'older' creators (25+) let's support each other!

Dialusion 2021-07-07 16:35:10 UTC #68

....wait 25 is older?
Not sure how i feel about that.

Anyways, Star-Studded Salutations! Dialusion here, 25 year old artist focusing on character design while learning some logo, graphic and UX design on the side (UX specifically for a proper career). I've always been interested in the arts, more than my actual schoolwork which got me in trouble a lot. Got into comics mainly to practice character design and to tell the stories that have been in my head for years without waiting for someone to make them true for me. I'm looking forward to giving everyone's story here a proper and thoughtful read!

My big themes are desperation, the self and an emphasis in Cool, Cute and Creative works. My overarching project is called SUMMON! and it's a multi-story project revolved around Passion, Personality and Potential Manifesting Power. My current ongoing work is a part of this project: SUMMON! The Nameless Relic, a worldwide-treasure hunt for an illusively infamous prize lost to time.

Read it here!

Scarlet_Cryptid 2021-07-07 16:57:43 UTC #69

God I wish I could pitch my work with half this much confidence and pizzazz... I'm still trying to figure out how to sound excited about pitching my comic, instead of apologetic for suggesting people read it. XD

Welcome to the thread, @Dialusion ! And believe me, 25 is only 'older' when you're comparing yourself to teenagers. I feel weird being one of the 5 oldest people in this thread. (38)

DiegoPalacios 2021-07-07 16:58:48 UTC #70

Yup, i count as "older" in age .....still feel young tho.

Here are my comics:

cfstrathman 2021-07-07 19:05:17 UTC #71

Realized I didn't post anything about my age. Whoops! I'm 31. I started really working on learning to draw a little after I graduated from college (around 24 years old). It's been a long road and I still have a long way to go, but I'm at the point where I can create comics that I'm pretty happy with!

Dialusion 2021-07-07 22:43:47 UTC #72

Appreciate the words!
The secret is fake it till you make it. I've had to pretend to have confidence and pizzazz for basically everything from work to hobbies, especially since I'm apologetic too LMAO. "If you like these genres, then check this story out! It'll be a fun read!"

thecrystalrook 2021-07-07 22:58:43 UTC #73

ahh, the old club! When we getting our walkers and wheelchairs, friends?!

32 here I use to make comics and draw a lot in high school and college, but I fell off the boat with it at some point. Now here I am again, trying to turn my ideas into a manga!

YS_og 2021-07-08 01:17:33 UTC #74

Nice seeing a fellow ELS guy out there! 名古屋の生活はどうですか？僕は２０１２年まで４年間静岡県で英会話の先生やってて、そこから帰国したけど I definitely miss life out there!

foxnflames 2021-07-08 01:24:43 UTC #75

I turned 30 this year

I’ve been writing for a little over a year and I’m on my second novel. I finished my first one almost a month ago. I write lgbtq/romance/fantasy/and historical fiction, apparently

Here’s my novel:

PKLucky 2021-07-08 01:28:52 UTC #76

Maaaannnnnn I just turned 25 last year lol Am I really getting that old? lol
Anyway, here's my comic. I hope y'all are into fighting games!

toonben 2021-07-08 01:31:31 UTC #77

I'm 30 years old and I've been cartoonist since 24 and made my debut webcomic at age 29. Making the webcomic is the closest I have to work.

Here's what I got.

kingkotheartiz 2021-07-08 01:51:27 UTC #78

While looking through the comments, I think that I might be one the oldest in the thread besides @sevenstarsofeightIam... I am a 44 year old freelance web graphic designer. I am a father of 5 and a husband seeking to finally break into my life long dream career of writing and illustrating comics/novels. I have dabbled in it in the past but I was too focused on a music career that I really wanted but forgot about my childhood passion which was DRAWING.... Now I have found my way back to creating stories and birthing a new mythos into the world... Hopefully, I can get things off the ground so that my children will be able to take these creations and make them their own, profit from them or both... With that said, check out my work and let me know what you think... I love feedback of any kind!!! I am also up for any future collabs if anyone is interested....
-kingkotheatriz

