New Years Comics Resolutions

Dotty · Post by **Dotty** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 1:30 am

Dammit Dawg, stop wooing away my drugs and women!

Personally...to get my shit together. KoV needs 2 updates a week, Elvenbaath 1, and I'd like to get project 3 off the ground, earlier the better.

Garneta · Post by **Garneta** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:57 am

To get a buffer back up, fix the buttons on the character pages (they take you to the fillers page instead of back to the main page), take all the fillers out of the archive and update the fillers page, and update my links page.

Keffria · Post by **Keffria** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:05 am

To finish this stupid arc. I just want it to end already.

OfNaturalOccurrence · Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:07 am

To actually start it.

Gildedtongue · Post by **Gildedtongue** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:00 am

To not draw so suckily.
To get better lettering.
Failing that, learn GIMP better.
Figure out how to make word balloons in GIMP.
Make the site look more like a site rather than black text on white background.
Actually make an arc go the way I want it. *listens to the uproarious laughter of the other cartoonists*
Make the comic funny.
Build an Archives page.
Cameo everyone I owe in it.
Keep it up three days a week.
Don't do as much filler.
Stop doing 5 frames of face close ups to avoid drawing other things.

A number of various things.

Laundromatcomics · Post by **Laundromatcomics** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:48 pm

Build readership
improve coloring
experiment with styles
finish building site

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:24 am

To get a good script buffer going so I know what I'm doing
To get a good comic buffer going so I can occasioanlly slack off

To maybe return to two updates a week, or threee if I can manage it
To actually explain what the heck is going on to people who aren't me

Hallonpress · Post by **Hallonpress** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 3:22 am

Hmmm... Keep updating. Try to get into Malmö comic school again. Try contact a publisher (wether they answer or not).

Oh, and post more on this forum!

Redtech · Post by **Redtech** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:37 am

Gildedtongue wrote:To not draw so suckily.
To get better lettering.
Failing that, learn GIMP better.
Figure out how to make word balloons in GIMP.
Make the site look more like a site rather than black text on white background.
Actually make an arc go the way I want it. *listens to the uproarious laughter of the other cartoonists*
Make the comic funny.
Build an Archives page.
Cameo everyone I owe in it.
Keep it up three days a week.
Don't do as much filler.
Stop doing 5 frames of face close ups to avoid drawing other things.

A number of various things.

And I thought I put myself down! Just had a look at your stuff, isn't the worst I've ever seen. I should know, I should show you some of my old stuff! You just need a bit of faith in your abilities and a logical line of thought. Your site design works, just needs buttons rather than links there we go...

EDIT: Just browsed your archive. Not, bad at all! There's improvement, characterisation and minor comedy.

Young people nowadays! I'm 24 and know I suck (metaphorically and physically), but have faith!

Anyway, what was I going to say?!
Oh yeah.
1) Resist the temptation for my male and female leads to have sex. It's not in character for a start.
2) Lay off the gradients. And the glow effects. "Zophia, that means you!"
3) Decrease the .jpg compression IT RAPES MY EYES!
4) Use better colours. 16.5 million and I still end up with pastel!
5) Better dialogues, stronger characterisation, more 'Soviet Power, Post Colonial African Elitism and Chinese self preservation.'
6) Better proportions, more practice=more profit.
7) Get people not to laugh when I saw I can draw.

Gildedtongue · Post by **Gildedtongue** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:42 am

Bah, I'm 23 and draw at the level of a 4th grader! But, I know things improve over time. Chuck Jones said in his biography "Every artist has a million bad pictures in them. The key is getting them all out and done with early."

I've yet to read your comic Redtech (considering there's a billion of them hosted on here) but, I'm going to presume that the pastel colouring isn't a detractment. Good pastels look interesting, stylized, but that's just me.

Ah well, now to go through your archives and prove me right!

[EDIT] And now having gone through your archive, I can safety say your comic isn't that bad either. You remember your backgrounds which are usually sorely missing in computer drawn comics. You include some action in between periods of exposition, which helps pacing, and the characters do seem interesting. Keep it up!

Redtech · Post by **Redtech** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:05 am

Yayes!

Thanks. I guess you started late when it came to art? I suppose I should toss in http://public.fotki.com/redvsed/ there's hope for all of us..out there!

On your side, if you need help with html or stuff like that, you can always ask around. It's really easy to do buttons. Heck just draw "previous, next" etc buttons, give correct file names, add them to workspace/images and autokeen does the rest... it's all about patience more then anything. I just don't feel that healthy people should put themselves down.

You should see my friend, he's 25 and he's convinced his life his over. I love being the 'old b-stard who drinks and goes on about the good old days'.

Perk_daddy · Post by **Perk_daddy** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:38 am

-Update on schedule
-learn how to tell a story

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:02 am

-to complete Legostar Galactica's Giant one year story arc
-to accomplish what i have planned for the 5 year aniversary
-to start new comic project

Dutch! · Post by **Dutch!** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:59 pm

Gildedtongue wrote:Bah, I'm 23 and draw at the level of a 4th grader!

I know quite a few ten year olds who can draw really, <i>really</i> well...

Prettysenshi · Post by **Prettysenshi** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 3:05 pm

Keffria wrote:To finish this stupid arc. I just want it to end already.

OMG. I know the feeling. Before you know it, it's taken a year to get through a chapter.

But my comic resolution would be to update daily....and not suck.

CSchaefer · Post by **CSchaefer** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:49 pm

I resolve to whip out the fanservice.

The Mortician · Post by **The Mortician** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 10:35 pm

Finish Team Ort (solo forum comic)
Not start another project because I think Project A.D.A.M. sucks.
Finish drawing Chapter 1.
Write chapters ahead of time.

P-Frank · Post by **P-Frank** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 3:38 am

I vow to write a new script every damn week, had trouble with that last year.

Alschroeder · Post by **Alschroeder** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 4:17 am

To draw a separate comic strip, called FLICKERFLAME, when it doesn't conflict with MM.---Al

PF27 · Post by **PF27** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 4:17 am

To finish drawing, scanning, and toning the rest of this chapter by the end of january. To not have any more delays in my bi-weekly updates for the rest of the year. (Once I finish this chapter, I'll be set for the next three months, if I manage a chapter every month or two I'll never miss an update!

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