FAQ
>How do I make a comic?
https://blambot.com/pages/comic-script-basics
https://design.tutsplus.com/articles/how-to-storyboard-basic-guides-for-aspiring-artists--cms-30962
https://www.clipstudio.net/how-to-draw/archives/160963
https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/create-a-comic-how-to-plan-and-lay-out-your-comic--cms-24179

>What if I can’t draw?
https://www.clipstudio.net/how-to-draw/archives/160863
https://www.archisoup.com/architecture-line-types-and-weights
https://www.creativecomicart.com/basics-part-1.html
https://www.creativebloq.com/advice/how-to-colour-comics
https://jaejohns.com/drawing-backgrounds/

>What’s the best site to upload to?
https://www.domestika.org/en/blog/4757-6-free-websites-to-publish-your-own-comic-online
https://comicfury.com/
https://globalcomix.com/
https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/

>How do I get more people to read my comic?
https://www.thingsinsquares.com/blog/how-to-optimize-comics-for-google-search/
https://leetoo.net/how-to-promote-and-drive-traffic-to-your-webcomic/
https://html.com/blog/50-resources-start-making-a-webcomic/

List of HYW comics:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gKTxtkb8fs2EefVpwvye5PwRqGEc_KaSaOh6w_o03Uc/edit?usp=drivesdk

Make sure to hide/report shitposts, and avoid engaging with known shitposters.

> Thread Question:
What are your summer webcomic plans? Are you gonna keep going, take a hiatus and build up on backlog or just take a well-deserved vacation?

>Thread Challenge:
Draw your character enjoying their favorite flavor of ice cream. It's summer after all!

>>149714277 (OP)
I will work on my webcomic this summer, I swear

>>149714535
Really anon, really?

>Thread challenge
Pic related
>Thread question
I'm trucking on. I planned to make my releases shorter, but with better art, but that's not quite panning out.

My comic: https://globalcomix.com/read/003eb87f-2c70-49dd-9710-87b5d5d03a19/21

Maybe in the future I'll post to more sites, but right now I'm content to just have it out there somewhere.

>>149714656
I did a bit of paneling yesterday and I quit because it was shit

>>149715037
>quit because it was shit
You're never going to improve if you quit that easily. So what if it's shit? I'm sure you can take something from the experience and turn that into something less shit

>>149715037
You did the right thing by quitting. If you fail at first, that means you'll never one day do it right.

https://imgur.com/a/foGMvEy

Posted it in the other active thread but may as well post it here. Tell me what you think of the first 33 pages of my comic so far. Im around up to page 40 right now.

Trying to set up my characters first, and the parts I'm drawing now is the main plot being started, with our 2 main characters finding themselves at the pier from the start

Self portrait of handling fictional lava

>>149714277 (OP)
>Thread Challenge
Pic related
>Thread Question
Currently on hiatus. I am working on both CRAB and my thesis film, so adding my comic there would be a tad too much. When I'm done with my thesis film, I'll go back to building up the backlog of my webcomic.

https://tapas.io/series/Rooted-Together/info
https://rootedtogether.the-comic.org/

>>149714909
You're comic's real good man. Love the Hellboy-inspired style.

>>149715054
>>149715070
I want the skill NOW. I'll try again later today sadly

>>149715210
>Currently on hiatus.

>>149715486
That's the spirit anon!

>>149715865
Don't worry anon, this is not an indefinite hiatus. Rooted Together comes back in October 3rd, 2025 and will continue with the pages.

>>149714277 (OP)
>How's your webcomic?
On hiatus

>>149715087
pretty good, I like the dialogue but you gotta check your spelling bro

>>149714277 (OP)
Currently in summer season until the end of the month.
Thread question https://tapas.io/episode/2580444

Most recent Hello Birdman page

Boy I wish summer would end! How do you guys stay motivated in the summer?

bump

im keeping it up, managing 1-2 chapters a month (14 chapters in total rn)
its called Coolest Kid In Town, its about a 'tistic kid trying to be cool(its funny)
you can read it on webtoons:
https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/coolest-kid-in-town/list?title_no=981900

and tapas:
https://tapas.io/series/Coolest-Kid-In-Town/info

>get struck with inspiration and wonder eyed to make new thumbnails for the cape comic my friend and I have been trying to make happen since goddamn high school
Hoora-
>hit with yet another bout of extreme depression and barely have the energy to drag my ass out of bed most days, if that
Any art anons here have tips for powering thru those times? The drive is still burning as strong as ever but there are times where it just feels.......pointless

>>149719621
holy fuck...
on a serious note, i keep the motivation up seeing the results of my work, its rewarding enough for me

>>149717843
>How do you guys stay motivated in the summer
I intentionally slow down on the comics front knowing that I'll have more time for it in the winter. Summer is fleeting but the grind is FOREVER.

I have an idea for a webcomic, but I lack any artistic talent. It's a gag comic where a fez hat wearing alien with a Superman-esque backstory runs a comic book shop in 1990's Toronto by day, and is a bumbling superhero by night.

