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[Anonymous No.4179195]

What comics are you working on? What comics are you studying?

[Anonymous No.4179543]

I have tons of stuff to do so by next year I can start that capeshit webcomic I want to do so badly.

[Anonymous No.4179757]

I’m working on comics like pic related. I’m new at making comics and I’m still experimenting with page and panel sizing to find out my preferred working method.
Lately I’ve been reading old comics like Krazy Kat, Polly & Her Pals, and Milt Grosz’ work

[Anonymous No.4179783]

>>4179195
working on this, studying old silver age comics and DC's The Witching hour

[Anonymous No.4179920]

I've been working on a bunch of OCs for a forty-eight page fantasy graphic novel. The goal is to blend a bunch of concepts I want to experiment with, tentatively titled "Demon Hunters".

Just need to figure out the right style, for character designs, whether to go with something more stylized (Fire Emblem, Korean fantasy art) or realistic (Witcher).

[Anonymous No.4179922]

>>4179195
I just started thumbing the 5th chapter of my webcomic. Wish my luck, fellas

[Anonymous No.4179961]

Page of a pepe comic I am working on, first comic so shit's sloppy

[Anonymous No.4179966]

>>4179195
Not comics, but manga. Still working on this. It’s coming along slowly, cause full time job and all that. I should have it all finished early next year. Then I can set up an appointment with Jump.

[Anonymous No.4179968]

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[Anonymous No.4179970]

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[Anonymous No.4179971]

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[Anonymous No.4180028]

Currently working on this
https://tapas.io/series/MassAssage
https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/massassage/list?title_no=344098

Trying to find a style that would let me be quicker.

>>4179966
Nice work, last panel cat girls eye on the left looks kinda weird otherwise cool stuff.

[Anonymous No.4180036]

>>4180028
Also forgot to ask did't you have it finished like last year or so, I think I''seen your cat girl stuff before, i remember one page has her lick her arm. And like didn't you submit it to some shonen manga contest

[Anonymous No.4180038]

>>4179966
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>>4179971
Blog?

[Anonymous No.4180043]

>>4179966
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>>4179971
You got a full body ref for that samurai dude somewhere so I can see what he looks like? I'm liking the design a lot. Also, please have a good story, I'd hate for such nice art to be wasted on yet another poorly told western manga.

[Anonymous No.4180096]

>>4179966
Artwise, if you told me that's a serialized manga, I wouldn't bat an eye. But story is probably more important as long as you have a minimum art competency.

[Anonymous No.4180637]

>>4180028
Those half tones made out of lots of pen strokes don't look good.
Maybe just fill shaded areas with a different color? That would be faster.

[Anonymous No.4180721]

Anime fights: Combats between anime characters: https://tapas.io/episode/1472091

[Anonymous No.4180727]

>>4179966
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>>4179971
d-did you take photographs... of your monitor?

[Anonymous No.4180844]

>>4180028
Managed to pull of 3 pages in one and a half day, now so tired

[Anonymous No.4180877]

>>4180844
The Duality of Man

[Anonymous No.4180912]

>>4179966
Are you using CSP? Do you know of any good tutorials for someone to get started in it?

[Anonymous No.4180998]

Just your generic American female artist inspired by shoujo manga.

[Anonymous No.4181048]

how many little comics should i make to home my skills before i decide to pull an absolute madlad and make a graphic novel?

[Anonymous No.4181064]

>>4181048
I'd say until you're comfortable with storytelling, setting up panels, and drawing your characters recognizably consistent between panels.

[Anonymous No.4181352]

>>4179966

Please telling me youre publishing this as a book someday.

[Anonymous No.4181358]

>>4179966
What is the name of this so I can support you?

[Anonymous No.4181439]

>>4180727
All those art gains must have fried his brain.

[Anonymous No.4181683]

>>4180028
Thinking about changing to a more sketchier style

[Anonymous No.4181834]

>>4181048
>>4181064
>Looks at early issues of manga
yeah just do it, faggot

[Anonymous No.4181881]

>>4180036
Yeah, I did some old things for a manga contest 2(?) years ago. Those were more like precursors to this, which at this point, we’ve redone and fleshed out so much, I’m a little tired of working on the same thing again and again, and not really making progress with it. It has cone a long way though.

>>4180038
I mostly go by ManlySpirit on social media, but I’m not active at all.

>>4180043
>>4180096

I thought I had one on my phone, but I don’t. I’ll upload it tomorrow or something from my computer.

As for western manga. Idk, I guess you could call it that based on the fact that it’s made by a westerner, but I’m pretty much aiming for Japanese publishing under a major brand like Shounen Jump desu. Weekly even, I don’t even care about how rough it might be or whatever in terms of workload (also a lot of that is mitigated by the fact that I’m just the artist, with my friend handling the writing. It’s understated, but writing, and consequently writers blocks under such a tight schedule, are what make weekly manga a living hell. Especially with all the back and forth flipping between doing the art and writing the story. Between planning, drafting, and so on, each chapter can take two days or more. Which is a lot, all things considered). Anyway, as I approach 30, I pretty mych feel like I need to do something meaningful with my skillset, otherwise it’s just a massive waste of time. Since I live in Japan now, and my language skills are conversational, there are way less obstacles in my way than otherwise. I also, don’t really much care what story catches on. If this eSports one just isn’t cutting it for an audience, then I’m more than happy to try any of the 30+ other ideas I’ve got sitting on a shelf. Similar story with writing. It’s just a question of practice really, and my friend is very much dead set on wanting the same thing.

Cont...

[Anonymous No.4181883]

>>4181881
2/2
At least art-wise, I can say I’ve reached pro level. Worst comes to worst, I can at least get hired by Sheisha as an artist with my current level of skill, and that’s at least the foot in the door for future pitches.

I’ve got tons of Japanese friends who are excited for seeing where I can go with this, and are more than happy to help me translate my work, and come with me to the appointment early next year.

So that’s where I’m at right now with things. Aiming for what many westerners have considered impossible, but it really doesn’t feel so impossible to me anymore. Most of the biggest hurdles are outta the way, but the biggest one still lies ahead. Which like you said, is story, but that one kinda falls entirely out of my hands. So, all I can do is put my faith in someone else, and see where things go.

That’s also partly why I don’t much bother with social media. I can’t be fucked to market myself and become a “public figure” on the internet. I just wanna draw desu. So, go big or go home I guess.

>>4180727
Yes. I basically have two options:

Export image>plug in my phone>dick around with iTunes which I fucking hate>get the image transferred to my phone>send that to my friend over whatsapp. A process that takes 5-10 minutes.

Or...

Take a photo of my screen, and send it over whatsapp in less than 5 seconds.

It’s not rocket science as to why I’d choose one over the other. I also don’t really use 4chan much while at home. I regularly browse and post from my phone during breaks at work or whatever. Idk why people freak out so much over this.

[Anonymous No.4181884]

>>4180912
Yes. As for tuts. Nope. I just used it till I got the hang of it. If I had any specific questions about how to do something. I’d google it on the spot.

>>4181352
JUMP. Probably.

>>4181358
This particular manga should it see the light of day will be called Tiger Square Versus. Working on the chapter 1 pitch to show up at Shueisha’s offices with a couple of Japanese friends, some time before March next year. Hopefully end of January.

