I want to start drawing my comic but i need some guidance

MaxAmms 2017-12-01 10:26:12 UTC #1

hello every one ,for the past year, i was writing my comic now its time to start drawing it the problem is i dont know how lets say the main character wakes up on his room i dont know how draw the pose or the back ground people tell me to just keep drawing and practicing but still little to no progress so my question is how did you tart drawing your comic, any tips books or tutorials to recommend thank you and have nice day

globetrottingfox 2017-12-01 10:40:05 UTC #2

The best tip is always to practice! I encourage you to look up for reference photos and start from them! Ideally if you do enough pose studies you'll be able to build in blocks a lot of poses!
You can take pictures of yourself doing what you need as well! Is a good way to see if a pose is doable!
That was my way to start drawing in general, not only for comics

Chrispykreme 2017-12-01 11:21:41 UTC #3

Ok, so, here's the unpleasant truth: you DO need to keep practicing drawing, and you aren't going to see much progress for a little bit. I'd suggest you'd need to put in a solid half hour of practice a day, for at least a month, if you want to get good as fast as possible.

References are your friend - I have a practice regime that I do, to warm up when I'm about to work on something; four 2 minute sketches, then two 5 minute sketches, then one 10 minute sketch. I'll add some links as to where you can find good references of the human body in different poses (fair warning, most of these links contain photos of nude people)

https://www.posespace.com/posetool/default.aspx
https://www.human-anatomy-for-artist.com

as for drawing backgrounds, the same rules apply - practice, practice, practice! However, you can skip the hard bit by using google sketchup. you can build simple models using this program and use them as a base, and trace over them. Sketchup also has a 3d model warehouse, and you can download pre-made models. best thing is, the whole program is free!

MaxAmms 2017-12-01 11:29:14 UTC #4

thank you so much

XzynderVexymous 2017-12-01 14:36:57 UTC #5

Drawing has a forumula. It doesn’t teach you everything, but instead it teacher you how to create everything. Look up anatomy and pose videos which will teach you to create poses.

ahkwardkat 2017-12-01 15:04:10 UTC #6

I was in your shoes back in 2011. I had an idea, but was not sure about the drawing part. I took some classes and practiced everyday for 5 years. In March 2016, i finally released my comic.

I am not saying you have to wait five years, but for me, waiting until it was ready and I was ready was so worth it since it gave me time to build skills and confidence.

So making the time and HONEST effort to get better will fo tremendous things for you.

dawgofdawgness 2017-12-01 15:24:48 UTC #7

Hmm... You said you have been practicing for a while, but have you been practicing right?
I say this because I realized last year that it's possible to practice "wrong" (meaning that you improve very slowly)
Some tips for practicing the right way are
- DON'T be a perfectionist. It will only slow you down.
- Go out of your comfort zone. If you can only draw people facing right, draw them facing left. Forward. If it looks ugly, so be it. Just keep doing it and it will look better eventually.
- Force yourself to finish large projects. Draw still life, paint landscapes, i dunno, but force yourself to finish it, no matter how terrible it looks. You'll end up learning a lot.

Hope that helped I'm still an amateur but this is all the stuff I've learned from my art class.