Webtoon artist who creates their comics traditionally? (using paper)

[kanadechiii]

.......like those manga artists who use cool stuff like fineliners, crowquills, brush pens, and all manner of traditional equipment

Or are Webtoons exclusively done in digital format?

Asking because of deep curiosity, and also because I'll be making my first webtoon in this manner.

NOTE: Doesn't have to be entirely traditional (like the coloring can be done digitally) but if you can find an artist whose comics are 100% traditional including the coloring part, then that's a great find! If you are a totally traditional artist yourself, then you're super-duper awesome!

[SleepingPoppy]

I know there are mixed media and traditional comics on tapas, I don't see why there wouldn't be any on webtoon! I tend to follow people here, though, so I'm no help if you're looking for recommendations.

Good luck in your own traditional exploits. Hope your comic turns out great!

[eyewater]

please delete everything

[keii4ii]

I don't really read on webtoons, but I do read on Naver, which is the Korean parent site of webtoons. Here's a Naver comic that's done traditionally.

칼부림

I also read other comics there that I think are drawn traditionally, but that one up there is the only one I know for sure.

[bear1]

The comic me and my husband work on is done 100% traditional
Even lettering and tones are right onto the paper

In SECURITY | Tapas

The only digital element we use is the coloring. But since we hardly use color it doesn't really count, does it?

[LittleMissDevil]

I publish my comic on Tapas as well as on webtoons. In the beginning I made it completely traditional, just adding the lettering digitally. Recently I started to use digital editing a bit more to clean up colors and add shadows. I don't use super cool equipment sadly, but I work with pigment liners, watercolors and sometimes Ink. It's really fun to color everything traditionally!

This is my comic on webtoons:

The Machinist

I also found some other comics on tapas, that are done traditionally.

A personal favourite of mine is Quarterly stories. It's really well done, drawn traditionally (as far as I'm aware) and toys around with different styles to help the story. It's quite good!

Quarterly Stories | Tapas

Luna Tide:

Luna Tide | Tapas

The Guide to a healthy relationship is colored with color pencils, which I haven't seen a lot in webcomics. It really stands out and I really need to go read it. It has been on my watch list for a while ^^:

The Guide to a Healthy Relationship | Tapas

So yeah, loads of webcomis are done with traditional media. You are in good company. I wish you the best of luck with your own work!

[Progg]

I make my comic traditionally! I do the lineart with pencil/pen, and color using mostly markers and on rare occasions water colors, though I do the text in Photoshop:

Carla's Adventures | Tapas

And here is quite possibly the best traditional made comic I've seen online:

Electricity is Her Element | Tapas

Great to hear that you've decided to make your first webtoon traditionally! No method is better than another, but it's a certain flavour you don't get that much of. Good luck!

[mg78]

i keep use pen on paper, and then ink (with dip pen)

Team 541 | Tapas

GRUNK | Tapas

tones and colors are digital because they cost a lot in real life while in digital they are free XD

[mybe1oved]

I was iffy about this at first, but I do it even though I'm not good at some things. It's still a work in progress and takes me awhile to upload each page I finished--like a week since I do have a earn-money job.

A Call to Bear Arms | Tapas

[DokiDokiTsuna]

I do all coloring, lettering, and formatting digitally, but the sketch and linework of the actual panels is always done on physical paper. After all my years, that's the one thing about my artistic life that hasn't changed: I'm still stealing printer paper from school to draw comics. XD

It would be way more convenient to do everything digitally, but I don't think I'll ever feel comfortable enough with my pen mouse for that, and so far I have no interest in getting a pro-grade tablet. My paper drawings always have that special "flair" that comes from years of working with my hands. I literally feel like I know what I'm doing, and if I did get a tablet...I think I'd miss that.

[krislalev]

Absolutely the same here. Im really glad to see a fellow traditional artist. There's something magical about creating it with your own hands, you know? I also think that society becomes more dependent on technology lately and that is also a reason for me not to want to switch to a tablet. Although if I go pro one day I may need to speed things up and want or not tablet is a business choice.

[LortiaMJB]

Traditionally sketched and inked, lettering and panelling done digitally. Inking digitally never really took me in, turn into too much of a perfectionist if I do.

Sage's Sunset | Tapas

[lil-sea-salt]

I have a watercolor comic on Webtoonz. It's not a huge part of the website, but it's there.

[danitasibert]

i use fully traditional medium paper, marcon liners and just a black marker. Maximum Chaos its on here and webtoons.

Maximum Chaos | Tapas

[Nugtown]

Similarly I also do my sketches and ink on paper, then tone and letter digitally. Initially I didn't do that, but moved to drawing on paper because that was what was most comfortable for me, and I am much faster drawing on paper right in front of me.

I scan and reuse real tone, because I don't have money or time to do the step by hand. I really like the texture of real tone as opposed to digitone that can sometimes appear too uniform and a little hard on the eyes.
I'm happy there are artists out there who choose traditional media.

[MST3KFan]

I pencil and ink all my comic pages, but then scan and color them on computer. Though for some reason when I shrink the pages down for here, the don't look like they're hand drawn so much anymore.

POW! Right in the Nostalgia | Tapas

[chickknightgreenleaf]

I still use paper and dip pen

[skyfarron]

i do! i use a red sharpie and a cheap blank workbook for my main comic GTR: HellBound! | (Webtoons Mirror), and for Gravekeepers, i use sketch paper and pencil, though the first few pages are digital.

i like the depth the ink gives to the red tones.

and i like the antiquated feel of the pencil.

[aFistFull]

I do it the old fashion way... which I suppose is the new fashion... anyway-

Draw on paper, scan onto computer and then do the rest in Manga Studio. I've never done it any different, mainly because I can't really draw free hand on a tablet. Plus, I like using my pencils.

[kanadechiii]

Wow! I'm quite surprised (and relieved) that there are many of you who still use traditional mediums (in part or in whole) to create comics. Also, thanks to you guys I now have a comprehensive reading list of "hand-made" comics that I can read during my spare time

As for me, going traditional is still the best workflow I can think of. I have a regular tablet (an old Wacom Bamboo I got back in 2008). I can color and paint with it without any problems, but for some reason my construction sketches are not as accurate as when I do them on paper, which isn't ideal. Maybe this is because of the "disconnect" between your hands doing the work, and your actual work (the drawing). As I have jokingly said to one of my friends before, a regular tablet is nothing more than a glorified mouse pointer XD

I guess getting myself a display tablet (i.e. Cintiq, Huion, ipad Pro) solves that problem, but those things are pricey, might as well settle with traditional tools. There's also the added benefit of traditional works feeling more "traditional", like it evokes a certain kind of appeal that's hard to explain. If you have watched Studio Ghibli films or any old-school animations, you'll notice that appeal for sure!

Thanks for the suggestions guys! As always, I'm still looking out for more webtoons that are mostly hand-drawn.