WEBTOON TIPS To Know Before You Start Your Webcomic
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2024
- Tips/tricks and things to consider before you start your webcomic. I hope you find this helpful!
These thoughts are entirely my own, I don't speak for all creators in the slightest. There are bound to be other opinions and experiences. The following is simply my view based on what I've experienced as a webtoon creator.
To watch Lars's comic tip video follow this link.
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I have another tip for backgrounds:if your not good with detailed backgrounds (like me), make it like a colored scetch, be sure that there are no white spots there and blur it. If it's blurred, it looks really good, and people would still like it. I hope this helps someone.
also leave off on a cliffhanger with those 3 first updates, i made the mistake of only updating once but it was on a cliffhanger, i had 20 readers hooked in a an hour or so if you update 3 times and leave off on a cliffhanger people will want to continue reading to know what happens :) just a tip, Love y’all good luck new webcomic creators!
Yeah this is a great point! Cliffhangers can pull the readers in :P but some people hate them so be prepared lol
This is so true! I always try to have a cliffhanger at the end of every comic!
i'd say write out and finish the first season and then release it ep each week that way you'll never miss a deadline and you can start working on season 2 or work on something else whilst still doing drawings of your characters in different events like christmas ect, least thats my mind set
I recommend using the Sims 4 to help make sets for your comic if you can! Just sketch over your screenshot, then make it into your style! This has helped me a lot in learning how to make a scene.
That’s actually not a bad idea! I bet it helps with perspective drawings too. Very inventive 😋
That actually makes so much sense thank you so much for this tip!!!
this is actually so so smart I never thought about it that way- I might actually start doing that as a starting point for the backgrounds towards my webtoon I want to make
Omgg I did that too its really helpful
I do this too! The Sims has always been SUPER useful for me for making house layouts, background templates and proportions for characters-to-props
As a Webtoon creator myself, I want to add a caveat to that “upload 3 chapters at the start” rule: don’t do that if you have no audience to begin with.
While yes, uploading 3 chapters in the beginning will make people more likely to subscribe, it will ultimately hinder your chances on the Webtoon algorithm. Uploading 1 episode per week is recommended because it boosts your comic to the “new” section every week, which means new people can find your comic every time you update. If you upload multiple episodes at once, you end up removing that boost and limiting the amount of people who can find your comic. I would recommend starting with 1 episode per week instead of 3 episodes right off the bat because it will grant you better visibility in the long-run.
Thanks
I appreciate this viewpoint! I don't know much about the algorithm or how it impacts new creators. I guess this is one of those things people need to weigh and decide for themselves. I certainly didn't have an audience to begin with and starting with three chapters helped me (I think) but if there's a trick with the algorithm, that's also important to consider!
Using both the algorithm and the subscribe feature would be best. You can wait till you have enough buffer to upload. That way you upload 3 chapters at once for the subscribe button and you also update weekly.
Yow, Im making manga and webtoon is the only website i know where to post it.. should I publish my 3 chapters right away or 1 chapter per month? I want a monthly update because its not easy to make
Can I ask a question? I'm a minor and I really want to make a webtoon(not now but maybe next year) can I just make a webtoon because it's a hobbie?like i'm not expecting more people to read(maybe just 10 hahaha),I just want to make my own story to make an inspiration.Is it fine?
*Me who's made and uploaded like 7 comics over the last 3 years*
"I just gotta know man"
7 comics in 3 years? That's so good! Do you post them to webtoon?
@@alexandrazapatamultimedia Thank you, the first few are really ruff art and story-wise and some of them are really short, but practice is practice lol
(Edit: yeah they're on webtoon)
@@thespacenoodle9786 whats it called
@@thespacenoodle9786 names?
@@ysnmal Milk popsicle,
Plague Times, and How To Draw Monsters are the ones that I'm most proud of/ update most.
Bonus points for mentioning Lars Martinson's time saving video. I saw it a LONG time ago, and it really killed the perfectionist in me. That was a nice reminder, and i'm sure it'll open the eyes of many artists.
For time savers. I thought up a good idea for environments. If you are drawing digitally, draw a basic floor plan (including the furniture, kinda like how architects/interior/exterior designers plan a room. you can use the transform/perspective tool to make it to where it looks like your in the room. from there you can use the floorplan to make it 3D and put in your furniture. this is good because your going to get the perspective right, right off the bat and that's one less thing to worry about. make sure to save that floor plan though, in case you end up going to that place often. this creates consistency which will save you a headache down the road.
