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January Update, Part 2
14 years ago
Just a little addition to my previous journal post. Anyone looking forward to seeing a new 24 hour comic from me, I'm sorry, but you're going to be disappointed. There isn't one.
Not because I didn't try, but because I tried last saturday and failed miserably at it. I'm not sure what went wrong. Maybe I hadn't caught up on enough sleep. Maybe I wasn't mentally prepared for it. I don't know.
It started out well enough. I got an idea pretty much right away and went to work. But before long it just became a difficult slog. More than three hours later, I had only managed two pages, and it was like my creativity just switched off, my brain went completely numb, and nothing more would come out. After another few hours struggling with it, I managed to get absolutely nowhere, not managing to produce anything further. It was at that point I decided to quit and scrapped the pages I had done (by which I mean I ripped them to pieces in a moment of angry frustration. It doesn't matter, they were crap anyway).
As great as my successful 24 hour comic had made me feel, this failed one made me feel just as bad. The past week I have spent feeling depressed, like total crap and a complete failure. I'm doing OK now, but I am sort of back to square one, trying to figure out what I'm going to do to help me get my artisitic side back on track, as my creative energy remains at something of a low ebb and any art is a bit of a struggle.
I'll have to see what I can figure out...
Not because I didn't try, but because I tried last saturday and failed miserably at it. I'm not sure what went wrong. Maybe I hadn't caught up on enough sleep. Maybe I wasn't mentally prepared for it. I don't know.
It started out well enough. I got an idea pretty much right away and went to work. But before long it just became a difficult slog. More than three hours later, I had only managed two pages, and it was like my creativity just switched off, my brain went completely numb, and nothing more would come out. After another few hours struggling with it, I managed to get absolutely nowhere, not managing to produce anything further. It was at that point I decided to quit and scrapped the pages I had done (by which I mean I ripped them to pieces in a moment of angry frustration. It doesn't matter, they were crap anyway).
As great as my successful 24 hour comic had made me feel, this failed one made me feel just as bad. The past week I have spent feeling depressed, like total crap and a complete failure. I'm doing OK now, but I am sort of back to square one, trying to figure out what I'm going to do to help me get my artisitic side back on track, as my creative energy remains at something of a low ebb and any art is a bit of a struggle.
I'll have to see what I can figure out...
You're not under some legal obligation to draw a certain amount by a certain time or whatever + no ones got a gun to your head
Don't stress yourself out.
If you haven't already known, I've already put out a 24-hour comic myself on my FA account. Check it out - it's called "Biggest Fan". Maybe after reading it, you might be able to make another story again. ;)
I am sorry to hear about how your feeling on your 24 hour comic attempt, and I also feel saddened how it affected you afterwards. I hate how much creativity blocks can be such a nuisense.
Well, i have a few suggestions to help if you like to hear them.
If you wanted to try the 24 hour comic again, why not have a friend on the call to help bounce ideas off each other? Is it a rule to only do a 24 hour comic alone? If not, i think having a friend on the standby co-helping with a storyline and possible character poses and camera positions would really help out.
Or if you like, perhaps what you could do. You may need to ask the persons permission for this. But how about you take someones written story that you like the look of, and perhaps make that into a comic? I know it may be following a script, but perhaps having your mind taken off from thinking of a storyline to concentrate on boosting the other factors.
Of course, you dont have to take these ideas. I just want to help a wonderful artist youself get back on his feet (paws).
Do take care of yourself Cyberklaw. I hope you find that creativity you have been needing. And hope you get a good nights sleep soon.
Regdeh.