Making comics is…
June 26th, 2008I want to be better! To say that is not enough any more. I am finding making comics really tough at the moment, productivity, motivation and being positive are all things I am struggling with and everything feels like it is taking forever. I could keep going but I am not.
I raise this because I have found a website a while ago which I have gone back to today and found it a rewarding experience. Its called Make Comics Forever!! it is a shame that the blog hasn’t been updated in awhile. All the same looking through the archives has been a usefully experience. Its nice to be reminded that I am not alone and there are people out there who want to really push themselves to improve their comic making being. So I am going to share it with you all. (who are you anyway?)
I liked this ten step programme here continuing on from that post this post what works had this gem which I haven’t been following
2. Act from a place of INSPIRATION, NOT GUILT. Guilt can be a motivator, but not a very constructive one. Guilt feeds guilt, and in the end, it can incapacitate you.
This post had a link to a great comic about making comics by Chris Ware and Seth moderated by Ivan Brunetti. It is interesting to see what schedule they keep and how they think about ‘style’
The Schedule this post is awesome. It really struck a cord with me. I am definitely trying out this idea
Start with the largest block of WORK. Then have the shortest BREAK. Then, as the day progresses, DECREASE the size of the WORK blocks and INCREASE the size of the BREAKS.
he goes on to list different permutations of the idea. There is a sequel to the post where the author posts his results of his experimentation.
finally via Make Comics Forever i found this editorial about making comics from Dave Sim
Anyway its all worth having a look through.
Back to making comics.