I want to make a comic that the readers get to also interact with like give me ideas on what happens next to the characters
You could make a webcomic styled after the “choose your own adventure” books :) you can have the readers vote on the decisions the characters make and then base the following chapters on the results
I just wanna say, I appreciate the visuals and work you put into your set up. Like you literally didn’t have to do all that, u could have just done a speed paint video talking over it, but you went above and beyond and this video is so cool because of that. 💜👄💜 thank youuu!
I’ve been thinking of creating a web comic for a couple years but never felt the confidence to do so due to lack of information and skill to execute my ideas but since watching this it all just clicked lol damn I’m gonna get back on the drawing board THANK YOU! Xoxo
ooh how is it going?
This is a tip for people like me who aren't too good with consistency and making deadlines
Before you post your first episode, make sure you've already made a few episodes, so that if you ever forget or just can't be asked to draw anything, then you won't be stuck 1 day before the deadline trying to rush it. Also, when you're setting deadlines and episode release dates, make sure you will be able to follow it, because if you keep changing it, the readers will get tired of it and just assume you're never gonna finish the story.
This is SO GOOD. I love the time and effort put into this video; The paper cut outs are a nice and unique touch. This is very clean, direct, and informative. Straight to the point! Thanks for the video, looking forward for more content. (New Sub). :D
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I love your webtoon comic Red Archer!
Thanks for uploading this very insightful video. I've been creating on Webtoon Canvas for over a year. When I started, I didn't use a script. Once I wrote a script, there were changes I'd wish I had put into the original and I was wracking my brain trying to figure if I should start over. I'll just continue and save the script in hopes I can one day make the changes in Originals. This video is right on time! Thank you!!
thank you for the video! as someone who wants to publish in the future, i often look between panels to see if the artist reused them. great to know that this is okay! love the red archer x
I can tell you put a lot of work into your video !! From all the paper cut presentation to the way the subject is explained !!! Thank you ✨ IAM working on a Webtoon ATM and this is so helpful
This is so helpful, I'm currently working on a romance comic right now and I need all the advice I can get!
What's it called?
@@mason8467 Hasn't been released yet but I'll tell you once I get it done
Singing Mochi okay
@@plutossky7534 Update?
Thank you so much for the advice.
I really like the style of the video! I haven't seen videos done this way, or at least I don't remember. I really like it.
thank you for the tips Isabelle! love the little paper cutouts ^^
Your tips are really detailed yet specific. I feel like I learned a lot. I’m still working on my first chapter, and I’m really nervous. I have a vague idea of the entire events and I wrote them all down.
Thankyou for making this video! I am in the process of making my webcomic. I'm probably taking a bit too long with the details but the tips you have gave will make things alot easier for me🙌🙌
Very helpful!! Also unrelated but the similarity of your voice to Katara’s from Avatar the Last Airbender is uncanny
Hello! I just wanted to say that this video is very helpful🙏🏻😞 also your voice is really calming to listen to😂
I appreciate this was of presenting advice, with all the cut outs and stuff.
Can i just say... i really love the presentation of this video. Not only very informative but veryyy nicely presented. Thanks for this 👏👏👏
One of the first videos that actually helped me! Thank you!
Did you draw your channel's picture?, I love it!; share your webtoon's tittle.💖
The advice is good and the set up for the video is cute and entertaining. Good job.
ok but can we just appreciate how she made this video? like the tips and advice are awesome, but the way she cut out and wrote everything makes it look really nice and pleasing. thanks for a great video!
