bit of overhang at the front. Cut involves drawing the head at all times, the shape and detail of a cock head from some angles is really awkward for some people. Erect with the foreskin pulled back on uncut might be slightly harder to draw, but it's really just a cut wick with additional bits at that point, it's the same sort of work both ways. I'm just speaking from my own experience, though. Some people, maybe, are the opposite of me. I feel like it's the difference between drawing a cylinder with a nub and drawing a cylinder with a full detailed circle on the end with a ring around the connection and all manner of shit on top of that, to describe it in the most simple and broken of ways.
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>>91536137
I meant that less as a statement and more as what it feels like. Though, it is still kind of approaching the truth, I guess. Getting attention for original work as an artist feels more like luck most of the time than it does like skill. Even people who produce amazing shit will often be left on the wayside for people who produce trash, but are well known for drawing what's hot at the time.
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>>91535904
None that have caught my attention, but there are probably some out there, just check webcomic sites
and any cravings for cape comics can easily be fulfilled by checking out the big two, so I don't know if they're in demand
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>>91536151
>I feel like it's the difference between drawing a cylinder with a nub and drawing a cylinder with a full detailed circle on the end with a ring around the connection and all manner of shit on top of that
But drawing a good uncut dick involves drawing all the cut details and shapes then adding the skin afterwards. At least that's how I do it.
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>>91536218
>Even people who produce amazing shit will often be left on the wayside
Like who? And what makes their stuff relatable or interesting?
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>>91535584
>>91535886
I'm not even antisemitic
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>>91534206
You must have some big feet.
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>>91536023
>>91536218
I wouldn't draw lewd stuff for more audience. People will start associating your art with their boner.
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>>91535584
>>91535498
It honestly doesn't matter that much.
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>>91536453
Doesn't sound bad to me.
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>>91536023
Cry more goddamn
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>>91522545
Its because its shit and not even particuarly funny shit.
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Just take solace that it took Hussie a print comic and three seperate web comics before he took off, and he only got mega popular because of some ship-bait bullshit he put in to placate nerds.
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>>91522545
Fanart and porn are infinitely more shareable.

Also even if you're GOOD, webcomics are about consistency and time. You don't really start seeing returns until after at least 2-3 years of consistent updates.
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>mfw I am liked for both my lewds and lack thereof
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>>91535919
>40 minutes to draw a line
The absolute state of some people.
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>>91536234
Thats true, but I was thinking about trying my hand at it. I was hoping the appeal would be a tighter, more consistent story without retcons or over expansion, but still have a reletively good diverse cast. At least Id like it over following current hit or miss legacy character cape shit, but thats just me.
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>>91536023
That's what I did and it worked for me. Lots of Steven Universe drawings, a few of which went viral, then I switched over to original content.
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>>91522545
>120 replies
>20 pictures posted
>over 15 hours
>two examples of shitty OC not from OP
Man this board is shit, at least on places like /k/ it's a joke no one owns guns but here people really don't watch comics or cartoons or even draw them. What do you even do then?
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>>91533046
Some of us weren't raised in sunshine and rainbows with parental locks and can even mentally filter that shit out.
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>>91536780
Oh definitely, there are a lot of things independent comics can do that the big two aren't allowed to do, so I can see where some f the demand can come from

I've also thought about what my dream action comic would be like, and basically it boiled down to "have a clear beginning and end" kinda like a movie
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>>91532890
If you aren't too preachy about it you should be fine. Though that's rather non-specific so maybe not.
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>>91536611
I'm not crying. I'm not even upset, dude. What the fuck?

>>91536809
SU is hot right now. Good on you jumping into that early. I'ld prefer SU fan art to having to do pony shit to get by, I'll say that. I've lost so many art friends to pony art.

>>91536453
It's honestly not that bad, unless your not producing original porn stuff. In which case, why the fuck did you start drawing porn fan art when you're a primarily clean artist? Pick a god damn street.
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>>91537012
>Pick a god damn street.
Doing both is pretty fun though.
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>>91532890
>>first part of the comic I'm making (is an anthology) is explicitly a comic about how porn will fuck up your psyche and to a lesser extent your health

I'm still stuck on this. What the fuck dude? Also, yeah, you're going to offend people who buy a ton of porn and who draw it for a living. That's like being surprised you've offended a bunch of Jews with your Holocaust comic. Like, it's a way more extreme example, but holy shit of course you're going to piss both of these people off. You're spitting on peoples livelihood. Also, I would love to see your evidence?
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>>91536023
>People want to see stuff they like and aren't always willing to give other stuff as big a chance.

Bullshit. People want to get invested in new things but they also don't want to deal with shit that feels misguided either in narrative, perspective or values.

They don't like when shit's too preachy because they want to be entertained. They don't like shit telling them who they ought to root for when the antagonist makes a better point. They don't like when a writer's small world values and lack of peer review before going pro comes off as ignorant to the point of being a 4 year old's grasp on how things work.

People are willing to give new things a chance if the presentation is just right. A lot of new or up-and-comer type creatives lack sense in that regard.
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>>91537012
You dont draw and are complaining about the state of the online art community. Its fine but it's embarassing.
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>>91537061
Honestly, that was supposed to be some kind of a joke. I'm the one who said "pick a street" and I do both myself. But the more I think about it the more I think it would've been more lucrative if I had picked a street.
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>>91537122
What? I'm an artist who's primary source of income is commissions, dude...
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>>91533083
>>91533133
seen that done by better artist
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>>91537154
You're not, dude.
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>>91536766
He's not gonna make it, tbqhwy.
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>>91536834
>people really don't watch comics or cartoons

I endured the garbage fest of the Clone Saga last week and just started Black Jack fuck off, it's still a comic yesterday. Piss off.
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>>91523383

The majority of your audience will only want to see more porn and fan art, but a portion will seriously consider your original art as well. If you get a large enough following that portion will probably include people who will enjoy your original work if your original work is any good, and is at all related stylistically or thematically to the things you make fan art for.

