Aw man I feel you on the whole bit about hiding weaknesses in one's drawings by hiding things. I did that for a long long time and have finally started facing my fears and forcing myself to practice what I am more uncomfortable drawing. I had this epiphamy one day what the problem was... I used to experiement with art more, but at some point people start telling you how good you are! You take on the label of "the artist". Yet, with that label comes this burden that you HAVE to be great, why? Because you are tHe aRTiSt. Suddenly taking the chance to make a mistake, make something possibly not good feels almost antithetical to one's own identiy. The label can almost be one's undoing and the artist needs to learn how to accept that not everything we do is going to look so good that it was done by "the artist".
i've attempted character sheets many times but given up halfway since i'd have the mindset that i "know" how to draw my character and i find some information in many character sheets personally unnecessary, but drawing the first episode of my comic quickly made me realize i often forgot the shape of my main character's eyes or how his hair looked from different angles lol, having to look back to panels i _just_ drew for reference regularly. your video may be the kick in the butt i need to actually make my character sheets, highlighting the aspects i'm most likely to forget for easy reference, since now i actually know what it is i _need_ a sheet for lol. i'm still in the early production of my first webtoon episodes before officially posting anything and this has been very helpful!
Character sheets are very important. Especially for long term projects. Like you, I ended up going back to past chapters just to remind myself on how to draw some characters. Character sheets are KING!!
Dude, don't be so hard on yourself. The comic is honestly great and the way you managed to get me attached to all the characters in such a short period of time is really impressive, not to mention the art is amazing.
Dude, i just read your comic in one go! Let me tell you - I had so much fun times. I burst out laughing so many times! And your writing is so captivating, I held my breath every time I turned the page. It felt like I found a rare gem no one knew about. I'm so glad UA-cam recommended me this video. I see your point - as the artist there is some stuff you need to practice on. But your writing and sense of humour is true gold! I'm looking forward on what you will do in the future.
I can’t wait to watch more of your videos! I myself am doing storytelling studies (mainly from arcane and shows I like). I am not the best artist either, but I do agree that if creating comics is something you wanna do as a career, definitely tackle on it early for practice.
This is such an inspiring and relaxing video! I’m currently in the process of developing and plotting out my first webcomic so these are great insights to hear. Congrats on finishing your first project! 🎉
I recently was able to "finish" a short comic, super proud of it and yes, it is very helpfull to get that milestone out of the way because it opens a whole new world of future projects. Excelente video, wish you the best!!
6:43 :0 yooooo franken fran!! 12:40 i write my comics that way! :D for me its the perfect combo of being able to sketch out my ideas with out being bogged down by writing it all out at once
4:20 This is how i know how stupid i am. I am watching this, 15 chapters into my first comic, running into the exact same problems, having considered creating a character sheet as per the recommendation of other videos like this, and im still like "nah ❤". 💀💀💀
My days off went from zero, to Sundays. To Sundays and Mondays. To Sundays and Wednesdays. Sometimes I will play catch up and work on a Wednesday and take off Saturday (posting day). Never skip your days off, y'all. Your self-esteem and self discipline will thank you.
Oh my god, I don’t know where to start😂 I can relate to almost everything! This will properly be a super long comment, I say sorry in advance. I can totally relate to preferring the black and white / screentones manga aesthetic over the colorful Webtoon one. When I started with my first webcomic i was torn between both. I knew it would most likely perform way better in color than in black and white but I’m a 90s girl and grew up reading traditional manga, so i decided to draw it like I want it and live with the consequences 😂 the second reason being that I’m super slow at drawing and it would have doubled the time it takes me to finish one chapter. When I first read Webtoons the color really threw me off and it took me a while getting used to it. I understand that the drawings are more stimulating than just black and white but it never impacted me and my emotions like manga art did. And I’m really sad that this style is no longer wanted on these modern platforms. I also agree with the vertical speech bubbles, I use them as well as I hate the horizontal ones for aesthetic reasons😅 And I love that you also use black shadows. I found this to be a game changer to my art as it gives great depth to the character and intensives the manga feeling. I had similar problems with my script. I wrote like 80% of the plot before i started and tried to make the scenes as clear as possible in the script because I thought it would be easier to draw. I was wrong😂 paneling was and is one of the most difficult processes of all for me as you really have to portray the feelings, use interesting angles, settings etc. When I finished the paneling I noticed that a lot of the texts I’ve carefully written before didn’t match or were too long. I almost always had to change them. So now i don’t waste time thinking about the perfect dialogue while writing and just write roughly of what’s the point of this conversation and where I want to go with it. I finalize the text after paneling and that is way more time efficient even if it’s a bit uncomfortable for me as I’m a huge perfectionist😂 As finishing words I just wanted to let you know that I think you’re a great artist with a lot of potential and I’ll have a look at your current webcomic😊 Do you have instagram as well? I would love to connect! Have a great day!
