dojo

Around 9 usually. I try to keep paid work within 9-5, while unpaid work is kind of whenever there's time. If it's within 9-5 I suck it up and keep working, but if it's past 5 and I've finished everything that was due that day, I try to relax and take a bath, go for a walk, workout, play games, …

Mar 17, '19

Criticsms / Feedback vs Doing what you want - A distinction

I definitely agree: critique don't need to be 100% valid to be useful. I've gotten some pretty rude comments before that I was able to take something out of and use to my advantage, and I do think it's harmful as an artist to completely disregard what someone's saying simply because I don't like it…

Mar 17, '19

At what point do you decide to drop a project forever and why?

I've actually dropped projects for a few different reasons over the years. When I was younger I had a couple that I dropped because I wasn't really all that focused so I'd jump from project to project with reckless abandon. THESE days it's a mix of realizing I'm not into the idea anymore or ju…

Mar 17, '19

Criticsms / Feedback vs Doing what you want - A distinction

The best criticism, and the most important type to listen to, is always going to be the type that enhances what you're already trying to do. It understands what you're going for and how to make THAT better and isn't telling you to stop doing that. Bad criticism is based on personal taste and nothi…

Mar 16, '19

What's your learning style?

I'm not really sure what kind of learner I am, since things take a long time to really click with me, but I'm good at repeating stuff back at people or copying without really understanding what it is I'm doing, and unless I understand what it is I'm doing, I'm not going to be able to replicate it or…

Mar 16, '19

How to raise your motivation?

Seconding the folks who've said the key to writing and drawing is just to do it even if you don't feel like it. I know this has basically been answered already, but I figured I'd step in and give my two cents anyway. Right now, comics are my full time job. I typeset and color many of the Premiu…

Mar 13, '19

What is your style like?

I like using a lot of bold colors against stark black. [image][image][image]

Mar 13, '19

How to improve in drawing backgrounds?

When I draw a room I literally just draw a bunch of boxes in perspective and then just keep adding details to said boxes until it looks like a room. Obviously reference and whatnot tends to get involved as well (especially if I'm drawing a location I'm unfamiliar with), but yeah, I've found the bes…

Mar 13, '19

What is your favourite board game and why?

I really like Arkham Horror but it takes forever and I usually get stuck playing with people who feel the need to consult the rules after every little thing that happens just to make sure we're playing "correctly" which just makes an already long game take even longer. I also love Clue BD Can't…

Mar 13, '19

Post Your Latest Page: March 2019

Not the latest latest, but the first page of my last batch of pages: [image] (I'm still working on getting these up on tapas, I'm just being super pokey about it between work and trying to keep up with them @_@;;; ) Site link Tapas Link (Again, not current, but am going to try and get a few more …

Mar 13, '19

Misery writes interesting stories

I'm not sure if I agree that it sparks the most interesting stories or not. I agree with @Jenny-Toons that there's a bad implication behind the idea, and have definitely seen some folks not take care of themselves in order to get ideas because they were convinced they couldn't be creative any other…

Aug 10, '17

Has anyone ever created a game

I did start working on a visual novel for Paisley Brickstone back in January, but had to pause because I got really busy back in February and things really haven't let up ever since (and the small moments they have let up, I've been trying to relax and recover). I want to at least finish it before …

Aug 10, '17

What not to say to a comic artist

The most baffling one I've ever gotten: "Oh, you're making something? Can I own part of it?" - A coworker the day I met her, back when I was still working at a taco bell. Like... what? That had to have been the most confused "No" I had ever uttered in my life.

Aug 10, '17

What not to say to a comic artist

I actually realized fairly recently (a month or two ago??) I've been saying that kind of thing to my friends and took a few steps back and was like, wait, it annoys the hell out of me when other people say this to me, so why am I saying it to people?? It's still a kind of a habit, but it's one I'm …

Aug 10, '17

How much has changed from six months ago for your art?