>>4181439
Believe me, I’ve stagnated a lot more than I care to admit thanks to a full time job in the day. It’s a little frustrating desu.

[Anonymous No.4181895]

>>4181883
and advice on getting good at art?

[Anonymous No.4181903]

>>4179966
remember me when you get serialized, okay anon?

[Anonymous No.4182936]

>>4181883
Would love to see more of your stuff, especially different types of scene. You mentioned you are looking into getting published in Japan, which comes to the point: How good are you at drawing emotional scenes? As far as action goes, I think you've got a solid understanding to make it work. Japanese comics play a lot on the emotional side of things. I would love to see how you handle scenes that focuses more on the characters' emotional states.

I love what you've shown so far, and hope to see you achieve your goals, anon.

[Anonymous No.4183019]

>>4179966
I'm just wandering do you really need to have full comic done to pitch it to editors. Can't you just have like 10 pages of art like some showing action, some emotional scenes and some ordinary scenes. Mostly to show what you can draw, and have the rest as rough sketches. that way if the editor doesn';t like the design or the story you don't have to redraw every single page

[Anonymous No.4183021]

Might seem like a weird question, but what fonts do y'all use for your comics?

[Anonymous No.4183086]

>>4183019
you do not need the full ! in fact it might be better if you don't have it

here's a free zine with some infos in it
https://gumroad.com/l/informatinal_zine

[Anonymous No.4183088]

>>4183021
piggbacking off this, does anyone have any experience with making your own font? i'm looking into it.

[Anonymous No.4183117]

>>4179195
Man, watching this thread being made and active sure got me pumped up to make comics. Gonna start studying Araki.

[Anonymous No.4183154]

>>4179195
R8 m8
https://medibang.com/book/e51909220023516110004378258/view/

[Anonymous No.4183194]

I assume you are the same guy who wrote Tiger Square Alpha and Tiger Square World? I want you to listen to my opinion on your manga because i think your (friend's) writing is pretty poor


First, Tiger Square Alpha the major flaw in your story come from one thing. It's lacking proper 'Introduction act' okay, i can understand this is oneshot manga so you want to throw your character into action soon as possible but you can't just skip Introduction act like that. Without proper Introduction, i don't know who is your character, I don't know why i should care about them. It makes fight scene feel so weak because i don't give a shit who is going to wins and to be honest, i'm not even sure who is protagonist of this story until halfway of your story. Your story need an introduction act to show your readers what kind of person is your protagonist. What's his personality, what's his flaw, why he want to be greatest, where his motive coming from. All of this must be establish before you throw them into conflict of the story so readers can create empathy for your character. You can't just info dump about them, you can't skip it and introduce them later. That's not going to work.


Second, Tiger Square World the writing is suffered from the same problem i mentioned above but worse. This time i don't know what is your character's goal, in fact i don't even know what's this story is all about and that cat girl and lots of her ass shot is not going to help when your story has nothing to offer. Fanservice and action scene is good for shonen genre but you shouldn't just rely on them alone. You should focus on how to make the readers care about your protagonist, what is his goal and what is obstacle of that goal. Always remind readers what's your story is all about and show them what direction this story is going forward to.

I think you are very talented mangaka but without improve your (friend's) writing, it may hold you back from whatever you want to achieve.

[Anonymous No.4183198]

>>4179966
I assume you are the same guy who wrote Tiger Square Alpha and Tiger Square World? I want you to listen to my opinion on your manga because i think your (friend's) writing is pretty poor


First, Tiger Square Alpha the major flaw in your story come from one thing. It's lacking proper 'Introduction Act' okay, i can understand this is oneshot manga so you want to throw your character into action soon as possible but you can't just skip Introduction act like that. Without proper Introduction, i don't know who is your character, I don't know why i should care about them. It makes fight scene feel so weak because i don't give a shit who is going to wins and to be honest, i'm not even sure who is protagonist of this story until halfway of your story. Your story need an introduction act to show your readers what kind of person is your protagonist. What's his personality, what's his flaw, why he want to be greatest, where his motive coming from. All of this must be establish before you throw them into conflict of the story so readers can create empathy for your character. You can't just info dump about them, you can't skip it and introduce them later. That's not going to work.


Second, Tiger Square World the writing is suffered from the same problem i mentioned above but worse. This time i don't know what is your character's goal, in fact i don't even know what's this story is all about and that cat girl with her ass shot is not going to help when your story has nothing to offer. Fanservice and action scene is good for shonen genre but you shouldn't just rely on them alone. You should focus on how to make the readers care about your protagonist, what is his goal and what is obstacle of that goal. Always remind readers what's your story is all about and show them what direction this story is going forward to.


I think you are very talented mangaka but without improve your (friend's) writing, it may hold you back from whatever you want to achieve.

[Anonymous No.4183199]

>>4183154
I like it. Very original. Nice art style. Reminds me of Samurai Jack.

[Anonymous No.4183227]

>>4183154
>https://medibang.com/book/e51909220023516110004378258/view/
It's very well drawn but why is there only fighting in this? The whole chapter is just one big fight, I don't get what's going on. Ohh and the "saving the princess" again meme... I love the artstyle but maybe have someone else write your stories.

[Anonymous No.4183236]

>>4183227
Don’t listen to this dude. Story was fibe imo.

[Anonymous No.4183419]

>>4181884
Glad to see you are doing well in Japan, i'm cheering for you brah

[Anonymous No.4183531]

Im thinking of making a fluff comic about a depressed wagie merchant living in a fantasy world who hates adventurers with a mix of medieval peasant slice of life and comedy with some fantasy elements.
Itll be a mix of Dungeon Meshi, Spice and Wolf and my normal life as a min wage worker

[Anonymous No.4183538]

>>4179966
kickstarter when?

[Anonymous No.4183835]

>>4179195
I am super behind on the comic I'm working. Just 17 more pages to go...

[Anonymous No.4184006]

Working on a little something to get used to writing and drawing, but i'm slowly starting to enjoy the process.

[Anonymous No.4184257]

Is it possible to publish a comic set in western countries without non-white characters ?
I'm not really white but I'd like to draw a setting in western countries but I don't really like adding some minority characters. It would obviously would be about racism If I add one. I don't care about shit like that. Should I just switch the setting to Japan ?

[Anonymous No.4184279]

>>4184257
Hard to say in the current climate. Comics in general are unpopular in the west, unless it’s Marvel/DC. But I like to believe that the majority would appreciate not shoehorning diversity into your comic for diversity’s sake.

[Anonymous No.4184287]

>>4184006
AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[Anonymous No.4184295]

>>4184287
Not him but what's funny ?
It's not that bad.

[Anonymous No.4184437]

>>4184257
> but I don't really like adding some minority characters

This is just lazy and dumb. If the setting is real then is should vary the people that you draw accordingly to that setting. And you chose the setting because of how it fits in your story, that's it.
If you set your story in Japan because drawing different characters is hard or whatever, it's just dumb and I don't expect your comic to be good.

[Anonymous No.4184450]

Trying out more sketchier style
https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/massassage/new-style/viewer?title_no=344098&episode_no=8
https://tapas.io/episode/1559516

[Anonymous No.4184455]

>>4183531
Don't just think of it anon, do it! A concept is only as good as what you make of it.