The design of the characters... years ago I made my first and so far only proper comic with a writer, and even though I started with character sheets the designs chafed pretty quickly. I think I made the mistake of actually making them too simple and understated ... which kinda only leaves you sheer draftsmanship skill to make things look cool lol. The characters and style warped so much in 40 pages is kinda funny, but at least I was proud of how the art looked in the last few pages lol
There is such a scary balancing act of Interesting Character Design vs Easy Characters to Draw on Repeat. Either way you can dig yourself into a hole. I'm nowhere near good at character design myself, I have a terrible habit of not iterating designs or having heavy bias towards the first one I do. But, characters and style being warped isn't the worst thing, in fact I believe it's inevitable. With the amount of milage each page gives of course you'll grow as an artist. For me, my first page and last page were done only months apart yet still VERY different.
Ive been drawing my whole life and it was easy to understand but WRITING!? I hate it so much. i don't understand anything my story is all over the place. The hardest part for me is coming up with a conflict 😭
Lol ur narration is so funny, hope u keep it up!! I’m in awe at how the final manga was some of ur first times drawing certain characters. So nice too to hear about your struggles from start to finish especially with how hard it is translating from script to page and even how long it takes to letter the comics, I related to it so much! I was also so surprised at how long it takes copy pasting from script to page when I did it😂
I have never once heard a legitimate reason for why comic sans bothers ppl. I actually think it’s looks easy to read and have used it on every project I’ve done 😂 and it’s funny cuz ppl who claim to hate comics sans got deathly quiet when I told them my own work which they loved uses it 🤣
Thank you for lifting my mood and spirit to create and finish a comic with your soothing voice while I'm doing my dayjob, hmph! Do make more of these kind of video. And good luck with your future comics! I'll let you know when I finish my own first webcomic.
Oh, I watched the video about commission and now this popped up in my recommendation again :D I personally struggle with translating writing into panelling. I failed once when a writer offered a script and I was like, "tf. no way this is fitting into a comic". Even for my own personal "comics" I choose to not do writing beforehand haha.. I'm allergic to outlines. I think I'll try your method. Also props to liking drawing cute girls, I'm from "drawing cute boys" side
nice video! i found you from the i hate commissions video, and i think this information is really good for beginner comic makers! i remember when i posted my first comic on the internet.. i was like eleven, and i didn't do any of these! this would have been nice to have, i think.
i think the problem with e with super simple color webcomic i saw before that some of them lack of value , like there no depth behind it I'd rather read a shoujo manga with full off screentone and flower asset since the artist knows what to do with them
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Aw man I feel you on the whole bit about hiding weaknesses in one's drawings by hiding things. I did that for a long long time and have finally started facing my fears and forcing myself to practice what I am more uncomfortable drawing. I had this epiphamy one day what the problem was... I used to experiement with art more, but at some point people start telling you how good you are! You take on the label of "the artist". Yet, with that label comes this burden that you HAVE to be great, why? Because you are tHe aRTiSt. Suddenly taking the chance to make a mistake, make something possibly not good feels almost antithetical to one's own identiy. The label can almost be one's undoing and the artist needs to learn how to accept that not everything we do is going to look so good that it was done by "the artist".