It's the same principle behind pitching movies as x but with y, Ghostbusters but with futanaris.
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>>91536834
We're /co/nsumers, not necessarily creatives.

Not everyone that consumes film doesn't necessarily want to be a filmmaker, so why is it that consuming comics+cartoons means I have to create them?
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>>91523043
What's profitable isn't what's of the highest technical and moral value, but what appeals to primitive drives. The "middle ground" is merely in the technical skill to accurately recreate what appeals to those primitive drives. {which is why plenty of no-talent Hollywood regurgitation fails, yet a masterful bullshit artist can spin shit into pure gold}

>>91523383
I disagree.
Titillation works very well and only needs minor compromise of higher values, and we're all human so even those of us with more refined tastes are not immune to all baser appeals. Someone can make excuses for why they'll give something a chance "despite" it appealing to them on a primitive level.
and I think with few exceptions there's no danger of attracting too large of the "wrong" audience. If you're heavily pandering to in-your-face sexually-non-traditional SJWs, then I could see that backfiring, but flirty characters alone aren't going to get nearly the heat from those characters "only" getting into relationships instead of hardcore penetration scenes, even if you pair them wrong and shippers are ruined. unless maybe you tease too many potential relationships and then smash a majority of them? although that could be fun to do intentionally!

>>91523501
Agreed. This is why fetish art pays so well even for low skill.
It's not even "bad story or uninteresting characters", it's more about what story/character is in the audience member's head, elicited by the artist's content. Even bad story and characters can blast a person's g-spot in their mind. Look at all the shitty romance stuff like Twilight.

>>91523952
Success is a hell of a drug. I was listening to a PUA talk about how successful people intentionally fuck themselves over in order to be able to make that rewarding climb back out. Harder to master your flow so that you're never crashing or flat-lining. Fuck, I forgot what he said. He tends to throw out a concept but not have the amount of detail I really want. It was RSDTyler
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>>91534162
>New Balance Sneakers
I saw this guy last night, he was just wearing an oversized striped polo shirt
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>>91540531
Did he get arrested for indecency, or did the shirt cover his junk?
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>>91523326
You´re retarded
If you want fame draw funny relatable league of legends comics,doesnt matter if you havent played the game or you fucking hate it,that is guaranteed to make a lot of followers,also applies with overmeme
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>>91544889
okay
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>>91523852
>he fell for the backstory meme
Tf2 characters barely have any backstory yet they are all extremely interesting compared to the walking tropes with pages of lore that are the LoL/OW characters
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>>91528889
Writing =/= prose. Notice how I mentioned short comics and drawn scenes? Those are forms of illustrated writing. Just a character standing there is showing off your art, showing what your character does is showing off how you've written them.
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>>91534162
what is it about walking fast that people associate with autism? i just have long legs and get impatient
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>>91544946
>Thinking OW characters get spammed because of "pages of lore" (some fucking comics and shorts, and only the poster characters)

You're just as gullible for Blizzard's slick presentation as the most hardcore OW fan/tards.

OW characters barely have shit in the way or lore beyond summaries that barely clock in at a paragraph, just like TF2. And, just like TF2, that's precisely why they took off: fans can fill in the blanks with whatever backstory or memery fits what they find compelling/amusing. And when the official depictions do come, they either don't matter or just add fuel to the fire.

Fuck, you ask any LoL fanboy about LoL's lore and they'll tell you the "pages of lore" didn't even start being a thing until recently, after they reset the mishmash of patchwork bullshit about summoner's summoning everything to fight in some ill-defined conflict. "Dark and mysterious past" etc.

If you're gonna hate shit, at least know why instead of just spewing contrarian bullshit.
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You need to promote your comic to have people read it too, you know. Simply putting it out and hope it catches on does not cut it. Why else do you think Hollywood studios spend millions in market their movies?

>Promotion - get them curious about reading your comic
>Content - if it's good, they'll stick around for more and will recommend it to others

It ain't so hard to understand.
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>>91534162
>pic
Is there anyone that actually cares about how someone walks? Only an autist trying to project himself on other people note this kind of stuff, right?
right?
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>>91534604
Nothing wrong with that, faggay.
>inb4 fell for the meme

https://youtu.be/pblp5PPqEe8
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>>91522545
post you're webcomic
or any work so we can shit/critisize, the artstyle
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>>91546426
Pics like that are the white equivalent to insecure black amateur rappers. Making assumptions about shit that bothers them they don't confront and spouting passive aggressive shit like it's truth.
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Try to promote it outside of the web, maybe print some stickers with your website and slap'em on the back of bus seats
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>>91548848
That's very specific. Any examples?
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>>91549149
>Amateur rapper is a sponge roommate
>Roommates get mini-fridge w/ lock
>Amateur rapper raps or tweets about how foul fake niggas be.

>31 year old Amateur rapper promotes music on social media
>Amateur rapper notices people listening to different music
>Amateur rapper bitches about how no one wants to support real talent
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>>91522645
All that will get you is people hating you for no longer tickling their pickle. Worse, you might upset an autist who will make it his life's mission to make your life as bad as possible because he's really mad you stopped making Lisa Simpson porn or whatever the hell smut you were drawing.
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>>91548848
yea that makes me feel better even if it might not be true idk
thanksu famsu
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