Do you think of yourself more as an artist or writer?

[Stellamari]

I am storyteller. I've been drawing since I was a kid but only started writing on and off 3 years ago (mainly shorts). Funnily, writing seems to feel more natural to me over the years as oppose to drawing but I really do enjoy dabbling in both. But, I do notice a certain pattern in my own works: I'd usually prefer drawing it out if it's something action-based and writing it out if it's romance-based.

[KSlinger]

I'd say I'm 50/50. If I can get away with drawing it rather than writing it I'll always opt to do that, in the same way that writers aim to show, not tell. But I do love writing dialogue. Serge is my favourite to write at the moment. He comes naturally to me.

[kurisquare]

I'll go with storyteller! since I started drawing, it's always been around creating characters and stories. Though if I had to choose, I'd say I'm leaning more towards art...mostly because I'm terrible at writing prose I love communicating stories and ideas, but I talk in pictures.

[getsuart]

I'm between the two, but apparently I got such a terrible writing I'll say I'm an artist, hahaha.
I guess no one want to hear my zombie VS fantasy cowboy in japanese universe story.

[tsukin]

I'm definitely a writer over an artist. The only things I can kind of draw well are (strangely enough) hands, and like scenery, people are just like a big no no for me (hence why I havent actually posted anything lol), but writing on the other hand. That's easy peezy (well I shouldn't say it's EASY as much as it comes naturally if that makes any sense).

[Stronas]

Can't tell if i'm both or neither...OR just one of them! Uhhhahah. I cant' always draw what i wish, so I kinda have to write around that. I can draw MOST of what i want to draw, but not with the amount of detail i want, nor with an dynamic view. And there's an unbelivable amount of trial and error. Luckily I end up satisfied with MOST of my panels in the end. (As Long as I dont compare them to anyone else, hehe).

For writing, however, i've never worried (unlike drawing). I never sitt around and ask myself "What Will happen next" or "what will that character say next". If i feel nothing while writing, i'll start over whitout thinking too much about it. If i re-read what i write whitout it touching any of my feelings, i'll re-write! BUT if i smile to myself, if i feel any tension, or if It makes me slightly sad, then i'll KEEP IT! Simple as that. XD

[carloswebcomic]

I like to think of myself as an entertainer. I only do my comic to entertain people. If Youtube existed when I started drawing, perhaps I'd be doing videos or music instead. Comics was the only viable option I had at the time.

[phen]

I see a lot of two-hatters here, it's awesome! Especially what with the storytelling method @shazzbaa mentioned. I believe we're all first and foremost storytellers. Whether we're writing or drawing our story or someone else's, it's an inner spark that drives us to convey something. And the work process is wonderfully streamlined when you have two people on a project. I think it all comes down to the audience, though. Whatever strong suite you have would be at the viewer's discretion.

But in the end, I love writing and I love inking. I'm merging them together in comics format. Rather haphazardly! ^o^

[TristanJensen]

Artist.
I can't write at ALL....
...yet.
I'm hoping to learn to write but for the time being I'm gonna focus on art and stuff.

[Ankur]

At the moment, I think I am a better writer. I am still improving my art.
However, I enjoy telling stories in either medium.

[JigokuNeko]

Writer! Telling stories is why I actually started drawing and why I worked to get better at it. Truth be told, making art for the visual sake of art, without any story attached, is pretty boring for me.

[efdvorsky]

For a long time I considered my strongest asset to be my writing, complicated stories are my thing, tbh. The ones where you have to go back to the beginning to notice how you had been spoiled since day 1 what the plot twists were all about...that. >v>

My degree centers on storytelling for the media, and art was just on the side when I decided to take it seriously just about 4 years ago or so. But I think I'm doing well enough to start aiming for both...? Art is just a tool for me to express myself, I'm also trying to expand in terms of animation and even video games.

[eseona]

I have definitely just "one hat" - the art.
My previous attempts to make a comics failed before beginning because I did not know how to write a good story. But half a year ago my friend said "We are going to make a comic together." Of course that my answer was like "No way, I am a s*itty artist. It needs to much skills which I dont have" but she come with a perfect script after few days and it was the best thing which happend to me this year...

[Mharz]

I'm also on the artist side. Writing isn't exactly my strong points tbh. I can think of stories for my characters but I sometimes find it hard to piece them all together.

[noctuidae]

i've done more drawing than writing in my lifetime, but i still consider myself a writer. i learned poetry first, and art was a way to supplement it.

[ashriott]

I'm pretty sure I'm more of an artist than a writer. However, I am better at "writing comics" than "writing prose". I have always been doodling comics and visual stories as a kid, but a lot of them were very sloppily written just for fun. There's still lots to learn so I'm hoping to improve in both areas.

[eagle1]

I get labeled as a writer, but I am an artist first. It's what I do to relax, to chill out, to enter that zen state that I love so much. Writing is something that I have studied and trained for for decades, but it is really no easier today than it was when I first started trying to do it. I'm just better at it.

Art is still what I do when I need to think, as I can zone out. There have been times when it was hard, such as when I have learned new techniques (like I am doing now with CGI and Digital) but in the end, it's a type of hard that I enjoy.

The writing is something that I have to do to get all of these characters and stories out of my head. Once they are written down (or typed in) they leave me alone, and the next set start bothering me.

Eagle
(I didn't take the 'storyteller' escape here)

[keii4ii]

This is a tricky question. Looking at my entire life, I am definitely an artist, and it's the area I am definitely more skilled in. But when it comes to my comic(s), the story matters more to me. If I wanted to just show pretty pictures, I would be doing random illustrations, not comics.

[Vikiro_Hop]

Writer definitely, I've been making up stories for as long as I can remember and only started drawing to alleviate boredom in the 5th grade.
The main reason I wanted to do comics was for a more involved medium to tell stories.

[WednesdayAsh]

definitely more writer than artist lol