On 'starting a new webcomic' advice, I'll give some that worked for ME recently at least... "I haven't started my webcomic yet because I'm trying to work out more world/character/whatever details and--" Look, unless you JUST began doing that... Start the comic. Just start it. 🧵- - ThreadSky

vermillionworks.bsky.social • 74 days ago

On 'starting a new webcomic' advice, I'll give some that worked for ME recently at least...

"I haven't started my webcomic yet because I'm trying to work out more world/character/whatever details and--"

Look, unless you JUST began doing that...
Start the comic. Just start it.
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vermillionworks.bsky.social•74 days ago

Oh my this is starting to do some rounds. So...
I make webcomics (WHO'D HAVE THUNK XP)-
https://bsky.app/profile/vermillionworks.bsky.social/post/3l6bc5ynyfn27

vermillionworks.bsky.social•74 days ago

Absolutely do development work first so you know what you're doing, but if you've been stuck doing that for a long time now? It may be time to just go for it.

Once you begin, the comic will force you to work out things as you go. I had to do this with Knell or I would've never started it.
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vermillionworks.bsky.social•74 days ago

And guess what? The slowness of webcomics still allowed me time to mull some things over, but now it was easier because I could SEE it all unfolding. Some changes and new details I didn't expect, but I'm even more happy with it. In the draft stages I was just questioning every little thing.
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vermillionworks.bsky.social•74 days ago

"But what if later on I change my mind about some details that I had already put into the comic?"
Yeah that's a possibility but at least putting things in motion made you realize what worked best.

And this is coming from who rebooted her first webcomic many times like a over-perfectonist spazz.
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vermillionworks.bsky.social•74 days ago

Rebooting your webcomic or revising old details is a pain (& still may not be necessary, it depends), but you can just as easily be stuck in the development stages forever because you want everything to be perfect and suddenly you realize "There's no comic and yet I'm tired of it".

Just go for it.

thestringking.bsky.social•74 days ago

this is actually so motivational for me, I've been stewing over my webcomic brainchild for -nine years- 😭 granted I was a literal kid then, but I keep stressing over making things make sense

thereddouglas.bsky.social•74 days ago

That's good to hear!

I can't speak to your creative struggles with your specific story, but I've had a fictional rock band for which I have this problem. And though I do have a lot of sketches, I've never been able to build a story around them.

thereddouglas.bsky.social•74 days ago

I have had a similar experience just drawing my current comic. It forced me to change some details but also change layouts which are supposed to be the fundamentals guide for the story.

jasonlauchlan.bsky.social•74 days ago

I decided the best thing for me to do is to finish a script before I start the storyboarding process and then just do exercises to make sure I can meet the demand of storytelling in visual form.

doctorfruitbat.bsky.social•72 days ago

No-one can see your hidden thoughts, so as far as anyone knows the incomplete nonsense you're making up as you go along is exactly as it should be.

laureldraws.bsky.social•3 days ago

Haha, I would do this if my webcomic wasnt also my bachelors degree final project that requires me to have everything planned out for when I send It to get graded haha.

mysticalhorrorart.bsky.social•73 days ago

I am hoping to work on writing out my story as well, so this is all very helpful. Although not a webcomic, but more of an art book with a story, this advice still applies, so I appreciate it!

mothtipo.bsky.social•74 days ago

I've been putting off my webcomic Nouville because I don't even have a story yet lmao

emerald-4ce.bsky.social•71 days ago

I actually needed to see this thread rn omg thank you

neomonsterisland.com•73 days ago

I've done a webcomic for 25 years where I don't start until the day before I publish it. If a freaking Godzilla toy photographer can make a comic, anyone can.

djwaglmuffin.bsky.social•72 days ago

*panics in horrible BG art*

Sarah, please

neonzeta.bsky.social•73 days ago

I’m still not done worldbuilding and about 1/5th of chapter 1 of my story is out there available to read

Some things you just need to start. And keep starting and finishing. It’s a cycle.

yevvie.varyel.com•74 days ago

and if you can't start the comic alone right now, start from making cover illustrations for it and overall promo material. why? it still will force you to think over the details and push out of paralysis mode.

thereddouglas.bsky.social•74 days ago

That's also a good idea!

thereddouglas.bsky.social•74 days ago

Yes. Sometimes you just have to abandon preparation or you'll never get started, and content yourself with filling in the gaps as you go along.

Which as a Trekkie and Michael Moorcock reader I can say works well enough for successful creative endeavours.

thereddouglas.bsky.social•74 days ago

(For Trek's first year the show had no idea who Kirk worked for or whether Spock was a "Vulcan" or "Vulcanian". You'll do fine pushing ahead on your web comic without every detail neatly worked out.)

cronaj.bsky.social•74 days ago

No, absolutely do not encourage me to start my new webcomic!

I'm actively trying to convince myself NOT to and failing miserably 🫠

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