[Anonymous No.4184462]

>>4184437
Retard. If I make a minority characters the SJWs will come looking at every move I make and will do anything to destroy my life if I ever create something that can misinterpreted as racist.
>draw a black character
>Hey it's not black enough racist!
>write black guy that do bad thing
>Racism!
It removes my freedom and I honestly don't want to draw them. I want to draw only whites because they look good. Also their buildings and their culture.

[Anonymous No.4184611]

>>4184462
You're not Marvel, you fucking idiot, if some SJW complains who the fuck cares.

And, again, if your story is set in a real city, you depict that city, if in that city there are minorities you put in your fucking comic to make it more believable.

And also again, you can invent a city full of whites, or use a city with non-black, but when you're writing a story your main concern should be the story, not some retarded bullshit like "mh, I don't want to draw black people, but then SJW will come at me!".

[Anonymous No.4184782]

>>4184611
anyone who types like that is a brainlet, don't waste your words

[Anonymous No.4184949]

>>4184462
No they won't you dumb nigger. If your posting in this shit hole, your a nobody with sub 1000 followers on social media. On top of that your not good enough to attract any kind of attention so no one will care you fucking brainless piece of dogshit. Always some excuse about why your not drawing right?

[Anonymous No.4185757]

These threads seem to die a bit too fast

[Anonymous No.4185807]

>>4185757
Diversity quotas killing it.

[Anonymous No.4185843]

>>4179966
How old are you?

[Anonymous No.4185889]

>>4179195
I was working on a Isekai comic, but then I realized I actually need to know how to write a good story first.

[Anonymous No.4185910]

I had a dream where there was a “miner” and a gigantic ww2-looking spider walker went on expeditions to mine miscellaneous goods (oil barrels, electronics, solar panels, etc.) out of buildings buried beneath the sand, since it’s the future and earth has become covered in desert. I really, really want to draw a graphic novel out of this, probably kinda episodic with the bros exploring weird shit and scattered human settlements. I also want there to be a deeper, overarching plot line in there too, but I’m not sure what it could be.

Picture upside down for some reason

[Anonymous No.4185942]

>>4185910
Whenever I think of gigantic spider walkers I'm reminded of wild wild west

[Anonymous No.4186001]

>>4185757
most webcomic people post on /co/'s hywc thread

>>4185807
this post made me gay

[Anonymous No.4187357]

>>4179195
Bump.

[Anonymous No.4187386]

>>4179783
whoa nice

[Anonymous No.4187389]

>>4183154

Love it

[Anonymous No.4187422]

>>4185942
Do you know the story behind that spider? It's pretty hilarious

[Anonymous No.4187725]

Another chapter out
https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/massassage/the-gang-is-here/viewer?title_no=344098&episode_no=9
https://tapas.io/episode/1561683

[Anonymous No.4187728]

>>4187422
Is it the story of how the producer had a gigantic mechanical spider fetish and wanted to put it in every movie he worked on?

[Anonymous No.4188946]

[Anonymous No.4188954]

>>4188946
>Pepper Knight
>Run of the mill
iswydt

[Anonymous No.4189365]

>>4183021
Does anyone have Dave Gibbons' fonts?

https://www.comicbookfonts.com/Dave-Gibbons-Fonts-s/1821.htm

[Anonymous No.4190017]

And an update, still trying to understand how do screentones work..

[Anonymous No.4190404]

>>4181895
You've probably heard this a million times, but practice.

>>4181903
Sure.

>>4182936
I do have this old page as an example, but it's sort of a case of "I can do better now" also, this version is outdated. There will be plenty of opportunities for some slower more emotionally heavy moments in this chapter I'm working on now, it's just a matter of getting around to them.

>>4183019
Idk, iirc from their site it says to submit your work. I just assumed it's full samples as that's how it went in Bakuman. Also, from where I stand, it helps to go the extra mile on my end, as it's more difficult and risky to give me a shot, over a Japanese entrant due to the language barrier, VISA reasons, and so forth. So, afaik, I gotta got the extra mile to really wow the editor. Everything from the art to the story has to be really good.

>>4183154
I really liked it personally.

>>4183198
Idk why you wrote friend in parenthesis, lol. I'm more than happy to admit my my writing is dogshit. Stuff made by me: The Debattle. Stuff written by Che: Heavy is the Head, both TS one shots, etc... A lot of stuff hasn't seen the light of day as we sometimes can it. Anyway, Che is aware of how awful the one shots were, we laugh about this all the time. It is what it is though. I get where you're coming from in that he can hold me back, but desu, I can't do this alone, and, a man has to stay loyal to his friends. We've been on this journey from the start, abandoning him now would be the biggest dick move ever. I'd rather just place faith in the fact that he'll improve through our collective efforts than gamble on someone else, or try and burden all of this alone, which is imo, too much to handle for one person.

>>4183419
Thanks.

>>4183538
Patreon is like our backup plan should things just not work out in Japan. I'd probably move somewhere cheap like Mexico, and live a comfy life drawing and making manga, and living off of commissions and patreon.

[Anonymous No.4190408]

>>4190404
Also, things not working out being "Visa not getting reneued" or some extreme thing like that. So long as I'm here, I'm gonna keep knocking on the door till something happens.

Also, to the guy who asked for a concept sheet of the robot. Here you go.

[Anonymous No.4190703]

I wanna work on a small mini-comic for something I'd like to make a larger series on (but obviously I need practise with smaller pieces first). I need to get better at drawing people and apocalypse gear (premise is a post-apocalypse where the apocalypse is that the world is covered by a huge thick layer of giant dead arthropods, nobody knows how or why it happened and just have to deal with giant insects and the less-insecty-things that live deeper in the layer).

Here's some work I did on an OCT a while ago, any thoughts? Full thing https://imgur.com/a/TEjGfd3

[Anonymous No.4191369]

>>4190703
>blatantly ripping off ksbd down to the character designs
cmon

[Anonymous No.4191703]

>>4191369
> Here's some work I did on an OCT
I'll give you one guess as to what the OCT was for anon

[Anonymous No.4191707]

>>4191369
Anon if I literally use character designs, names, and personalities for an OC Tournament I think the reasonable assumption is it's intended as a fanwork.
Cmon

[Anonymous No.4191749]

Does anyone even still read comics? I get less distracted while reading regular books than comic panels.

[Anonymous No.4191828]

I'm working on a Doctor Strange fancomic.

[Anonymous No.4191835]

>>4191828
Does that portal read in the first page? I'm worried the sparkles don't translate well.
(I still gotta color this whole mess and I have no idea what I'm doing there)

[Anonymous No.4191837]

>>4191835

[Anonymous No.4191839]

>>4191837
And then gender-swapped Stephen Strange fights a tentacle monster; I wonder where I'm going with this.

[Anonymous No.4191934]

>>4191828
Yeah the portal reads, I just have no idea if he's coming out of it or going through it since it doesn't show that. It just shows random articles of his clothes then he just appears.

