but then you learn from what you do wrong and you get better,,,,,,, ( o O o)! But really, even though it's scary I bet someone will look up to what you've achieved, and if not now then maybe later when you've improved, you'll be glad you pushed yourself out of the comfort sone!
It's funny to hear that a lot of people fear making comics because they're not good at art, whereas for me i'm good at art. It's the storytelling aspect that i'm not good at. At least with art, practice makes perfect. But what can be done about bad storytelling? I low key envy people who are good at storytelling.
@@givcon14 I have a lot actually, (in writing form and a little bit of visual) and I've changed drastically over the years. But I think what I'm missing is some good ol peer review. Although storytelling isn't at the top of my list so maybe someday I'll put in the extra effort😂.
Thumbnails are key to improve story telling. They don't have to be elaborate, but do think about angles and clarity. Typing paper, a sketchbook, doesn't matter, it's just the raw story. Show them to friends, get some feedback as to whether they can understand what you want them to see and feel. They're easy to fix, then when you're happy, transfer what you arranged to your final artwork. Hope that helps.
You and I have the opposite problem. I love story telling and creating an convincingly and engaging story but I dont feel like I have time to work on drawing when I'm busy working in writing.
also a tip for keeping your protagonist's personality relatively consistent: write out their morals, do research and figure out their personality, put together a playlist of songs that you feel describe your character
My proccess as a lone webcomic artist: I've written all of my plot points and ending in a small summary. I don't have a script. I go with the flow and reach my plot points organically. I only make thubnails and figure out the dialogue on top of the thubnailing proccess. It's really quicker and gets you working faster without losing motivation. Atleast works for my webcomic!
Do you have a buffer of a certain number of thumbnails? If so, how many? Or do you create a thumbnail, create a finished page, and then move on to the next thumbnail?
Sereya it's better to do your thumbnailing all at once so that you can check if the flow is right before you spend hours on a page but it doesn't flow and fit well with the other pages
@@sereya6616 Yea what equinn56 said. I personally do all the thubnails for the update/chapter and then start working on it (In my case i create 6-7 pages a week). You can have a buffer of thubnails for future chapters ofcourse.
My biggest challenge is the brainstorming When I come with a pretty good idea for a comic, I start getting into it, then another idea comes to mind and I'm now more interested that idea other then the first idea, and it continues So I'm very indecisive on my ideas
Last year I wrote a script, made character designs, planned some of the environments etc. and I even started working on a few chapters, but had to stop because of school...this summer I'm planning on rewriting the thing, improving the designs and adding some stuff and starting it for serious!! It's gonna be easier than my first try, because I already have a underlying structure of how I want to make it. Hopefully I'll get to stick with it and finish it. uwu
Good luck with reaching your goal!!! I've been trying to start my own web comic(s) I'm trying to (actually) start tomorrow. My dream is to do a couple web comics, just for fun and practice before I actually try to make what I have been dreaming about for the last couple years. Don't know why I commented this to one person instead of the actually sending it to the whole chat so.. Yea sorry.
@@deathwing3716 Ahh good luck to you as well!! Getting lots of practise in before doing dream projects is something I plan too. This will take a while BUT it will have been worth it. Also, when it's finished I'd like to read your webcomic!
I just made sure to include place, daytime, weather and the rest ist the characters' dialogue and what they're doing. Depending on the situation it's more or less detailed
I have spent almost a decade creating my comic, and I have finally finished the first chapter this year! I started the script when I was in middle school and now I’m 21! It’s been a fun journey, but now it marks the beginning of a new one !! To those who are young and wants to create a comic, do it anytime! I remade my comic three times, so don’t feel discouraged if you think you can’t get it right. Keep going!!
I've been meaning to write a comic for about three years. The story means a lot to me so I really wanted to get it out. However, I have a lot of stupid mental stuff that's made me unmotivated. I've really wanted to start it so this channel has given me hope. Honestly, I just need to improve a few art skills. I don't know whats keeping me back. So, really, this video is the biggest thing to get me going. Thanks ❤
i've just learned a few days ago that if you have a story that you think is your best one, you should save it for last. Try to work out w/ short stories first as a practice and experience before working w/ the best one.
wow thats nice. i also have 3 stories as of the moment and the 3rd one is my best. but i'm still studying anatomy so i hope i can get the results that i want so i can start my comic. wish you the best on your comic. i have a question, do you know a sight or an app where i can construct my dialogues in a more professional way? i'm not good in english and this is one of my worries so far
@@natsudragneel4892 I'm not sure of any sites since I don't do much digital work yet. I'm sure if you want to draw digitally you could use fire alpaca for free
My issue is just trying to motivate myself to work on it. I have so many ideas floating around in my head, characters that I love and have backstories for, and plot lines, but I can't ever get myself to sit down and work on it. I always end up getting distracted and drawing fanart instead of original content. I sort of got one comic started, but it's only the first 10 or 11 pages over the course of 2 or 3 years. I don't know why i can't ever get myself motivated to work on it. I love the characters and ideas i have(even if they do still need a lot of work) and constantly daydream about the characters, but I have no energy to get it all out of my head. I just end up drawing fanarts instead. I'm not sure if it's because my fan content gets noticed more than my original content(which even then my fanart doesn't get that popular) or what. I never thought i cared about being noticed but perhaps that's it after all? Or perhaps i just need more self discipline and force myself to work on the comics anyway? But then if i do that i'm afraid of having a burnout and no longer liking the comics. Edit: Your video was super helpful. I think part of my issue is that I'm mainly working straight from my head, no script or anything. It's just a story and characters me and my friend briefly talked about a few times, so maybe a script or list will help. And maybe starting on a smaller comic (the two me and my friend have are pretty much full blown series' lol). I also definitely will need to draw the characters more because other than two simple wolf characters i have't drawn the main cast of either comic that much. I'm definitely going to give some of your tips a try and see where things go. Hopefully i'll be able to get myself motivated to work on the comic.
I had the same thing, what I realized is I didn't have confidence and would beat myself up while creating, so I would work on lower pressure things. Maybe it's the same for you?
Welcome to the life of an lazy artist :3 , I can relate really, for the past time I've been so motivated to just start...but the moment i get my ass on that seat my mind just throws in all of these things saying you wont have time for this its too much and blAh. But yeah, it is hard really. I also daydream for days about the plots n stuff...but good luck for you in the future.
