Illusional Beauty

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pg 24

theorah

on Nov. 24, 2009

Sometimes an artist can feel really crummy about their work, feel like they're getting nowhere real quick, and that there's a reason they dont win competitions or get any comments. I'm having one of those crummy days!
I just want to tell stories through comics, but art is a big part of it, isnt it? Ive never been bothered by art so much myself, so maybe thats why I cant grasp it…to me good art is something thats clear and says what it needs to say. I dont find much appeal in comics that look amazing and pretty, its just a bonus if the story is clear and the art is nice like that with it.
Im frustratingly just not good at making my art look NICE and PRETTY, and annoyingly if you want a story to reach out to someone, thats apparently what you need alot of the time :( I want to draw comics for a living, but Im not sure it'll happen since I cant draw something that makes people go 'ooooh' or 'thats so cute!'. I just cant do it, and its so frustrating!!!!
I understand that ART is the important part of a comic, but why does PRETTY ART have to be the winning factor if you want to get lots of readers :S
But who knows, maybe its more then my art not being pretty? maybe my art just sucks!! Maybe in all the years of comiking Ive done I just suck at comics all together! D: The truth alludes me! Theres a reason I dont get readers or comments, but what is that reason?? I cant find it!! XO

…./rant, Im just bummed that I have over 100 pages of comic but under 30 fans, whilst a pretty comic with only 5 pages can already get 500 fans ;_;