[Anonymous No.4191940]

Ive been working on humor writing and fun little comics. This one is called John Conquest. It follows a chad-like bodybuilder who is unusually likable despite his seeming dumbness

Follow @john_conquest_ to have these pop up in your feed every week or so

[Anonymous No.4191972]

>>4191934
I could consolidate some of the upper staircase panels into one of Stevie coming out of the portal

[Anonymous No.4191980]

I've been working on the same 24 page comic for like three years.
I haven't made enough time for it but I also keep going back and forth on it because its (almost) my very first one.
I know the set up, the climax and the resolution but I just can't get through the rising action, it feels BORING right now.

[Anonymous No.4191983]

>>4191972
I dunno you could even just add a sihilouette in the portal and it'll be completely fine

[Anonymous No.4192029]

working on a new page of my comic, I want to redraw it because I was pretty tired when I did it, and I feel I can do better.

[Anonymous No.4192040]

>>4188946
I love it

[Anonymous No.4192043]

>>4189365
Anyone.. ?

[Anonymous No.4192142]

I have a pretty good story thought up for a shonen but I can't fucking draw a unique MC to save my life. :(

[Anonymous No.4192190]

>>4191983
I wanted the portal to open to the silhouette of the window though. But yeah it is weird that the portal opens to a room and (s)he's not standing in front of it

[Anonymous No.4192982]

hey guys, here's a link to a webcomic server.
If you want to get your name in more people's faces and get live feedback, join us at https://discord.gg/TFdMKNP

[Anonymous No.4194162]

>>4192029
Looks good bitch! Do not re anything, move the fuzzer fuck on, please. 'T'is a retard tire spin i tell ya.

[Anonymous No.4196112]

Finished 3 pages, took long time
https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/massassage/pieces-are-set/viewer?title_no=344098&episode_no=10
https://tapas.io/episode/1566515

[Anonymous No.4196179]

Where do I get screentones ?

[Anonymous No.4196200]

>>4196179
CSP

[Anonymous No.4196210]

>>4196112
Dude i love R Crumb!

[Anonymous No.4196486]

>>4196179
amazon? but doing this shit by hand so

[Gus No.4197404]

This page was an absolute nightmare, and I only realized how flawed my approach was when it was far too late to start over. That said, I am quite pleased with the second panel.

The Concord Initiative Chapter 2 begins, at long last.

[Anonymous No.4199247]

The setting looks cool but good god I hate that sky gradient

[Anonymous No.4200786]

>>4196179
Thats some weird moire going on there.

[Anonymous No.4200803]

I want to make a comic, it's difficult to actually put the pencil to the page and get started though. Pic related is just a doodle of a side character, not even the protag. I gotta a script in the works. I need to practice more, my understanding of structures and vehicles is lagging behind what I want. Pic related is what I want my comic to look like.

[Anonymous No.4200807]

>>4200803
Rip outed myself as a phone poster

[Anonymous No.4200826]

>>4179966
Dude... Why the fuck you applying to Shonen Jump? Do you live in Japan?? Why don't you just save yourself a lot of time. And just publish that shit over here like. I'm not saying you aren't talented dude but that's kind of silly don't you think?

[Anonymous No.4200849]

>>4200826
If they don't live in Japan then they could always submit it to VIZ Originals.

[Anonymous No.4200896]

I finished a short 3 page comic today, here’s page 1.

[Anonymous No.4200996]

>>4200896
I feel like you're abusing stabilizers too much my dude. No shame if the line's a lil wiggly you know. Like the direction your going with, and the humour is decent. How long did it take you to make this page, curious.

[Anonymous No.4201024]

>>4200996
I want to say from the initial sketching and panel layouts to final page took around an hour and thirty minutes to two hours at most. I don’t really time it. The coloring actually takes most of the time.

I’ll lay off the stabilizer for my next comic because even I have noticed a difference between my rougher sketches with zero stabilizer looking more “alive” than my final inks with stabilization turned up. I thought it would look cleaner but if it looks bad I’ll definitely change it.

[Anonymous No.4201058]

>>4201024
Post the sketch, if you have it.

[Anonymous No.4201159]

>>4200826
I live in Japan.

[Anonymous No.4201606]

New comic, page 2. First time making a full color comic.

[Anonymous No.4201608]

>>4197404
what approach?

[Gus No.4201640]

>>4201608
1. Should have only been 2 panels. One of those panels doesn't need to be there, giving the other two more space to be worth the level of detail I may have wasted.
2. I didn't actually know what the basilica actually looked like in my drafts, so I panicked and went with a straight on shot that now looks like a cardboard cutout. The drafts had a much more dynamic angle, but, again, not deciding on what the full basilica looked like before hand was devastating.
3. I didn't consider what should be around the basilica to give it some sense of place other than the skyline behind it.
4. I didn't plan for any scale-conveying elements, so the basilica looks like a doll house.

[Anonymous No.4201653]

Some action pages
https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/massassage/aaaand-action/viewer?title_no=344098&episode_no=11
https://tapas.io/episode/1569470

[Anonymous No.4201698]

>want to make eurocomic but art is too shit

[Anonymous No.4201934]

>>4179783
Like the drawing style in panels 2,3.

>>4180721
Not very professional, and a very gay idea. Using that type just as it is, is not wise, and you should probably grind fundies for a while.

>>4180844
The comic in general has an interesting vibe to it, reminds me of old Heavy Metal. I like the range of characters and crazy worldbuilding. I'd say all the scratchy pencil lines are distracting, maybe just try for strong inks. On this page: does not have the body of a dude, duplicating those two guys' body looks pretty cheap.

>>4183154
This page is great, good work!

>>4188946
Nicely polished, and I think there's an audience for this type of stuff.

>>4190703
Nice line work, colour palette could use some tightening up, renering of black FG figure is lazy.

>>4191828
Your drawings lack clarity. What's up with the taupe background?

>>4191980
Is this part of it? I lold, very punk, I like it.

>>4197404
I dig the style, but that other anon is right, that sky grad sucks. Also, need more margin inside text balloons.

[Anonymous No.4202066]

>>4201698
Same

[Anonymous No.4202326]

>>4179195
First six pages of something I tried to get published.

[Anonymous No.4202329]

>>4202326

[Anonymous No.4202335]

>>4202329

[Anonymous No.4202342]

>>4202335
last page there unfinished, obv

[Anonymous No.4202345]

>>4202335

[Anonymous No.4202354]

>>4202329
i really like all your colours and drawing, one issue i have is that most panels dont have enough contrast so I'm constantly zooming in to see everything.

[Anonymous No.4202359]

>>4202354
Thanks, yes, I agree. Too much detail for the size (7x10 ish), too.

[Anonymous No.4202362]

>>4202354
Although the image at full size on a 96 dpi monitor is print size, if that makes sense. Definitely not intended for phone viewing.

[Anonymous No.4202372]

>>4202329
you got a blog? i absolutely love this artstyle

[Anonymous No.4202381]

I’ve been working on an action/adventure graphic novel for half a year. Still in the penciling process. I’m unsure whether or not to do lettering on the computer or by hand. Which one do you guys prefer?

[Anonymous No.4202383]

>>4202372
Thanks, yea: https://christianfrederiksen.tumblr.com/

I guess the blog part showcases a lot of other kinds of work, but the portfolio is roughly like this.