noenoh 2021-07-08 03:56:11 UTC #79

I think Im still the second(or third) oldest member here 42
I always says my real age cause I feel responsible towards younger people than myself (not only towards minors) and I want people feel safe when knowing they are talking (or avoiding) an adult, specially in this entertainment business.
tbh its also stressful for me and I want avoid unnecessary stuffs, Im not even that social anyways and that age wall keeps me safe somehow of being approached by others 8D

gh0stflesh 2021-07-08 04:27:21 UTC #80

fresh 25 year old here. I started this as a novel a few years ago, but the characters and world have been with me since i was 14 and have continued to grow with me. I always wanted to create a comic so i started converting the novel into a comic. might post the novel version too at some point!

IamKeeks 2021-07-08 12:00:33 UTC #81

会ってうれしい！名古屋がけっこう楽な仕事。AETをやって一年に128日しか学校に行ってない。自由なじかんに自分のマンガを描いてる。コロナのおかげでぜんぜんカラオケができなくて、悲しい。
4月に名古屋市に引っ越したから、まだ探検がたりない。
それでも、帰国予定がない。漫画家になれれば帰るかも。

Vanesalisa 2021-07-08 13:16:23 UTC #82

https://tapas.io/series/Hollow-Creek-Remade

https://tapas.io/series/The-Huntsman-of-Charon

if you want to

sushy00 2021-07-08 15:41:15 UTC #83

I am 32 here, but still going on!

https://tapas.io/episode/2220291

^ my slice of life comic

littlelilylee5683 2021-07-08 16:50:55 UTC #84

Since when is 25 "older?" I'll just say I'm in my 30s. I think quarantine brought a lot of us out of hiding and gave us that little push to put our stuff out there. I wrote a lot when I was young, but then life gets in the way. Then covid plus health issues and a very long bout on insomnia got me writing again. What else do you do between 11:00 and 4:00? I also have a good amount of anxiety, so it gave me the time to stew and fight with myself to post. But I'm glad I did. Never too old to put yourself out there. I like this thread, to have something other than genre or sub number to find new stuff!

I write all genres. I started here in December with BL/Slice of Life, then an LGBTQ+ Drama/Romance (that recently completed), but just this morning I FINALLY published the prologue of my fantasy series. Excited about that. No matter what I write, though, it's always about love and family, whatever form that takes. I seem to be incapable of writing anything else. ^^

If you're interested:

crowstories 2021-07-08 17:19:05 UTC #85

Big mood... It probably doesn't help when I add "I swear it's not werewolf fic!" at the end... I should probably design a new cover for my novel, but I'm not confident with graphic design.

GumshoeComix 2021-07-08 17:40:57 UTC #86

Hi I'm 27, I've been working on most of my stories since around 2011 but cause life can be Complicated I wasn't really able to get any of them off the ground or posted anywhere until early this year.
I have a lot of 'brain problems', So I've always felt like I was running behind everyone else, So The pandemic did help give me time and space to create this comic.
Most of my stories are used as big coping mechanisms, so I don't recommend them for kiddos
this is the first story out of many that I plan on posting here

angie_draws_things 2021-07-08 18:06:04 UTC #87

I'm not too keen to post my age, but after reading through, I am one of the older creators in here. (Well over 25, and old enough to occasionally injure myself while sleeping)

My current project would technically be my third series. The first was just college/military stupidity, and the next was a more serious webcomic that ran for 5 years or so...well before Tapas or any other comic site existed, but it is lost to time when I let the domain expire. (Yeah, cue the, "...so I tied an onion to my belt, because that was the style at the time... back then, DeviantArt was THE big art website, and I built my website on Macromedia Dreamweaver!...and yadda yadda yadda)

This one is a happy slice-of-life comic based on my rescue dogs, because they give me lots of material, and it is simple enough that I can keep up with it around my full-time job.