Draw Something, Dammit

Love it, JM. That's my background. Also I'll try to keep nothing but empty space between them and the girl like Finch suggested to help with the separation in the composition.

I'm not the greatest at BG's. I also have trouble getting women's faces to look right (bodies are no problem). I'll have to work on this. I'm working on a mini-graphic novel called Wish Lawyers to help keep me drawing (it's going to be a dramedy in Law & Orders style with magic and wishes and stuff. I'm going to make magic a completely regulated and bureaucratic office like the DMV). I've sketched a lot this last week for it and I'm working on simplifying my style a little bit so I can draw it over multiple pages easier. The luchadors stuff is caricatured so heavily that it takes time to think of everything (plus it hides my shortcomings a little better!)

Thanks for the advice guys. I'll be working on that BG tomorrow and through the next week when I have spare time from my side business.

Characters... just drew'em. Kind of based on celebrities I like... you can guess which ones:
http://www.the-nextlevel.com/tnl/att...1&d=1313787203
Edwin's nickname isn't Nightscream anymore it's Hounddog.

I like these guys! I think Riley Cooper could be played by David Spade.

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Why do i always draw more fun in my sketchbook than i do when i try to draw something real deal? This is how i want my comic to look, but it doesn't. Maybe if i draw some more forever and ever i can draw like that except good.

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You could try drawing in the sketchbook each "panel" and then do all the layout/post production in a program after scanning the pic? If you're more comfy drawing in the sketchbook, let that work in your favor, right ? ^^

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Why do i always draw more fun in my sketchbook than i do when i try to draw something real deal? This is how i want my comic to look, but it doesn't. Maybe if i draw some more forever and ever i can draw like that except good.

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For me, the problem is that what I have to draw for a comic is dictated by the content of the story as opposed to what I'm actually(relatively) good at drawing. No matter how much I like a character design or whatever, it doesn't really matter once I have to draw them scratching their back or eating sandwiches. I might decide to put them on a horse before remembering I suck at drawing animals. I can spend some time working over my mistakes, but you can't really make up for all of your shortcomings while working on a single drawing, so at some point I just say "I am not very good at this", draw a panel that is not very good, and just keep plugging along.

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You could try drawing in the sketchbook each "panel" and then do all the layout/post production in a program after scanning the pic? If you're more comfy drawing in the sketchbook, let that work in your favor, right ? ^^

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I think i'm just going to plug on and try to get to the place where i'm as comfortable drawing for other people as i am for myself.
I've been taking big sheets of watercolor board and cutting it down for panels, so layout will be done in computer.

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For me, the problem is that what I have to draw for a comic is dictated by the content of the story as opposed to what I'm actually(relatively) good at drawing. No matter how much I like a character design or whatever, it doesn't really matter once I have to draw them scratching their back or eating sandwiches. I might decide to put them on a horse before remembering I suck at drawing animals. I can spend some time working over my mistakes, but you can't really make up for all of your shortcomings while working on a single drawing, so at some point I just say "I am not very good at this", draw a panel that is not very good, and just keep plugging along.

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Yeah, you're right. I keep messing up single images and trying to make it better than something i have the ability to do. I just need to do the best i can do and move on so i can finally finish this effing thing. This is at least the 3rd version of the current version of the story, i need to make it the last!

I suck at schedules and i don't really want my story to be a page a week thing, so i think i'm going to get out at least a hundred pages or so as a Part 1 and post a chapter a week while i work on the 2nd part. Currently i'm on page... 3.

Thanks for the input, guys! I will take it to heart.

Whatcha drawin' in your comic story, Finch? I'm doin' zombies and a necromancer marrying a snake-demon queen.

It's about kids and 20-somethings that live in a small town on the outskirts of a big city. It's slice of life, except for sometimes when the city is destroyed by an anthropomorphic tornado and a depressed giant robot made out of cars, and when there's an invasion of a talking bed bug army. I am trying to keep it very limited in scope and time. Originally it was supposed to take place over a summer, but i realized i'd totally miss out on fun winter stuff, so i decided to expand it to summer, fall, and winter.

TNL artist; how do you usually write your stories - as a script and then adapt to panels or do you start with sketches and work through it on the fly?

i use thumbnails for EVERYTHING.