chris68

P.S., I've had a preternaturally difficult time in getting feedback, so any comments are much appreciated!

Jul 17, '20

First attempt at a short story

Hi, I hope I am posting this in the proper place. I am hoping to get some feedback on my first short story: https://tapas.io/series/Classmate

Oct 26, '19

Revised and improved comic book

Hi, I just spent several months revising and improving this comic book, and would like to get opinions on the results. I left the first four pages as they were because they show the process of experimentation I went through as I figured out what style I was going to use (though I may re-draw these…

Nov 29, '18

Making Exposition fun to read

Thanks! This is exactly the sort of advice I hoped to get. I hadn't thought of exposition as an opportunity for character building. I draw really slowly, so I'll probably leave this section mostly as-is, but your comments give me a new way to think about things, and I will hopefully find good wa…

Nov 27, '18

Making Exposition fun to read

I can recall several novels in which I really enjoyed the scientific/worldbuilding exposition section (for example Hari Seldon explaining psychohistory at the beginning of Foundation), and I am experimenting with ways to make this enjoyable in my own comic book (link below). I am trying to spice u…

Nov 24, '18

Shading/crosshatching advice

Thanks! I ended up doing as you suggested, and I think that the gray surfaces and objects give even more life to the drawings... and they allow me add highlights. [image]

Nov 16, '18

Shading/crosshatching advice

Thanks! I think I've watched this guy's videos before. I'm not looking to make my drawings quite that advanced at the moment, but this is a good resource. I'm kind of glad I didn't see a lot of other people's work before I began my comic because I might have been discouraged by the unmatchably hig…

Nov 14, '18

Shading/crosshatching advice

I will almost certainly NOT be adding color. I've tried this with a few frames, and it was time consuming, and in some cases it didn't look good. Regarding printing, I do offer a print version through a print-on-demand service, but I am not sure if it is better to simply let the halftone issue sor…

Nov 14, '18

Shading/crosshatching advice

Thanks! Your art, and from what I've read, your storytelling are great! After looking at some Tintin comics, I tried using a style where I totally blacked-in dark areas, but it didn't seem to look good with my drawings... though I can definitely see my shading morphing into something that looks mo…

Nov 14, '18

Shading/crosshatching advice

Thanks to everyone for their replies! I will definitely be adding the shadows. One other question that I have is whether it is better to use gray shadows or to use a halftone (which is also available in clip studio).

Nov 14, '18

Shading/crosshatching advice

Here's a link to the comic book:

Nov 14, '18

Shading/crosshatching advice

I am trying to give added life to the drawings in my comic book, but when I have tried crosshatching by hand, the results haven't looked good enough to justify the effort. The option that I am currently considering is to use simple gray shadows. The two attached images show the same page both with a…

Nov 3, '18

Seeking new comic opinions

Thanks! I have Clip studio, and it's what I use for drawing, but for some reason I didn't end up using it for page layout... I think my reason might have been that I like putting drop-shadows behind my thought and speech bubbles.

Nov 3, '18

Seeking new comic opinions

Thanks for reading, and thanks for your thoughtful response! I am doing all of my dialog balloons in Corel Draw, and if I can find an easy way of doing what you have shown, then I will.

Nov 2, '18

Seeking new comic opinions

Thanks! The bacterial brain is definitely fun to think about, and seems like the natural extrapolation of a lot of recent biological discoveries (i.e. work of Bonnie Bassler). I hope you like the rest of the story!

Nov 2, '18

Seeking new comic opinions

Thanks! I was hope the story continues to hold your interest.

Nov 2, '18

Seeking new comic opinions

I started writing a comic book out of the blue a couple of years ago. Since then, I've been improving the drawings (a process that can be seen in the first 10 pages), and revising the narrative and dialogue. After this effort, I think I have achieved something that is at least slightly better than m…

Sep 21, '18

Requesting opinions and advice

Thanks so much for your advice and for taking the time to read! I will definitely try to take your "show don't tell" advice in the future. BTW, your own comic is great, and is very difficult to stop reading once you've started!

Sep 17, '18

Requesting opinions and advice