Ok, for the new year, one of my crazy resolutions for myself, was to make a comic. Not just a comic, but a one of those new-fangled webcomics. Some maybe have heard of them.
But since I have no experience and certainly no training doing this I was totally insecure to even try.
But hey, since it has been given away by the mere concept of me making this thread, I have now finished a short try-out chapter.
great work! really nice story telling and body language! is it traditional? getting a comic finished is one of the best things you can do to kick your skills up a level or two! one of my favourite past times is finding web comic artists i like and going back to their first page and seeing the jump in skill!
It is done in Procreate.
This was also trying to find a correct (digital) workflow, that works for me. I have the bad habit to write stories without the dialogue in mind. So I do the thumbnails and experiment with the layout. Then sketch it out, then ink it all and finally write all the text.
This is not the way.
But hey, as I said, this was a learning experience. And although it is (a bit) rough around the edges, I had fun with it.
Some settings in Procreate are just too good to ignore, from a workflow standpoint. If I were to make rough guess, it cuts off about a third in time, from really rough sketch to acceptable ‘finished’ drawing.
Damn. I can’t quite place the era off the cuff, but this reminds me of all my fav webcomics I read as a teenager, in a good way. Beyond the scope of webcomics for a sec, you’re using a lot of really classy comic book techniques that you don’t see as much online now, due to either a different artistic upbringings or because the artist is drawing with speed in mind (your three panel gag strips etc). It’s so pleasant just to see a lot of lines, as daft as that sounds. The extra work you’re putting in is noticeable. Good job!
If I was to critic anything, it’d just be to leave more of a border gap around the text in speech bubbles.
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This was also trying to find a correct (digital) workflow, that works for me. I have the bad habit to write stories without the dialogue in mind. So I do the thumbnails and experiment with the layout. Then sketch it out, then ink it all and finally write all the text.
This is not the way.
But hey, as I said, this was a learning experience. And although it is (a bit) rough around the edges, I had fun with it.
I too thought it was traditional art; it’s good look.
Have fun with ripping it apart. Don’t mind the spelling to much, but please do point it out if it’s to egregious.
If I was to critic anything, it’d just be to leave more of a border gap around the text in speech bubbles.