I'm so tempted to start a webcomic, but not only do I have several ideas (some original, most fandom related) but the way hyperfixations go I'm fairly certain I'd start super quick, several pages, and then abruptly abandon it in a week. Although I think if I got my art good enough that a writer wanted to commission me, that would probably work out better in the future! I'm way more motivated when a) working for compensation (who can blame me?) and b) working for other people, because then I want to deliver the best content possible for them!
@@animepabu5526 oh understandable. Are you doing it traditionally or digitally/ If you're drawing it digitally as long as you can make lineart you should be able to just bucket colors in, or you could go for a black and white look! I know a lot of comics that switched to that when it was clear coloring was just too much on top of everything else.
Doukz I’m doing it digitally but I want to use color:3 make my work pop. Plus I don’t really like the white and black look within my own art:p guess I should really work on getting better .-.
@@animepabu5526 oh understandable, color does make it pop a lot more unless the mood calls for black and white. In that case I'd just suggest working on your lineart, making it closed so that you don't have to worry about manually coloring the lineart and you can just take a bucket/selection tool and be done with it 10x quicker! :D it takes some getting used to digital platforms and I'm not sure how long you've been doing digital art, so good luck!
You people actually prepare yourself to this long-term commitment? haha (damn that's actually really cool you're awesome) I was bored in quarantine. Now it's August, I am 7 episodes in, starting to realize what I have done to myself. Can't back off now, there are people actully reading it.
You posted this as I was drawing concept art for my webcomic. Hah! One of my resolutions is to post pages this year. If all goes well it'll be an early birthday present to myself (march 17th!) I've already got the story all planned out beginning to end and just need to hammer down the designs and then start on a script. I have to say you and Bones helped a lot, you helped get me unstuck in a lot of areas I was struggling with. You two deserve all the success in the world!
Same here. I find that I often have good ideas for stories or pictures to draw, but being the self conscious teen that I am, I’m usually too embarrassed about it to take action. I’m very early on in the development process of mine, and honestly I’m still not sure if it will ever see the light of day, but I guess I’ll just keep going with it and see what happens.
(You people in the comments don’t have to pay attention to this it’s just for myself) 1) get an idea, character ideas, basic story idea 2) plan the plot points and layout/outline of the story 3) mood board (does it feel right?) you could always make a checklist of al the things you want to include 4) character design, character sheets 5) script it 6) panel layouts, then full panels 7) read the damn thing
I've never seen your videos, you've never come into my recommendations, I don't even really watch any videos related to webcomics. I feel like this is a sign for me to actually make mine. Thank you :D
I’m past the stage of creating my main characters, but it’s the little things that are bogging me down: furniture and other props, proportions and hands, hands, hands!! I’m making no progress there.
This was so inspirational and detailed. I'm a 1000% nobody, I literally have 0 background on art but I want to make my own webcomic. If anything, I'm an amateur writer but I can see how different comics and novels are.
I've been drawing my own comics for YEARS, but never had the courage to post them. One story my sister and I have been working on sense 2009 lol. I've re-drawn it so many times, changed how pages look, taken things in and out of it and added and taken away plenty of characters. I came so close to posting it not to long ago, but ended up yet again changing the opening two more times! I've told my sister if I try to do it again to slap me. Anyway watching you draw and talk about your own comic really motivates me to keep working, and all the tips you give are very helpful. So thank you, and good luck with your comics! And to everyone else working on their own as well!
Somehow, some way, your voice sounds IDENTICAL to mine. Like, my voice but with my Aunt's way of speaking. I'm about halfway through your video and it's just so weird to hear "my" voice talking back at me. Even my mom agrees that we sound identical, and she only heard half a second of your video. This is a beyond surreal experience.
I’m so motivated to actually start my webcomic on webtoons now- it’ll be about my dnd character(s) so yeah 😳 um idk when i’ll start it since i still don’t have the whole script down but the first chapter will probably b released in 2-3 months? idk i’ll keep this comment updated if yall are interested!!
I want to say thank you for this video. I've been working on a comic idea for about 7 years - aimless and unsure what I'm doing, and being pushed forward only by the love and care I have for my idea. I've been in the same boat, searching for someone to tell me how to do this, and I've only just now got to a point where I'm confident in posting it. A lot of my character sheets and ideas have become an embedded mental thing over time, but I thank you for this. It is helpful, and helps me feel less scared to take the jump.
If making a comic is a resolution for you this year, maybe look for a friend who can hold you accountable for it. A friend of mine wants to find a band to play in and I want to make a comic. So we made a deal to check in on our progress weekly. As the new year just started there is probably someone around you who is also looking for motivation for their resolution.
i have been working my script for half a year now for mine. 100+ chapters in and I realized i easily need another 500 to finish it. Drawing comes after the story is done and for all the reasons you mentioned about plot holes and changes that are made .
17:35 I've been drawing for like. 10/11 years and have worked very hard to develop technical skill, and work my ass off to learn new things whenever I can. I do studies(not as much as I should lol!) and it's all scary. Your words are very helpful:)!
The thing i'm gonna do is have it black and white, but have color in intense moments or fight scenes, and also have chapters be split, like 1.1, 1.2, but they will be almost full chapters each. I'll also have fully animated openings, as a thing to make my comic stand out.
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I TRIED TO START A COMIC IN 2012?! This is SO HELPFUL and is right in line with what I spent 8 years trying to learn... :( And at the end it was great to hear that you were like me in that you were looking for sources of help to get started when you were getting started.
Thanks, this is plenty of insight into what I plan on doing in the future. Right now I'm working on designing an entire fictional city set in 2035 on an island town off the coast of the United States. It's... a lot of work, but I'm having fun, and that's the important part.
TH-cam recommended this video to me, and it definitely felt like a video directed @ me personally. I've been working on a webcomic for a few years now, and still haven't worked up to courage to actually start it, so this was a good watch. Hopefully I can actually get off my butt and start posting it this year ;-; Love your art, by the way!
Ugh.....scripts.....During my storyboarding class we had an assignment where we had to work from a script and it honestly was my least favorite assignment from the class. I found it very stifling and constricting. It was like torture to me! Even the next assignment where I had to write a spec script was frustrating. While I found writing the actual script fun I just lost motivation when I had to get around to drawing everything. I would like to start working on a webcomic this year but I dread making and working on a script. I'm thinking about making a rough outline for the whole story and then making a summery for each chapter and then refine and add detail in the thumbnail process. I don't know if that's a dumb idea or not.