[Anonymous No.4202389]

Sorry hopefully this will post better

[Anonymous No.4202394]

First page

[Anonymous No.4202399]

>>4202394
Bro your spaghetti is all over the place.

[Anonymous No.4202404]

>>4202399
Yeah I dunno what’s going on lol

[Anonymous No.4202405]

>>4202404
fyi you can delete posts

[Anonymous No.4202408]

>>4202329
You wanna know how i can tell you've read Sin City?

[Anonymous No.4202412]

>>4202408
tell me, oh please do

[Anonymous No.4202413]

>>4202412
I was making a reference to those 4 high-contrast black and white panels in that two-page sequence, ease up, i like it, it was a compliment.

[Anonymous No.4202417]

>>4202413
Oh, I thought you had something more specific. I was trying to play into your comment because I haven't actually read Sin City at all! I've seen the film, however..

Don't a lot of comics use high contrast b+w?

[Anonymous No.4202424]

>>4202417
Sorta. Most western comics are done with inked outlines and black shading first before coloring, but even then most dont tend to have that kind of aesthetic

[Anonymous No.4202553]

>>4201934

>>4180844
But.. BUt these are the Zane twins, who have a hard time on agreeing with each other

[Anonymous No.4202628]

>>4202553
Ok, pass.

[Anonymous No.4202916]

>>4202326
This is not how a newborn looks, this body is at least 2-3 years old, use better reference.

[Gus No.4203134]

>>4197404

Two pages of Chapter 2 down.

[Anonymous No.4203756]

>>4202916
My reference was fine and plentiful, I think I just made some odd decisions. I don't know why the head is so small. Perhaps the hips are too chubby, also?

[Anonymous No.4203830]

Acrimona sucks

[Anonymous No.4203834]

>>4203756
just because something works in real life doesnt mean it works in a picture unfortunately

[Anonymous No.4203856]

>>4203834
I agree, but in this case I think anon is right, I should have followed reference closer and made the head bigger.. perhaps should have even exaggerated it.

[Anonymous No.4203860]

You guys are all pretty good, but watch out hehe. :^)

[Anonymous No.4203864]

>>4203834
Oh, no, I mean to say, I don't know why I *made* the head so small, etc.. my image is obviously divergent from the reference (and other ref I have). Anon's argument was that I should have followed ref closer, and I kinda agree.

[Gus No.4206147]

>>4203134
I don't like the first panel. I'll probably redesign it, but for now, Page 3 is done.

[Anonymous No.4206605]

can you actually get a graphic novel pitched just as a graphic novel as a newbie? it feels like most GNs are published webcomics.

[Anonymous No.4206924]

>>4206605
some companies hold contests for them, but stuff like that you may need to self publish

[Anonymous No.4207142]

I've been studying manga. Namely, Jojo's Bazarre Adventure, One Piece and Me and the Devil Blues. I even bought Araki's Manga in Theory and Practice to help me out with my panelling and illustration presentation and the key tips he gives on the success of his theory of manga. So far, my work is a lot like Gintama and One Piece which was what I was going for, but I wanted to go the extra mile and continue experimenting with different techniques, using caligraphy brushes and the like for action trails and panelling.

[Anonymous No.4207453]

if anyone wants to join a pretty active comic server, I have a link. It's not amazing, but it's a good place to get crit and post your work to a new audience. https://discord.gg/TFdMKNP

[Anonymous No.4208382]

Chapter 11 planning to also start another one alongside this one

https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/massassage/a-broken-heart/viewer?title_no=344098&episode_no=12
https://tapas.io/episode/1573319

[Anonymous No.4208385]

>>4208382
Meant planning to start another comic alongside this

[Anonymous No.4208724]

is it ok to have a comic for YA with the sequel being for adults? is that a thing that you can do?

[Anonymous No.4208734]

>>4207453
sorry for unrelated, but what actually should I unblock in firewall to make discord work? it just stuck on connecting unless I turn firewall off completely

[Anonymous No.4208975]

Any general advice to make my lines more fluid?
I can't draw that well but my lines are much more fluid on paper than on my tablet.

[Anonymous No.4209742]

>>4208734
even in the webbrowser?

[monotone_ink No.4209796]

>>4179195
Still working on my webcomic, Project SHaDe

https://tapas.io/series/Project-SHaDe
https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/project-shade/list?title_no=244156

I've been going at this for nearly 3 years, but I'm starting to wonder whether any of this is even worth continuing. For now though, I'm gonna keep going

[monotone_ink No.4209804]

>>4201606
God damn, I love the way you draw your shapes--they're so blobby and cute. Keep going, this is great

[monotone_ink No.4209820]

>>4209796
Ah, also I managed to get away with posting this on mangadex
https://mangadex.org/title/33945/project-shade

[monotone_ink No.4209830]

>>4183154
Oh man, I remember your old one about the little rabbit thing with the swordsman.
Your lines have gotten really clean and look a lot more confident. Your stories are pretty whimsical and fun too--keep going mayn

[Anonymous No.4209835]

>>4209820
Do you have any social media? Your style is so unique and interesting

[Anonymous No.4209838]

>>4208724
I feel like doing something like that could be interesting and draw people in maybe

[Anonymous No.4209852]

>>4181883

Hey, I'm in a similar situation to you, age-wise and goal-wise.
I'd consider this:
Japanese culture is very different from western culture. From what I just looked up from your work you and your writer seem to be aiming for "imitation" of Japanese tournament manga or whatever. I suggest you both look into yourselves and find something to write that's authentically you. Wherever you're from and the influences you had. Then you could transmute that into something "popular a gaijin wrote" for the Japanese market. Also don't be afraid to work together with a Japanese writer.
There are so many of these "fake manga" and they will never get a hold of the Japanese market because they are by definition an imitation with lesser sense for Japanese sensibilities. Pretty rocky road to succeed that way. Also, if you're sticking to your writer, make him read lots of good books and make him understand how to structure good stories.

Just my two cents.

[monotone_ink No.4209861]

>>4209830
I'm mostly on twitter these days
https://twitter.com/monotone_ink

[Anonymous No.4209912]

>>4209796
Pull a Miura and bust on them. On with the new shit.

[monotone_ink No.4209949]

>>4209861
>>4209835
Oops, sorry, mislinked

[Anonymous No.4210054]

>>4209838
thanks for thoughts
i am mostly worried my premise is too 'YA' to sell to adults, i guess.

[Anonymous No.4211136]

Is this even remotely humorous ?

[Anonymous No.4211139]

>>4209796
I love your rough style - really gives off character. Keep it up, anon, and I'll go ahead and give it a read myself!

[Anonymous No.4211159]

It’s been almost 3 years but I’m about to finally publish my first comic soon.

[Anonymous No.4211161]

>>4211159

[Anonymous No.4211185]

>>4211161
Am I supposed to read this from left to right or right to left ?

[Anonymous No.4211197]

>>4211185
Left to right

[Anonymous No.4211203]

>>4211159
>>4211161
Well, sir, the guy's face is drawn badly. pg2.1 Hatching on hands makes them look hairy. pg2.2 I'm assuming it will make sense later on why she has no nipples? pg2.4,5 This transition is confusing, may need to actually show her getting up instead of poofing air. Having the panels jutting off to one side doesn't seem to do anything, so why? pg2.5,6 The guy's arms need some anatomy, and in p6 the pose does not feel like a very strong punch.