>>149714277 (OP)
>hyw
Getting ready to start production on Issue 5. I spent the last few months reading some comics I liked and tried to emulate things I liked and pacing better than I did before. So far, from those who read it, I'm doing well.
>>149714909
>Globalcomix
I'm with them too. What do you think about their news of the print on demand?

>>149720197
>I have an idea for a webcomic, but I lack any artistic talent.
That's stopping you how?

>>149719661
Oh hey, I still have your fan art. Thanks again for that
Dunno why you made Techie fat, tho

And I wish I could have that sense of fulfillment with my work but I find it difficult on the best of days. Was raised in an environment where all of my hobbies/interests were to be kept strictly contained from everyone else or there'd be hell to pay, so I find expressing my ideas to be "wrong", for lack of a better term. Ive been working on it with therapy but it keeps me from picking up my stylus and just making crappy thumbnails for my art friend to work with. Not like im having to carve a damn Piéta every time

>>149720197
Exactly what >>149720993 said. If you see these threads you'll know that skill doesn't stop people. If you gave it a shot and stayed true to yourself, you'd be better than half of these schmucks.

>>149715087
So it's about the Hawk Tuah girl?

>>149721281
Why are you still here?

>>149721577
What? I don't know what you're talking about anon

>Tfw it's webcomic making time

>>149721281
Yeah basically, although you could insert a few different egirls over her. Gonna follow her in a pretty insane scenario

>>149717161
Yeah in some parts I do need to go over the dialogue, although i did open up with a spelling mistake “hurted”, although its more meta, and explained within the first couple pages.

>>149714277 (OP)
Kindness is punk rock.

>>149724144
Very nice. Like the halo ring too

A few years ago I made a comic without regard for the print size since I didn't think about it back then, and checking it now it appears that it'd be a measly 3" x 4" if I ever got to print it. Is there any place that can print at that size?

>>149725403

>>149725403
Just change the DPI lmao.

<--- NEW autobiographical web comic

>>149724855
Thanks! The planet Murp has 4 rings on the North, South, East, and West poles.

Like 4 halos.

>>149726123
Look, coffee cat is amusing if not exactly a masterpiece, and whatever your action/ adventure comic is called is fine, but this AI shit is a waste of everyone's time and is honestly a Betz- tier obnoxious joke.

Dropped chapter 2 of my little comic and would love feedback
https://thefoolsjourney.thecomicseries.com/comics/30/

>>149726123
kill yourself.

>>149727290
>>149727409
huh? I think it's funny. at least for the fact that the AI is so horrid.

>>149727366
Your art is... you know... but that aside I appreciate your quirk and wit in a way that doesn't read like you're trying to suck off Joss Whedon

>>149727290
Rent free

missed you guys so much

>>149728633
luv u too anon.

>>149727603
>Your art is... you know...
what does that mean? heh

Making comic, slowly

>>149714277 (OP)
Later

>>149714277 (OP)
would it be worth making a gender bending fetish webcomic like the others that are getting posted?

>>149731543
Most definitely not

Betz is

>>149731543
>like the others that are getting posted?
Which ones? The HYW comics in the list seem to be lacking in fetishes, considering that's usually a webcomic's bread and butter. For me, it's
>forcefemmed Stardust made to walk the streets by his pimp

>>149714277 (OP)
>What are your summer webcomic plans?
Wait until the genAI tech becomes worth a damn.

>>149731873
the wotch and el goonish

>>149720993
>>149721205
I don't really feel like giving people an excuse to sending bombs to my house.

>149731785
Living rent free in your head? We know.

>>149727366
>>149731873
>HYW comics in the list seem to be lacking in fetishes, considering that's usually a webcomic's bread and butter.
My webcomic is above such trite motives

>>149731543
Have you read the others, including Onimai? Do you think you have a new facet, what do you bring to the table? Existing webcomic X, but with Black Jack and hookers is good enough.
If you feel you bring something new, or a better remix of something old, go for it.

>>149731906
What the fuck are you gonna put in your comic that will make people want to do that? Why are you playing victim for something you haven't even done yet?

>>149731873
I'm gonna work on my magnum opus fetish comic after I finish the one that I actually care about first.

>fetishes are mentioned
>suddenly everyone has an opinion
really makes you think

>>149732249
We all have fyetishes, anon, even you.

>>149729249
It's not stellar but it is SOVLful instead. Your panels flowed nicely and I even appreciated some of the more high effort panels.

>>149732249
gender bending brings us together anon, embrace it

>>149732205
CinemaSins. Media no longer exists to be engaged with, but nitpicked incessantly.

>>149732360
It's a shot tier fetish

>>149732590
>Media no longer exists to be engaged with, but nitpicked incessantly.
For nerds, maybe. Cinemasins feels like a product of it's time anyway, about 15 years out of date. Talk to any normal person and they'll have a much healthier view of media

>>149732830
Normal people can't read and will throw their own shit at you if you dare suggest otherwise.

>>149727603
>>149732343
thank you for the feedback! I'm not that great of an artist and the art style is actually reminiscent of what I used as a kid so it just feels natural. This is my first time trying to create a story so I hope it turns into something special.

>>149733345
Nobody cares, loser. You talk like a underage retard. Fuck off.

