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@Zaboem "Sugar, why didn't you tell me you had a thousand kids on the first date!"
I would pick somewhere on Yuggoth to visit. They say this time of year the view there is so good it will literally drive you mad.
I think "anticlimactic" simply means that reader's expectations were thwarted, but not in a good way. I think the best thing to do is to leave behind the clues along the story that, when looking back, actually point towards the ending, like in Leonardo Di Caprio's film "Shutter Island" - the ending …
I quit last summer after finally wrapping up the first part of the story, and thought I would just stop right there and quit while I was ahead (after some 7 years of work). Then after some time I had this feeling of unquiet that was growing in me, until I did this thing called "focusing" and realize…
Good point, sometimes dialogue takes away from story, and sometimes it adds something. I find real life conversations to be a good inspiration. Of course, you need to remove all the "uhhh"s and "like"s. I try to read the dialogue out loud when I finish. If I really cringe, maybe I need to rewrite. …
I find that some worldbuilding ahead of time is important, but it can easily slide into a research slogfest that never ends, while your story never begins. Same for me with writing, I have a general outline where I map out the key points, and fill in everything in between more or less as I go along.…
The answer to that is no, no it is not. If you plan on using color for your comics, digital is the the only way to go, unless you want to put up new pages at a very, very slow pace. I have created about 20+ pages with watercolor on watercolor paper, and I can tell you, I will never do that again. It…
Listening to audiobooks is a great idea that for some reason only dawned on me yesterday after I got bored of music. I listened to "The Lurking Fear" and "The Dunwich Horror" while coloring last night. To my surprise I was able to pay attention to the story! Neat suggestion about radio dramas btw.
Same story. Mine is called "Eternal Autumn" and apparently there is a zombie apocalypse comic or something with the same name that just got funded through a Kickstarter. My take on it is I will have to change the title unless I want to rush and see if those guys haven't copyrighted their title yet.
What I am very curious about is how would you, OP, go about processing Justin Trudeau congratulating Trump on winning the presidency and inviting him to visit Canada.
I don't always use digital tools, but when I do, I use the Pen tool most often. I use GIMP, but it's gotta be the same in Photoshop. Doing straight lines (or long sweeping curves) is hard enough with a pencil on paper, but using a tablet I find it impossible to do freehand. Pen tool is amazing that …
I really like that your colors have texture to them.
I initially used grey ink wash for areas of halftone (inspired by manga but not willing to mess with screentones). Because ink wash is such a pain (it dries almost immediately, and you can't fix it afterwards), I tried doing grey halftones in watercolor. But both Ivory Black and Payne's Gray are a l…
I think the truth may be even more interesting than that. I have a background in statistical analysis, and I can tell you with absolute certainty that statistics can mislead even a seasoned analyst. I think it's a great observation that this huge popular featured comic has a ton of initial views and…
I think horror can be a noble genre in a any media. For comics specifically, I do think the way to go is with an eerie atmosphere and an overarching sense of mystery. I particularly enjoy Lovecraftian horror, which should be a joy to work with in a visual medium, and it's probably easier to pull off…
Here's Keira Metz for you guys. Maybe I should spend all this energy on making the comic instead, but, well... [image]
Taking a break and drawing something else, something you enjoy, is a great way to recharge your batteries (I am doing this right now, in fact). If you get back to it and realize you don't want to do your project anymore, well... there is something to be said for finishing what you started, even if y…
If you want to keep it simple, stick to the six universal emotions: anger, happiness, surprise, disgust, sadness, and fear. All the other emotions seem to be the different degrees of these, or mixes of them, and would be very dependent on the context for the reader to understand. Scott McCloud had a…
I sketched Letho from The Witcher 2 a few days ago. [image]
I do like the idea of labeling some works "NSFW". People will have appropriate expectations and won't feel ambushed, like I guess what happened here. My issue is that I interpret NSFW to mean violence, nudity and/or sex, as opposed to a topic that is simply very sensitive, but doesn't involve those …
Let's show some Witcher love, people. [image]
This post actually raises a very important issue. I didn't read the comic, and from its description, it sounds like it's something done in bad taste, and something I won't personally read. But I noticed something, and I don't know if you've noticed that too. It seems that as the replies roll in, i…
I used to host on ComicFury, but found that Tapastic can offer WAY bigger possible audience. I don't think there's any other site that can top that, other than maybe something going viral on social media giants like Tumblr.
"Watch this fastest way to get banned! Admins hate him!" The risks I take. Thanks! I did some karate back in the day too. Fun stuff.
Just wondering if I can meet some individuals here who are passionate about making their comics and also crazy about training (or teaching for you higher belts!) the wonderful art that is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ok, Judo is cool too... I guess! 
I just got my blue after 3.5 years of training, so that f…
Do you think the universe is sending you a signal that maybe, just maybe, you're trying to host on the wrong kind of websites?
See, I think this is where a big part of the issue of long-form vs. short-form is. Worth 10x more... in what unit of measurement? If we are talking about likes and even subscriptions, they are sometimes not what they seem. I have subscribed to a bunch of webcomics "to take a look at later" and hav…
Thanks for the compliment! Yeah, I think watercolor is fun to play with, or to work with on a big project where you lay multiple washes over and over, but it's just not made for comics.
Check out "Directing the story" by Francis Glebas.
That's an interesting one. I've gone over my comic a few times to troubleshoot some art issues, but haven't given it a more holistic look, if you will. Thank you for this opportunity to do so 
Eternal Autumn, an Early Modern fantasy/horror story about a young woman having to atone for the sins …