Soo-
(I didn't know what forum to put this in, i got soo confused!)

Zad is going to try to stop procrastinating and actually get her comic going!
So, she wants to know, which would you prefer?

A comic made in Paint-
Not paint shop pro or anything cool like that, just normal $&*@#$ paint.
This would mean color, but it would (in my I-am-my-worst-critic opinion) SUCK!!!!
And i don't think the updates would be really often.

A comic on Lined paper-
This is the paper i get free, and i draw on it 95% of the time, so expect lots of updates ( i suppose)
I also have a fear of people looking at my art, so I have to ask my dad to scan it.
*heart attack* But I'm okay with you guys.

white-
Everytime i draw on white paper, i become the world's worst perfectionist. i spend 10 minutes on one line, so updates could take forver!
And i don't have any easy access to this, I'd have to buy it, with my teeny allowance.



Sooooooooooooooooooooo, which which WHICH??
Plz don't say paint.

If you don't want us to say paint, why ask?

As a veteran of web comics, I'd suggest if you're even a little serious about doing a web comic you get photo shop or the free program gimp [gimp.org]. A lot of digital only comics use Flash or Illustrator to make their comics. I've also heard of program called Fireworks and others. You can't really learn more about web comics at your local library since web comics are more underground than horror core.

A lot of the more professional comics use the digital tablets to draw their line/pencil artwork on and then color it with photoshop. Some scan their line work and color/inkd it digitally.

I'd vote for the paper options over paint.

Ok- as to why i give the option paint- I don't know why ^_^'

gimp? Okay, I'll check that out.

And I checked tablets. That takes $$$ i don't have.. But the gimp looks cool.

Zad
Ok- as to why i give the option paint- I don't know why ^_^'

gimp? Okay, I'll check that out.

And I checked tablets. That takes $$$ i don't have.. But the gimp looks cool.

I held out about 3 years before getting a tablet. Finally having one, I do want to say that it really speeds things up, but I think, no matter what, you're going to have more control over your lines if you draw on paper. So don't assume you need a tablet just yet, because you can get really good lines on paper too.

Considering your situation, you should sketch your ideas on lined paper and transfer them over to white paper. (Snag some from school or work, if you get the chance, if you don't have a lot of it) You seem more confident on lined paper, so it seems like your final result would be better if you started on that than if you straight out went with white paper.

Also, this helped me out a bit.

Um.... good luck. :D

I use the mouse for most of my artwork. If you play with your options in flash, you can get pretty decent results artistically. I do a rather artistically minimalist comic, so it doesn't hurt when things look all wiggly and goofy. Course my artwork generally has wiggly goofy aesthetic even when drawn on paper.

I'm sure there are other free programs to use as well, gimp is the one I hear about most often.

Zad
Ok- as to why i give the option paint- I don't know why ^_^'

gimp? Okay, I'll check that out.

And I checked tablets. That takes $$$ i don't have.. But the gimp looks cool.

The Gimp is really good. It's what I use (I don't shade though... but you can).

I used to use Pixia before I got Photoshop.

I really really liked it. :)

http://park18.wakwak.com/~pixia/download.htm

Ok, now I will check out Pixia too ;]
Thanks for all the helpful bits, and thanks subcultured for moving this to the right forum.

Annnnd, after christmas, when i blow all my munny on...things..I'll ba able to save for a tablet.

i found the gimp to be horrible and it gave my computer fits. the only time ive had problems with my pc, i uninstalled it and its cool, but i found it to be a crappy program anyway. of course that's just mine and my own, some folks swear by it. i swear by photoshop. you could always go B&W with pens and pencils and elave it at that! on the paper issue if nothing else get copy paper its like $3 - $5 for a pack that includes hundreads of pieces...goodluck

Zad, it pretty much depends on what sort of artwork you intend to do. If it's very basic stuff then you need nothing much in the way of computer application to get off the ground. If it's intricately tricked out with color, though, then you can work with a heavy duty program like the ones already mentioned OR color your work by hand.

Hand coloring in cartooning was done for at least a century before computer applications became all the rage. You can color your work in everything from crayon to map pencils, and watercolor to acrylics. The thing to remember about computer applications is that there is usually a steep learning curve while you are trying to figure out the commands and just how to produce that clever little technique that 'so and so' does over on that other strip.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with starting out using lined paper, if that is what works for you. If you just want to get something up and running, then go with your strengths and see what happens. You will learn from the results and probably shut things down at some point and re-think things, adjust your methodologies, and then give it another whack with the same 'toon or something different.

Anyway, good luck! :whistling: