Has your comic style changed?

graceahiggs12 2024-10-27 14:40:23 UTC #1

Recently came from a small hiatus, I couldn't draw for 6 weeks so when I came back to drawing I realized I wanted to switch up my coloring style juuuust bit, from "mostly" monochrome (different hue color pallets based on the scene, with some highlights of dif colors) to more "full" color to show my characters actual color scheme. I realized it was actually way easier and faster for me, because I'm just more comfortable with it AND I think it looks better :3

I want to see other people's comic changes if you have them! Did you go back and redraw or just keep it as it to see how the style naturally changes over time?

KevinReijnders 2024-10-27 14:50:22 UTC #2

It's a subtle difference but it makes your drawings look a lot more interesting! Great evolution

As for me, my style has been slowly evolving over the past 5 years since I started Trespasser. Recently I took stock of all the changes and decided to purposefully evolve my style. Here's a comparison:

ArtGremlin 2024-10-27 15:10:45 UTC #3

I got better at rendering and stopped being a crazy person doing everything on 1 layer I still kinda need to stop doing the rendering on top of the lines until it’s more finished underneath. Doing that leaves it looking a little messy…

Leyelle 2024-10-27 15:34:00 UTC #4

I don't think I'll redraw panels for Sketchy Business, as the comic is about the process of the MC learning to draw and the comic is allegedly her comic. But the art style has definitely changed since the beginning, as my art has improved and my art style has become more fleshed out.

this:

to this:

while to be fair, the first strip of the series was supposed to look like a sketch there are a number of other notable changes too, I think.

remiquise 2024-10-27 15:59:20 UTC #5

So most my comics are short and wrap up within a year or so. So, uh, they don't change all that much. However! my current one is a remake of one I made 4-ish years ago;

I know this isnt exactly what's being asked, but it's what I got since my current comic just started. And I'd say a lot changed, and it is all pretty evident.

kyupol 2024-10-27 16:44:38 UTC #6

A few subtle changes... mostly due to leveling up in art skill. But overall style has remained

llobucervallince 2024-10-27 17:27:41 UTC #7

a tad.

2DLenzy 2024-10-27 17:53:07 UTC #8

Been drawing since 2019-ish. It has changed alot, especially when I swapped drawing software and had to relearn things.

2019-2022 (the IbisPaint era) Not sure what the style was, but it made sense back then...

2023-2024 (the Krita era, also start of publishing) tried to refine my lines and shapes for the "cleaner" look.

2024+ (the CSP era)

to now: doing vertical scroll format, which makes me miss the old page-style compositions, tbh. Might try to rework some of the old charm back into the newer episodes once I get ahead.

MK_Wizard 2024-10-27 18:10:06 UTC #9

It was a lot sketchier in the beginning, but now, it is cleaner and I ink digitally.

BellaTheCow 2024-10-27 19:39:36 UTC #10

Wow! I’m really impressed with everyone’s overall progress on this thread. Keep up the good work!

And to answer this threads question, I guess I had changed my comic style a little bit. Perhaps an example of this can be found in my first episode in contrast to my most recent episode.

Before

After

I think I was able to improve on the formatting and inking of the latest comic I have created (the latest Halloween special was created before the Emu themed episode lol). However I am still hoping I can continue to improve as I work hard on my art skills.

Chronomel 2024-10-27 20:43:11 UTC #11

I took a super long hiatus after the first chapter so my style is pretty different imo. The properties are slightly more realistic, and I try to add more detail

GothickangelStudios 2024-10-28 01:21:00 UTC #12

A more beginner style back in 2020. Compared to mid 2024. Its more manga looking.

Censored on Tapas.

barakothepirate 2024-10-28 01:51:19 UTC #13

My drawing style has vastly improved since the start of my comic, simply because I really half assed the first chapters because my main hobby was game dev and I didn't have a lot of time/didn't care that much, and I didn't study the basics of anatomy. Also the characters shift proportions because I didn't know about using the lasso tool/transform to change sizes to fix mistakes...

One of my newer panels. Been using more layers instead of the one layer, like a planning layer for sketching what I wanna do, then a main lineart layer, then a color layer, then a shading layer. Decided to go full color as well, it's a very colourful story, and am in the process of replacing all my earlier black and white panels with them. Recently learnt how to shade as well using a multiply layer, so I've been doing that as well...

Still not where I wish to be in my art, especially in shading, but it's a start...

diamantecreate 2024-10-28 04:04:28 UTC #14

Yeh, it changes a lot

stiatent 2024-10-28 06:51:47 UTC #15

Nice! You were also experimenting with color coded bubbles per character
I ended up doing similar, found it just makes speech bubbles so much easier

Yhep totally a drastic change
This being my 1st time making webcomics, layout and ideal use of scroll down format was something I didn't grasp properly at the beginning: font size and pacing was something that vastly improved with each episode and consistent size of fonts and images (16×9) game/tv ratio
Better grasp of 3d scene lighting also, ultimately the aim is for the series to look like a shots from a 3d AAA videogame.

It hard to show here in legible size as the spacing between panels is quite big (both examples here seen in 1st person through MC's camera)

Ep 3: Inconsistent image sizes, smaller fonts

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Ep 46: Consistent image sizes, bigger, clearer fonts, better pacing to build suspense

Whenever I get a chance, always try to make little modifications to the old episodes, hopefully when i get downtime, i can update these earlier episodes.. The whole saying, the 1st episodes would create your reader's 1st impression n all People enjoy it thankfully, but there's always that feeling like "I'm caught with my pants down with the 1st episodes " since visuals drastically changed overtime

Bonus:
This is version 1 of the comic, but after taking a pause between years of school and job at time and then returning to it when things became manageable - I decided to make it 3d to better capture the intended 'video game aesthetic' and the story took a drastic change-

XiuLyn_12 2024-10-28 08:47:53 UTC #16

I can see the improvement and love how colorful it is now!

Here is Landon's first appearance (November 2023):

And here's his recent appearance (September 2024):

Did I improve? ehe

UnTalAugustus 2024-10-28 13:54:05 UTC #17

The little differences between each chapter until the latest one are too many.

Chapter 1 - Chapter 17

But I'll highlight a very minor change I made on the last chapter uploaded, that I think made it a little better. I loosened up the panels a bit, they're more separated and even the non-action ones are less restricted to a grid.

Chapter 16 (Action and non-action pages)

Chapter 17 (Action and non-action pages + an experimental one)

allisoncandraw 2024-10-28 16:11:34 UTC #18

Welcome back! I agree, it looks like your art has evolved and it looks great

My art style has definitely changed since starting my comic almost 2 years ago. I feel like my characters look more lively; they look pretty stiff in my old comics. I think I've improved on expressions, as well.

Heres a panel from my first comic:

And the same characters from tomorrow's strip:

sams_cartoon_shack 2024-10-28 16:19:42 UTC #19

First panel from Pilot

Doctor's Appointment which came out 4 weeks after the pilot.

Stupid Technicalities from near the end of season 1.

And finally today's comic!

BellaTheCow 2024-10-28 18:39:44 UTC #20

@XiuLyn_12 oh wow! yes I can definitely see the improvements, especially in the vibrancy of the colors. Great job!