Hi there! I am 25 y/o I was a freelance graphic artist but wasn't actually employed after graduating so I started selling my paintings and doing mural services; I also help run my family business and now started my own cafe business.
Its a pretty hectic schedule but I still get to do what I want, is passionate with my work and now I just started my web comic this year ^^
I'm Matt Hancox!
30 years old,
working 30 hours a week in IKEA,
and I've only just started releasing my series last year.
I was stuck in a cycle of drawing the first few chapters, hating them and scrapping everything to start again, so I've been working on this series since I was in high school.
My series is Raiden Legacy,
a Shonen inspired comic about teenage mercenaries fending off assassins after the bounty on their heads while exploring the world.
Kinda generic I guess, but it's also very personal to me; I put a lot of my past issues with self-confidence and burnout into the characters side stories. Writing it has been a form of therapy for me, so despite the fact I should probably have moved on, it's important to me that I finish.
Never tell yourself that you're too old to work toward a dream.
Thats a great idea 
Hey Sarah (and others) Im Kare, 28, I do Computer Security during the day, work on comics, art, game development, and Youtube during the night.
one job keeps me alive physically, and the other keeps me alive mentally.
I want to transition to where my art is what Im doing fulltime. I dont hate my job but im realizing that mentally i work better when I can make my own schedule. I want to do many things, sell at conventions, create stories, Share beauty and inspiration and hope maybe to the world through what I do. I want to connect with people this is the best way for me I feel.
I´m a 45 year old musician from germany.
I was drawing when I was a teenager and picked it up again at the age of 40 after some
events in my life. I started relearning it because of zero knowledge of anatomy, perspective,
any theory.
At the moment I´m working on the book of my brother, it plays in the medieval time in our
hometown. I tried around with some techniques, charcoal, pencil mostly. I want the panels
to have something like a natural look which leaves a lot of space for imagination.
My brother wants a graphic novel with only a few pictures, but I´m drawing it as a comic
first because I think in comics
I'm due to turn 30 in just a few days. I've been drawing all my life and talked for years about making comics without ever committing until I had the time to do so until I became unemployed during the quarantine. I would love to make a living with my art but I'm not to the point where I can do that right now.
hey there ^^
Im 26 too and i just decided to take writing more seriously. I have only just started uploading my novel on tapas but have plans on expanding the publishment on amazon etc. Originally i really wanted to make this story into a comic but i didn't manage to find an artist who was willing to work with me so i said f*** it and decided to release the novel as is.
Anyway, this is my work. Its fucked up but if you like fucked up then its gonna feed your soul lmao
https://tapas.io/series/Castle
This thread is very much what I need! So much <3 and admiration for the super young creators on here, but it's nice to find peers, too! I'm a 30 year old playwright who is trying to use tapa/webtoon to motivate myself to finish a graphic novel project, something I've never seen through because omg drawing takes sooooo much longer than writing! My comic is about dragons and nature and friendship and loneliness, and it has a lot of environmentalist themes! Idk how to describe my art style other than "uses a lot of watercolor brushes in procreate." If you like my art I would love to be friends / sub4sub / get to know each other!
Hi I'm a 30 year old art teacher at a community art teacher and substitute teacher for k-12, though during covid I have mostly been doing zoom art lessons. I started my comic in October because I was feeling overwhelmed and needed an outlet and.... wait r we the same person???
Anyway I really relate to your story and I also really like your art style! I just subscribed! Check out my comic if you're interested in seeing what other wayward pandemic teachers are up to, especially if you like dragons or environmentalism!
I'm 26 but started working on my comic when I was 24. I work fulltime and took care of my sick father for 10 years before he died this year, leaving no time to really work on my comic or art in general. 
That's why I had close to no practice for many years and therefore my art is... well... not as good as I want it to be. It's really frustrating and embarrassing at times, especially considering how many young folks are already so good at art. Still, I want to work on my comic and see how my skills slowly grow, no matter my age.
You can check it out here, if you want to!
Thank you for this thread.
I'm 25 and just started to write a year ago.