>>149733345
No worries anon, we all start somewhere. Here's a bit of quick fan art for you. Sorry if I took some liberties with your character

>>149733688
Why are you here? Asking without irony

>>149733688
brutal

>>149733688
I love you either way anon
>>149733804
no worries at all I love this! thank you so much this is amazing

I'm working on a NSFW Aggretsuko comic! I only post on X, any suggestions on where should I post my porn comics?

>>149733688
Why are YOU here?

>>149734095
>NSFW Aggretsuko comic
Not hating the idea, but why Aggretsuko specifically?
But yeah, you could post it on ComicFury. They are chill with NSFW in general.

>>149735071
Thanks!
I just have a thing for small cute characters in adult situations and Aggretsuko is just that, small cute fluffly adults!

This is like a practice comic so I can also start a different comic on my regular account, since I heard that is better to practice first before starting your main comic project

>>149735460
Ah that's cool. I see. A practice comic is always good before you jump into the big one. Good luck anon and link your comic here when you upload.

>>149735460
who's fucking who?

>>149733849
>>149734549
Because I find it genuinely offensive to see all you idiots shilling each others' trash. Can these threads go back to being dead? There's no good reason for this or the drawthreads to be allowed to exist.

>>149736075
>Can these threads go back to being dead?

Why don't you just ignore the thread? There are other 99 threads that you can be reading right now

Not to mention other boards and websites, why focus on being mad?

>>149735584
thanks! For my ''real'' comic I rather not post it here since, you know, some people for some reason go out of their way to be shitty towards others

I preffer to post only the NSFW stuff since /co/ loves this kind of stuff

>>149736257
No. I shouldn't have to ignore something that shouldn't be here in the first place.

>>149736075
>>149736520

>>149736520
>>149736608

Yeah, I agree that this is bait, he is just looking for someone to reply ''What do you mean that it shouldn't be here? Who are you to say what is allowed and etc, etc''


If you want to bump this thread, there are other ways

I wonder what makes people be this sad, is a mental health issue or just being lonely?

>>149736608
Nobody wants to see your garbage scribbles. Cope.

>>149736670
>self-centered retards cannot comprehend that someone could ever genuinely hate them
This shit right here is why I look forward to the genAI replacing you "people". You fucking deserve to be obsolete.

>>149731873
Has anyone ever been inspired by one of those fetish webcomics to try it out?

>>149736075
>Can these threads go back to being dead? There's no good reason for this or the drawthreads to be allowed to exist.
right, we need more threads for franchise cartoons

>>149737169
I'll take the board being fucking empty if it means this thread won't be here.

>>149736713
That's a (you) problem. Thanks for bumping the thread at least.

>>149736670
>I wonder what makes people be this sad, is a mental health issue or just being lonely?
Loneliness is terrible for both mental and physical health. Can't be arsed to find it, but I'm pretty sure there was a study claiming loneliness can be as bad for you as smoking, which isn't great considering the loneliness epidemic we've had in the last ~5~ years or so. You know it's gotten bad when someone is at the point of seething about a webcomic thread on a Cambodian basket weaving forum lol.

>>149737846
>>149737923
Nobody wants to see your shitty scribbles. Can't wait for genAI to replace you.

>>149738128
PYW or is that pencil too heavy for you lil bro?

>>149738128
Yawn. We've had much worthier crabs that actually put effort in to their trolling- one guy went so far as to build his own website in an attempt to usurp these threads. Get better material, chump.

>>149738279
Literally ALL artists are mentally ill freaks. I'm glad I can't draw, or else I'd randomly start cutting myself or some shit.

>>149738587
You should start anyways, nothing is stopping you.

>self-hating twig boi tries to derail the thread because tearing down the strengths of others is the only means by which he can achieve his own sense of agency due to a severe lack of confidence and ownership of his own self
>and/or is just an asshole fishing for (you)s
Anywhooooooo, to move on, what do you all think about update scheduling? I know each comic has it's own demands depending on style/coloring/what have you, but what's the best way to keep your readership up? At least once a week? More? I ask mostly because the comic my buddy and me are working on would be highly driven by the narrative and I want to make a quality story, but I also dont want to take a full year to release half a chapter, you know? Is there a happy middle ground to be found?

>>149738836
I post chapter by chapter, as I complete them. I don't have a backlog to fall back on. Chapters are posted on a rough bi-monthly schedule.

>>149738587
So, like, what's the long game with this schizo act? If you hated this thread so much there's way more effect ways to remove it instead of just bumping the thread but I'm guessing you're too young or too much of a newfag to know where Sage goes

>>149738836
Nobody wants to see or read your shitty scribbles.

>>149738873
The long game is that you need to fuck off.

>>149738836
I've initially started off with a weekly upload schedule, then went with an "I'll upload it when it's ready" when I got better at comic making.
Now I just build a backlog of pages and release my pages weekly every Friday. It did help more with engagement to my comic and such. Now, I take a break, build a new big backlog while working on some other obligations.

>Nobody wants to see or read your shitty scribbles
Clearly you do, if you keep coming back. Im taking requests, whatcha wanna see?