The girls' faces are the most well done part, and it'd be good if the rest was up to standard. Also, her face in p6,7 is starting to look a bit off model.

[Anonymous No.4211204]

>>4211203
Actually it's not that off model, nvm.

[Anonymous No.4211251]

>>4183154
Man, this is so damn charming.
Never stop.

[Anonymous No.4211504]

Oh right, I forgot posting this here. Thanks for feedback!

>>4183199
Thanks, Samurai Jack and Clone Wars are one of my favorite cartoons and I like Genndy's storytelling.

>>4183227
>>4183236
Yeah, the story is a bit simple because I needed to produce it fast for the contest. Saving the princess and fighting comes from all those old pulp stories and 80s media , I'm a fan of them.

>>4187389
Thanks, got tips what I should improve?

>>4190404
Thanks, I like your stuff too. I'm rooting for your Japan domination

>>4201934
I still think my work has a bit of that "amateur vibe" but I guess I just need to push forward to make it more professional.

>>4209830
Thanks mate, Merrivius and the Corrupted forest was the first story I drew with computer so I didn't know what I was doing concerning the linework. It's not where I want it to be yet but I'll keep working hard on it.

I can post all of my stories here from oldest to newest so maybe you can see if there's any improvement.

https://medibang.com/book/i11712311745525730004378258/view/

https://medibang.com/book/l61907161902471150004378258/view/

https://medibang.com/book/7f1901122045298040004378258/view/

https://medibang.com/book/ry1905282226512210004378258/view/

https://medibang.com/book/pt1907161851492080004378258/view/

https://medibang.com/book/e51909220023516110004378258/view/

Also thank you for "whimsical" comment. I like it when people say my stories and art sticks out.

>>4211251
Can't stop, won't stop.

[Anonymous No.4211514]

>>4211136
Neat.

[Anonymous No.4211517]

>>4211136
This is funny and real wholesome anon, it warmed my heart a little.

[Anonymous No.4211523]

>>4179961
looks like normal frog not pepe, and another advice, if you pretend to pick a meme character and make a comic thats not about the meme its based on, its better be very good or else it will jst look like you want to piggy back on the popularity of the character

[Anonymous No.4211573]

>>4183227
You’re a woman aren’t you? Fuck off with your shit critiques

[Anonymous No.4211704]

>>4211504
> I still think my work has a bit of that "amateur vibe" but I guess I just need to push forward to make it more professional.

Nah bro, you misread my post, I said it was good.

[Anonymous No.4211891]

I'm working on a comic with a friend, he came with the idea. He writes the story and I draw it. This is a page that describes the world a bit, it's supposed to be cyberpunk (it might not make sense because it's out of context, I thought it would be a good sample to post here just to give an idea of the mood).
The story takes place in the Bucharest megastructure really far into the future and it's about a human slave and his artificial companion. This is as much as I can tell about the story for now as it's still in a pretty early stage, I don't care as much for the story as I care for conveying the mood of the characters and their world.

We think we might have a slight chance of publishing it in Romania because the theme hasn't been explored yet here (as far as we know, and we also live there), but we're not sure that it could get a following, so we're considering making 2 demos, one english one romanian, and sending them everywhere we can, maybe even make a kickstarter.

What do you think anons?

[Anonymous No.4211908]

>>4211891
bump for good artwork

[Anonymous No.4211955]

>>4211573
wat

[Anonymous No.4211958]

>>4211891
>>4211891
kickstarters dont work unless you already have a fanbase, sorry

[Anonymous No.4211963]

>>4211955
Dont worry, its just the Woman Detected anon. He looks for posts that match his schizoid projections about women and spam this board. We learned to tolerate his presence here

[Anonymous No.4212152]

>>4211963
oh, thanks, sorry i asked

>>4211891
i like the multiple establishing shots, very hellboy

[Anonymous No.4212227]

>>4211891
>>4212152
+1 the harsh contrast and lack of dialogue reminds me of Frank Miller's Sin CIty and Tsutomu Nihei's Blame!

[Anonymous No.4212231]

>>4211891
>>4212152
+1; the harsh contrast and lack of dialogue reminds me of Frank Miller's Sin CIty or Tsutomu Nihei's Blame!

[Anonymous No.4212641]

Posted this on the /co/ webcomic thread as well; I'm working on getting some practice with smaller mini-comics in before I try and create a larger comic story, but there are a few story ideas I have tossed around and I'm not sure which one to work on. You anons mind giving me your thoughts on which one I should continue with?

> 1) Urban Fantasy where the internet connects people enough that there's enough mental power to potentially change reality (for example, if a persons online profile is popular enough and enough people know about it, they can persist as a 'ghost' even after death - but their online persona influences what the ghost acts like)

> 2) Sci-Fi Mythopic structured like a series of traditional myths ala Greek, Celtic, Indigenous, etc religions. Humans play a significant role in the mythos as they're the only species that will always die (old age). General themes of accepting death and how violence is innate to the world but can still be overcome.

>3) Post-Apocalyptic Wierd where the entire world is covered in a thick layer of giant dead bugs/arthropods, but things get less normal and less dead the further down the layer things go.

Pics related

[Anonymous No.4212848]

>>4211958
what do you mean?

[Anonymous No.4212867]

>>4212848
To make a kickstarter you need a following first.

[Anonymous No.4213403]

>>4211958
I met a few people who don't have much of a following yet they kickstarted some stuff like zines
maybe it just depends on how large your goal is?

[Anonymous No.4213414]

>>4212641
urban fantasy sounds like the one that is easier to complete
but do you have a story for these ideas? you just listed settings, not stories

[Anonymous No.4213741]

>>4213414
I have themes I wanna communicate with a couple of the settings, and a basic plot outline for the other (but no real *theme* per say.

>Urban fantasy, is a general comment on modern society and the way the internet changes the nature of the information. For example, the ghost idea mentioned before where people can live even after death because the stuff they put online doesn't really go away. If I were to turn this into a comic it would likely be a conspiracy action series, taking place when this magic just started occurring and so the impacts are subtler and only a few know about it.

> Sci Fi Mythos is more a series of tales rather than one long narrative. Characters are featured throughout put its structure more like a series of myths than a traditional story. Thematically it talks about accepting our deaths as well as how, even though violence is a natural part of the universe, it is still something we should strive to rise above.

> Post Apocalypse Wierd has the most solid narrative, that being about a band of couriers who find a bug/human hybrid with only a vague sense of needing to reach a part of the world, but I don't really have any thematic themes to help flesh out that story beyond the outline.

Part of why I want to make a short-comic (I mean short short, like one issues worth of pages at most) is so I can start to get a hold of a basic story/themes for the premises.

[Anonymous No.4213792]

>>4213741

On the /co/ webcomic thread they overwhelmingly wanted to see the post apocalyptic bug world, so I mocked up an outline for a few pages intended to sort of established the world as a weird insect place.
Starts off establishing insects are involved, then showing the main characters in the 'campervan', sort of going through the whole van to establish that this is something they'll be seeing a lot. And then building up to the reveal of the bug/human hybrid the story revolves around and then showing in the final page that the insect has been fucking huge the whole time - ending on a big panel of the van travelling along and we see that the ground is covered in van-sized or bigger insect corpses.