I really enjoyed the way u presented this video , so simple and creative , easy to understand... Thanks a lot 💕
2 yr late but just wanna thank you, everything you said in the vid reflected on my mistake, the thing is I got too excited and just released a chapter in webtoon a year ago, I struggled in keeping up with the update due to lack of chapters to upload. Include that so many things happened, got depressed over some personal issues which worsen my interest in webtoon. But my passion for the story I wanted to share didn't disappear at the back of my mind, when everything felt okay again for me I deleted the old webtoon I have, basically gonna reboot it because as I took a break from webtoon I did tons of commissions that really enhanced my creative brain juice and not to mention, the amount of Commission deadlines that had my adrenaline running forced me to improve on my anatomy and speed in working, which I find would be very efficient if I were to continue again, like huge improvement, and also I learned how to photobash which would also help a lot with my story, Then it hits me... Time go back and continue what I loved so much, so rn I have like 30 chapters which I was planning to finish the first season haven't decided where I'm gonna cut the story for the first season yet so I'll just continue until I happen to be satisfied about the cut for the first season, already have one in mind but I have other tons of side story I want to include before I get that part, if ever I finish the first season I'll have 20 chapters ready for the second season In case I continue the series! Your tips helped a lot and it lessen my anxiety to continue you just earned a sub!
This video is really helpful and aside from that, the effort is really great! More appreciation to this kinds of videos and subribers 💕✨
This is really helpful. I started working on a comic for WEBTOON, which I’m working on with a friend, and this video is really helpful. Thank you 😊
This is very good advice! Thank you
ive been thinking about making a webcomic on a sort of scary story I wrote for school this was definitely helpful!
Hahha thank you so much for the tips :)) gonna try making a comic soon lol ❤
great vid!
I couldn't resist and published thw first chapter without finishing the next two but i was so excitedd! I really like the story so I hope i can keep up with this. It's called Timeless Fangs on canvas romance.. it will make my day if you check it out!
Can I just say you have a great voice????! I think you'd be a perfect voice for voice acting. And great tips as well!
Thanks for these great tips! I also love the cut-outs - they are a nice personal touch. Would you mind if I adopted this for my fledgling channel? I have no idea how to add effects, etc. and this is a great way of doing that in a down to earth way 😀👍
Thanks for the tips
Thanks this is helpful
I'm making a webtoon called "Pandora" and it's about whimsical magic but it is a fantasy drama and there will be psychological aspects. I plan on getting the first episode out in May or around that time so please be on the lookout :)
Can't wait to see your work!! :D
@@weirdeline6749 tysm ❤
If your webtoon is out yet I would love to know the name so I can check it out
Thanks for this video, it really is helpful.
Though I do still have a few questions.
How much should actually go into my plan, like should i put every big-ish thing into it or just the major points?
Also what about character dialouge. Thats something that is pretty tricky for me. How should my characters interact with each other in a way that would seem believable?
These are great questions! When it comes to planning--I think it helps to have your major plot points pre determined. But not everything. Be open to change and growth and smaller sub plots coming through. You're going to be brainstorming constantly, and reader engagement will direct you down routes you hadn't considered. I definitely knew my major plot points, but so many new ideas have come forth that made the story 4 dimensional and so so much better. As for the dialogue-- Something that helped me was assigning key character traits. Things like "shy" or "sassy" or "short tempered" can help you determine how a character will react to different conversations. Or knowing important goals or morals of the character. And I highly suggest making your characters flawed. Perfect characters don't have room to grow and ca make your story flat. So be sure to give them something to improve upon :) Hope this helps!
Idk why it crossed out my stuff sorry lol
@@isabelle.ranson Thanks
@@isabelle.ranson Btw i love your little character stills
Thank you help me so much
This video is very well made. But theres one thing I always read on so many platforms: uploading 3 episodes at once. This may work for Webtoon Original cause they promote it so much, but when you‘re a canvas creator it doesnt pay off at all! Theres a mass load of updates from various artists and all your hard work and time you put into 3 Episodes are wasted. If you want subsribers, update more often instead of upload everything at once. I experienced it on my own
Uhh-- is it just me or I wanna create my own comic but can't draw 👁👄👁
haha, this is pretty normal.
If you don't have anyone that knows how to draw and could work with you in your comic...
Then I suggest you start learning to draw (if you didn't start yet). You know, studying anatomy, breaking the human figure into simple shapes, shading, color theory, etc...
there's an art channel called "art senpai", his tutorials are really helpful, I totally recommend.
Then don’t 🙄
Same...but I'm gonna learn this year
YOU ARE AMAZING!!! LIKESO GOOD!!
This is all excellent advice! I'm so happy I watched Lars Martinson's video before starting my Webtoon! What's your Webtoon called? I'd love to subscribe!