Uhh, it's hard to say. I know my letters vastly improved (figured out I had been accidentally doing something very silly with them without realizing it and it was making it difficult for people to read.) Old letters: [image] New letters: [image] I was a little embarrassed that I didn't eve…

Jul 8, '17

SHARE YOUR NITTY GRITTY TIPS: Panel Structure

Here mostly cuz of Niah's mention (THANKS FOR THAT) BUT I figured since I'm here I'd mention a tip of my own! When I'm paneling a scene that's supposed to be tense, I start making panels a lot smaller and cramped to help enhance the tension and when I want something more open, I might drop panel b…

Jun 4, '17

Art School: SCAD vs SVA

I'm a graduate from SCAD (specifically the Atlanta campus) and don't mind sharing a little bit about my experience there. It's been awhile though (I graduated back in 2011) so not everything about my experience is going to be the same especially since the campus I went to was pretty new and stil…

Apr 18, '17

A Revelation I Had About Art and Storytelling

Promotions

I absolutely agree that clarity is the most important thing in comics. I've been listening to a lot of podcasts and advice from more veteran webcomic creators and this seems to be the number one thing that comes up frequently. Yes, pretty art can help, yes, knowing all the fundamentals can help, b…

Apr 18, '17

Does anyone play mobile games? Especially the ones involving gacha (I MEAN FATE/GRAND ORDER)

The only one I've stuck with even a little is FE:Heroes, and mainly because I've been a big Fire Emblem fan since I was a kid. I did recently have a tiny bit of extra money and did buy some orbs to try and get one of the easter heroes, but that's probably all I'll ever spend on it. if I'm really e…

Apr 4, '17

How many characters do you have in your comic

Oh man, I get a little carried away with characters sometimes, but Paisley Brickstone has 9 current "main" characters, but by the end will have had about 40. I wanted it a large class sizeworth cuz the school is based on the highschool I went to and we had pretty massive class sizes. I'm trying to…

Apr 4, '17

Just some questions about starting a comic from a newbie!

Answered

Is it bad if I can't update regularly? School should always come first, so I would encourage you not to worry about how often you can update. Some people (like myself) do like to create a buffer to work around drawing slumps, but I wouldn't stress too much about it when you're just getting start…

Apr 3, '17

What kinds of ideas are fitting for short stories?

I haven't posted any of them yet, unfortunately. Most of them are still incomplete as they were used as just practice for something or another, but the couple that are finished or close to finished aren't up anywhere yet since the anthology/contests I'm using them for aren't over yet. I'll need to…

Apr 3, '17

How do you fuel your creativity?

The majority of my inspiration are just shower thoughts and dreams I happened to write down. Also when my mind wanders when I'm driving or sitting in quiet with a lot of time to just think. Secondary inspiration is typically frustrations I have about life or something I didn't care for in another …

Apr 3, '17

What kinds of ideas are fitting for short stories?

What I usually do is I look at my longform story and pick out a character or two from it and develop a smaller story around them. Like maybe a particular hypothetical event in their life or maybe even just something that wouldn't even be canon in the longform story. It's easier for me to not get c…

Apr 3, '17

How do you feel about "first" comments?

I was bothered by them when I was 15, but at 28, anymore it's just one of those things people have always done on the internet and always will do on the internet, so spending too much time thinking about it isn't something I really do anymore. Granted I've never gotten any myself, but I doubt my op…

Feb 24, '17

First Fictional Crushes

Olivier Armstrong will always hold my heart and crush it in the palm of her hand if she so desires. [image] More recently it's been Raven from Guilty Gear [image] But the one true crush to end all crushes and the ONLY ONE FOR ME... [image]

Feb 21, '17

When is a good time to start a kickstarter or print?

I think any time's a good time to at least try, cuz you don't know if it'll work if you don't! I'd personally go with crowdfunding, though. That'll give you a better idea on whether people will buy them and you won't be out however much it costs to get them printed only to have a couple people buy…

Feb 21, '17

Reboots : Why You Shouldn't do it!

MY FEELINGS ARE... If your comic has been around for awhile, and by awhile I mean more than a couple years, and you don't really have many readers, and you're still very interested in the story and want to give it an overhaul, I think considering a reboot is fair. ( @60six kinda summed it up as …

Feb 20, '17

What is your webcomic font?