Thoughts on this layout? Do you think the reveal will work for someone who doesn't know the premise ahead of time?

[Anonymous No.4213821]

>>4190703
Hahaha this is so cool. I love KSB

[Anonymous No.4213846]

>>4213821
Thanks, did it for a KSBD art tournament a few months back, only got past the qualifiers sadly but still, that's top 25% which is good enough for me.

[Anonymous No.4213962]

>>4179195
Today I started working on an idea I've had for a very long time. Turn the first chapter of Altered Carbon into a comic. Probably not going to share it with anyone when finished because legality. It's just for my personal enjoyment. Pic related. Started two hours ago or so after thinking about it for 3 years.

[Anonymous No.4213968]

>>4213962
Good for you anon, the most important thing is to start and keep going, don't stop!

[Anonymous No.4214193]

Where might I post a short one-shot comic besides the usual social media (twitter, IG, tumblr)? Do those types of comics garner any performance on sites like tapas and smackjeeves?

[Anonymous No.4214247]

>>4213962
I love the post-apocalptic genre so I will definitely read it.

[Anonymous No.4214736]

>>4208382
Also started a new Comic
Huku The One Armed Samurai Girl

https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/huku-the-one-armed-samurai-girl/list?title_no=358839
https://tapas.io/series/hukugirl

[Anonymous No.4214964]

I've been trying to push myself to make better art lately. This time I tried to accurately depict how UV light looks, but I'm also not great with crowd scenes. I see things I could have done better but I'm pretty pleased with this.

[Anonymous No.4215157]

>>4213403
that usually works better with fandom zines, or aesthetic themes with followings like gayness. investment is what i mean

[Anonymous No.4215889]

I decided to test myself to see where I'm at so here's thumbnails of the first chapter of a comic I'm working on.

[Anonymous No.4215892]

>>4215889
Mockup pages that are not finalized, I don't like the way the dude is standing or how even looks like. Also there are things that just don't work that I thought would work during the thumbnail stage.

[Anonymous No.4215895]

>>4215892
I also hate my lineart skills.

[Anonymous No.4216328]

>>4215895
>>4215892
>>4215889

i like it so far, looks fine imo

[Anonymous No.4216363]

>>4191828
I don't see this as a portal, and I don't ever see anyone come through it. There's, what I assume is the portal but mostly looks like a window or symbol, then a hand, a symbol, the bottom of a cloak? An eye? I don't see how these panels logically follow each other.

I honestly think watching and analysing movies is really good for this.

[Anonymous No.4217014]

>>4191828
you should look up the 70s comics. that art was fucking lit, peak psychedelic fantasy

[Anonymous No.4217018]

>>4215892
art itself looks fine. i think you could be more graceful with where you place the speech bubbles though.

[Anonymous No.4217049]

>>4217018
Speaking of speech bubbles, anyone know where I can get a comic book don't? I want something normal, not flashy or super special, something regular, like everything is in caps but the pronoun I has serif while a non pronoun doesnt.

[Anonymous No.4217152]

>>4214247
>>4214247
Altered Carbon isn't really post apocalyptic. It's cyberpunk but society is very much so functional, albeit fucked up and corrupt. It's about an ex space marine who has turned to a life of crime, gets himself killed (but everyone is backed up and can get a new body if they have the money, by transferring a chip in their neck to a new body post mortem). Book opens with him dying, not having the money for a new body, and suddenly waking up on earth (he's not from earth) and being told that someone financed a new body for him, and if he wants to keep it he has to solve a murder mystery using his space-marine detective skills, because the police aren't being helpful.

Also, his revival happens some hundred years after he died iirc. It's a great read specifically because, if you're into hard boiled detective stuff, it does that very well, but also set in a scifi futuristic setting. It's like neuromancer combined with the movie Chinatown. Also, while the show on netflix of it is decent, it sucks in comparison to the book, and changed a lot of key plot points. The only thing I like about the show is their choice of actor for the main character's second body.

Also, while Altered Carbon is a 10/10 book, the sequels to it are less good. Still worth reading if you finish Altered Carbon and still want more of the main character's escapades, though. Just not that great on their own.

[Anonymous No.4217224]

>>4217049
blambot has some free ones if it's just for indiecomics use

[Anonymous No.4217242]

>>4217224
seconded on the blambot ones, they got some fantastic ones free for indies, and if youre successful enought that that doesnt apply then just pay for it.

I like Back Issues BB for dialogue

[Anonymous No.4218062]

>>4213962
>Probably not going to share it with anyone when finished because legality.
Stick it up on Deviantart or equivalent. Webcomics count as fanfiction. You're in the clear so long as you don't try to make merchandise off it. (Proof: Powerpuff Girls Doujinshi, How I Became Yours, Wasted Homeland- last one even has a Patreon)

[Anonymous No.4219947]

Another chapter out, and on to the next one
https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/massassage/going-to-the-market/viewer?title_no=344098&episode_no=13
https://tapas.io/episode/1579674

[Anonymous No.4220034]

>>4200896
i think you should handwrite the text. that font is really startling, is it based off something from the era?

[Anonymous No.4220054]

>>4211136
did you do the succubus nice guy comic?

i think you're funnier than anyone else in these threads for sure

[Anonymous No.4220109]

Any tips on drawing in panels?

[Anonymous No.4220125]

>>4220109
I have trouble drawing in panels too because they always feel so cramped. I’d like some advice too.

I’ve also been trying to use watercolor brushes instead of hard round for backgrounds, is there any tips for making it look nicer?

[Anonymous No.4220153]

>>4220125
soulless flat and unreadable
anyone posting in this thread who hasn't read scott mccloud should have their hands be run over by a steamroller

[Anonymous No.4220177]

>>4220153
Don't worry, I'll re-read his books and practice more on clarity and composition.

[Anonymous No.4220187]

>>4202329
Are the high contrast b&w panels supposed to be lightning? I kinda like it if so. If not, I'm not sure why they're like that.

[Anonymous No.4220193]

>>4220153
Do you have a mega link? Can't find it on artbook general or kindle.

[Anonymous No.4220208]

>>4220153
>scott mccloud
pretentious shitpipe

[Anonymous No.4220228]

>>4220177
>>4220208
I read it a couple months ago and it didn't really tell me anything that wasn't just common sense but I guess looking over it again can't hurt.

[Anonymous No.4220526]

>>4215892
My only critique is that the final
version needs to have the text more centered in their bubbles, like the first and third bubbles on the first page. And “overbudget” should be “over budget”

[Anonymous No.4220529]

>>4220208
>basic knowledge is pretentious

[Anonymous No.4220581]

>>4220109
>>4220125
Draw the scene first, add panels later; they're just crops. If you're that worried about panel flow then sketch out the page until you have a rough layout of what you want. You should make a point of leaving yourself room to breathe creatively.

[Anonymous No.4220593]

>>4220193
You should be able to find a pdf by googling "understanding comics". I'd link it to you myself but can't at the moment

[Anonymous No.4220693]

>>4220581
I was imagining each panel as like a TV screen but that's probably a dumb wrong way of thinking about it.