If you don't like writing scripts it would just be a chore so I would say just write an idea of the milestones of the story and then refine it in the thumbnails
@@not_emm8328 I honestly like them both! But not at the same time...I'd at least like to try doing my first webcomic by myself but thank you anyways that was really sweet of you!
@@charcoalangel7536 okay! I'm just always wanting to draw comics, and its easier if I dont have to write them. I hope you have a good time with your comic!
The mood board helped a lot on my side. And it helps my characters giving their own personalities and even little tidbit tat represent them. Plotting is really hard and this video helped a lot. Thank you for this.
I currently am starting a Webcomic called I Accidentally Married The Devil, and this is actually very encouraging... thank you for helping.. I had a starter comic called Divorced, which isn't going well, and I'm getting really out of it because I think I jumped in head first without being properly prepared.. but with watching a few of McKay and Gray videos, I feel ready to start fresh!
I just started mine on Webtoon this weekend. I’m confused, excited and anxious all at the same time. I think the most important and most difficult thing is gonna be being patient. Anyway, thanks so much for this video. It’s really helpful and inspiring!
It's so sad that I'm only watching this in 2020. One of my dreams is making my own webcomic and I want to do it for 2 years now but I can't seem to create an interesting story. I feel like I'm losing my creativity as time goes by T_T
Man, this is sooo weird... I've been beating myself up for the longest time for giving up on doing a comic for years and I was seriously pushing myself to finally do it this year. It felt like you were talking directly to me. You gained a follower. Thank you so much for this.
As a perfectionist, it's really hard for me to show other people my art (probably not a good thing since I'm pursuing a career in illustration!) so it's always inspiring to see other people who have had the guts to jump right in even if they don't think that their product is perfect yet :) Thanks for being you!
One of my new years resolutions is to actually work on my webcomic/graphic novel that's been in my head for like 6 years fs;dlfk This video is just what I need, tysm!!
I'm so excited to start my webcomic!! I still have to develop it but once I do (it should take me maybe 2 months to develop hopefully?) I will launch it! I'm 15 and I'm excited to show what I can do and see how much I grow :) thank you for helping!
I feel like its great to start working on a webcomic but I still need to remind myself that my first attempt wont be good and the only way to make it good is to practice
IT'S NOVEMBER but I watched this way back in January and decided i would do just that: start my comic this year!!! and.. I did :) Actually I started in June and I have almosttt finished :) At the moments where I doubted my art skillz and everything, I remembered this motivating video thanks for that push!!!!!!! i did it !! :)
I’ve been toying with it but I never start it because I don’t know if I’m good enough or if my style is worth looking at. I know it’s what most artists think when they start, but still. I’m gonna get over it and start on my own soon
I have been thinking about starting a comic or webcoming this year,and I tried to start noting some ideas. I ended up kind of giving up for the day,because I just couldn't concentrate-I had school on my mind,starting a TH-cam channel in order to earn some revenue money to save up and market myself,and a lot of other things in my personal life. Yesterday I saw a nightmare about the end of the world and when I searched the meaning it turned out that I was probably really stressed.This isn't really so related to this video,but I still felt like this was the only place I could take it out off my chest so...
This literally came up on my home page and I was curious from your experience and It was very helpful. I agree with you with the drawing styles and my poses( because I am terrible at ) and I don't have the money rn to buy a Good budget drawing tablet so I hope I can do a comic in 2022 if things work out for me.
Wow, this was actually one of the most helpful videos we could've asked for!! It's like a nice little chat giving most of the directions someone who's worried about starting needs. You guys keep amazing me!
I swear youtube reccommendations can read my mind I was thinking of doing a webcomic but I never searched up anything on how to do one yet AND THEN THIS VIDEO JGNB
I don’t know why, but watching this video made me finally find a story to my comic 😍 I have been so excited because I really want to try maki g a comic , but I haven’t found a story and now I have one!! so now I just need to work more and find out the characters and all that...before I can start one😅
@@ani_xiety8844 thats so cool! I read webtoons a lot! Im actually really exited to see what you make because you seem like a really cool person! When you start uploading it, you should let me know what its called! I wish you the best of luck with that!!!😁😁😁
@@MochWochi awww thanks 😊 your so kind💗it’s cool to have som flowers😅 you made me wanna focus more about it, but it a lot of work so it’ll take a while😅 hope to have and okay story son this will be my first so many not the best😅 but will tray to make sure you know ☺️
I’ve been working on a comic idea for only a month now. The only reason I haven’t started is because I only have one actual character, and a few things I still need to work on. -backgrounds -humans (I mainly draw anthro animals, but I’ve been improving on humans . I’m proud of myself) And also one last thing -digital. I’m a traditional artist. I have a hard time with digital TWT let’s just hope this goes well! Thank you for the advice!
I'm very happy that this video exists. Ever since the gov. issue happened, I can't go back to work and I've been working on this webcomic idea for over a year with the script. I've drawn stuff related to it since the beginning, and I couldn't feel more inspired to actually get it going this year. Thank you so much for making this video.
I’m so glad this video was recommended to me. One of my big projects this year is finally getting started on my webcomic. I have an idea of the story, certain scenes, the characters fleshed out, etc. What I need to figure out is a general cohesive color scheme/feel, the actual layout of the panels, thumbnails, the script, oh god the scripts.... I get so overwhelmed so fast! This video REALLY helped with the layout in preparation up to me even drawing the first page. I feel like I have a plan now and already have much less anxiety regarding my eventual web comic! Thank you so much. I’m terrible at being way too critical of myself but your reiteration of “it doesn’t have to be perfect” will come in handy:)
Im currently working on some short dark humored comics that involve my Monster characters. The only characters ive come up with is this werewolf family that adopted a lil vampire boi and its really difficult to come up with stuff when you have art block/writers block 😂
Take a bunch of notes if you havent already, doesn't need to be in chronological order and eventually try to build a timeline with those notes. It will at least give you a vague outline of the story and you can start from there!
