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Aug 2018

I'm shocked at how I basically have gotten no views at webtoon. From the impression I got, I thought there were always people perusing the site. I mean, I have not gotten too many views here either, but over there I think I got ten views. Max.

I'm not going to let it get to me, though. I update biweekly, and will remain consistent with that.

I want to be in the contest but I'm newbie.

Usually I just do fancomic, but I tried my best in doing some originals for the contest !
Here is mine if you don’t mind to check it out aaaa

Tbh as a newcomer in original comic really give a huge downfall to me (?) I mean most of my followers following me because of my fanart so when I start drawing and moving to originals most of them unfollowed me;; it’s so heartbreaking smh hahahahah

Your comic is very believable when it comes to women characters and family dynamics! I think people will relate to it.

www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/pseudo-wings/list?title_no=20863510 Here's mine! It's a fantasy coming of age story that focuses a lot on personal/character development, subverting tropes despite the many fantastical elements. I grew up watching shonen anime and loving adventure/fantasy stories but found a lot of female characters too bland or there as a device to motivate the guys. I'm trying to do the type of story where you see the character, esp the main grow and evolve. Subbed yours! :slight_smile:

I joined a week ago, I don't know if my results are good or not? my 1st update was a cover image got 24 subs off of that. I used to hear about how easy it was to get 100s of subs back in 16' and 17' but their site changed so its harder to get noticed now. I noticed the popular ones stay popular and don't move much since they already got a huge fanbase from old comics on the site, which is discouraging. Oh well, what can we do, but just see that putting yourself out there and creating is a win in itself.

I am a newcomer and the contest is harder than I thought.
Since many creators got a huge fanbase and I have no idea about promotion ;-;
I think you're doing great for a newcomer! Let's do the best we can.

Here's my series

As someone who have no real fan base yet it can be really daunting to say the least, especially if your reader count is really low. But hey, as long as you personally enjoy making comics and a little patients can go a long way.

Just checked your comic and it got me liking it already, you got my subscription.

Here's mine btw, it is more action orientated which is a difficult genre to make successful.

That's one of the pros in the contest. Scores from judges and I'm rooting for that. Hey you too! you have 200 plus sub and I think that's good for starters. I checked your webtoon out and I love the art! Anatomy is well accurate and I think I'm kind a seeing the story although it's only a few episodes for now. I was just wondering, why aliens for characters? I've seen some comics with alien characters before and I've always wondered about that.

UGHH I knooow that's one of my weakest point. Having a bit of a language barrier. English is not my first language but I'm working on that too lol. Thanks! I need to fix it tho huhu.

BTW, waiting for your next ep!

I mean, we all have goals why we joined the contest. What I'm trying to say, if I can atleast can to the 1st round then that's already something big for me :slight_smile: My work will have a higher chance to get more readers. Don't give up on what your doing and fanbase will come along. Your webtoon is great! It feels more like a manga. It reminds me so much back then when I used to read manga but I regret it after because the ones that I usually read are not done yet (most of them are. lol) so then when I get to finish the last chapter I wait super long then forget about it.

LOL you were looking at the view counter, I WISH I had 200+. I only have 10 atm. And aliens because why not (they have always been aliens since I was 12 I think).
Next episode should be here Wednesday! :smiley:

Yeah. I see where you're coming from. My main objective through joining the contest was to try to find more readers who were interested in my stuff compared to discover. I knew I wasn't going to win since my comic seems like something that isn't webtoon material (not to say my comic is bad, I'm glad you think it looks good :), it just has a different atmosphere that may not correlate well to webtoons brand).

I noticed I was getting less views and lower ratings, and I had a feeling that would ve pretty damaging in the long run, so I decided to take my comic out of the contest and go back to discover. In a shorter amount of time, more people are reading my comic and are giving it better ratings and views (I know different people, but there's a factor there imo).

It's probably for the best though since I put a lot of energy and effort to grow my comic over three years and I don't want to hinder or rush my comic for the deadlines of a comic.

Whatever floats one's boat :motorboat:

I joined 3 days ago. I feel like it's a lost battle joining this late in the race and I'm not sure I can even make the necassary amount of panels before the deadline. But you never know if you don't try, right? xD
But, I'm mostly in it for fun, I'm not gonna rush panels, to me it's a laid back contest :3

I think this contest definitely was an excuse to just go out and start creating already lol. My friend and I have been developing this story for a whole year now, but we weren't supposed to start making anything until the end of this summer. I think it's definitely a great experience-- and a nice test to see whether our comic would be well received or not. So far, definitely not bad for newbies!

In all fairness, we never expected this contest to be easy. And I think creating something that can compete with veteran comic creators is definitely a super fast way to improve on our abilities (writing and art wise). So it's a win for us even if we lose--because to be honest, we aren't really losing anything. We're actually gaining great experience!

When I first posted my work in webtoon I only got a few views.. actually, very little from a "few". But I wasn't surprise, I thought to myself this is a great platform that I can utilize to advertise my artwork. We all start somewhere :slight_smile:

maaan you have good views and subs! The art panels are well drawn too. Keep up the good work :smile: The 1st few weeks of making my comic I was feeling the pressure but now I've decided to do it for entertainment. I already know my outcome after the contest, but it feels better that readers are enjoying it :blush:

I totally agree! And that's what I love about these kinds of platforms. It let us (artists) have a chance to show what we can offer or share to others. I feel so much at ease after reading all of the comments' here. It's better to just enjoy the contest coz we're not really losing anything. Some might think those hours of work are being wasted, but you just gotta look at the bright side. You enjoy what you do. TBH, I enjoy some artists' work too and I get to learn from them.

Just wondering, I saw your webtoon and thought did this creator used mix media? Like you know, combined traditional and digital art? It looks freaking AWESOME!

Not sure if I already posted here lol

Anyway, I have a very small active fanbase which is helping me liking the episodes and some even leave a comment

I also have another webtoon which I started my fanbase, it's nice to see when someone likes your work, even it's just a small percentage ^^

And I don't expect to win, I already know LW don't like my stories (since they never promoted any of my comics), so I'm mostly like doing it for fun and portfolio. As time passes I'll bring better and enjoyable series, since I'm still in testing waters step

So true, it's really hard to get readers, but you've done great so far with your number of views!
But I kinda think, if we manage to make something that even one person besides ourselves can enjoy, it's already a win.

Thank you so much!! AAAH! Also yea we used mixed media! My friend pencils traditionally but paints/refines in Photoshop.