I'm glad to find creators who also just like me.
Here's my first BL story, It's about Indonesia's mythical creature.
If you like Fantasy BL and culture related story, please do check it out. >___<
Hey! Great idea. I'm 27 years old and you can learn a bit more about me and my project here on my site: www.fortunusgames.com
My main series right now is the psychological graphic novel, "Sam in New York," which explores the growth and development of one Sam Abramov, a young man growing up on the Lower East Side of New York City in the 1920s.
Also on Webtoon: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/sam-in-new-york/list?title_no=501948
Genres: Historical, Slice of Life, Drama, Romance (much later on, though)
Summary: On April 6, 1901, in the maternity ward of a hospital on the Lower East Side of New York City, Samuel Abramov - the one and only child of Lev and Raisa Abramov - is born.
"Sam in New York" follows Sam's life from his elementary school years to his late twenties, as he deals with his overbearing, demanding parents' desire for him to be a lawyer, his burgeoning love for the theatre, and embarks on his unceasing quest for fame, love and acceptance.
I've also done a Webtoon short story about Sam earlier this year:
My Webtoon short story contest entry:
On Webtoon: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/finding-sam-h/list?title_no=435678
Genres: Slice of Life, Drama, Psychological, Romance
Summary: Sam Abramov's childhood dream was to become an actor. Now a 25 year old law school graduate barely making ends meet as a legal assistant, Sam has long laid to rest his dream of making it big as an actor. He is no longer sure of his future and feels increasingly anxious about his career. However, his life will soon radically change in more ways than one...!
Hi!
I'm older than 25 and I guess it should reflect in my writing too. I'm writing a novel, a thriller (with subtle supernatural elements and some dark romance), that takes place in Japan. It's going to be a longer work, with well developed characters and plot. All characters are adults.
Maybe you'll like it:
My name is Fernanda, I am 25 (I'll be 26 in March 22nd) and I am finally pursuing my lifelong dream to be a comic book artist. My debut project is called Menmar and it is based on One Thousand and One Nights' "The Fisherman and the Djinn" tale. I publish in both English and Portuguese in a monthly schedule, which I hope it becomes bi-weekly as I gather a faster creation pace again.
https://tapas.io/series/menmar-en1
https://tapas.io/series/menmar-ptbr
Happy Christmas!
I'm KGB, teacher by day and writer at any time I can squeeze in. I have 2 books on Tapas.
One is a romance with a kick-ass bi girl who is the programming captain for her robotics team. She gets crap from her LGBT community at school for dating a boy.
The other one is another LGBT romance, this time featuring two college boys who are too dense to realise they are in love with one another.
25!! Woot woot!!
Hi hiiiii I'm Sethststiel!
This is my first work on Tapas~ It is a BL but has some Fantasy/Action and Gaming elements too. More like SAO if you know it ^^
I'd be really happy if you spare a few mins to check it out ^^
I'm old. Not as old as Gael, but still pretty old. I mean, while he doesn't remember it, he's tens of thousands of years told. In the story right now, he's pretty sure he's 21. At least that's as long as he's been Galen Francis McNeil, Irish gangster boy whose sugar daddy made being a lawyer possible. He's also gay, in love with Jack, who is a nice Kansas Baptist doctor that was never prepared for what came with loving Gael. Then there's Gael's Ex... the god Anubis, who is waiting for Jack to die so Gael will remember who he is.
At this moment in the story, Gael is defending his first murder client. The corrupt judge put Jack on the jury. The real killer just stabbed Anubis. Everything's going to work out fine... just fine....https://tapas.io/episode/2133791
We are creating Original manga, Illustration, Storyboard and Comic with Japanese style. We creating 2 series on webtoon. But now focus on growing our WEBTOON on Tapas application you can acces also in this link :
You can see trailer on youtube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1-cT0mpNyk
https://tapas.io/series/Grave-of-memories1
Ongoing Project on our webtoon is "Grave of Memories" Now reach 40 Episodes
Genre : Action/Fantasy.
