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Starlover200
Jun '16

I just wanted to know, if people created traditional art comics would people still read them even though they're traditional ?

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keii4ii
Jun '16

If they're good and fit my tastes, sure? They need to be presented on the same level as quality digital comics, though. No blurry phone photos, no illegible handwriting for the text, etc.

The bottom line: if the comic is good, then it's good, whether it was made digitally or traditionally.

Kaykeactual fraggle
Jun '16
ahkwardkat
Jun '16

Traditional vs digital, it doesn't matter. I too make my comic6 penciling and inking traditionally with digital toning and lettering. If you make your comic 100$ traditional, just make sure it isn't scanned poorly or photographed poorly. Make it clean and neat. ouo

Do you have any of your comic up?

Starlover200
Jun '16

I thought about making one but was unsure if people would like traditional art, plus I don't really have a laptop or computer to add extra effects or things like that.

gateofselidor
Jun '16

People like traditional art, but it may be a little tricky if you don't have a computer (I may be misunderstanding, but that's what it sounds like you're saying). Not because you won't be able to add extra effects, but because you need photo editing software to clean up a traditional piece. It has to be cropped, and the colours and contrast adjusted, because often art looks less vibrant after scanning, white paper becomes grey and so on, and you need to give it a little boost to get it looking as good as it does in real life.

carloswebcomic
Jun '16

The only difference between traditional and digital art, is the process, not the end result.
Readers couldn't care less about how you make a page, they only care about the end product.
So unless you're drawing on an exercise book and using your mobile to take pictures of it to upload, I fail to see why people wouldn't read traditionally made comics.

R.n.P
Jun '16

of course people would read it.Mine is also traditional n to be honest i prefer traditional art comics to the computer made ones
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Simon_M
Jun '16

I do everything traditionally. Then I send it to the post office, where there's a guy who telegraphs it to the Internet. Also, we get our electricity by rubbing sheeps against each other. Spain is not the most advanced country ever, but we manage.

Ok, maybe I exaggerated some of it. But yeah. Traditional inking, then using photoshop so that black looks like black and not like a turd, and then lettering because I'm not gonna do Spanish and English hand-written lettering.

SheDwarf
Jun '16

I pencil and ink my comic with actual pencils and ink. Mostly, I like the feel of it, and I like having the pages to look at and to show to people at conventions. One of the nice things about traditional is it lets people learn to draw comics without need special software and styluses. Low barrier to entry is a positive thing in the long run for an art form, I think.

Starlover200
Jun '16

If you don't mind me asking what tools do you use to ink your artwork.

SheDwarf
Jun '16

I use a Platinum Carbon Pen. Here's a link. https://www.amazon.com/Platinum-Carbon-Fountain-Super-DP-800S/dp/B006CQT87W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465560050&sr=8-1&keywords=platinum+carbon+pen3

It uses replaceable ink cartridges. I use only this to ink, and color my line work using masking in PS to achieve a sense of space and value. This method was picked specifically because it's faster than composing a page planned around value contrast using spotted shadows in the inking stage.

infectedbloodcomics
Jun '16

I also draw my comics traditionally - pencil and ink. I add my lettering on PhotoShop and I will add colors digitally as well. I have readers, they seem happy, so I guess there is no harm doing that smile Honestly, I like digital art that look traditional, because it seems to me that traditional art has more soul (big reason why I don't like CGI comics). Personal tastes, of course smile

SpavVy
Jun '16

My line art for my comic is traditional and my readers don't seem bothered by it, heck no one can seem to tell the difference!

Shanny8
Jun '16

As long as you produce art quality that people like, it doesnt matter whether it's traditional or digital. Just work with what you're comfortable with, and make some great art that people will want to look at. smile