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3285126 No.3285126 [Reply] [Original]

>draw something simple for fun
>feel bad that I didn't think of something interesting to draw instead
>want to create something with appealing characters and an interesting story
>drawing comics is time-consuming, frustrating, and requires dozens of skills that I don't have
>no motivation to practice because it's not fun and I have no good ideas
>draw something simple for fun instead
>repeat forever

>> No.3285132

have you tried not being a waste of space

>> No.3285133

>>3285126
Why don't you start with simple comics?

>> No.3285136

>>3285133
This. Wouldn't hurt to see what you're lacking in and working on those fundamentals whilist making fun pieces I'm the process to see how much you've improved.

I should take my own advice and produce some more work myself instead of mindlessly grinding until I'm feeling satisfied with my work.

>> No.3285181

>>3285132
anon, please. Just listen to yourself

>>3285133
>>3285136
I've done a few comics before to varying degrees of success. Beyond technical junk like backgrounds, what I'm really lacking is the ability to come up with ideas and translating them into page compositions.

I don't know if it's because my drawing skills are limiting what I can imagine or if I'm just a bad writer, but it's incredibly frustrating because it hampers my ability to practice everything else

>> No.3285198

>>3285126
Don't care about the results or the success, dude. If you want to do something, do it until you become good at it. People there talk about fundies and other tools because most artists lack them and prefer staying in their comfort zone, but you shouldn't conceive that as a self limitation you have to impose yourself. If you do pieces and keep at it with a critical eye, it would be just as useful as studying fundies.

>> No.3285470

>>3285181
Coming from someone who’s tried to start a comic several times and always gave up after the first two or three pages, this is the advice I wish i would take: your first comic will be shit. So will your second and your third, probably. You get better at drawing by drawing, and it shouldn’t be that much different with comics. Just force yourself to start a comic and finish it.

>> No.3285483

>>3285126
>bitch about it on /ic/
you missed a step

>> No.3285898
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3285898

>dread drawing because I know I'm awful
>know I can't focus long enough to make something decent
>months pass and draw something simple for fun with no pressure
>it's sloppy, but have loads of fun and want to draw more
>don't do it
>dread drawing because I know I'm awful
>. . .

>> No.3285900

your failures are your own old man

>> No.3285939

>>3285126
>>drawing comics is time-consuming, frustrating, and requires dozens of skills that I don't have
Stopped reading there.
Don't be a whiner, anon or you're not gonna make it

>> No.3285941

>>3285898
this
you need to keep the ball rolling or you'll eventually get stuck again