[Anonymous No.4220705]

>>4220581
I can't believe I didn't think about this

[Anonymous No.4220774]

>>4179195
can someone help me figure out how the hell to get my story together? I have the beginning and end planned out in my head, characters with full backstories and all, i have no idea how to put it together

[Anonymous No.4220802]

>>4220693
Not really; treat every panel as if it were a shot from a scene in a film. There's a reason why many western comic artists take cues from screenwriters. It's just a useful guide that helps them stay organized.

[Anonymous No.4220864]

>>4220774
write it

[Anonymous No.4220894]

A rough for horror comedy concept.

This was mostly testing out my panel layout and page size preferences. But I'm quite unexperienced with working digitally though

[Anonymous No.4220944]

>>4220802
That makes a lot of sense, I've been doing that but I treat panels like they're scenes from a cartoon and not a film.
I guess I just need composition and framing practice. A problem I ran into is that a lot of the funniness and humor of cartoons is in the animation and the movement so I'm still working on how to translate that in a still comic.

[Anonymous No.4221074]

>>4220944
>I guess I just need composition and framing practice.
Yeah! Cartoons rely heavily on the strengths of their character designs, though. All animation directors do is capture sequences of drawings on cel paper; comics could be made from their storyboards alone. Your style clearly evokes imagery from early golden age rubber hose animation. Maybe study how say, Fleischer Studios framed shots in their works?

[Anonymous No.4221079]

>>4179195
do people still use traditional media for comics anymore? I'm working on a scifi fantasy grapic novel, and I'd like to style it kinda' like the metabarons

[Anonymous No.4221080]

>>4220944
Yeah! Cartoons rely heavily on the strengths of their character designs, though. All animation directors do is capture a sequence of drawings on cel paper. Comics could be made from their storyboards alone. Your style clearly evokes imagery from early golden age rubber hose animation. Maybe study how say, Fleischer Studios framed shots in their works?

[Anonymous No.4221092]

>>4221080
I did that back when I was learning how to draw characters, just pause frames on the TV and copy the character construction. I ought to go back and do that but study framing and backgrounds. That's a lot smarter than trying to re-invent the wheel.

[Anonymous No.4221245]

>>4220593
Goddammit I didn't even try. Thanks anon.

[Anonymous No.4221267]

>>4179966
>>4179968
>>4179970
>>4179971

>>4209796
>>4209820

fuckin fired up m8

[Anonymous No.4221804]

>>4209820
SOUL

[Anonymous No.4221849]

>2019
>Not lettering your comic by hand
Fucking plebs!!

[Gus No.4222725]

>>4206147


Work continues. Chapter 2 updates start getting posted in December. i told myself I'd get at least 8 pages done in November. 5/8 of the way there. It's been slower going than before.

[Gus No.4222726]

>>4222725

[Anonymous No.4222729]

>>4221849
Imagine discovering something and despite being a complete novice looking down on others. He even posted a picture of his template like instagram art thots

Cringe, honey

[Anonymous No.4222787]

>>4221849
>2019
>not turning your own handwriting in to a font

You're only making more work for yourself, anon.

[Anonymous No.4222837]

>>4221849
>>4222787
Maybe y'all could post resources on how to make our own fonts, or dump fonts that are tailor-made for comics like >>4189365 requested, since they tend to be super expensive. Surely some of you are adjacent to scanlation groups; they ought to have large font libraries and are willing to share, right?

[Anonymous No.4223332]

>>4222837
>Maybe y'all could post resources on how to make our own fonts, or dump fonts that are tailor-made for comics
Or maybe you can spare five minutes and use google yourself, this shit is easy to find.

[Anonymous No.4223437]

>>4223332
Stop being a smartass and shitting up the thread; either give constructive suggestions or fuck off.

[Anonymous No.4223792]

Making a comic strip (xmas gift) for my psychologist, her daughter is called Clementine and they own rabbits - so I thought i'd combine the two

I mean she not the type you just talk to , we actually have convos and know about eachother

Still tho... do you think its too creepy maybe ??

[Anonymous No.4224088]

>>4222837
/gd/ has font threads.

[Anonymous No.4224117]

>>4223792
It's cute but it makes me sad that you're paying someone to be your friend.

[Anonymous No.4224574]

>>4223792
Nah man. All's good imo. Also dont pay mind to the asshole saying you're "paying someone to be your friend". Good for you seeking professional help if you need it.

[Anonymous No.4224616]

Hi,
I have a webcomic series in the making. Here are some questions that I'd like to hear some opinions about:

1. Buffer
First I thought about 30 pages, but I'm considering raising the amount of pages to 60 or even 90, which would shift the premiere by more than half a year. Are there any downsides to starting to upload later?

2. Upload Ratio
With university and a part time job my page rate is 2 pages a week maximum. Now, I don't know if I could uphold that pace, but with a big enough buffer I could try and see if I'm able to produce the amount I upload. If not, I can still adjust the schedule after the first issue. Also I feel like a new comic should upload as frequently as possible to gather some attention.

3. Hosting Site
Tapas looks chill, but creator focused and with too little traction. Webtoons isn't ideal for classic page formats and focused on a very specific genres. Smackjeeves and Newgrounds are outdated and dead.Tumblr has no real benefits to just upload to your own website; And uploading to your own website means you need quite a bit of marketing and advertisement to inform people ot even exists. So, where should I put this darn comic?

[Anonymous No.4224629]

>>4224574
>ignore the truth

[Anonymous No.4225244]

>>4223437
You’re shitting up the thread by expecting handouts on things YOU need to learn before applying them to a comic. No one is here to do your homework.

[Anonymous No.4225290]

Just released the 3rd chapter of my comic

https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/beloved-me/past/viewer?title_no=327728&episode_no=3

[Anonymous No.4225331]

>>4225290
It's am interesting read, albeit a bit confusing in some parts

[Anonymous No.4225387]

>>4225331
which parts anon? feedback it's appreciated

[Anonymous No.4225401]

>>4225244
Stop being a smartass and shitting up the thread; either give constructive suggestions or fuck off.

[Anonymous No.4225417]

>>4225244
I wouldn't be asking if I wasn't trying to learn and foster discussion! Why would be so moronic to assume that I haven't already googled it myself?

[Anonymous No.4225420]

>>4225244
I wouldn't be asking if I wasn't trying to learn and foster discussion! Why would you be so moronic to assume that I haven't already googled it myself?

[Anonymous No.4226057]

>>4224616
I'm doing this
>>4219947
1. If you can post it in sections, cut it up. That way you're not dumping them with tooo much info at the get go and it helps you to build audience over time, by being consistent.
2. 2 pages could be a decent, just know where you cut it, like not in the mid sentence. You have to be economical about this.
3. everywhere when you start, i thought my series was gonna succeed at the start, been doing it about a month and across different platforms i have about 40 followers for my series.

[Anonymous No.4226080]

>>4225290
Gmi

[Gus No.4227741]

>>4222726
6th page done for the month, then I'm free from this environment for a long time. Cappella Rosa is a pain in the neck to keep drawing as a background. I really need to figure out how to make this easier for myself. Easier and better looking, for sure, although I quite like how this page turned out.