Outtings and Comics
Firstly thank you all for the well wishes, I had way more response than I was expecting so I was admittedly a little surprised, so thank you.
Yesterday I decided to celebrate my good news by going out and just doing SOMETHING. Hung out at the library for a bit, sad that Think Spot isn't open to the public yet but it was nice to have a change of scenery even if I didn't DO much. Also discovered one of the shopping center buildings had been now filled with a small asian market on one side and a bunch of little Korean eateries on the other side. Had a very rich risotto with bulgogi that I couldn't finish but made for good leftovers today :O Really looking forward to having the money and means to get out more often and just do whatever the heck I want, even if it's nothing more than just walking around and having a bit of scenery change.
Today, I put some work into a small prelude comic that is meant to usher in the larger project I'm still chewing on. The script is 600 words, 36 lines of dialog, which has leveled out to 6 pages. It sets the concept for the catalyst that will be present in the story and manages, at least I think, to convey a complete thought without being too confusing (I hope) or spelling things out unnaturally.
Also it was nice to be able to have that dialog and be able to figure out where my panels are and to naturally have the last page have everything fall into place with the right pacing without feeling like I'm squishing too many panels to fit the final page or that I have too much empty space in the last page. It's that kind of long-term pacing that always makes me a little scared about comics. I felt really comfortable about working on it by the time I was done? That's a really nice feeling to have, and the first real inkling of saying to myself 'yeah you know what, I think I can do this.' Of course, this is just the thumbnails, not the pages, so we'll see how that goes. Also, this template has been a great help, I don't think it would have been nearly as easy to plot out without it.
When I have it all done I'll post it, but not until all the pages are done. (and hopefully working on it will get me brewing about how to start the actual comic itself. Not to mention, figure out what the heck I'm even going to title it.)
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Yesterday I decided to celebrate my good news by going out and just doing SOMETHING. Hung out at the library for a bit, sad that Think Spot isn't open to the public yet but it was nice to have a change of scenery even if I didn't DO much. Also discovered one of the shopping center buildings had been now filled with a small asian market on one side and a bunch of little Korean eateries on the other side. Had a very rich risotto with bulgogi that I couldn't finish but made for good leftovers today :O Really looking forward to having the money and means to get out more often and just do whatever the heck I want, even if it's nothing more than just walking around and having a bit of scenery change.
Today, I put some work into a small prelude comic that is meant to usher in the larger project I'm still chewing on. The script is 600 words, 36 lines of dialog, which has leveled out to 6 pages. It sets the concept for the catalyst that will be present in the story and manages, at least I think, to convey a complete thought without being too confusing (I hope) or spelling things out unnaturally.
Also it was nice to be able to have that dialog and be able to figure out where my panels are and to naturally have the last page have everything fall into place with the right pacing without feeling like I'm squishing too many panels to fit the final page or that I have too much empty space in the last page. It's that kind of long-term pacing that always makes me a little scared about comics. I felt really comfortable about working on it by the time I was done? That's a really nice feeling to have, and the first real inkling of saying to myself 'yeah you know what, I think I can do this.' Of course, this is just the thumbnails, not the pages, so we'll see how that goes. Also, this template has been a great help, I don't think it would have been nearly as easy to plot out without it.
When I have it all done I'll post it, but not until all the pages are done. (and hopefully working on it will get me brewing about how to start the actual comic itself. Not to mention, figure out what the heck I'm even going to title it.)
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