How long does it take to finish one strip??

AsterAzul · Post by **AsterAzul** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 1:48 pm

Muahahaha!!
I just wrote 2 weeks worth of strips in a day!
I still have to letter and color them, but, anyway, Hah!

*rubs hands* My dream to write an entire 20 months worth of comics over the Summer will soon become a reality.

Smight · Post by **Smight** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 2:13 pm

You're dream is my nightmare.

*hides*

Psiogen · Post by **Psiogen** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 2:26 pm

Your nightmare is my.....happy...mare. Yeah!

Mvmarcz · Post by **Mvmarcz** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 2:54 pm

if I'm being lazy or having trouble getting the art out 2 hours between drawing inking coloring and placement

If I'm in the zone less than an hour
But then again I've been known to be able to color super fast.

Ryuko · Post by **Ryuko** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 2:55 pm

I am terribly lazy.

There was really no point to this post aside from that.

Sortelli · Post by **Sortelli** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:01 pm

At my going rate, it takes, like, eight months.

Ryuko · Post by **Ryuko** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:02 pm

Sortelli wrote:At my going rate, it takes, like, eight months.

This offer not valid for sketches of half-nekked ladies.

Sortelli · Post by **Sortelli** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:04 pm

Well, of course not! If I'm going to sketch, I gotta sketch boobies.

The Neko · Post by **The Neko** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:07 pm

It takes me longer than it used to/should to finish a comic. Usually the drawing takes forever since i'm working on keeping anatomy at least somewhat correct, as well as making sure the characters are consistent.

AsterAzul · Post by **AsterAzul** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:19 pm

My philosophy is just to get the point across. I'm not a good artist by nature, so I just figure I'll draw stuff as fast as I can manage. Consistency, bah!

If you stress over it too much, you'll end up never updating because you're so worried about screwing up, like TRS from Vreakerz (who does a very good comic, btw, http://vreakerz.com/)
To err is human.

Tangent · Post by **Tangent** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:19 pm

Hmm. Takes me probably a good hour to two hours to write up a review, code it properly, and upload it. If you add in having to read the archives to get a good perspective on the comic, then you can add anywhere between another hour (for comics not running too long) to days (like GPF, whose review I've still not touched yet).

The webcomic (when I did it) would depend on the strip in question. I would figure out what was happening each day, work on dialog, try to figure out how each strip went, and so forth. Then I'd draw it, find out that the dialog was MUCH too large for the panel and revamp the dialog. Finally I'd finish, do greyscaling (for a bit until I gave up and went b&w) and try cleaning up my lines with Adobe.

That would take around 4-6 hours. That, more than anything, is why the comic went into hiatus and then died. If I actually redo it (and I do want to) then I'd probably start right from the start with pure b&w comics (greyscaling takes as long as flat colors), and cut an hour or two from the process. Oh, and I'd get a lightbox so I wouldn't have troubles with inking (many were the strips I'd ruin when trying to ink them).

Heh. You know... it's almost as much time reviewing comics as it is drawing them.

AsterAzul · Post by **AsterAzul** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:23 pm

Inking is the devil.

Of course, as evidenced by anything you may have seen me draw, I can't make a straight line to save my life. Inking is like running to school on a fence without ever falling off.
In fact, I'd say that running the fence is easier...

Everyone should just draw to the best of their abilities. Comics are about stories. Art's important, but if you let your obsession for perfection rule you you'll end up not being able to tell your story without getting tired of it. Comics should be fun for authors, too...

Not that I have any knowledge or experience on such subjects.

v_v
I'll take a shot at it, eventually. When I get into a later storyline I actually have to do really artsy stuff instead of talking heads. It's going to be hell, but sort of fun as well. I can do floating islands, dark clouds, and pitted scarscapes, but the goshdarned worldtrees are impossibly difficult. I just can't pull off a combination of perspective and intricacy.
I might try to ink those strips, but only after I've scanned them.

Ryuko · Post by **Ryuko** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:29 pm

Inking cam be really helpful. I very rarely inked, if at all, before I started my comic, and inking really helped me learn how to bring depth to my art and make it look "finished." Though I'm no expert, I really like the way my art looks when inked. I don't think you should knock it before you've REALLY tried it.

Sortelli · Post by **Sortelli** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:32 pm

Inking is the hardest step. . . scratch that, COLORING is the hardest step for me, but inking is worth the investment. Definitely makes your art look more bold and serious. Sketching alone is fun, but you need to ink it to really take the next step.

Mr.Bob · Post by **Mr.Bob** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:35 pm

The Neko wrote:It takes me longer than it used to/should to finish a comic. Usually the drawing takes forever since i'm working on keeping anatomy at least somewhat correct...

The power of Liefeld comples you!
The power of Liefeld comples you!
The power of Liefeld comples you!

Mvmarcz · Post by **Mvmarcz** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:36 pm

coloring is the easiest for me. the only thing that ever gives me losts of trouble is drawing males...I just have the hardest damn time drawing a guy

Ryuko · Post by **Ryuko** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:37 pm

Mr.Bob wrote:
The Neko wrote:It takes me longer than it used to/should to finish a comic. Usually the drawing takes forever since i'm working on keeping anatomy at least somewhat correct...
The power of Liefeld comples you!
The power of Liefeld comples you!
The power of Liefeld comples you!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

(runs screaming from thread)

Jakkal · Post by **Jakkal** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 4:02 pm

It takes me about 5-6hours to do a page for BT. That's from writing it, sketching it, inking it, coloring it, and then doing the PS editing.

AsterAzul · Post by **AsterAzul** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 4:06 pm

Eee! More famous people!

Mvmarcz · Post by **Mvmarcz** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 4:07 pm

there is no fame....only people who draws purtey