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Des
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 Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 12:04 am Post subject: Advice needed on making comix |
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Hi, I always wanted to write and draw a furry comic but I never thought I was good enough so I decided to learn something about it before i started advice or opinions welco  me |
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| Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 1:08 pm Post subject: Sit Down And Make Yourself Do It |
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| Des wrote: | | I always wanted to write and draw a furry comic but I never thought I was good enough so I decided to learn something about it before i started. |
I would not worry about being "good enough" before starting.
A) You improve with practise, which only comes with doing.
B) Let the readers decide whether they like what you do. There are plenty of things out there that some people love and others loathe.
Having only been doing my own strip, Deer Me, for the last six months, I am not a good source of advice. I can share what little I know, though.
Script your stories in advance. I do not care where people stand on the argument of "Drawing is harder than writing" versus "Writing is harder than drawing" (particularly since this is personal to each creator's strengths, and most "apples and oranges"). Writing the story first lets you see where you are going have the story planned in advance, rather than work from strip to strip. You'll know how long the story is from start to finish, but can still enjoy some wiggle-room for making changes in the individual strips. The story is less likely to meander.
Create style sheets and information sheets for characters. These are great for quick reference so you can enjoy consistency in the art and writing. However, remember that these are your reference material; these never need to be seen by the reader, nor do strips have to expose every bit of character information all at once. Some character traits may not come up for several stories, while others may appear instantly.
Determine your strip's frequency for posting, and try to have strips drawn in advance. If you cannot draw a daily strip, do not aim for a daily strip. Create a few strips and see how long they take and how much time you think you can dedicate to your comic on a regular basis. Plan from that. Also, when you can complete comics in advance, do. That way, if something suddenly happens to prevent you from finishing a strip that day/week/fortnight/month, you still have the next post ready.
Take on a project you enjoy, and have fun with it. Choose a theme you like and want to do. I have seen comics that the creator obviously enjoyed doing and comics the creator obviously is "churning out." The ones the creator enjoyed doing tend to be much better for both the creator and the reader.
Also, you might want to create yourself a few personal strips or draw guest strips for other comics you enjoy, to see if you really enjoy drawing and writing in this format. It is different than drawing stand-alone or illustrations, and different than writing prose.
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Elfen_Furry
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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Miss Mab has been doing her site since she was 9, and she's in her 20's now. Just going through the archive of her site, you can see the evolution of her work from the very early years to present date.
Maritza Campos of College Roomies From H.ell, has also evolved from her early years. Another notible is Bill Hollbrook, who has been doing Kevin & Kell since the early 90's.
Every artist goes through an evolution of their work(s). To say you're not good enough, is to deny youself the oppertunity to even try.
About the same time last year, I was running my server, which hosted several of my student's comic strips. Once I get it running again, I'll be reposting them again.
My advice is to at least draw several strips, starting a story line and various subplots before posting them online. Then when you post them online, let your audience become your fans, and take notes on how they feel about. I said take note- not take it literally. An Artist must create from with in, and not from (forced) input of others. How would you think if Picassco or DiVinci feel if somebody told them where to place the paint brush and what shade of blue to use?
Knowing Picasso and his short temperness- he would draw blood from those who would tell him how to create, and then use that blood as paint on the canvas.
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Elfen_Furry
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 1:25 pm Post subject: Re: Sit Down And Make Yourself Do It |
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| Anonymous wrote: | | Having only been doing my own strip, Deer Me, for the last six months, I am not a good source of advice. I can share what little I know, though.... |
Guest, who ever you are; the experts say the samething.
To do the strip must be as an express of both fun and of one's self. If it was to be created as a chore, then it would not be considered as art any more.
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Sharc_Vulpus
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| Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 12:39 am Post subject: Experts And Amateurs Alike Agree |
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| Elfen_Furry wrote: | | Guest, who ever you are; the experts say the same thing. To do the strip must be as an express of both fun and of one's self. If it was to be created as a chore, then it would not be considered as art any more. |
In this case, Guest was an idiot who failed to notice that she was not signed in.  It is good to know that my own amateur dabblings have led me to the same conclusions experts have, Elfen_Furry.
Anyway, Des (and anyone else considering your own comic), just give it a try and see what happens.
And Sharc_Vulpus, I love the motivation strip. |
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