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disdaind
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Yeah, so, I kinda am afraid to even post here, knowing my crap-tastic art will prolly get bashed, but I am trying to start drawing this comic strip and well, I dunno.. I was looking for advice on best methods for things. I have been drawing them with pencil and paper, then inking, then scanning into photoshop to color. But I also have a wacom tablet, which mainly I use for just in photoshop coloring as of now. My lines don't really seem sharp or something and I was thinking maybe I should start actually drawing with it, so that I get crisp computer drawn lines. Also, I have yet to find a good coloring method that corresponds with my inking/drawing method, sooo I dunno, some advice would help. XD
[IMG]http://www.nabacomics.com/images/santas secret.png[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.nabacomics.com/images/santas secret.png[/IMG]
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Furthermore, why would the kid be questioning if it's "mayo"? Is he 12???
Furthermore, why is everyone standing with their hands behind their back? This question is rhetorical.
Furthermore, why is the bank manager's desk floating in the air? Do his magical powers extend past simply "notarizing" and into other realms such as "levitation"?
Furthermore, why does the main character randomly have bulging neck veins or random shit on his face? If he has been intensely chewing something recently, this should be inserted into the comic to avoid confusion.
Furthermore, why is your signature so huge? Do you have trouble being moderate in your outward appearance to other people or do you feel the need to compensate for something else? Don't worry, through motivation and hard work you can overcome your self-esteem issues.
Furthermore, to cheer up this thread I've found a funny Mark Twain quote, in which he talks about German and how stupid the language is!
And...: Anatomy, Coloring, etc. No gradients please. Color the backgrounds? Write text then speech bubbles, so it fits better. Sorta funny...I mean, it's not not funny, but it's not making me laugh.
Also: Web comic? It might be a little overdone. I dunno, I've only seen like...1,000,000 of them in the past year, yet somehow I only find myself reading around 15.
detail the first: he is yellow
detail the second: he has squinty eyes
detail the third: he is levitating
detail the fourth: he has neon colored depictions of what i can only assume are asian lettering on his walls.
therefore, asian.
But then this raises the interesting question: "How is it than he can speak English so well?" Perhaps it is in fact not an Elder Asian but instead some sort of mischievous shapeshifter. Observe his obvious lisp with "Let me take a looksie." This is quite the conundrum you have introduced, disdaind.
I don't want my boss catching me looking at such filth.
I mean, is there an actual line that gets crossed, or is the barrier fuzzier than that?
@ disdaind - I agree with everything srsizzy said. Take it to heart. Your drawing isn't good but it could be. Practice practice practice. "Draw from life" is repeated here all the time, enough to make one sick, but it's seemed to help many forumers here get dramatically better. So I think it's good advice. Your jokes could use some work, too. Writing seems to be a tough aspect of comic-making.
Also, this is picky, but grammar is important. For example, don't use apostrophes to pluralize words. Ever. ("Mall Santa's are the only...").
Good luck!!!!
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For heaven's sake, art aside, get someone to proofread your comic. Multiple people, if need be.
Now, I'm all for the random Joe expressing his humor through webcomics, and this is probably hilarious to your circle of friends, and if that's all you're going for, you're fine. If you do want other people to read your comic, though, you'll need to clean up your art and writing (what everyone else said). In addition, I'd tell you to just practice drawing the same character over and over again. Through repetition, maybe you'll get your stuff to look cleaner. Try different styles and keep posting them here, no matter how condescending people get. It's all in your attitude, man.
I'll post some more stuff up after I get some practice in. =]
And sorry my response was so choppy. As erisian said, "work on anatomy, from life, etc." is basically the way new artists are greeted here, granted they haven't heard it elsewhere.