I just found your channel today from a friend and I am immediately subscribing because I am an aspiring web comic creator and you just seem perfect! (Btw, my friend is also my partner in the creator process. We both write and draw, but im the main artist and she's the main author.) I am SO looking forward to your videos
Ah this came at the perfect time! This year I've been resolved to start working on my comic, I managed to create a snippet for a class I took but man it's been so hard to find the confidence to commit to the whole story. But you're totally right, you just gotta jump in with both feet. I've got a few endeavours going and it's mainly because I just threw myself in it, didn't necessarily make allthe first attempts available to the public but yea, starting lol Definitely got a new sub!
Woahh!! I found your channel because my friend was wanting to start her web comic and she kept making excuses to not start it. I showed her this channel and now we both marathon your content!!~~
Thankyou for your words of encouragement. Hearing your words makes me more brave to start my comic and to overcome my fear of people who doesn'like/doesn't enjoy my comic
I make a comic by coming up with the gist of the storyline, writing it down, I dont have a script, but it works. I make backgrounds and characters then i make a thubnail and post it
im actually very hard at work with my 1st major comic your tips have really helped me alot, thanks so much for the videos! i do have 7 starter pages out right now ^.^ im working really hard on the script and page layouts. im excited to share my little scorpion Pharaoh with the world!
These are really good tips! Plus, I love your art style and the panels you're working on makes me really want to read your comics! Can't wait to start reading them! :D Thank you for making this video! Happy New Years!
Yikes. Ive been wanting to at least try this for some time. For the last 3 years ive been experimenting with some ideas and getting a huge plot down. But my gf came to me today and told me she wants to try a webcomic. So I guess. Were gunna give this a try. Kinda excited as well as nervous cause ive never done anything like this. Main reason i wanted to start a comic was to help improve my drawing, cause im not the best. Guess we'll see eh?
I'm happy to have found your video. I was 18 when I decided to start a comic. But because drawing was a hard thing for me, I focused more on the plot and story narrative than the drawings. I did practice a ton of drawings and I am at least on the level of drawing full body pictures for character sheets. I'd hire hardcore re-readers (who would also be my editor) to look around past content and make sure that what I'm currently writing doesn't contradict what was established in the past (aka plot holes/retcons)
Idk how people just... go into a webcomic without having everything planned out. That terrifies me. If I don't know how I want things to end then the whole thing will just be a directionless mess. I need to know how my stories will end and what I'm trying to say with them before I start writing. This is why I never finish anything.
I came here because I really want to post my comic pages this year, but I wanted to comment because your cadence while speaking sounds so much like Griffin McElroy. xD Listening to some MBMBAM? Monster Factory? Adventure Zone?!?! For reals though, thank you for the guidance. I had done scripts and page layouts but it never occurred to me to make style sheets ahead of time. I do wish you had included some examples or some sort of visual representation that we could see while you were explaining some of the things like the mood board (though I've seen some on Tumblr before), character sheets, and settings for the catalog. I love the idea, but it would have been nice to see all the things you personally include or the sort of layout you use to organize the data. Thanks again! Time to peruse all of y'all's other videos. :P
video: start your webcomic this year
this year: *only has 1 day left*
me: HMMM
gotta go fast
@@unemilifleur very fast
@@lSyrupl im speed
1 day left before disaster.
Hi im from the future
Dont worry bro now you have plenty of time
Start Your Webcomic This Year
*youtube recommends me 1 year later*
_alright._
same
same lmao.
Same
XD
Lmao meeeee
“Just jump in head first”
Me: YES
My Brain: But what if you suck
Me: haha ye u right
*sits down and reads other webcomics instead of making my own*
Yoooo yes
@@log3.141 and then getting discouraged and thinking HAHAHA I can't do anything near that
It's okay to be bad at something. That's why we practice. Even you don't get it right away, it's still worth it to try ^~^
but then you learn from what you do wrong and you get better,,,,,,, ( o O o)! But really, even though it's scary I bet someone will look up to what you've achieved, and if not now then maybe later when you've improved, you'll be glad you pushed yourself out of the comfort sone!
"I was 17"
Me, a 13 year old who's best friends with procrastination: _shoot_
Me. Word for freaking word.
Don't worry. I'm 30 and I still haven't started my webcomic.
I know right!!! I am supposed to draw, but I'm too busy not motivated for drawing. . .
@@e.v.mahouho2956 saame
Lmao I'm 14 and im literally never motivated. Hoping to start my comic this year though,
I was literally thinking of starting my comic this year, this is a SIGN.
Evangeline Porcelaine same
Same
I started mine last year. DONT WAIT. do it now
Same
Me too
It's funny to hear that a lot of people fear making comics because they're not good at art, whereas for me i'm good at art. It's the storytelling aspect that i'm not good at. At least with art, practice makes perfect. But what can be done about bad storytelling? I low key envy people who are good at storytelling.
I have no idea if a story I've created sucks or not. It's a major blindspot. Lol so now I just stick to concepts, world-building, and stuff like that.
So practice storytelling. It's the same basic principle as improving visual art.
@@givcon14 I have a lot actually, (in writing form and a little bit of visual) and I've changed drastically over the years. But I think what I'm missing is some good ol peer review. Although storytelling isn't at the top of my list so maybe someday I'll put in the extra effort😂.
Thumbnails are key to improve story telling. They don't have to be elaborate, but do think about angles and clarity. Typing paper, a sketchbook, doesn't matter, it's just the raw story. Show them to friends, get some feedback as to whether they can understand what you want them to see and feel. They're easy to fix, then when you're happy, transfer what you arranged to your final artwork.
Hope that helps.
You and I have the opposite problem. I love story telling and creating an convincingly and engaging story but I dont feel like I have time to work on drawing when I'm busy working in writing.
Her: "last year"
Me: "ah.. good old 2019.."
Also me: looks at date of the video "ah.. good old 2018.."
Me getting this in my recommendations in 2020
@@theodoratepes2473 that's how I came across this 😁
Lou Rose SEVEN IN YOUR PFP YESSIR ❤️
@@dogfart1237 yeeesss
ok now to me its ahh locked down 2020
also a tip for keeping your protagonist's personality relatively consistent: write out their morals, do research and figure out their personality, put together a playlist of songs that you feel describe your character
Rosie Foster the playlist tip is so true!!
Thank you so much!
My proccess as a lone webcomic artist:
I've written all of my plot points and ending in a small summary.
I don't have a script. I go with the flow and reach my plot points organically. I only make thubnails and figure out the dialogue on top of the thubnailing proccess. It's really quicker and gets you working faster without losing motivation.