Thank you! It's called "The Red Archer" It's a twist on robin hood :)
@@isabelle.ranson Subscribed! And, you know what? Since you had that bit about the website you can put your comic in to split it up which is something I wish I knew MONTHS ago... I'm gonna give you a 10 star!
Hellooo thank you so much 🔔👍I appreciate your help
i think finishing the story is very important, esp. for your rep. Don't know about you but if i read a story that is unfinished and the auther creates another story, im likely to think is it worth reading if he/she is gonna not finish this one too but thats just me
The problem is, idk what I'm gonna write about. I just know all the things the main character gone through is a dream, most likely like the possible way BNHA might come out.
Oh no this type of story huuurts
When I was a kid I loved pichi pichi pitch, a story about 3 mermaid princesses on land who sing to fight the bad and I cried when it was finished and I think it affected me so much because at the end they showed it was A L L an A C T 😭😭😭😭
Hey um I use 3d models and I’m just doing a slice of life comic so I wanted to know like how do I make backgrounds
Hello, what do you mean by the phrase in 3:50 when you say move over to the originals tab? Is it possible for a canvas series to be acquired by webtoon as originals? Thank you very much.
Yes! Some series become so popular on canvas that the creators get offers from WEBTOON to become an originals creator. Not all originals start out this way, some creators are hired by WEBTOON upfront. And sometimes WEBTOON has reader voting to see which canvas series readers want to move to originals. I’m not sure how the votes pan out, there seem to be several series intended for originals that never got there or are really delayed. And of course the canvas creators have to sign some sort of contract with WEBTOON to move to originals (I’m assuming it’s similar to a contract with an agent or publishing house) and not everybody wants to agree to the terms and instead choose to remain on canvas.
@@isabelle.ranson ah i see i see, thank you very much for the great video and helpfup tips!
Random Tip- To make a background in 3d just use the sims 4. Need a kitchen? build it, screenshot it and trace it.
I wanted to make a comic but it’s not really a story kind of thing, it’s a random and relatable comic.
Should I start now or wait till I get better at drawing? :( I'm so bad at drawing but I want to start my webtoon now since I'm so excited. The Problem is that I want it to be "perfect"(It will be a long webtoon) Something about my Ocs is weird/missing. I can't draw background and I can't draw clothes(stuff I need for my webtoon) Idk what to do :(
I would say just have fun and go for it! If you're not confident in your artistic abilities yet that's alright. You can use this as practice or work with a friend to make a story together. If you look at my art from my first chapters compared to my most recent you can see a big difference. Drawing this webtoon every week really helped me improve my art and it can do the same for you.
This video was very helpful but I do have a question? To upload a webcomic without ilustrations, the reason I ask this is because I can only replicate art and not even that well beside I dont have the digital equipment.
Interesting question 🤔 Webtoon is a very visual platform so without illustrations I would suggest uploading your stories to another platform. If you like writing there are loads of places for that. Or you can seek out an artist friend for a partnership. There is one picture book called “the book with no pictures” and it sells very very well. So stories, even simple ones, without art is possible. But webtoon might not be the best place for it. Not sure though. Good luck!
@@isabelle.ranson Thanks for the reply and yes I am making a story with no ilustrations currently but I did work out a way of drawing without looking hedious.
How can u make webtoon read to you???
3:49 ...but Neville is canonically the chosen one... and It's only revealed in like book five or something...
wait wait wait, are the like panels already there? do i just upload art it it put it in the square thing?
You have to make you own panels and save them in the proper format. WEBTOON offers a series of short videos on how to do this so you can easily follow along!
Isabelle Ranson thank you so much! ill definitely watch the webtoon videos to help me more !! :)
Question: how many pages should my chapters be? I had someone tell me three or four is good and then someone else told me ten. Does it matter?
Truly up to you! Fair warning: WEBTOON does had a length limit. My friend tries to stick to about 20 panels an episode, my most recent had 40 panels, and the most recent of lore Olympus has 90 panels. What I will say is readers enjoy longer chapters and do tend to comment or complain about chapter length. So longer is ideal but also much much harder to maintain.
@@isabelle.ranson Thank you for responding!
@@isabelle.ranson do you know the limit?