For me it's a bit different. I would hide things mainly because I was just being lazy. XDDD
i've attempted character sheets many times but given up halfway since i'd have the mindset that i "know" how to draw my character and i find some information in many character sheets personally unnecessary, but drawing the first episode of my comic quickly made me realize i often forgot the shape of my main character's eyes or how his hair looked from different angles lol, having to look back to panels i _just_ drew for reference regularly. your video may be the kick in the butt i need to actually make my character sheets, highlighting the aspects i'm most likely to forget for easy reference, since now i actually know what it is i _need_ a sheet for lol. i'm still in the early production of my first webtoon episodes before officially posting anything and this has been very helpful!
Character sheets are very important. Especially for long term projects. Like you, I ended up going back to past chapters just to remind myself on how to draw some characters. Character sheets are KING!!
Dude, don't be so hard on yourself. The comic is honestly great and the way you managed to get me attached to all the characters in such a short period of time is really impressive, not to mention the art is amazing.
Woah, surprised this video doesn't have more views. Really helpful stuff, thanks dude
Dude, i just read your comic in one go! Let me tell you - I had so much fun times. I burst out laughing so many times! And your writing is so captivating, I held my breath every time I turned the page. It felt like I found a rare gem no one knew about. I'm so glad UA-cam recommended me this video. I see your point - as the artist there is some stuff you need to practice on. But your writing and sense of humour is true gold! I'm looking forward on what you will do in the future.
I read Suds! I put my own comic on Manga Plus as well.
I can’t wait to watch more of your videos! I myself am doing storytelling studies (mainly from arcane and shows I like). I am not the best artist either, but I do agree that if creating comics is something you wanna do as a career, definitely tackle on it early for practice.
This is such an inspiring and relaxing video! I’m currently in the process of developing and plotting out my first webcomic so these are great insights to hear. Congrats on finishing your first project! 🎉
I recently was able to "finish" a short comic, super proud of it and yes, it is very helpfull to get that milestone out of the way because it opens a whole new world of future projects.
Excelente video, wish you the best!!
Woah! I see so much mistakes I made on my Webtoon Ginger. Thanks will use some of these tips
6:43 :0 yooooo franken fran!!
12:40 i write my comics that way! :D for me its the perfect combo of being able to sketch out my ideas with out being bogged down by writing it all out at once
4:20
This is how i know how stupid i am. I am watching this, 15 chapters into my first comic, running into the exact same problems, having considered creating a character sheet as per the recommendation of other videos like this, and im still like "nah ❤". 💀💀💀
If the floor is lava was actually called the floor is creating character sheets I'd win every time
Please do yourself a favor and save yourself future pain
My days off went from zero, to Sundays. To Sundays and Mondays. To Sundays and Wednesdays. Sometimes I will play catch up and work on a Wednesday and take off Saturday (posting day). Never skip your days off, y'all. Your self-esteem and self discipline will thank you.
Oh my god, I don’t know where to start😂 I can relate to almost everything! This will properly be a super long comment, I say sorry in advance.
I can totally relate to preferring the black and white / screentones manga aesthetic over the colorful Webtoon one. When I started with my first webcomic i was torn between both. I knew it would most likely perform way better in color than in black and white but I’m a 90s girl and grew up reading traditional manga, so i decided to draw it like I want it and live with the consequences 😂 the second reason being that I’m super slow at drawing and it would have doubled the time it takes me to finish one chapter.
When I first read Webtoons the color really threw me off and it took me a while getting used to it. I understand that the drawings are more stimulating than just black and white but it never impacted me and my emotions like manga art did. And I’m really sad that this style is no longer wanted on these modern platforms.
I also agree with the vertical speech bubbles, I use them as well as I hate the horizontal ones for aesthetic reasons😅
And I love that you also use black shadows. I found this to be a game changer to my art as it gives great depth to the character and intensives the manga feeling.
I had similar problems with my script. I wrote like 80% of the plot before i started and tried to make the scenes as clear as possible in the script because I thought it would be easier to draw. I was wrong😂 paneling was and is one of the most difficult processes of all for me as you really have to portray the feelings, use interesting angles, settings etc. When I finished the paneling I noticed that a lot of the texts I’ve carefully written before didn’t match or were too long. I almost always had to change them. So now i don’t waste time thinking about the perfect dialogue while writing and just write roughly of what’s the point of this conversation and where I want to go with it. I finalize the text after paneling and that is way more time efficient even if it’s a bit uncomfortable for me as I’m a huge perfectionist😂
As finishing words I just wanted to let you know that I think you’re a great artist with a lot of potential and I’ll have a look at your current webcomic😊
Do you have instagram as well? I would love to connect!