>>149739367
>Im taking requests, whatcha wanna see?
I want to see you committing suicide. In real life, not a shitty drawing.

>>149739367
>>149739108

I'm starting to believe that this is the same person ''arguing'' as to bump the thread...


>>149739341
this is really good! great job on those solid lines!

>>149739569
No, im my own party in this fight. Dude just needs a hug, I think

>>149738587
>I'm glad I can't draw
You obviously aren't, given your seething jealousy

>>149739341
How many pages per week would you say you put out then?

>>149738836
>I post chapter by chapter, as I complete them.
>>149738872
Same. My readership is small but dedicated, so I'm not concerned by losing readers if I don't update every week. Usually I'll finish a batch of chapters then set them to upload 2- 3 weeks apart depending on how long they are.

>>149739683
Why would I be jealous of the mentally ill? Oh no, I'm not a schizo, how terrible.

>>149739683
Just ignore him. He'll get bored and move on to the next thread to bitch in

>>149739840
Couldn't help but notice you couldn't respond when I pointed out how weak your trolling attempts are. Again, since you seem a little slow- we've had better, funnier crabs here before. Keep posting as you please, but it'll take more juice than you've got to make an impact here.
>picrel- an absolutely classic crashout after 1.5 years of trolling efforts

>>149739872
I'll admit- I'm a bully and I get a kick out of punching down to let off steam, and this guy's a midget who painted an entire target on his head.

>>149739872
>>149739934
>these retards think this is trolling
No. These threads are an aberration and need to go away. This general is literally a bunch of smug entitled retards shilling at each other. That needs to fuck off and so do you.

>>149739697
Currently, my comic is a bit on a slower pace with smaller chapters for this arc, roughly between 4-10 pages. So I release every Friday 1 page per week, bit of the old classic method of the olden days.
After this arc's done, I go back to more longer 20+ pages per chapter, which then I'd go and release 2-4 pages per week as an update, whatever works to not run out of my backlog too quickly without jerking the audience.
When I take the time, I can pump out 2-3 pages a week, so I can decently build a backlog.

Time to grind a little before bed, as a treat

My newest story, Admiral Pizza issue #9 The mystery of the mermaid killer. page 1. The second great war is over. The world is at peace.
The Admirals crew have gone their separate ways. The Admiral is called back to action and dawns his suit once again to help negotiate peace between two mermaid clans at war so the government can build a shipping canal. Admiral pizza drinks a mermaid potion and turns into a mermaid for 24 hours, and goes undercover and underwater to find out, who is the
mermaid killer?

>>149741290
SEAGULLS MAKE GREAT PETS!!!!!!!!

>>149741329
This sounds like something a seagull would write...

>>149741290
That's an interesting way you mixed the stock images with the drawings. Ive done a little of that

bump

Bump in the night

>>149736981
I'm thinking of doing a comic with some big antho chicks, but I probably wont do fetish stuff until I got some more work under my belt

Conceptually I like horror. I like the idea of horror. I want to write a horror story but I don't know what scares people or how to convey it on the page.
Outside of Junji Ito stuff, what would be a good horror comic to take inspo from? What scares people?

>>149744714
if you don't know about horror why are you asking about it?

morning bump

Has anyone asked how Betz is doing this morning? It's been a whole 12 hours since he was mentioned and honestly I think /hyw/ might be going through withdrawal.

None of you will ever be successful.

>>149744714
People have to relate to the characters and the situations to bond with them. Only then can you tell your scary story. And then it doesn't matter as long as you carefully fly below comedy.

In webcomic terms introduce your cast with light SoL jokes, make them emotional and just about shipping friendly. Consider the gimmicks you want to use and kill them off one by one. The thing to learn is how to stagger the whole affair and gradually increase stakes and suspense.

Gonna work on my webcomic now

Gonna unwork on my webcomic now. Gonna start erasing lines and deleting pages

>>149746600
Its cute that you think we're actually aiming for that

>>149747286
>>149747770
The duality of man

>>149744714
> I like the idea of horror
tf does that mean? you’re not very good at conveying your motivations

>>149747770
I hope you can save them somewhere in a void of deleted things

>>149746600
I'm gmi . And then laugh at you

>>149747886
>like something
>want to make something in that vein
Not that complicated old chum

Panel before I leave McDonalds

>>149747286
>>149747770
the duality of /hyw/

So I’m a comic artist and I have ideas for comics but I suck at writing.

Basically I have a vague concept, setting, and character designs, but suck at fleshing out character backgrounds and coming up with an actual plot for them.

I met a guy from a comic book shop who has the opposite problem. He wants to be a comic book writer but can’t draw. I’m willing to pitch my comic idea to him but in case he’s not interested or can’t do it, I don’t want him to take my idea down the line and collaborate with another artist.

Granted my idea is not the most original, but it’s an idea I think would make for a fun comic.

What would I do in this situation? I asked if he’s willing to sign an NDA, which he’s agreed to do, but now I’m wondering if that comes off as pretentious and if it actually would protect my idea.

>>149714277 (OP)
I'm writing a synopsis for an eventual sequel.