@@bzuku9554 It's a bit weird to explain. But because webtoon uses the scrolling format you have to upload a series of files together that connect top to bottom to make one continuous image. This is webtoon's format: "The image must be less than 800px wide and 1280px long. You can upload up to 20MB, 100 images in total. Each file can be up to 2MB. Only JPG, JPEG, PNG formats are allowed." My recent chapter has 47 files, that are placed one after another to make my chapter, and my chapter had 40 panels.
@@bzuku9554 In my other video "making a chapter from start to finish" I go over these dimensions a little bit more
Do you have any tips for a webcomic that's episodic with 3-4 panels in each episode?
Only 4 images an episode? I’d recommend you wait to upload until you have more images. My friend aims for 20 panels an episode, and from Webtoon’s perspective that’s still fairly short. Some creators have as many as 70 panels an episode or more. In this scenario you don’t need to post weekly. Aim for longer episodes and post when you are able. I think on average, readers prefer longer episodes even when there is a longer wait time between uploads. ✌️
@@isabelle.ranson Well what I have in mind is a comic strip series like the ones you see in newspapers.
@@dee-artist4796 Ah I see, okay! Webtoon might not the most ideal platform for that type of comic, but I'm not sure. You can always give it a try! Short comics like that do well on Instagram too. Like AdamTots
@@isabelle.ranson Ok, thanks!
I know
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Hmmmm this is hard because I draw on paper and not on a tablet
You can still make a webtoon! You just have to use a good scanner or camera and then use a computer to put them in the right format for the app. There are other artists who draw traditionally on there. And the week my computer died I posted a chapter I drew on paper.
Whats a buffer..?
It's something a lot of webtoon creators do! By buffer I was referring to a chapter buffer: having multiple chapters ready to go weeks before you plan on uploading them. As an example, I'm about to start my third season of my comic, but I want to have several chapters complete before I launch my new season. I prefer doing it this way because I like uploading weekly and finishing a chapter a week can be very demanding especially if you have a job or are a student. You never know when something is going to happen that will demand more of your time such as moving house or final exams. And the readers appreciate the consistency as well. Having a buffer kept my uploads consistent even when my life was chaotic. It also allowed me more time to make changes/edit before I upload them to webtoon. And there have been several occasions where I was really glad the buffer was there because I had time to change something or add foreshadowing or an important plot device into an earlier chapter. Hope that clears things up a bit!
🤍Thank you so much for your advices! Even though I’m already an author on Webtoon 😅.
I read your comic and IM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE THE NEXT EPISODE OF “THE RED ARCHER” !!! Thank you for sharing this awesome story with us !! 🌟🌟🌟
do you mind if I promote my comic in here ? ( if you prefer not, I will delete this comment🤓.)
🔥🔥🔥So, my comic is called “The manipulator”, it’s on Webtoon canvas and its a drama/thriller about a girl being manipulate by the one she love 💔🎭 thanks !🔥🔥🔥
Thanks for sharing your story! Now we can check it out
Stick man drom com, something that should never happen that I made anyways
It’s called Tiny friends
yes I agree! change is not always good when it comes to Art and comics from it's original! Example just look at how many versions of superman there is! like pick one and go with that! and this whole multiverse crap now and days just makes the story lame and boring! nothing is ever real cause no one ever really dies! there should always be one timeline unless the story is all about that in discovery and only for that story. I mean seriously how many supermans do you really need to know about? just go to any super market ailed and read all the same exact can of tunas! your see that nothing changes maybe slightly the content inside! but it is still the same tuna! that is my frustration with DC and even Marvel and comics in general but they started this whole mess and how they keep skipping timelines which makes the characters lame and pointless! that makes for the worst stories ever told. it should be one timeline and not a zillion timelines! just pick one where that would be the original story! you go from start to finish that it! no extra side fillers like naruto total over kill, no extra crap that's not part of the original timeline make it brief, just no more extra bullsht to make your story seem longer than it is! just the original story in it's naked self!
you got like a million simpsons episodes yet I have lost everything about what the simpsons are even all about? everyone is still the same as ever. Bart and Lisa still in elementary school! like WTF is going on here over 700 episode and everyone is still the same age? jesus freaking christ! all this bullsht has just got to stop!
Oof. I did it all wrong lol
Hellooo thank you so much 🔔👍I appreciate your help