Have a great day!
Thanks
I don't have instagram, or I do but I dont go on it at all.
You just gain a subscriber., Thank you this really motivate me to continue. ❤️
The design of the characters... years ago I made my first and so far only proper comic with a writer, and even though I started with character sheets the designs chafed pretty quickly. I think I made the mistake of actually making them too simple and understated ... which kinda only leaves you sheer draftsmanship skill to make things look cool lol.
The characters and style warped so much in 40 pages is kinda funny, but at least I was proud of how the art looked in the last few pages lol
There is such a scary balancing act of Interesting Character Design vs Easy Characters to Draw on Repeat. Either way you can dig yourself into a hole. I'm nowhere near good at character design myself, I have a terrible habit of not iterating designs or having heavy bias towards the first one I do.
But, characters and style being warped isn't the worst thing, in fact I believe it's inevitable. With the amount of milage each page gives of course you'll grow as an artist. For me, my first page and last page were done only months apart yet still VERY different.
Ive been drawing my whole life and it was easy to understand but WRITING!? I hate it so much. i don't understand anything my story is all over the place. The hardest part for me is coming up with a conflict 😭
New video on story structure will be coming out soon in the next week or so. So look out for that!! 👀
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Lol ur narration is so funny, hope u keep it up!! I’m in awe at how the final manga was some of ur first times drawing certain characters. So nice too to hear about your struggles from start to finish especially with how hard it is translating from script to page and even how long it takes to letter the comics, I related to it so much! I was also so surprised at how long it takes copy pasting from script to page when I did it😂
"If you can't draw it. It will force you to draw it anyways." 🙌
I have never once heard a legitimate reason for why comic sans bothers ppl. I actually think it’s looks easy to read and have used it on every project I’ve done 😂 and it’s funny cuz ppl who claim to hate comics sans got deathly quiet when I told them my own work which they loved uses it 🤣
Very good video! Your voice is really soothing and the production of the video is superb.
dayum this is super high quality for a channel that isnt even over 200 subs. hoping u blow up man
Nice
It would be nice to get into making these but it wouldn't be my own properties most likely.
This is the most useful vid I ever seen thank you
Thank you for lifting my mood and spirit to create and finish a comic with your soothing voice while I'm doing my dayjob, hmph!
Do make more of these kind of video.
And good luck with your future comics! I'll let you know when I finish my own first webcomic.
Man I love your voice. It's so calming!😊
Oh, I watched the video about commission and now this popped up in my recommendation again :D I personally struggle with translating writing into panelling. I failed once when a writer offered a script and I was like, "tf. no way this is fitting into a comic". Even for my own personal "comics" I choose to not do writing beforehand haha.. I'm allergic to outlines. I think I'll try your method. Also props to liking drawing cute girls, I'm from "drawing cute boys" side
Thank you for sharing 🙌
This comic looks really professional! thanks for sharing your tips
As someone who reads manga on third party websites vertical manga is a piece of cake
Great video! Inspiring to see your experience!
nice video! i found you from the i hate commissions video, and i think this information is really good for beginner comic makers! i remember when i posted my first comic on the internet.. i was like eleven, and i didn't do any of these! this would have been nice to have, i think.
Ur voice is so calming
Thank you
i hate to be that guy but, first lmfao 💀 awesome vid tho
Subscribing to your channel bc you recommended Hey Riddle Riddle lmao
Jupiter!
i think the problem with e with super simple color webcomic i saw before that some of them lack of value , like there no depth behind it I'd rather read a shoujo manga with full off screentone and flower asset since the artist knows what to do with them
Thxx!
Nice video ☝️☝️
What do you use to keep track of your work time?
Toggl
if ur hungy eat sumthy
good advice
Why you whispering, bro? You up way past your bedtime?