How do you start drawing comics? by jollyjack, journal
How do you start drawing comics?
After this question was recently posed to me, I thought I’d type up a more in-depth answer.
Ultimately, it really is just a case of: start. There’s nothing stopping you. You don’t need anyone’s permission. Just put pen to paper and let fly.
I think the major stumbling block for people at that early stage of things is the concern that what they put on the page does not do justice to what is in their head. You, of course, want it to look as good as the comics that inspired you to take up the pen. You’ll draw a few pages and decide it’s not worth continuing because your work isn’t on par with the big
*Dear customers, this is translated version of article from July 14 and it's not about you. With these people I'm not working already. However, it may be useful for freelancers who are working too hard but earn too little.
ART VS MONEY
One of the most unpleasant problems in freelance, which I sometimes encounter, is apathy to everything. This is normal if you are a workaholic and live by fulfilling other people’s needs. But, over the years of such a “life”, at some point, I’ve had an epiphany—I want to be an artist, not a wage worker. Just create art the way we like it and bluntly sculpt images for dough—
How to become a popular. Part II [EN] by ERA-7, journal
How to become a popular. Part II [EN]
What is popularity? This is in demand. It’s fame. When thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people know about you. And even more.
Popularity is when you are physically unable to respond to the tons of messages that come to you every minute.
Popularity is when thousands of people crave your attention, and you don’t have time to listen to each one catastrophically.
We can enumerate to infinity.
In a word, it’s a pain in the rear. No, it’s not all. There are pros and cons, but we’ll talk a little about the other.
“Rose-colored glasses”
The newbies, desperately eager to become a new sakimich