What is stopping you from making more comics weekly? Lack of skill? money issues, loss of motivation, not enough time?, writers block, writers flood? or are you making enough and satisfied. For me its energy, i can spend a good couple of hours drawing and my hand starts to hurt and I get tired.
Mar '16
Mar '16
My health as I am slowly lose the ability to draw, though at the same time it's keeping me working because 'I don't want to admit defeat and let the illness win.' even though I know it will eventually win. Just not today.
What's stopping me from making as many comics as I would like at the moment you ask?
My art may not be the best, but its not because I'm not good enough to draw.
It would be nice if I could get a ****ing job in this day and age, but unless either Bernie Sanders gets elected president or a violent political uprising over the 1% here in America who continue to further destroy our country with their brand of capitalism at the cost of us regular ol joes who have to pay for all their mistakes with increasingly less money provided at whatever remaining jobs we can get that haven't been outsourced yet happens, I'm stuck living with my folks (not that its all that bad tbh) and busting my butt trying to turn Life of an Aspie into a (hopefully) profitable webcomic I can live off of for the rest of my life. Seriously, I almost feel like Eminem in his semi-autobiographical movie 8 Mile
Before I exploded in subs last month, I was suffering from a loss of motivation seeing as how for awhile it seemed like no matter what I did, my comic seemed to be largely ignored. If me promoting my comic ever comes across as pushy or aggressive, please know its not my intention when I talk about my comic every day here on Tapastic. One thing I've learned in the world of webcomics is you have to reach out to other artists if you expect to get anywhere in your own comic book endeavors. Take an interest in their own series. Be active in the community. Stuff like that.
On the subject of time, since I'm unemployed, one would think that would allocate more time for me to draw, but the truth is some days I don't want to think about drawing particularly if that's ALL I've been doing for days on end and instead I want to unwind and play video games or occasionally go see whatever new super hero movie is playing in theaters with my old man. I also work out regularly and watch a good bit of TV particularly when I first wake up (that's more or less my version of having coffee to get me going in the mornings) I've also wanted to launch a small youtube channel to make reviews of other peoples webcomics here on Tapastic and talk in depth about things I like (the channel itself properly set up would help supplement the money I've made in ad revenue for my comic here on Tapastic) so thinking about ideas and trying to nail down while also condensing certain things I wish to discuss has been something as of late that has taken up some time that I would otherwise be putting towards working on my comic.
I'm always thinking about writing so I can't really say that I have writers block. More like writers flood tbh.
I've seen you quite active on the forums and I haven't seen you being pushy, the review idea someone has started their own (no harm doing another) but just wanted to say. Also GO Bernie!
The fact that I sometimes want to draw stuff that isn't comics.
That I have to eat, sleep, change my clothes, hang out with my family, go outside occasionally, etc., etc.
That I sometimes have to take a day off and just not draw. I am a workaholic and get stressed very easily, and I tend to use overwork and sleep deprivation as coping habits, so every now and then I schedule myself days off in which I only do fun stuff, like play video games or read books or bake.
Too busy getting paid to make art that isn't my comic.
Need for sleep.
Daily workouts.
Someone else said taking a day not to draw cause of workaholic. I do this and I spend the day just going outside or working out longer than normal. Or being social outside of calls/media.
It's probably a saving grace but yes, social obligations. I spend a lot of time with family and friends when I would MUCH rather just be inside drawing. It's not good, though, so I'm very grateful I have a round of thoughtful people to yank me out the door on the weekends, hah!
Other than that, I think my biggest weakness is a lot of self-consciousness and a fear that what I'm presenting is unsuccessful or that I'm conveying my art ineffectively. Intention is so important and it's a whole other ballpark trying to get what you've got in your head and heart out on paper in a semi-coherent manner!
Not enough time and lack of energy are my main problems. I was under the false impression that I could easily work on my artistic projects after working hours so I got a job (had to anyway). I was sure it wouldn't be something long term and if I'd focus on my art it will eventually become my main activity. But I would come home so exhausted I wouldn't even have the courage to pick up a pen and see what I was capable of drawing with what energy I had left. Weekends are pretty much the only time I have left for drawing but that leaves me close to nothing as far as time for resting is concerned. And my back is protesting .......
What's stopping me from making more comics? One word: Money. It's true. I'm not making any profit in creating The Angel with Black Wings so I have to look for other ways to make money (studio work, freelance commissions, etc.) I'm not a student anymore so it'll be shameful if I can't make money. I don't want my parents to think I'm worthless. (I guess I have to add peer pressure on that.) So here I am struggling to find commissions and freelance works online. Forcing myself to work on projects that is not my own. It's frustrates me sometimes. I always wish I'm one of those famous artist who just draw whatever they want and still make money for it but I don't know when or if I'll ever get there.
Probably not having enough time due to university work.
Also my own self doubt, i wouldn't say in my comic exactly but more like in specific areas of my art, backgrounds and anatomy, I don't have much time for practiceing and so I'm not very confident in that aspect of my art.
Full-time job, running, and definitely lack of attention from readers. I'm trying to live by the "just practice and practice without looking at numbers" mantra, but it's a bit tough.
Honestly.... I need more time in the week to make fuller, weekly updates, but I also need more money... But I have to work since I can't live off of my art and writing right now, but working takes up my time, but I need the mon- You know what? I think you get the point.
My weakness is coloring. The whole process for me is arduous enough that although it's integral to my comic art, I wish I could just pay someone to do it for me because of how time consuming it is. I'd be able to do a lot more drawing and inking if I didn't have to spend hours flatting and coloring on an imperfect touchpad. Part of it is the technology I guess but I don't have as much of a passion for coloring as I do for the rest of comic-making (even lettering, I love lettering!!)
My weakness is time.
Because of time you'll have to sacrifice something specially when you're working, like, you come back from job and you have two option: use the few hours you have before you go to sleep in drawing or use those hours in chat with your friends. And obviously you can't stay awake all night because next day you have to work. If just the day had more hours :')
Besides the time it takes to finish a page, I can draw easily, EASILY, the sketch, but then it comes the details, finishing it, so more hours on it.
Yeah, that's pretty much my current predicament right now! My greatest weakness is my crazy and unforgivable work/non-comic art schedule. I would just love to work on comic pages all day and I can barely keep up with my current update schedule x.x.
I think another weakness I have is my ADHD xD It seems to be getting way worse as I age too :S.
My biggest weakness right now? TIME- lack of, and management.
Money- sometimes I dont feel I have enough money- in return I work my FT gig(which ISNT art related), which leaves me tired and I dont have enough energy and/or the TIME to put into my comic like I want to.
Motivation- because I sometimes work a lot, I'm pooped over the weekend and not motivated or focused enough to do art. I often gamble in that I will push myself to do something- sometimes it works and I get some stuff done; other times it doesnt, which leaves me frustrated.
Sometimes it's not being in a good "arting" zone. I try drawing, and all my stuff looks wonky...I try not to stay submersed in an art vacuum coz it's not healthy, so I try to get out and socialize from time to time- but there's that thing where because I'm an introvert with zero tolerance for stupid shit, I tend to stay away from people in general(except if you do cool art, and I know you). I also try to get away from the computer every once in a while and do stuff like watch TV shows or movies(in the winter I watch a LOT of football- but most of the time I'm working on art while I'm watching games). Or I attempt to insert that "exercise" thing into the equation to try to be healthy(walking, jumping jacks, jump rope).