Atleast works for my webcomic!
Do you have a buffer of a certain number of thumbnails? If so, how many? Or do you create a thumbnail, create a finished page, and then move on to the next thumbnail?
^^^
Sereya it's better to do your thumbnailing all at once so that you can check if the flow is right before you spend hours on a page but it doesn't flow and fit well with the other pages
@@sereya6616 Yea what equinn56 said. I personally do all the thubnails for the update/chapter and then start working on it (In my case i create 6-7 pages a week). You can have a buffer of thubnails for future chapters ofcourse.
How has it gone?
My biggest challenge is the brainstorming
When I come with a pretty good idea for a comic, I start getting into it, then another idea comes to mind and I'm now more interested that idea other then the first idea, and it continues
So I'm very indecisive on my ideas
sameee
Me too but I combine them(new ideas) together! It will sure make lots of drama and fun plots!
You kinda sound like Sadie from Steven universe. It's adorable ♥ (im new to this channel) thank you for the tips!
Holy crap she does-
Alice she sounds more like ruby to me!
mayakatsu ruby AND sadie!!! the ULTIMATE fusion!!! :D!!!!!!!
IM NOT THE ONLY ONE HECC YES
Wait she does I just noticed
Last year I wrote a script, made character designs, planned some of the environments etc. and I even started working on a few chapters, but had to stop because of school...this summer I'm planning on rewriting the thing, improving the designs and adding some stuff and starting it for serious!! It's gonna be easier than my first try, because I already have a underlying structure of how I want to make it. Hopefully I'll get to stick with it and finish it. uwu
Good luck with reaching your goal!!!
I've been trying to start my own web comic(s) I'm trying to (actually) start tomorrow. My dream is to do a couple web comics, just for fun and practice before I actually try to make what I have been dreaming about for the last couple years. Don't know why I commented this to one person instead of the actually sending it to the whole chat so.. Yea sorry.
@@deathwing3716 Ahh good luck to you as well!! Getting lots of practise in before doing dream projects is something I plan too. This will take a while BUT it will have been worth it. Also, when it's finished I'd like to read your webcomic!
can you tell me your process regarding the script? how long and detail is it?
I just made sure to include place, daytime, weather and the rest ist the characters' dialogue and what they're doing. Depending on the situation it's more or less detailed
@@usagi-chan7892 thank you
I have spent almost a decade creating my comic, and I have finally finished the first chapter this year! I started the script when I was in middle school and now I’m 21! It’s been a fun journey, but now it marks the beginning of a new one !! To those who are young and wants to create a comic, do it anytime! I remade my comic three times, so don’t feel discouraged if you think you can’t get it right. Keep going!!
Thanks for the advice!
Im working on my first one, its hard when i dont see the results that i want but i try to keep myself motivated and thinkimg "finished, not perfect".
You go! I'm rooting for you!
lets us know when you release it!
i am in Progress self to make one
Are you the creator of Lore Olympus or just u used the reference of there?:0
“Start your comic this year”
Me: looks at the calendar. It’s says January 1st 2021
Me: Alright
I've been meaning to write a comic for about three years. The story means a lot to me so I really wanted to get it out. However, I have a lot of stupid mental stuff that's made me unmotivated. I've really wanted to start it so this channel has given me hope. Honestly, I just need to improve a few art skills. I don't know whats keeping me back. So, really, this video is the biggest thing to get me going. Thanks ❤
i've just learned a few days ago that if you have a story that you think is your best one, you should save it for last. Try to work out w/ short stories first as a practice and experience before working w/ the best one.
@@natsudragneel4892 Thank you for saying this. I've written so many stories for a few years now. Maybe I need to finish them
wow thats nice. i also have 3 stories as of the moment and the 3rd one is my best. but i'm still studying anatomy so i hope i can get the results that i want so i can start my comic. wish you the best on your comic. i have a question, do you know a sight or an app where i can construct my dialogues in a more professional way? i'm not good in english and this is one of my worries so far
@@natsudragneel4892 I'm not sure of any sites since I don't do much digital work yet. I'm sure if you want to draw digitally you could use fire alpaca for free
i draw traditional
My issue is just trying to motivate myself to work on it. I have so many ideas floating around in my head, characters that I love and have backstories for, and plot lines, but I can't ever get myself to sit down and work on it. I always end up getting distracted and drawing fanart instead of original content. I sort of got one comic started, but it's only the first 10 or 11 pages over the course of 2 or 3 years. I don't know why i can't ever get myself motivated to work on it. I love the characters and ideas i have(even if they do still need a lot of work) and constantly daydream about the characters, but I have no energy to get it all out of my head. I just end up drawing fanarts instead. I'm not sure if it's because my fan content gets noticed more than my original content(which even then my fanart doesn't get that popular) or what. I never thought i cared about being noticed but perhaps that's it after all? Or perhaps i just need more self discipline and force myself to work on the comics anyway? But then if i do that i'm afraid of having a burnout and no longer liking the comics.
Edit: Your video was super helpful. I think part of my issue is that I'm mainly working straight from my head, no script or anything. It's just a story and characters me and my friend briefly talked about a few times, so maybe a script or list will help. And maybe starting on a smaller comic (the two me and my friend have are pretty much full blown series' lol). I also definitely will need to draw the characters more because other than two simple wolf characters i have't drawn the main cast of either comic that much.
I'm definitely going to give some of your tips a try and see where things go. Hopefully i'll be able to get myself motivated to work on the comic.
I had the same thing, what I realized is I didn't have confidence and would beat myself up while creating, so I would work on lower pressure things. Maybe it's the same for you?
Welcome to the life of an lazy artist :3 , I can relate really, for the past time I've been so motivated to just start...but the moment i get my ass on that seat my mind just throws in all of these things saying you wont have time for this its too much and blAh. But yeah, it is hard really. I also daydream for days about the plots n stuff...but good luck for you in the future.
Smoke a bowl and write it out
I'm so tempted to start a webcomic, but not only do I have several ideas (some original, most fandom related) but the way hyperfixations go I'm fairly certain I'd start super quick, several pages, and then abruptly abandon it in a week.
Although I think if I got my art good enough that a writer wanted to commission me, that would probably work out better in the future! I'm way more motivated when a) working for compensation (who can blame me?) and b) working for other people, because then I want to deliver the best content possible for them!
