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30k and stuff

Fri Apr 10, 2009, 1:47 PM
  • Mood: Not Impressed
  • Listening to: Nothing.
  • Reading: Stupid
  • Watching: Stupid
  • Playing: Stupid Sonic games
  • Eating: Nothing
  • Drinking: Water
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I'm now only 500 pageviews away from my 30k. I wasn't sure about offering a kiriban this time but I might as well. Please don't try to 'shop it, I have an eye for these things.

Also, I'm now only 10k pageviews away from what I used to consider a ' popular person '. Seeing as how I've been here 3 years though, I guess 10k a year isn't exactly popular.

ANYWAY. I know I've been kinda... less than productive lately. Stuff's been going on. <insert excuses here> School, trying to get a job, other interests, et cetra.</excuses>

I've been trying to work on WANTED. No, really. I did try. I eventually came to the conclusion that I'm not exactly cut out to be a webcomicist. I'm bad with deadlines, consistency, and dedication, and my style just changes too damn fast. I'm not at a point where I'm really set in my style, or my coloring, or my lineart, or anything really. I'm still learning as far as anatomy goes. So I've decided on this. I can either nix the project for now, maybe doing it in written format or trying again in a few years when my art is a little more stable. Or I can continue it in a casual way, focusing more on storytelling and experimentation then consistency and quality.

The ideal webcomicist from my view is someone who's not striving for perfection. Over working things with too much effort results in abandoned projects and multiple-month wait times between pages. (sound familiar?)

Any case, I have a few pieces to submit and a few to work on. I've been doing a few casual, quick commissions for the fun of it, just to kind of get my name out there. I'm going to dump some of them on here once I find time to get them all together. I've also had a number of ideas for 1-page comics, quick little pictures just for fun, and school notebook doodles, which I'll see about posting.

Re DA viruses: I'm not getting the fake antivirus redirect anymore, and my virus programs turned up nothing. I think I managed to kill it before it got rooted in my computer through the combined efforts of my various antivirus software. I've been scanning every day since then and DA doesn't appear to have installed anything else after that. I'd still be careful though; if you get any suspicious ads, popups, or the like, make sure to scan with everything you have. Also, don't leave a window with DA open unattended, as the ads cycle every couple minutes and the chance that you'll get a virus is much higher that way.

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=Wispu Apr 10, 2009, 3:46:35 PM
Well, I definitely say keep going with WANTED, and do it for the storytelling and experimentation, and experience. I think seeing the development in styles over the course of a long webcomic can really be inspiring, and give the reader more reason to be interested in the art, for more than just the face value. It also gives the webcomic itself that "replay value," that ability to be reread and still enjoyed.
I'm also always in the comic for the storytelling. The art's just what hooks the reader; the story's what they stay for. Ya know?
But it's up to you, I think the webcomic should be for fun, and if you're not enjoying it, then it's better to just stop it in its tracks. If you're not having fun making the pages, chances are your readers aren't having fun reading them.
Formality doesn't exactly make a comic feel welcoming.

And congrats on your 30K, too! You deserve it, probably more when you mention the 3 year thing. But 10K's still more than I make.
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=Ichigo5000 Apr 11, 2009, 7:44:29 AM
I have been rather waiting :iconmoarplz: for 'WANTED'. I shall say, go on with it. If you plan on restart, what happen if others wonder too much about its story line?

I almost forget, congratz on the 30k. :)

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~Skittycat Apr 11, 2009, 1:47:41 PM
True, I was thinking it would be fun if after/if it was all finished, I could look back and see how my art has evolved. I'm thinking I'll most likely go the way of causal experimentation.
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~Skittycat Apr 11, 2009, 1:50:23 PM
I'm most likely not going to restart it. I've already done that once, and I don't really think I'm gonna do it again at this point.

The storyline will happen one way or another. I've had this story for... years. I definitely want to put it out there, but the current format of the comic is proving a bit difficult to keep up with.
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~Duckstapler Apr 12, 2009, 6:21:09 PM
i have an original idea!!! you should make a comic!!! about naruto!!! only the characters are WOLFS

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~Skittycat Apr 12, 2009, 6:32:41 PM
thats a great idea! itll be like the bba except its LEAF VILAGE VS EVIL NINJA WOLF VILLAGE. also it'll be drawn in ms paint. that would be amazing for sure!
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~Duckstapler Apr 12, 2009, 6:39:51 PM
can my charatgcter cameo as gaara's mate her name is sakura (NOT THE OFFICIAL SAKURA SHE IS DIFFERENT GET IT RIGHT) she is a black wolf with red maorkings and she is half black blood dire and is part of the akatusukisidmdsakisuki but she quit because they exiled her for beign half demon she has six wings one pare is fairie wigsn one is bird wings and the other is leather wings and she has a mcr collar and hates preps she cries blood when sad and when she is vary very sad the lyrics of my toruqiquet (sp?) by evanescense float in the bg where she stands as she cries she is very emotional but NOT EMO DONT HATE HER FOR HURTING GUIZ SHES ONLY HUMAN TOO and she loves to watch naruto and inuyosha her fav cartoon char is gir though ^________^

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*youlootamax Apr 13, 2009, 11:05:24 AM
We had a really interesting speaker come in a few months ago who did a webcomic, who offered some really helpful tips and information for when you start doing a webcomic of your own. Sadly I can't remember most of it now, but one thing that really stuck out in my mind, and is part of my motivation for trying to get over 115 ref sheets done before my summer vacation hits, is that if you get lazy and say "oh, I'm not going to work on my webcomic today" you're only cheating yourself. Well... there's not really much you can do about that though other than slap yourself on the hand go "tut tut" then continue to meet deadlines after that >_>;; Because it wouldn't be a very good idea to start beating yourself up about it for not meeting deadlines. That may or may not be good advice for you, but it's something this guy said, so I figured I'd share his advice with you :)

What I will say though, is yeah, webcomics aren't about being the prettiest comic out there, but then again, comics in general shouldn't only be able the art. What annoys me about most artists here on dA who suddenly decide they want to do a comic is they concentrate on making it pretty instead of concentrating on making sure the story was good, and making sure the story and the artwork go hand in hand (I've read through comics before that have terrible artwork, but because they use storytelling methods, and they have an engaging storyline, it didn't really matter). I think you have the right idea, though. When it comes to doing a webcomic, the style you use for it should be a style that can be easily done while still looking okay, during the amount of time you spend making it. If you don't feel you're ready to tackle as big a project as WANTED, I recommend doing little projects to help train yourself and practice for when you feel you're finally ready.

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~Skittycat Apr 18, 2009, 7:36:17 AM
Well, before when I was working on it, it was stressing me out a lot. xP I was always worrying about the quality, and worrying about that made me go slower, and the timeliness, and worrying about that made the quality worse, so it was a neverending cycle. I think I'll continue it in a more casual way with less worrying and stressing. I think if I can do a few pages in a more casual way I'll be able to start doing them regularly for fun again.
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