upcoming webcomic

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You have trouble with ideas for characters and how to show who they are, apparently. I guess using people you know is a start, but as they said, don't tell us everything to begin with. Let the reader's discover their character for themselves through their actions.

As an example, I have a character in the cartoon I draw (see signature) who appeared in the second strip because someone had to drive the bus. She went on to star later in another strip as that little plot progressed, and she'll be there again when the bus to school appears once more. What she's going to get up to, we'll have to find out, but already it's fun watching what she'll do next.

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Well... from what I can tell... It looks good. My advice to you would be: know what you're getting yourself into. Making a comic is not the same as making one picture. It takes a lot of time, planning, patience, and discipline. When I started making my comic, I thought it would be easy. I see lots of people updating every day, three times a week, two times a week... so I thought: I can do that too. But I can barely manage to get a page done in one week. I discovered that art-wise I'm not as good as I thought. Learning a new style, AND learning how to draw things from different angles and in different poses was really much more than I could handle. Besides that, there was a background to think about, pacing, dialogue... Though it looks as if you know your style, and different angles and poses shouldn't be a problem... so focus your learning on pacing, dialogue, plot.

When you start your comic, make ten to twenty pages, and then start asking critique... that's one of the best ways to improve. Ask everyone in fact... friends, family, teachers, collegues, everyone. Though most people will politely tell you it's very nice... there might just be a couple of helpful hints here and there. When people start asking questions, wonder whether it is the good one. "Who is this person? (talking about main character)" is a bad question, it means that the reader doesn't get anything that goes on. "What is the teacher planning to do? What does he need that pot of honey for?" is a good one... it means that the reader's curious about what's going on in the story, and is waiting for his questions to be answered further down the road. It keeps them anticipating for more..

Let us know when you have a page done... somewhere. I'm getting curious.

*nods nods nods* I completly agree. yeah, i actually sent in an unfinished comic and asked for critiquing too, so dont worry you're not alone :X anyway, i like your drawing style a lot, i think it's really cool. it looks like you'll have a fun comic! though id have to actually see the story first, i'd like to see what comes next.