If you wanna do it then do it. Make sure to plan out your story because if you don’t then you will probably loose motivation quicker
I started one but I’m not good at coloring ;-; I’m fine with my drawing for once in my life time haha
@@animepabu5526 oh understandable. Are you doing it traditionally or digitally/ If you're drawing it digitally as long as you can make lineart you should be able to just bucket colors in, or you could go for a black and white look! I know a lot of comics that switched to that when it was clear coloring was just too much on top of everything else.
Doukz
I’m doing it digitally but I want to use color:3 make my work pop. Plus I don’t really like the white and black look within my own art:p guess I should really work on getting better .-.
@@animepabu5526 oh understandable, color does make it pop a lot more unless the mood calls for black and white.
In that case I'd just suggest working on your lineart, making it closed so that you don't have to worry about manually coloring the lineart and you can just take a bucket/selection tool and be done with it 10x quicker! :D
it takes some getting used to digital platforms and I'm not sure how long you've been doing digital art, so good luck!
You people actually prepare yourself to this long-term commitment? haha (damn that's actually really cool you're awesome)
I was bored in quarantine. Now it's August, I am 7 episodes in, starting to realize what I have done to myself. Can't back off now, there are people actully reading it.
You posted this as I was drawing concept art for my webcomic. Hah! One of my resolutions is to post pages this year. If all goes well it'll be an early birthday present to myself (march 17th!) I've already got the story all planned out beginning to end and just need to hammer down the designs and then start on a script. I have to say you and Bones helped a lot, you helped get me unstuck in a lot of areas I was struggling with. You two deserve all the success in the world!
That’s great for you! Good luck!
SeonleeRomane are we twins? That’s literally me rn wtf 😂😂 good luck btw xx
Same here. I find that I often have good ideas for stories or pictures to draw, but being the self conscious teen that I am, I’m usually too embarrassed about it to take action. I’m very early on in the development process of mine, and honestly I’m still not sure if it will ever see the light of day, but I guess I’ll just keep going with it and see what happens.
Good luck!! I hope you make it happen! If you post it, it'll be an early birthday present for me, too (March 18th!) hahaha
My birthday is March 17th too!
(You people in the comments don’t have to pay attention to this it’s just for myself)
1) get an idea, character ideas, basic story idea
2) plan the plot points and layout/outline of the story
3) mood board (does it feel right?) you could always make a checklist of al the things you want to include
4) character design, character sheets
5) script it
6) panel layouts, then full panels
7) read the damn thing
Bro that's me rn! I'm 17 and just graduated and im trying to make a webtoon before my busy life takes over and I won't have time to myself.
I've never seen your videos, you've never come into my recommendations, I don't even really watch any videos related to webcomics. I feel like this is a sign for me to actually make mine. Thank you :D
I’m past the stage of creating my main characters, but it’s the little things that are bogging me down: furniture and other props, proportions and hands, hands, hands!! I’m making no progress there.
This was so inspirational and detailed. I'm a 1000% nobody, I literally have 0 background on art but I want to make my own webcomic. If anything, I'm an amateur writer but I can see how different comics and novels are.
I'm the opposite: an amateur artist who can't write. Hahaha
Video: from last year
Me: cries
This was the sign I needed!
yes. thank you youtube. thank you for giving me this video *a year later.*
I've been drawing my own comics for YEARS, but never had the courage to post them. One story my sister and I have been working on sense 2009 lol. I've re-drawn it so many times, changed how pages look, taken things in and out of it and added and taken away plenty of characters. I came so close to posting it not to long ago, but ended up yet again changing the opening two more times! I've told my sister if I try to do it again to slap me. Anyway watching you draw and talk about your own comic really motivates me to keep working, and all the tips you give are very helpful. So thank you, and good luck with your comics! And to everyone else working on their own as well!
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Bro just post it and keep goin!
Somehow, some way, your voice sounds IDENTICAL to mine. Like, my voice but with my Aunt's way of speaking. I'm about halfway through your video and it's just so weird to hear "my" voice talking back at me. Even my mom agrees that we sound identical, and she only heard half a second of your video. This is a beyond surreal experience.
I’m so motivated to actually start my webcomic on webtoons now- it’ll be about my dnd character(s) so yeah 😳 um idk when i’ll start it since i still don’t have the whole script down but the first chapter will probably b released in 2-3 months? idk i’ll keep this comment updated if yall are interested!!
I am very interested!!
What is it called?
@@MochWochi I actually have two!! The Lighthouse and Out in the Woods :]
@@crowooze thats awesome! I will be sure to look that up!
I want to say thank you for this video.
I've been working on a comic idea for about 7 years - aimless and unsure what I'm doing, and being pushed forward only by the love and care I have for my idea. I've been in the same boat, searching for someone to tell me how to do this, and I've only just now got to a point where I'm confident in posting it. A lot of my character sheets and ideas have become an embedded mental thing over time, but I thank you for this. It is helpful, and helps me feel less scared to take the jump.
If making a comic is a resolution for you this year, maybe look for a friend who can hold you accountable for it. A friend of mine wants to find a band to play in and I want to make a comic. So we made a deal to check in on our progress weekly. As the new year just started there is probably someone around you who is also looking for motivation for their resolution.
i have been working my script for half a year now for mine. 100+ chapters in and I realized i easily need another 500 to finish it. Drawing comes after the story is done and for all the reasons you mentioned about plot holes and changes that are made .
17:35 I've been drawing for like. 10/11 years and have worked very hard to develop technical skill, and work my ass off to learn new things whenever I can. I do studies(not as much as I should lol!) and it's all scary. Your words are very helpful:)!
The thing i'm gonna do is have it black and white, but have color in intense moments or fight scenes, and also have chapters be split, like 1.1, 1.2, but they will be almost full chapters each. I'll also have fully animated openings, as a thing to make my comic stand out.
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I TRIED TO START A COMIC IN 2012?! This is SO HELPFUL and is right in line with what I spent 8 years trying to learn... :(
And at the end it was great to hear that you were like me in that you were looking for sources of help to get started when you were getting started.
Thanks, this is plenty of insight into what I plan on doing in the future. Right now I'm working on designing an entire fictional city set in 2035 on an island town off the coast of the United States. It's... a lot of work, but I'm having fun, and that's the important part.