Here's the latest page of Puffer and Clarissa!

>>149749772
Honestly, it depends if your drawing skills are good enough to justify essentially being an "ideas guy" on the writing end. If you're above average or near- pro, then it's justified. Otherwise guys like you are a diamond dozen.

>>149750109
The writer was very impressed with my artwork. Don’t think I’m Marvel/DC professional level but I’ve had my fair share of commissions and even had an artist alley table at NYCC for a couple of years

>>149750286
Sounds legit. Now how are his writing skills?

Bump

Anotha one

space Vietnam

>>149747804
Then what's the point, retard?

Next panel

>>149748392
you work at McDonalds?

Merrivius is dabbing on us again guys...

>>149754141
I was eating the famous food

I think I’ve done more writing in the past month than in the past 3 years. I’ve been drawing so many characters and stuff for this story I’ve been stewing on, thought it was finally high time to get some shit done. Now Im torn, do I do rewrites with what I have, or just keep going?

>>149752894
Just for fun? Fulfillment of the self? Shits n giggles, the actual fuck does it matter? There is FAR more to this one, singular existence bestowed upon you than how much money you make or how many people know your name, anon. This life is about what YOU want to do with it, nothing more and nothing less.

>>149754141
>Superman
>wears a domino mask

>>149754241
>do I do rewrites with what I have, or just keep going?
It's a judgement call. I've done rewrites. I have found some old jokes for example that I'd like to re do somehow. because the comics were badly drawn. is it worth the time though? up to you.

Little doodle for the thread!
>>149754154
I mean, happy Merri is doing what gives him bank. I just mourn more the fact we lost Arlokk for his Human Male/Elf Female comic. It's the same with Libs, Roofgirl and History Teacher. I'm happy they GMI'd, but I mourn we lost their pre-GMI series due to it.
>>149754241
I'd honestly recommend you to try and start the story now. Getting bogged down on the story planning is what prevents most people to start their comic.

>>149754336
nice sketch!

>>149754336
>Merri is doing what gives him bank. I just mourn more the fact we lost Arlokk for his Human Male/Elf Female comic.
I'm not so sure. he is at a point where he can do whatever and still do well. like this comic, coincidentally about a rich fat man

>>149752610
This is cool

>>149752894
Doing it for the love of the game. If you don't get it, you don't get it. Not our job to educate you, faggot

>>149754141
>superman
>domino mask
>red gloves
clankers try not to embarrass themselves challenge: impossible!

>>149750109
You mean a dime a dozen

>>149752894
Practice and growing. Webcomics are unironically great ways to showcase:
>your talents and potential in visual storytelling
>your dedication to work on a long-term project
And could be great vehicles to help you get a storyboard artist gig.

>>149754619
Can't say anything online without some nerd correcting you. It's a doggy dog world out there.

>>149754973
Alot of people take grammer for granite

>>149754973
>>149754991
Gonna find you, gonna hurt you, anons

>>149755039
Threaten me again and I will issue a season desist letter against you.

>>149755039
Noone is scared of you're threats

>>149755147
>>149755188

>>149754241
Other anon is right, strike while the iron is hot and keep going with what you have now. Its far too easy to get caught up in making the story work and forget to actually, you know l, tell the story. Take it from me, ive only stewed on the storylines for our comics for 20 goddam years now

>>149750109
I clicked over to this thread specifically in case people were getting assey about "chopped up" vs. "chalked up" and am pleased it was for something else

>>149754278
>fun
Fun doesn't make money, moron.

>>149754441
>the game
What game?

>>149754668
>Practice
Oh you're one of those retards who don't understand how human physiology works.

>>149756404
The game you just lost

>>149754668
>Webcomics are unironically great ways to showcase
Let me stop you right there. Webcomics are the lowest form of an already shit medium. They're not good for anything, and you will literally NEVER get a real job by working on them.

>>149756504
>>149756404
>T.

>>149756404
>physiology
I......what?

>>149756404
>physiology
what?

>>149756623
>>149756692
>hurr hurr just practice and you'll magically become better
Not how that works, dipshit. Either you can do something or you can't. We have a word for it even. Aptitude.

>>149749968
I thought Killer Whale died at the end of the first book?

>>149756956
>physiology

>>149756956
are you that anon who was posting threads with ping pong anime a few years back?

>dipshit troll keeps bumping the thread he professes to loathe, thus ensuring it's continued existence on his precious /co/ catalog
You're either a genuine retard or some kind of elaborate 4D psyop I dont even wanna get into right now. Either way, keep it up, we'll take the traffic all the same

>>149756956
In a sense, this post fits perfectly here. What's a comic without a little pseudoscience?

>>149714277 (OP)
>Draw your character enjoying their favorite flavor of ice cream. It's summer after all!
It's old, and I don't know if it's her favorite, but I've already got this.

>>149757264
Cactus flavour

>>149756980
This particular chapter is a flashback

>>149757374
It's obviously mint chocolate chip.

>>149750363
He sent over a script he wrote for a comic he self-published which I thought was pretty good. Honestly I just want a writer’s feedback on what kind of story I can write with these characters and setting because right now it’s just a concept. Obviously if we do end up collaborating and if it gets pitched to a publisher, he’d get co-ownership rights.

