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[mohammed_kirito]

Question of the day: What do you focus on the most when writing or illustrating a chapter?
As for me, I mainly focus on helping the reader visualize the world the story takes place in through detailed settings, movement, and most importantly, conveying emotions in a genuine and powerful way.

[NOOR_ASAKZ05]

Just focus on finishing the chapter before my life ends.

[mohammed_kirito]

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[Oriflamme]

One of the things I do when creating a chapter is pay attention to the framing and the positioning of the characters.

For example, characters that try to control Corrine are most often then not placed to her right side right while characters that respect Corrine right to choose are placed to her left.

In western media, going left to right is often used as a subconscious shorthand to indicate the good guy is making progress, or moving forward. Additionally, when villains appear they appear to screen right to metaphorically and literally block the protagonist's path.

I try to use some of those narrative shorthand, to aid in the story telling.

Alex on the right dominating the screen space(In the final version, I also place the text bubble right over Corrine's head, thus making it appears as if she's completely boxed in by Alex.)

Nives on the left at around the same level as Corrine(At least I tried making Nives at the same level. It's kinda hard since she's so tall).

[NOOR_ASAKZ05]

What's up? I'm not kidding. The story is complex and it's hard to focus on everything in one chapter.

[NOOR_ASAKZ05]

Great focus on detail

[Red_Dog]

I'm happy as long as the art is legible and the horror and jokes (my webcomic is a horror/comedy) land the way I want them too.
But I mostly just focus on getting it done one page at a time.

[kyupol]

I don't think too much. It just flows continuously then in the editing process, I decide if I need to cut it up to chapters. Usually when there's a cliffhanger of sorts, that's where the chapter ends.

[justincarbunkle]

Flow. Every page flows naturally into the next. No hiccups in the dialogue. Story beats come across natural and logical.

[jwabeasley]

I do the bulk of the writing during the storyboard process. The main thoughts during that process are "What is the most effective way to convey this feeling?" and "How am I going to make sure everything happens that needs to happen happens before the end of the chapter?"

[Leyelle]

the emotions beyond the scene and how it adds to the plot

[arcaneer99]

I focus on breathing life into the characters and letting their actions drive the story.

[Lensing]

My main focus is the goal / resolution of the scene

[wolflu66]

If it's a comic, I prioritize the fluency of reading for readers.
If it's a single illustration, I prioritize composition and the harmony of the overall image.

[Ayumi]

The flow. Pacing of the panels, and the readability of the text, and clean lineart. The Daughter of Time is the first comic I do in scrolling format, and in full digital. These were my weakpoints in my previous comics, so I try to do it better this time, but I still need to learn a lot

You can check it out here:

Read The Daughter of Time | Tapas Web Community

[shriraa.sha]

I prioritise trying to place reader's in the current setting as well as using external and internal elements to allow them to embody the character themselve's and get an insight on their emotions. Overall, I tend to lean towards accelerating plot tensions and strenous life choices

Read Veiled Deceit | Tapas Web Community

[mohammed_kirito]

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[rmmanlapit2023]

I try to share my characters view of the world around them. Sharing their perspective might help the readers join in on the journey and adventure that the characters are on in the stories.