TH-cam recommended this video to me, and it definitely felt like a video directed @ me personally. I've been working on a webcomic for a few years now, and still haven't worked up to courage to actually start it, so this was a good watch. Hopefully I can actually get off my butt and start posting it this year ;-;
Love your art, by the way!
Woof what a heckin year
the people in 2020: OH YOU HAVE NO IDEA
Ugh.....scripts.....During my storyboarding class we had an assignment where we had to work from a script and it honestly was my least favorite assignment from the class. I found it very stifling and constricting. It was like torture to me! Even the next assignment where I had to write a spec script was frustrating. While I found writing the actual script fun I just lost motivation when I had to get around to drawing everything. I would like to start working on a webcomic this year but I dread making and working on a script. I'm thinking about making a rough outline for the whole story and then making a summery for each chapter and then refine and add detail in the thumbnail process. I don't know if that's a dumb idea or not.
If you don't like writing scripts it would just be a chore so I would say just write an idea of the milestones of the story and then refine it in the thumbnails
It might be nice if you like writing more than drawing to get an artist. I could help if you dont have another person mabey
@@not_emm8328 I honestly like them both! But not at the same time...I'd at least like to try doing my first webcomic by myself but thank you anyways that was really sweet of you!
@@angelatoninato5171 That is some really good advice thanks!
@@charcoalangel7536 okay! I'm just always wanting to draw comics, and its easier if I dont have to write them. I hope you have a good time with your comic!
''start your webtoon this year''
me watching this in 2021:
Seeing this a year later, but 2020 is my year to start my comic...I'm nervous, but it's TIME.
*uploaded 1 year ago*
youtube: giving it one year later
edit: I actually wanted to make a webcomic
The mood board helped a lot on my side. And it helps my characters giving their own personalities and even little tidbit tat represent them. Plotting is really hard and this video helped a lot. Thank you for this.
I keep coming back to this video and being re-inspired to pick up the pen and start working
I currently am starting a Webcomic called I Accidentally Married The Devil, and this is actually very encouraging... thank you for helping..
I had a starter comic called Divorced, which isn't going well, and I'm getting really out of it because I think I jumped in head first without being properly prepared.. but with watching a few of McKay and Gray videos, I feel ready to start fresh!
I noticed that I watch this video every year but never start the damn webcomic. Some day I will come back here proud and say that I started it
This video made me go "yeah I'm gunna start a webcomic" then I remember I can't draw and this was just something that popped up on my recommended
I just started mine on Webtoon this weekend. I’m confused, excited and anxious all at the same time. I think the most important and most difficult thing is gonna be being patient.
Anyway, thanks so much for this video. It’s really helpful and inspiring!
It's so sad that I'm only watching this in 2020. One of my dreams is making my own webcomic and I want to do it for 2 years now but I can't seem to create an interesting story. I feel like I'm losing my creativity as time goes by T_T
Man, this is sooo weird... I've been beating myself up for the longest time for giving up on doing a comic for years and I was seriously pushing myself to finally do it this year. It felt like you were talking directly to me. You gained a follower. Thank you so much for this.
As a perfectionist, it's really hard for me to show other people my art (probably not a good thing since I'm pursuing a career in illustration!) so it's always inspiring to see other people who have had the guts to jump right in even if they don't think that their product is perfect yet :) Thanks for being you!
One of my new years resolutions is to actually work on my webcomic/graphic novel that's been in my head for like 6 years fs;dlfk This video is just what I need, tysm!!
I'm so excited to start my webcomic!! I still have to develop it but once I do (it should take me maybe 2 months to develop hopefully?) I will launch it! I'm 15 and I'm excited to show what I can do and see how much I grow :) thank you for helping!
i watched this while prepping and drawing a redo for my comic and it really motivated and inspired me so thank you
I feel like its great to start working on a webcomic but I still need to remind myself that my first attempt wont be good and the only way to make it good is to practice
Your voice is adorable and you sound a little like Aang. I'm sure you get that a lot!
Story building is my weakness. Cheers for the encouragement!
Lots of great advice here!
IT'S NOVEMBER but
I watched this way back in January and decided i would do just that: start my comic this year!!!
and.. I did :)
Actually I started in June and I have almosttt finished :)
At the moments where I doubted my art skillz and everything, I remembered this motivating video
thanks for that push!!!!!!! i did it !! :)
What is the name??
@@meliabrosnan6562 Dragon Hearts :D i published it through amazon!! I might put it online too sometime hmmm
wow what a useful video! it definitely didn't show up a year later when it shouldn't have!
You're do precious!! We need more people like you in the world
I’ve been toying with it but I never start it because I don’t know if I’m good enough or if my style is worth looking at. I know it’s what most artists think when they start, but still.
I’m gonna get over it and start on my own soon
2 years late but i will start my webcomic this year, ty for the advice :)
I have been thinking about starting a comic or webcoming this year,and I tried to start noting some ideas. I ended up kind of giving up for the day,because I just couldn't concentrate-I had school on my mind,starting a TH-cam channel in order to earn some revenue money to save up and market myself,and a lot of other things in my personal life. Yesterday I saw a nightmare about the end of the world and when I searched the meaning it turned out that I was probably really stressed.This isn't really so related to this video,but I still felt like this was the only place I could take it out off my chest so...
This literally came up on my home page and I was curious from your experience and It was very helpful. I agree with you with the drawing styles and my poses( because I am terrible at ) and I don't have the money rn to buy a Good budget drawing tablet so I hope I can do a comic in 2022 if things work out for me.
I never would have considered making a top down layout of the scenes...
That sounds like an incredibly useful reference!
I was just starting to think of making my own comic and I was panicing because I didnt know how to do it, but this video help me a lot.
Wow, this was actually one of the most helpful videos we could've asked for!!
It's like a nice little chat giving most of the directions someone who's worried about starting needs. You guys keep amazing me!
How bout try making a comic of an already established story until you figure out what makes a good story and what doesnt ?
as a beginner to this stuff, this is sooooo flippin' helpful. thanks!
I've found that when I want to think about a decision, I write down all the options and it suddenly becomes very clear.
I swear youtube reccommendations can read my mind I was thinking of doing a webcomic but I never searched up anything on how to do one yet AND THEN THIS VIDEO JGNB
I don’t know why, but watching this video made me finally find a story to my comic 😍 I have been so excited because I really want to try maki g a comic , but I haven’t found a story and now I have one!! so now I just need to work more and find out the characters and all that...before I can start one😅
That’s amazing! What will you be uploading it on? I would love to read it!
