Personal Project Progress

[sankseas]

Between the monthly challenges, fanzines, and new jobs I got these past few months ... I'd forgotten about my personal projects.

[Art]

Did some big commissions towards the end here, joined a few fanzines (Steven Universe, RPG Horror, and Undertale ... still waiting on the She-ra one,) but I haven't actually drawn anything since October. It's killing me :'D

Got two illustration series, two comics, and all the little drawings I really want to knock out!! The problem isn't motivation - I'm plenty excited to work on them - it's time. Thinking of trying a new way of inking, seeing if it speeds up the process ...

[Writing]

After that unofficial NaNo, my writing habits are doing much better than my drawing habits! Nothing awe-inspiring, but I am back in the groove of writing every day or so. Forgot how much I loved it ...

I'm gonna try a few tips on how to type that first draft faster!! All but one of my projects is outlined & started on drafting :)

[Fun]

I'm ... bad at scheduling breaks. It's something I've been working on for years now. Workaholic :') I enjoy my new job & commissions are always nice, but I really need to rework my new schedule for some fun stuff.

Working on my reading list, watching list, playing list ... it's a lot!! Currently reading East by Edith Pattou, want to finish watching She-ra, and there's some indie rpgs I've got bookmarked for later. Doesn't help that I want to re-read Cucumber Quest all of a sudden ...
 

Do you have any personal projects you're working on? I love hearing about other's projects - I get so much more done when I've got friends to bounce excitement off of. What works for you? I'm a list-maker! I've got lists of my lists to keep me on track lol. Any fun plans for the end of this year? I'm gonna try to knock out those currently-doing things!

(Keep forgetting to mention, if you ever want to check out my pro art blog for all these projects I vague about, message me!)

Comments

[riocu]

i used to do that, too, but then burnout and other stuff happened |D

ohmygod it so is! i recently talked about how it's kind of sad that you don't see a lot of variety of the process of making one! i never really ""could"" draw comics bc script writing and thumbnailing absolutely does not work for me
*eyes emoji* any recs?

dsahfs thank youuuuuuuu
;o; that would be so rad, actually

[sankseas]

I'm the kind where drawing everyday keeps me motivated, but I do have to take a day or two, sometimes.

Books - Rise of the Guardians (it's my fav! they go over every process & changes!!) Over the Garden Wall (that aesthetic!! They include their messy sketches, too!) & These are more How-Tos, but Marcos Mateu-Mestre's Framed Ink (beautiful examples!) & Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics helped me wrap my head around some of the process.

Artists - they're not frequent, unfortunately, but Leppu, Kadi Fedoruk, & Jake Wyatt have posted some process stuff before!

No worries, I'd be super excited for reading or talking about projects :)

[riocu]

i'm also someone who has to draw daily (i get rusty really quickly), so it's great to hear that from someone else!

oh my, i love the fact that i own half of these books already haha (rotg and framed ink) but i must admit i've always been very… intimidated? by scott mccloud's how to comic books. as much as i'm always looking for theory to base my knowledge on, i feel like the more i hear about how comics are made, the more courage i lose to actually start ^^;

oh man! i've been following jake wyatt on twitter forever! i loved the perspective tutorial he posted on tumblr! gotta check out the other artists, too. thank you!

[sankseas]

You've got good taste in books, lol.

I had to read McCloud's book for school. Was a bit intimidating, I'll admit, but it still helps me with my paneling. I read it in small steps - like, reading about word balloon placements, then another day read about panel sizes, etc. - if that helps? If I knew any other comic how-to books, I'd rec them X'D

Nice! Sometimes I just stare at Wyatt's Necropolis comic. It's so pretty!!

& No problem :)

[riocu]

*fingerguns*

oooh i see. and oh boy, paneling/layout is exactly my weakpoint. i'll try checking it out again, so thanks for the rec!

IT IS. i mean his colours and composition are *chefkiss emoji* but then i always stare at his line quality like. how do you make a pencil do that

[sankseas]

*high fives 'cause it's my weak point too!!* :'D

Right?! Love pencil textures ... just not sure how to get them right.