I trust the guy but just to be safe, I want to pitch the idea and show him my designs without the risk of him stealing them.

>>149757946
I didn't know cactus tasted like mint chocolate chip.

>>149756404
>physiology

>physiology

>>149758403
>pic
Way to drive home the irony

>ITT: Malopropisms

Would you read a pseudo-comic (more like illustrated novel) that instead of drawings uses photos of maquettes/dioramas and articulated figures?
Similar to how the SIC Hero Saga stories are made, in case you're familiar with those.

I'm going to do the rest of this chapter in black and white, color takes me way too long to do

>>149758907
Estrogenic ahh art style

>>149754154
I don't care, he needs to do more Arlokk god damn it. Or at least do genuine short stories again because those were really cool and beautiful.

>>149758857
>SIC Hero Saga stories are made, in case you're familiar with those.
This looks extremely cool, thanks for bringing it to my attention. There are some webcomics that use photographs of dolls, but they never have the level of lighting like in the pic you posted. Could be something to consider if you want to set your work apart, invest in good lighting and study what makes a pic like yours pop.

>>149758857
Hell yeah, that sounds awesome.

>>149759033
what does that mean? I think its really good.
>>149759196
he could do Arlokk if he wanted to .

>>149759196
This won the Kyoto international Manga award but got him no new fans or recognition. That's why he switched to Arlokk and then hit gold with elf. Merrivius Isa comics mega talent and I can't help but be impressed how he succeeds in every genre of comic he tackles. His made it status is well deserved.

>Making a comic sequel to a quest you made on 4chan literally 10 years ago

Nobody will know, but it's a lot of fun.

...

>>149717510
This one too https://tapas.io/episode/3613281

A piece of fan art.

Can Archive of our own be a good place to host a fanfiction webcomic?

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>>149761915
I can haz coffee

>>149759033
>ahh
Kill yourself

>>149761915
Very profound work - hope the creator is honored

Ur webcomic sux + ur fagg

>>149754154
How did he do it?

>>149763956
Talent and making lots of comics and posting them on X and reddit.

>>149763956
Genius

>>149763956
He has the appropriate physiology

working on page 2 for my erotic Aggretsuko comic!

How about if we post our X names and we follow each other??

i'm back. wanted to post earlier but hyw was dead as shit

also what other sites are good for posting? webtoons started taking down my last chapter so i guess that's it for that site, and i tried X for 5 seconds but the site is full of psychos, that shit is hazardous for the brain (and also I think it only really works for comic strips that are digestable in 10 seconds - not what i'm doing here)

anyways

Tapas: https://tapas.io/series/PREDATHEOSIS

Newgrounds: https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1434168/1

049

>>149765090

>>149765117
051

>>149765127
052

>>149764310
Kek

>>149765090
Tapas and NewGrounds are decent. Check out Comicfury, and from what I've seen the Drunk Duck doesn't take anything down lmfao, picrel

>>149760830

>>149765269

>>149765275

>>149764728
Does she get knotted by Hayda?

I'm still making Tom N Artie and Abnormal Shift along with some other side stuff.

Tom N Artie has entered Issue 7 and officially has been soft-rebooted. Response has been good so far though a few readers are really trying to get used to Tom's new look and added personality traits.

Tapas - https://tapas.io/series/TOM-N-ARTIE-

Comicfury - https://tom-n-artie.thecomicseries.com/

>>149766076
Abnormal Shift also ended it's first chapter today. Been having alot of fun working on it with my team, met alot of other cool creators and some cosplayers cause of this comic.

Webtoons - https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/abnormal-shift-/chapter-1-5/viewer?title_no=1006166&episode_no=28

>>149765210
kek thanks for the data anon

>>149766076
>>149766111
Also me and my co-writer decided to cancel the current iteration of the Sylvia spin-off. Things just weren't fitting together on it and felt a reboot was in order to also have it better fit with the soft reboot of Tom N Artie.

So now it's getting a new script, new artist and Sylvia's reboot design is finally apart of it. We're starting on pages to that later this month.

Bump

>>149766284
You're a furry writer-only who doesn't even write everything yourself?

>>149767528
Like you're any better, Betz?

>>149765090
Oh shit I remember seeing this posted here maybe last year, good seeing it again!

>>149765816
no, he gets cucked or ignored we can say, on this one Retsuko is going to play with toys and then with dating apps

>>149766076
What does the N stand for?

I’ve written a pretty cool story with a whole cosmology and several moral conflicts with cool resolutions but hahaha working sucks ass id rather play video games and jack off

>>149770375
You have to find that balance, anon. I love jerking off to video games as much as the next guy, but if you want to get anywhere you've got to work hard as much as you jerk hard.

Real pros jerk and draw at the same time. That's why God gave us two hands.

>>149771381
Get a load of Mister "Still has Both Hands" over here

Okay what do you got for comic storytelling and writing resources? How do you WRITE this shit!?

