irrevenant wrote: LoL, sometimes that drives me insane. When I'm drawing some guy with a complex costume for the fourth time that page, I'm like "Aaaaaargh! /o\".
Now you know why my comic "Hussar" was still born. All that braid in every panel just killed it after six panels.
Conversly a comic can die because you get bored drawing simplistic characters every panel. Or at least for me. I have to have variety but not too much. And doing figures helps. I don't have to draw them, just dress them once and fix malfunctions. There are a lot of those. Stuff breaks. And then I wish I was drawing them. I might experiment with figures dressed with artwork on drawn backgrounds.
ozoneocean wrote: There's something great about drawing one pic after another and have them being related through a story. :)
That's an interesting view, definitely can tell it's an artist's view. XD
Miy approach was from the other direction entirely. I've never been able to "do art." It was something a played at but not a real hobby and definitely not a talent. I've written stories since grade school. In high school, I even had a "fan" who read my work as I finished pages. It was exciting. But for the most part, no one ever wanted to read my stories. They were a private venture. I was comfortable with writing for the audience of me most of the time. But as afraid as I was to share, there was no better feeling on earth than being able to do so with the one or two people who were interested. I came up with new ways to present my stories. My brother and I made an audio production out of a series I wrote in high school. We took the casette tapes for a big debut on a road trip, and I don't think I was ever prouder than to hear my granddad laugh at my witty dialogue.
Webcomics started as a gimmick to create stories my roommates would read – by turning them into rough storyboards. With just that crude bit of visual aspect, I could get my friends to read my stories. I uploaded them only as a form of backup, but it is kind of addictive to have people read your work. (Learning how to draw is fun too, even if I'm clumsy at it.)
It was suggested to me on a writing site as a way to present myour stories. At the same time it seemed like a cool way to display my figures. After some real trials I stuck with it as it was a great medium of expression both in wtiring and exploring different visual techniques.
Rather than give my own reasons, I'll summarize our reasons collectively and enumerate the common themes; it seems we're all of a certain type. Yes, we've been doing this since we were old enough to hold a pencil. We're interested in visual storytelling. Maybe we'd rather be making movies or cartoons (an some of us do), but comics are an easy one-creator way to get your narrative ideas together in a visuall appealing way. We want our own world to get lost in. We probably lift a lot from the movies and books we like, but none of them are EXACTLY the kind of thing we're looking for so we make it ourselves. Tolkien said no one was writing the kind of fantasy he was interested in and that's why he started writing himself. Now speaking personally, animation is my real passion. i've made a few cartoons, but a 5 minute short takes me many years. I can tell a comparable story in a couple weeks with comics! And maybe it's to network. Many of us do find like-minded individuals on sites like this one. And yes, it does feel really really good to see the view count tick up or to find another subscriber.
I've been drawing since I can remember (Clinton was President at the time) and I had a pencil in my hand. However, what I was drawing was mostly just insane doodles and me trying to one-up my older brother. As I got older though, I began to read a lot more comics (Star Wars specifically) and watching shows like Batman: TAS and Gargoyles after school. I didn't draw for the longest of time though. After graduating high school, I started my first real dead end job and realized I was going nowhere with it. I met a pal of mine who was into web comics and had one started as a project too so I decided to try it for myself.
Honestly, I don't really know why I draw webcomics. I don't make money from it. I'm not getting published. It's more or less like feedback. Like a tester. Because the Internet is sooooooooo cheap, it almost devalues comics to the point of most creators paying to show their work to a wide audiance. I guess I want, like everyone else, is some attention, feedback, a real chance to tell a tale.
It's like a hobby for me. What keeps me interested is helping out other creators. One of the most satisfaction for drawing a webcomic is using,(with permission), other creators characters into my story. It helps brings in their fans to see what other antics the characters are getting into.
Partly because I enjoy it, and partly because I found out it's a bit vital to my well-being to have that routine escape while I'm being denied my other self-care habits like exercise, meditation, and quiet time in general.
I totally agree with Ashenskye, It's sort of my quiet, me time and allows me to be creative and in my little world.. which usually makes me happier as a person. I also like to draw, so why not!
When I was about 12 years old I created my comic. It carried on until I was 17 or so. I enjoyed it and my classmates were always interested in reading the story. I was also babysitting a little boy and girl around that time and the little girl loved my comic so much. She was dissapointed whenever I told her I didn't work on it the next time I came over to babysit. I really enjoyed creating my own story and knowing other people also loved it was a huge boost. Then life happened :) I went to college, studied hard, found other interests…. had a gaming addiction, which I overcame! Anyway, I quit the comic during that time and forgot about it. Years later I found the comic, stashed away in a drawer. The memories came back, I remembered how much I loved the characters and creating this story. I sat back… and began to read the whole thing I drew in all those long forgotten years. I enjoyed it haha, it had so many plotholes and silly events (I was just a kid afteral) It was fun. Then I thought…. why not re-draw it? So that's how it all started :) I'm mainly drawing my comic because I like it, because it brings back all those memories I had as a kid. And hopefully other people will enjoy it too :D But fame and likes shouldn't be the drive for creating a comic. Like said; It will probably get noticed only by a small audience. BUT it's your story, enjoy it and have fun in your own dreamworld nomatter how big or small it may be. Little pic of one of my main characters, drawn as a kid and the new version haha.
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