Which kind of creator are you?

[Satsuki98]

Thanks, Doctor plops

[Tieback]

I'm currently trying to switch from 2. to 3. and I think I'm getting there. I didn't go to school specifically for comics/story writing/design/etc. I actually majored in Fiber Arts... High five to anyone who know what that is! Any way, it's been a big learning experience and I love it! I can see my progress as a visual story teller. It has been a bit isolating though. That's one of the reasons I joined this community

[divyadeep2007]

2.. but i want to be 5 xD

[kencoon7]

I would say I am probably a 0.5. I would be a 1 except I still can't draw.

[DavidPerry]

Graphic artistry is only one component of a good comic. If you can write something compelling, funny, or even just interesting, you can grab an audience with very little to offer graphically. There are a great many examples of this, from XKCD and Cyanide and Happiness to Don Hertzfeldt.

Two things you could work on if you don't feel you're a good "drawer" would be writing and design composition. People have made stick figures dynamic and enjoyable. Think about what makes a good story, then draw it with dynamic composition. You can still get something great. Hertzfeldt is a legendary animator now, and his work is very simple artistically. It's his writing and creative delivery that marks him as one of the greats.

[DavidPerry]

I'm probably a 2.5. I am more than a hobbyist, as I intend to be a storyteller professionally, but as of this moment I am not paid for my work. I have a full time job outside the entertainment industry, and I come home and draw Mallory Bash strips weekly for Tapastic and a few other sites.

It's gaining traction slowly, but it's very nice to be my own boss with it. I get to tell the story the way I want to, and I don't have network executives bringing in numbers to tell me what would make my characters more salable. I don't mind getting into that situation eventually, as I want to take Mallory Bash to series, but for now it's nice to create the canon on my own and develop a fan base that knows what I personally want to do with it, what direction I want to take it.

[KrispyKremeBits]

I'm between Hobbyist and Semi Pro, I do like doing comics for fun, but my main webcomic is mostly to help with my storyboard experience and helping to develop my style of writing and drawing. I'd love to work on big projects with a group of other artist, but I know it's important to have your own projects to show too. Animation is my profession but comics are my hobby.

[ChipGod]

1-2 probably if im being honest

[kencoon7]

@ David I have written several short stories and published them on Amazon. I think I have made a total of maybe $10 over the last four or five years. I just write and draw for the fun of it. I wouldn't do it otherwise.

[teddy]

just a hobbyist for sure. I'm still unsure of what I would like to do professionally.

[timinabox24]

neither
I already gave up on comics but I have so many pages no one has ever seen that it will be months before my friends /or anyone else/ realize I've already quit long ago XD

[MoonSquid]

I think I fit mostly in category 3, or maybe a 2.9? My graphic novel started as just a hobby project, my heart and brain child that i wanted to accomplish. But as I work on it more, it becomes more and more important to me. Regardless of any kind of popularity (or lack there of), I do plan on self printing and trying to sell at conventions and the like, unless for some reason I am found and am approved for more professional publishing options. I have recently agreed to work on some more professional projects, but this will be the first one that has actually followed through.

[Silerna]

1. I like to draw my comic. I like it when other people read it. I simply feel to nooby to be a proffesional comic artist.
   However I don't need to get payment for it. I draw for fun and wanna keep it fun.

[Kauffee]

1 yup =w= It's pretty sweet XD

[almondjoy445]

I'd probably say semi-pro.

[GesuGesu]

2. Hobbyist. It's just for fun. No need to get my jimmies rustled over wanting to be pro

[Wafer]

I'd say im a 3 but would like to be a 4. Times is tough for young artist.

[duochipi]

We're number 2, but we'll be focusing more on our webcomic to improve a bring more chapters faster since now we have more time.

[KoreanTacos]

I'm at a 2 wouldn't mind delving into 3 territory, but my art isn't strong enough to pull off a lot of the story ideas I have and I don't have the money to pay the struggling artists out there (if I had the money I would like my stories to be a reality).

[Parkblog79]

I have graduated from 1.7 to 2.1 during the last few years! Making stories is still a hobby for me, but I am really passionate about that hobby.