>>149772614
Hire me for $0 to give you ideas

>>149772614
>How do you WRITE this shit!?
Unironically read more, both comics and real books

>>149772801
I have ideas, what I want is structure
>>149772947
I have some amount of that knowledge too, was just wondering if there were resources for this

I wanted to make a webcomic once

>>149773136
I think I get what you mean. Trying to figure out how to depict your narrative is very difficult for me too. I’m not sure how helpful it is but maybe doodling down the image(s) in your mind first as stills instead of trying hash out the actual sequence first could help if you have difficulty being organized. As someone with ADHD it’s pretty much ruined my ability to do anything but two panels unless I have a very solid idea, small steps and all that.

>>149773136
>I have ideas, what I want is structure
Read some screenwriting books. This one's pretty good

>>149773136
If you're looking for a good example template in the back of Absolute Watchmen it has Alan Moore's script. Beyond that look into scriptwriting.
An alternative method would be to create a mangalike 'Name' which is basically a thumbnail of what you want your page to look like with rough placements of things

Truly brewing genius at work, in my handsome brain watching me work, just the coolest explosions and emotions and stuff

>>149767241
That doesn't look like her vag has much coverage...

work in progress for chapter 15

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I finally locked in right when I started getting sleepy, now I have to go to bed. Is there a worse feeling?

>>149775354
Kek, this looks funny. Got a link?

>>149773642
I'd like more of this, though.

>>149776313
All too common. I do keep a notebook nearby when I'm in bed though, since right before sleep tends to be when I come up with all my ideas.

bumping with my OC, used condom.

>>149776646
God I hate this.
>time to go to sleep!
>btw here's the entire dialogue for your current chapter
>lie in bed for 10 minutes half-asleep, worrying that you'll have forgotten everything next morning
>get up to grab pen and paper

I'm a traditionally published author with a modest but engaged audience who's been sitting on a 24-page comic script for a decade. I really believe in the script, but I'm nowhere near good enough at drawing, coloring, lettering, etc, to make a professional-quality comic. Should I fork over $10k for a pro's art, or should I try to find an amateur artist who will split the earnings 50/50?

>making webcomics
>not using ocs as rantsona and talking about lolcows and sharty stuff.

You're all Ngmi

>149778110
>he improved

Fucking how?

>>149746600
Basing success on money, fame, etc, is a mug's game. You can't control what other people like. You can only control your own art.

>>149778095
If you cant draw. Why make comics? You can just write a book.

>>149778390
The material is too visual for prose.

style study + thread bump!

Anybody got a comic update? Something? Gimme a comic and I may give a quick review.

>>149766076
I'm digging this!

As for me, I'm still holding onto 2 finished chapters, while the next two are written. I want to have 3 finished before I start posting monthly again.

>>149778006
If I don't have pen and paper nearby or can't be arsed to get out of bed, notesapp will do. Better to get the ideas down than risk forgetting them

>>149780924
cute

>>149780370
That snail is me but Im more retarded

>>149717161
I really enjoyed this. Please post more in the future.

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>>149779851
Tonight at midnight?

>>149714277 (OP)
I'm going to work right now

Bump

>>149776645
This also

>>149787896
Again, looks real good from the thumbnail. The colors and composition are fantastic. You could go far with it.

>>149776507
its called coolest kid in town
i posted the link here -> >>149719568

>>149714277 (OP)
>> Thread Question:
My plans are working towards finishing Oni x Fox. I started it in 2015 and am finally nearing the end. I have a few more chapters to draw and hopefully will complete them by sometime next year. After that, I'm excited to start new webcomics and continue with the ones I currently have

>>149720062
Fantastic drawing, very fun as always!

>>149765090
Wow, good to see this again

>>149787896
I agree with the other anon, I think it'd do better if it was less decompressed IMO

>>149790464
Huh?

>>149714277 (OP)
>What are your summer webcomic plans? Are you gonna keep going, take a hiatus and build up on backlog or just take a well-deserved vacation?

Here is winter, but I'll use InDesign to get the first book ready for pdf after I finish the last pages.

Francesco FAFO

Guys, I feel myself slipping into laziness again. I'm half assing my art more and more, now I have to redraw a bunch of panels.

>>149791598
All this grey.
Your characters skin color is the same as the background. Your art isn’t bad, but there’s nothing to lead the eye.

>>149791922
Good point. I paint it to avoid to use too much screentones, but I'll have it on mind in the next chapters.

updated today
https://seluda.com/comic/chapter7/p32/

>thread question
my plan is keep making new pages despite my depression

>>149792819
Keep on keeping on

Some kind of fetus to put in a page.

>>149791321
Sorry if I worded it weird, it has too much empty space if that makes more sense.

>>149717843
>How do you guys stay motivated in the summer?
I don't.

>>149795071
>Some kind of fetus

Probably one of your best, most accurate pieces yet. This definitely looks like the aftermath of an abortion.

>>149782564
was this meant for >>149715087
if so then thanks, Im gonna post more here once I've finsihed the chapter, which will probably take over a month (full 1st chapter should be around 70 pages maybe more)

>>149796575
He is alive. He just has his own way of doing it

>>149796575
you can call it an abortion. but that's because it seems like an abstract ... "comic"? is it even a comic??? it's pushing the boundaries of comic art which is ... avante garde???