This is the saddest part when you are fighting for your shelter from other people's attacks. Did they all can survive on their village ?
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Available on webtoon also : (English Version Language)
Hello, I'm Gokce! I'm currently working on a webtoon/webcomic with an artist who is a minor but I'm 26 so I think we still fit this category. I don't work other than working on my stories so I can't say anything about balancing work and writing.
Anyways, here is the story:
Hello! I'm exactly 25 and this is my new novel!
It's a heated crime/comedy with chaotic lesbians and harsh language!
Heya I'm Delyth. I'm 31 and I work freelance, depending on commissions, print on demand, patreon and my comic work to cover my bills. Its a lot to juggle on top of life XD. If i'm not arting I'm crafting with crochet or miniature painting.
Here's my comic Spirit Caller
I'm 29. I've started out on Tapas as using it a place to put my finished work here. But since then, I've come to respect and like the community on the forums. Everyone here has been very helpful.
I started with this series, but with a lack of a proper script and storyline, it hasn't gotten much far.
But I'm currently working on this series as a means to keep my audience entertained until I get things back on track.
I'm 38, and have been using markers heavily for 20 years.
LOTS more on my DeviantArt page: https://www.deviantart.com/pointy-eared-fiend
Well, I'm actually 23... will turn 24 on Febraury 5th, but time is a term I have long forgotten after I became a freelance illustrator, I'm still processing we're near the end of 2021.
I work full time drawing for a webcomic, doing commissions1 like illustrations for Vtubers, Covers for Novels, character designs or NSFW stuff too.
I draw since 2018 for the webtoon Scarlet Society, by Addie French . I also translate it in spanish
I made @Kuma's covers for his novel "Centris" and another one called "Factor I" which is published on Norami, a spanish website
Nice idea for a thread!
I'll be 30 in January and this is my fantasy webcomic, about a 30+ male witch who has to regain faith in himself
Well, hello Sarah!
I recenty turned 30 (29.5, 2020 doesn't count).
I started The Changeling's Sister about 5-6 years ago when I finished education and suddenly had A LOT of time on my hands and was searching for a job. Found out I was stressed out of my mind and was afterwards on sickleave for a number of years, and while havng neither work, nor any internships or similar, TCS was my 'work' keeping me to a schedule. I also tried out the whole, making comicing into a career, but that just stressed me the fuck more out, so I changed tactics. My main mantra from then on was that my comic must not become a stress factor for me, as I have enough of those.
Skip ahead several years I now have a great job, but unfortunately that means less drawing time, so I draw when I have the energy/time for it, so progress is snails pave at best, but its better than nothing :3
The story deals with identity, gaslighting, emotional and physical, abuse, and other such goodies, wrapped in a packaging of dark fairy tale.
I'm Fran! I'm 32 and I've been drawing comics since ever, I guess.
Never had much luck with them but at this point I'm too stupid to stop.
My latest work is Banshee, a spooky tale of found family and true identities.
Hey! I'm Breezy!!
I'm also 26 and in graduate school (getting my doctorate of nursing practice). I work part time as a nurse in a level 1 ICU, and don't ask me how I balance that and writing. I don't: I procrastinate. I'm married and have a Siberian husky, ya know, all the adult things… Except I write teen romance novels.
Anyways, here are my ongoing novels: Nonconforming and The Rule of Three. Nonconforming is like my second baby and The Rule of Three is that inappropriate uncle at Thanksgiving dinner who you just like… 
… can’t look away from no matter how crazy he gets.
Thank you for this thread! Reading about someone's path and why they've come to create stories at a certain point in their life makes me want to read them a lot more than all of the other promotions I've seen here!!
I'm 25 and after a japanese literature master degree + currently a book marketing master degree, I chose the newest platforms of publications (webcomics/webnovels) as a topic for my research, and thought that the best way of understanding them would be to use them myself.
And since I'd always wanted to, one day, draw stories of my own (the only reason I learned how to draw, honestly), I thought it would be the perfect timing!
Hoping that next year, I'll be a publisher myself 🤞🤞🤞
and here's my comic:
