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15 years ago
Well this is just to satisfy my curiosity on webcomics and such.
Doesn't mean I only direct to people who only read webcomics, but it's because it might be the easiest for me to work with or at least hope so, been putting it of for years.
Here goes. The story is important, that is true, but how to build it up to digestible sizes to work with or evolve it.
When people work on the series, they sketches a few papers ahead of time, such as 10-40 pages before working on the first page and posting it? How often is it acceptable to post or should there be something like RSS system, so updates will be notified?
Building a site good or use a pre existing gallery such as FA to post. Having your own site has options, but is it important?
Okay, since we got the more important things out of the way, lets talk about least important, the art. Does it matter if it's sketch, inked, colour and stylish?
When doing all these things, it is best to look at tutorials or just wing it, learn from your mistakes and such?
Well that is it, I guess, if I'm missing anything, let me know. I don't know if anyone would see a comic from me, since most can tell how well I work with such projects.
Doesn't mean I only direct to people who only read webcomics, but it's because it might be the easiest for me to work with or at least hope so, been putting it of for years.
Here goes. The story is important, that is true, but how to build it up to digestible sizes to work with or evolve it.
When people work on the series, they sketches a few papers ahead of time, such as 10-40 pages before working on the first page and posting it? How often is it acceptable to post or should there be something like RSS system, so updates will be notified?
Building a site good or use a pre existing gallery such as FA to post. Having your own site has options, but is it important?
Okay, since we got the more important things out of the way, lets talk about least important, the art. Does it matter if it's sketch, inked, colour and stylish?
When doing all these things, it is best to look at tutorials or just wing it, learn from your mistakes and such?
Well that is it, I guess, if I'm missing anything, let me know. I don't know if anyone would see a comic from me, since most can tell how well I work with such projects.
Know what happens when, how events and people are related to each other so if you change your mind you can see how many things it affects, that sort of thing.
A dedicated site would be good, no one is going to go on it if they don't already have an account. It can come later, after you've tested the waters with them furries and seen if it's worth the time or money. Not sure how expensive it could be.
The frequency of posts is up to you, but you should try to make it regular, drawing maybe a couple ahead so you can still post if something happens. Readers hate irregular updates.
Sketch or ink depends on how your sketches look. I think that it should be fie as long as they're cleaned and have good darks.
Colour is a huge plus to make it appealing, if the choice of colors is harmonious. Doesn't have to be fancy, helps readability too.
As for looking for tutorials, depends if you have he time. If you have trouble and are short on time, just make a note to look it up for the next time, it doesn't matter much if some element look a bit wonky for a comic or two.
All this is IMO, I don't really have experience with this, and some of this should really vary depending on your way of doing things.
Whatever works best.