Is my art style "developed" enough for a web comic?
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Usually I would say "heck no", but this is actually quite average quality for a webcomic so do what you want. You'll be in good company if you don't want to draw better than that.
Well that's shat my motivation right down the drain.
I'm sorry to hear that. But a comic can have other appeals than art style. And can even be used for amazing practice to make yourself better with. I mean, just look at Penny Arcade now, and then how they started.
You seem to be putting alot of unnecessary detail in your drawings, especially with the hat.
Alot of succesful web comics leave the detail to a minimum or only put a little in and focus more on the art style, story and jokes.
Example: [url]http://nedroid.com/[/url]
honestly I can't tell if you're bad or you're stylizing so that's not good
Not really that great.
Just get a proper illustrating software.
[QUOTE=Mr_Razzums;26337800]Not really that great.[/QUOTE]
I agree.
But I wish I didn't.
I'd much rather use pen and paper but it's to my understanding that that's not the direction a web comic should go.
Plus, no scanner.
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[QUOTE=UpchuckNorris;26337544]Mario+Weegee?[/QUOTE]
I find it depressingly fitting that the guy who rated agree to this has the username "UpChuckNorris".
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Aghhh, what the hell. I might aswell make my point here rather than double-post. I understand these drawings are crap. (Except for the backdrop... I like it.)
The web-comic related stuff, I held back on those. And I mean majorly, due to the fact that I understand web-comics are supposed to look toned-down on the detail side of things. Basically I guess I can answer my own question by saying; No, my drawing style isn't developed for a web-comic.
I can do whatever else though.
I'm bored, someone challenge me.
How to tell if you can draw comics:
Draw a comic.
[QUOTE=ConvolutedLogic;26311176]I've seen successful comics with very simplified, messy, almost sketchy art. What makes a good comic is the storyline, most importantly. The art dictates the piece, but unless the art is REALLY REALLY good, no one reads a comic for the art. They read it because it's entertaining or funny or what have you.[/QUOTE]
i partly agree with convoluted on this. you don't need to be a great artist to write a great webcomic. [url=http://www.picturesforsadchildren.com/comics/00000350.png]look at pictures for sad children.[/url] his art isn't good but the story keeps you interested.
however, i do consider art a very important part of a webcomic - i'm sick of seeing penny arcade and xkcd ripoffs. even though campbell's art (pictures for sad children) is simplistic (which is good because its focus is story and not eye candy), it still looks original. i'll be honest - i'll close a webcomic's page instantly if its art is just half assed anime or stick figures.
stop using powerpoint. i can't believe you're drawing with powerpoint. i looked at the second image you posted for a long time and i still insist that he's got a bar of soap tangled in his hair. there is no hat in that picture. that is soap.
you don't even need to draw for your comic - there are webcomics like a softer world that use photos instead of hand-drawn stuff. some webcomics are drawn in ms paint.
before you get a site and all for your webcomic, write a few sample comics to make sure that you can write and draw decently (then post them here). it's not just about the art, it's about whether you're funny and at least somewhat original and have something worth saying.
regarding your art:
learn to draw wrinkles. caps don't even HAVE wrinkles and you're adding them all over. stop.
if your art was 'developed' enough you'd know. you're very uncertain of your work - if you had spent years studying anatomy and practicing art seriously, you'd know how to judge your art and be able to tell whether it was good or not.
Try drawing a couple of test pages. Just those pictures by themselves aren't really enough to base an opinion off of.
Your style is always developed enough for a webcomic, that just doesn't mean your comic will be aesthetically good looking.
If you can overshadow your artstyle with other goodness, I don't see why you can't make a webcomic.
Webcomics aren't "supposed" to look any particular way. As long as the detail will fit on an average display it can look any damn how.
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