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I want to have some sort of experience writing comics by the time I get around to finishing that script. The script I was working off was pretty bad so I'm going to basically start over. I only had 3 pages anyway, one of which is a generic narration summary and the other two were pretty bad looking also.
Well, you can can just do page/panel redraws of comics you like. You can trace over them, try to get a feel for the character art and compositions. And you don't (and probably shouldn't) post the results of that practice, unless you get express permission from the original artist. Practice is practice; the results of which will be obvious in your finished work. Learn what you can from others work.
You could try making a small series. I found some old comic I made when I was 14, and it was just a retelling of the Billy Goats Gruff. Or you could try making a gag-a-day series. I have seen a lot of artists improve their skills that way.
I also think you need some self confidence. People aren't going to collab with you if you say "I can't draw". Even for your own writing, people aren't going to be interested in your work if the only thing you tell them is that it's bad.
Making a small thing was going to be my first choice but I both couldn't think of something small enough to be small, didn't have any emotional investment in a small story, and also would still have to write it and I want to start drawing now without having to write it and then edit it and then beta read it and then leave it for a month and then edit it again and then make sure it's in working order before drawing. Like my absolute ideal here would be a magic wand that could conjure up a story for me, so I could just start drawing right this very second.
Hey @JoshRaed just a tip: if someone asks you what kind of art you can draw in this context, it's a good idea to present your own characters so people can see your character design skills as well as your general drawing prowess.
The character at the bottom is my character Aide, who I designed. When you asked for characters to draw months ago I suggested her specifically because she's not the type of character you would make for yourself and I'd never seen you draw a character like her.
That's really not a great sign either that you have so little of your own drawings of your own characters and concepts that you have to use drawings of other people's characters you did months ago
Why don't you do a mini scene of your own characters as practice instead? It doesn't have to connect to anything, it can just be a moment in the story so you don't have to write another short story to have it, and you already have the main plot and characters to work with.
For example I'm writing a mini episode as an inksgiving perk where one of my characters who's severely dyslexic finds a way to read her girlfriend's favorite book so they can share that hobby. It's like 15 panels and is a bit of slice of life whereas the main comic is sci-fi dystopia. Something like that can help you get comfortable with your characters and get to know them better.
I´m maybe alone with this but I think it´s a good idea.
Some things you can do:
1) when you don´t find someone who sends you a script you can take one
of those:
https://www.comicsexperience.com/scripts/3
2) make notes what you want to draw in the panels and then set a timer. Something
really quick like 1 minute per panel. This will help you not giving up after the first or second
panel. You can easily make one page per day without spending much time and it also helps
with the overthinking
3) use stick figures to draw. It´s just a practice for you, keep it as simple as possible
@JoshRaed
Did you read my advice?
What do you think about it?
Will you try it out?
I´m just wondering because you never reacted
I'll give you an easy one right now
Panel 1- Two young men sitting on a sofa watching their phones. They will be named guy 1, who sits on the left, and guy 2, who sits on the right. Use whatever designs you feel happy with for them.
guy 1 : "My dog got nose cancer once. We had to remove his nose."
Panel 2- Same shot as before. Except guy 2 is rolling his eyes.
Guy 2: "Sigh. How does he smell?"
Panel 3 - The shot is a copy of Panel 1.
Guy 1- "Terrible."
Panel 4 - Same shot except Guy 2 is looking at Guy 1 in horror.
Guy 1 - "He died two days ago in the kitchen and I haven't gotten around to burying him yet."
That's your homework. You have 24 hours to get it to my desk, which is far more time than a pro would have.