Recent Posts

options
quote
Post a Random Thought written Aug 13, 2018 4:26:24 GMT
pronounsshe/they
147written posts
asiearned bits
offlinecurrently
asi
Full Member
asi Avatar
i'll take my chances on the curb here with you.
chirp Avatar
Aug 13, 2018 3:33:00 GMT said:
my mouse died tonight and that's how I discovered that playing Stardew Valley with a touchpad is near impossible ;-;

i.... i thought you meant your pet mouse and i was confused and concerned on multiple levels???

options
quote
Post a Random Thought written Aug 3, 2018 3:32:44 GMT
pronounsshe/they
147written posts
asiearned bits
offlinecurrently
asi
Full Member
asi Avatar
i'll take my chances on the curb here with you.
pharaoh leap Avatar
Aug 3, 2018 3:16:54 GMT said:
Pearlescent Avatar
Aug 2, 2018 20:10:47 GMT said:
I wish I could make a comic but I need to git gud first.
Consider also: You don't need to "get gud" first. Art is something you continuously improve at as you go. If you go into drawing a comic with this idea that you have to start off strong and you're going to have the same consistent style the whole way through, that's just... I MEAN, you may start off strong, but you're going to improve. Having a schedule to stick to and multiple types of poses, emotions, and frames particularly are going to be good practice, and are par for the course in a comic. Don't think to yourself, "I have to be at this level before I begin this project." You only hold yourself back.

I guess, for reference - look at the first page of Paranatural compared to the latest (and that's not even a great example of the usual quality, I'd say, of the latest parts). Heck, if you want professional examples, look at the first volume of Fruits Basket compared to the last.

If you have a story you want to tell through a comic, don't wait. Start whenever you have the time. Your art will improve as you go so long as you stick with it, because that's the nature of the medium. The bonus is that you can always go back later when you think you've "gotten gud" and redraw those earliest pages to be "on par" with what you wanted them to be.

UNLESS THE - "GET GUD" COMMENT WAS IN REGARDS TO STORY-TELLING, but heck, even then, like. Breh. It's your story. It doesn't have to be a masterpiece right out of the gate. Just push arm through, and you'll be able to make something great!

going off first hand experience, actively making a comic in the past has helped me with my art SO MUCH. it is a perfect medium for practice because it forces you to work on characters, poses, backgrounds, expressions, perspective, and literally so much more, all for a thing your heart is invested in which helps with pushing through the struggles. the first few pages are probably gonna be garbage, but when you go back later on and redo them, you'll see how much you've improved.

my own word of advice: don't start with the comic you want to actively pursue. do one or two small ones first before jumping into that project your heart is really set on. it'll give you a chance to get the hang of actually making them. making comics are exhausting and it really helps knowing you have a couple of smaller projects finished under your belt before going into something bigger. there are very few long-term webcomics that have made it to their proper end before the artist(s) get burnt out.
last edit on Aug 3, 2018 3:36:00 GMT by asi

options
quote
Favorite Line from your Last Post written Jul 31, 2018 20:38:20 GMT
pronounsshe/they
147written posts
asiearned bits
offlinecurrently
asi
Full Member
asi Avatar
i'll take my chances on the curb here with you.

just part of a (half) drunk conversation in a mcdonalds at 3am about what animal this ship's other half would be.

with a muttered, "pal-o-mi-no," under her breath, she pulls up an image in her browser. after a final examination, she turns it towards him. "tell me that's not just blatantly you cause you're fucking wrong, sorry." turning the screen back towards herself, she glances between the horse photo and musa. "it's like a spitting image. just use this for your picture on tinder. all the hot babes will get the idea."



options
quote
Favorite Line from your Last Post written Jul 22, 2018 13:36:35 GMT
pronounsshe/they
147written posts
asiearned bits
offlinecurrently
asi
Full Member
asi Avatar
i'll take my chances on the curb here with you.
don't @ me because this isn't from a post, but the bio for my character isolde (hence the second-person perspective) that i've slowly been chipping away at during my downtime at work. this is part of the little bit that i wrote this morning.

some clarification: isolde, magical crane captured by an evil witch and trapped in her human form is being sold to an old pretentious rich man, about to be flown back to america on his private jet. she lived in a swamp her whole life and this is the first time she's seen a plane even remotely up close.

the metal bird is louder than you could have ever imagined, wheezing in a perpetual inhale, stinking of oil and steel. you sway, feeling the blood leave your face despite—or perhaps because of the reeking heat radiating off the thing. a door unfolds at its neck. stairs descend to the asphalt like an insect's leg.

maybe next time i'll post something from an actual thread whoops

options
quote
Post a Random Thought written Jul 16, 2018 8:27:39 GMT
pronounsshe/they
147written posts
asiearned bits
offlinecurrently
asi
Full Member
asi Avatar
i'll take my chances on the curb here with you.
im like 95% sure my doc gave me a different prescription w/o telling me cause now my pack is 3 months long instead of one and my insurance isn't making me pay a copay for it, which is hella nice but also... suspiciously after my first week in, i can't eat like 1 oz past being just satisfied without getting stomach pains or kinda nauseous or both and my thoughts on the matter are kinda just...

my stomach: pls, i want more but i also want to die at the same time
me: its about time u learn some self-control, dumb bich... i feel u tho )':
last edit on Jul 16, 2018 8:28:21 GMT by asi