There are several things I've learned about myself after finishing up the V-Day comic.
1. BACKGROUNDS- back in the day when I used to draw comics in my notebooks, I suffered from The Wallflower syndrome. (The artist of that manga barely made any backgrounds, it was always blank with the character) so coming up with a plausible background / colour coded ones was difficult. Cause I can't always make them pinks/pastels 😓
2. SPACING/SIZING- Again, in my younger years (very young) I squished my panels together a lot. And everything was inside a comic panel box. Like Garfield, Calvin and Hobbes- Hell even like Archie digest (which I used to read a lot-) trying to switch and make it more like a.. webtoon (?) It's more difficult because is it too much space or not enough ? When I read my BLs I take note of their spacing how they do panels, which leads me into my sizing problem !
On the laptop it looks golden, on the phone ? Yeah, No. I should have made certain boxes taller/bigger so you can tell what's going on in that panel. I suppose spacing and sizing go hand in hand.
3. BETTER FLOW- I think this is self explanatory.
4. COLOURING- I'm stuck in my ways of colouring that I've been doing for years. (I used to have a tiny little Wacom tablet that my friend had passed over to me. I think it was passed around cause it was so small) I wanna change up their skin tones too (make Johnny less pale LOL) I might make myself a new pallet cheat sheet.
5. THE GODDAMN LIGHT SOURCE. Where is the light coming from ?? Where are the casted shadow ?? If they're in a room, and they're in a certain position , how will the light hit them ? Since it's a comic I can get away with simplifying it but I need to know where the light is coming from. WHERE ARE YOU SUN RAYS??
6. BETTER DIALOGUE. This might be a 'me' thing. Or should I just embrace the cringe ??
7. NO FEAR IN TAKING TIME- I'm envious of everyone who can work so fast and produce such beautiful pieces. I put this pressure on myself to "hurry up" and finish. But maybe for myself I should take my time. For real, I know myself and I'll still push to go faster 😵💫 fucking paradox.
Even with all these thoughts, I'm excited to improve~~ like what will it look like six months from now ?? Also I can't help myself but laugh 😂😂 I'm a little too obsessed with 🌶️ Spicy Peppers 🌶️
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Gift art for my husband to ring in the new year! Here's to a better 2024!
[Image ID: A digital art drawing of an Umbreon and an Espeon from Pokemon. Both Pokemon are sitting in a field of grass under a blue sky. The Umbreon is laying on the ground with a love ball in it's mouth and looking at the Espeon in a playful way. The Espeon is standing up and looking at the Umbreon with a neutral expression. /. End ID]
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