>>149798271
I like to make pieces of a comic like 1 character in isolation, then combine them together for a fancy page

Post a character from your comic and I might draw them

>>149799744
I should be working.

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>>149800293
I like it and I like your style. Thank you.

New page soon.

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>>149800547
That's all for me, I'm all warmed up now

>>149799744

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>>149800958
Based! Thanks anon!

>>149791700
Keep on going anon, you can do it.

Is there any reason I /shouldn't/ make a webcomic focused on vore, philosophy, and the metaphysics of life and death?
>but that's a fetish
if you're into it i guess. i spent a month trying to understand a friend's vore fetish and all i got out of it is that it would make great cosmic horror fodder if done right and general horror

>>149804667
You don't need someone's approval. Make your comic, idiot, just fucking do it.

>>149804667
do you want to be known as a vore artist?

Working on refining a new character design

>>149799744

>>149799744

I was working on this the other day on wplace only the have the area map stop loading when zoomed in

>>149800958
The more I look the worse it gets

Fuck it, first concept art of Chicago for my series. I'm new and I have lots to learn.

Currently planning out my webcomic's story out. The general pitch is this: "It is said in the sealed continent of Askr most adventurers either complete their first quest or die and fail to leave any impact on the world. The Crown Chasers, however, are not like most adventurers. You see, through a series of events that are, according to their leader, Roswitha Rask, mostly not their fault, Prince Cyril of Cernunnos, who they were tasked with guarding, was transformed into a squirrelicorn. Now the Crown Chasers are tasked with capturing the royal-turned-rodent before war breaks out between Cernunnos and its rival superpower, the Abhartach Empire. However, as they undertake their quest, they slowly begin to unravel a much greater conspiracy, with designs on Askr and even the world beyond the barrier."

What do you guys think? I have a whole conceit where the first 2 or 3 arcs take place on a continent that was sealed away from the rest of the world via a magic barrier around 200 years ago during a huge multiple continent spanning war. The barrier prevents living things from crossing through. The barrier, however, has been weakening over time and is set to fade away fully come the winter solstice (the story starts on the summer solstice). I plan for the continent to become unsealed by the end of the 2nd or third arc depending on how I divvy things up. Basically, after the Prince Cyril stuff is more or less wrapped up and another evil rears its head to the heroes. Any thoughts?

Do you think the sealed continent angle is abandoned too soon in the story? I do plan to have the fallout of the continent being unsealed play a major role throughout the rest of the story.

I also feel like my comic lacks a real gimmick to it or something to really give it a solid identity outside of it being a high fantasy comedy-action-adventure webcomic with anime and d&d inspirations. Any suggestions?

>>149719621
>tips for powering thru those times
This isn't /x/ so I'm not gonna go into too many details, but one thing with creative pursuits is that you can't force it. I don't do anything creative unless the juice is there, because otherwise I notice a giant drop in the quality of my work. I work in bursts when I'm truly inspired. You can't put creativity into a box and just power through it like it's robotic, grunt 9-5 wageslavery. Only thing you can do is try to put yourself in a position where the creative energy or inspiration is sort of "drawn" to you by establishing a certain pattern of living and thinking. As for the depression, you gotta remember that materializing nonphysical ideas via a mind-to-page transfer (for lack of a better term) can be very draining. You have to conserve your vitality.

>>149807312
Not to shit on you too much but this sounds like it was repurposed from either an RPG maker game or a D&D campaign that never took off.
Also, you don't need a gimmick just solid art and writing. The biggest problem is it's hard to make a fantasy story feel new and fresh

>>149800293
>>149800958
Nice work, is that a brush pen or just a brush + ink?
>>149789303
>Fantastic drawing, very fun as always!
Thanks, working on the last cover to the current arc- inspired by the Muppet Movie finale

> Thread Question:
Honestly just gonna build up backlog and lettering. I'm still getting used to the pace of posting comics. Still, have a scary faerie face and some links.

https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/anno-arcana/list?title_no=1037454

https://tapas.io/series/Annoarcana/info

>>149808243
Thanks! I use a generic clip studio paint g pen, but with a custom rectangular tip. Not trad, if that was your assumption.

>>149808026
Yeah, I’ve been thinking it feels kinda derivative of dnd honestly. While I am primarily drawing inspiration from dnd, I feel like I haven’t done enough to give my webcomic its own identity. Any advice on how to do that?

>>149809386
Characters got to have an arc no matter what the setting. Doesn't matter if you borrow every bit of sword and sorcery known to man, the stories that stick are the ones with characters that have an arc.
D&D style campaign storytelling is meant to go for a while so you don't get that kind of storytelling there.
The best thing I could think of would be to start with an archetypical character and then figure out where you want that character's story to end at.
For example: Young Knight Eager To Prove Himself --> A Man who Learns Strength Isn't Everything

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>>149805733
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>>149809819
Just sketches cause I'm tired, good night everyone!

>>149795432
I mean the point is that it's a bigass environment

>>149806699
The first 90% is having guts. The other 90% is grinding until everything bleeds.

last second bump