@@MochWochi awww tanks☺️ I thought maybe on WEBTOON not sure😅 but that’s so nice haven’t done so much to the comic just playing:)
@@ani_xiety8844 thats so cool! I read webtoons a lot! Im actually really exited to see what you make because you seem like a really cool person! When you start uploading it, you should let me know what its called! I wish you the best of luck with that!!!😁😁😁
@@MochWochi awww thanks 😊 your so kind💗it’s cool to have som flowers😅 you made me wanna focus more about it, but it a lot of work so it’ll take a while😅 hope to have and okay story son this will be my first so many not the best😅 but will tray to make sure you know ☺️
I've been looking at making a webcomic. Instead of going head first into a long story, I wrote and drew a short comic with around 30 panels
I’ve been working on a comic idea for only a month now. The only reason I haven’t started is because I only have one actual character, and a few things I still need to work on.
-backgrounds
-humans (I mainly draw anthro animals, but I’ve been improving on humans . I’m proud of myself)
And also one last thing -digital.
I’m a traditional artist. I have a hard time with digital TWT
let’s just hope this goes well!
Thank you for the advice!
I'm very happy that this video exists. Ever since the gov. issue happened, I can't go back to work and I've been working on this webcomic idea for over a year with the script. I've drawn stuff related to it since the beginning, and I couldn't feel more inspired to actually get it going this year. Thank you so much for making this video.
I’m so glad this video was recommended to me. One of my big projects this year is finally getting started on my webcomic. I have an idea of the story, certain scenes, the characters fleshed out, etc. What I need to figure out is a general cohesive color scheme/feel, the actual layout of the panels, thumbnails, the script, oh god the scripts.... I get so overwhelmed so fast! This video REALLY helped with the layout in preparation up to me even drawing the first page. I feel like I have a plan now and already have much less anxiety regarding my eventual web comic! Thank you so much. I’m terrible at being way too critical of myself but your reiteration of “it doesn’t have to be perfect” will come in handy:)
omg your voice matches your art style 🥺👉👈
Thank you for this video made writing mine feel a lot more tangible.
Im currently working on some short dark humored comics that involve my Monster characters.
The only characters ive come up with is this werewolf family that adopted a lil vampire boi and its really difficult to come up with stuff when you have art block/writers block 😂
I've had this idea for a manga/graphic novel/ webcomic for about 6 years now.... now if only i could actually write...
Take a bunch of notes if you havent already, doesn't need to be in chronological order and eventually try to build a timeline with those notes. It will at least give you a vague outline of the story and you can start from there!
Thank you this helped me with my writing and gave me pointers on how to improve my visuals
U don't stop talking throughout the video😂😂.. greattt
It's already 2021 and i'm gonna start thank you.
It would've been cool to see your own drawings or examples of the stages you were describing, like the character sheets for example.
I just found your channel today from a friend and I am immediately subscribing because I am an aspiring web comic creator and you just seem perfect! (Btw, my friend is also my partner in the creator process. We both write and draw, but im the main artist and she's the main author.) I am SO looking forward to your videos
i believe this is an actual sign that i should start doing a comic since I'm at home and I've finished school work for the semester 😂
Ah this came at the perfect time! This year I've been resolved to start working on my comic, I managed to create a snippet for a class I took but man it's been so hard to find the confidence to commit to the whole story. But you're totally right, you just gotta jump in with both feet. I've got a few endeavours going and it's mainly because I just threw myself in it, didn't necessarily make allthe first attempts available to the public but yea, starting lol
Definitely got a new sub!
Woahh!! I found your channel because my friend was wanting to start her web comic and she kept making excuses to not start it. I showed her this channel and now we both marathon your content!!~~
Thankyou for your words of encouragement.
Hearing your words makes me more brave to start my comic and to overcome my fear of people who doesn'like/doesn't enjoy my comic
"start your webcomic this year"
_posted 5 years ago_
aight, gotta build a time machine i guess
I make a comic by coming up with the gist of the storyline, writing it down, I dont have a script, but it works. I make backgrounds and characters then i make a thubnail and post it
im actually very hard at work with my 1st major comic
your tips have really helped me alot, thanks so much for the videos!
i do have 7 starter pages out right now ^.^
im working really hard on the script and page layouts.
im excited to share my little scorpion Pharaoh with the world!
These are really good tips! Plus, I love your art style and the panels you're working on makes me really want to read your comics! Can't wait to start reading them! :D Thank you for making this video! Happy New Years!
Omg! You weren't kidding! I learned a LOT from starting my first comic ! Thanks for your advice!!!
Yikes. Ive been wanting to at least try this for some time. For the last 3 years ive been experimenting with some ideas and getting a huge plot down. But my gf came to me today and told me she wants to try a webcomic. So I guess. Were gunna give this a try. Kinda excited as well as nervous cause ive never done anything like this. Main reason i wanted to start a comic was to help improve my drawing, cause im not the best. Guess we'll see eh?
I'm happy to have found your video. I was 18 when I decided to start a comic. But because drawing was a hard thing for me, I focused more on the plot and story narrative than the drawings. I did practice a ton of drawings and I am at least on the level of drawing full body pictures for character sheets.
I'd hire hardcore re-readers (who would also be my editor) to look around past content and make sure that what I'm currently writing doesn't contradict what was established in the past (aka plot holes/retcons)
Idk how people just... go into a webcomic without having everything planned out. That terrifies me. If I don't know how I want things to end then the whole thing will just be a directionless mess. I need to know how my stories will end and what I'm trying to say with them before I start writing. This is why I never finish anything.
You are precious and I appreciate your existence. QwQ
I came here because I really want to post my comic pages this year, but I wanted to comment because your cadence while speaking sounds so much like Griffin McElroy. xD Listening to some MBMBAM? Monster Factory? Adventure Zone?!?!
For reals though, thank you for the guidance. I had done scripts and page layouts but it never occurred to me to make style sheets ahead of time. I do wish you had included some examples or some sort of visual representation that we could see while you were explaining some of the things like the mood board (though I've seen some on Tumblr before), character sheets, and settings for the catalog. I love the idea, but it would have been nice to see all the things you personally include or the sort of layout you use to organize the data.
Thanks again! Time to peruse all of y'all's other videos. :P