How do you edit your work?

[esquarecomics]

Hey everyone,

So recently I've been working on a currently on hiatus webcomic series. The creation process is new to me and currently, I'm attempting to refine things but I'm just one person and I might just overlook details and errors that readers might notice.

The point is I'm just curious about how other creators edit their work, how do you spell check or pick up on continuity errors or art errors.

It would be nice to know and honestly really informative. Thanks in advance!

[VibrantFox]

I'm in roughly the same position but things that have helped are simple character turnarounds for art reference, basic layout maps for room interiors or building exteriors and scripts and noted timelines to keep track of continuity

basically making simple and easy to navigate references for your stuff will kind of help in the long run. most of what i'm working on is in development but making simple refs for character outfits and accessories like weapons has made it easier to avoid missing details and making sure everything is in it's place

as for keeping track of room details or other bg and environment stuff i've been using vampbyte's tutorial for drawing rooms namely the part where it explains floorplans which can be found here

Drawing a Room From Multiple Angles by vampbyte - CLIP STUDIO TIPS

in all honestly i'd like to follow suit like some other creators have done and render some of my comics locations in 3d but i won't quite be able to do that till i've gotten a better laptop. there is the option to use some of those 3d room planner sites though it's simply a matter of what works best for you

[Kaydreamer]

All I do for editing once I'm at the point of entering dialogue from my script into an episode is to re-read it. That's it. I'll pick up typos and grammar issues simply through that.

I also tend to 'tweak' my dialogue a bit during the sketch stage as well, usually by adding in extra jokes and such.

[GesuGesu]

I don't LOL

[Caro]

honestly….. same………………

[BlueDragon]

Same as Kaydreamer, but I also will spellcheck in Photoshop if a word stops looking like a word (which...when you've stared at a page for hours...sometimes words stop making sense XD).

I also will check words with an online dictionary sometimes...and other times my awesome readers will say "hey, I don't think you meant that."Legit, on Comic Fury I have a wonderful reader who caught that I'd said "wonton" instead of "wanton." And while I love wontons, that is not what I meant to say XD XD And "yolk" instead of "yoke." I dunno what my deal with food is...

**Before I go to print, I also do a thorough edit, have my partner edit it, and then I edit what he edits. But that doesn't help if you're the only person available to do that. The point is, before I invest money in printing, I have at least a second pair of eyes I trust read it (and even then, stuff can get missed -_-)

[EncryptedWriting]

Editing? What's that?

[_calm]

y'all never heard of editing? Its the MOST WONDERFUL THING IN THE UNIVERSE!!!

Jokes aside, I edit like this

After having my rough layout of the page and speech bubbles, I started drawing in a more refined version with actual visible objects around.
I make changes to the text of the speech bubbles and when I'm satisfied with this phase I start doing the final penciling. So, pencil in the bad artwork to make it even more refined ironing out any anatomical or background errors. (I work on background and foreground all at once)
Then I just ink it in as slowly and methodically as possible using carried line width making sure to do foreground and background on different layers.
The last and most tedious part is the coloring which takes up a good portion of the editing process.

[sensibleshroom]

If I'm being honest, I have the worst memory on the planet, and 90% of my editing takes place while rereading to refresh myself on my own continuity. It's about the only way I can make sure everything lines up, so it's kind of a two for one kind of deal.

[ZatchZ]

1. You don't.

2. Reread and edit.

[smokesalty]

I tend to do a lot of prep work beforehand, and it helps me catch mistakes before I start making the comic itself.

For my current comic I'm planning , I have the first draft of the script completed, and now I'm going back to fix plot points and plot holes as well as general spelling and grammar in my second draft.

For me planning extensively gives me security as I know that I can change things and improve my story and characters. Scripting especially helps me see if the story beats are impactful, whether plot points get resolved and the pacing of the story.

In terms of the actual comic pages, I'll make thumbnail sketches for the composition just so that I don't end up having to do a massive amount of editing on the actual page. I usually edit when making changes is easy because I know it will be a pain to do later on.

I don't know if this helps but yeah.