June Shingworks Tutorial support worksheet and .psd file~
Added 2016-06-30 23:14:44 +0000 UTCAnother doozy :] These are the support worksheets that go along with
9 pages of content this time, only 8 shown above because damn it I just want a nice even preview. The .psd is also attached, apologies in advance for all the chinchillas, they are just amusing to draw
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Comments
They're sort of a out-in-the-weeds-anything-goes world of comics since they're closer to art installations than they are anything else. they can be neat, but if they're particularly long without any breaks I give up because it's hard to go back to where you left off. Also true. DC's layouts are like example A-squared. <a href="http://dresdencodak.com/comics/2015-10-01-dark_science_53.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://dresdencodak.com/comics/2015-10-01-dark_science_53.jpg</a>
Matt Laskowski
2016-07-01 15:46:54 +0000 UTCYou can tell that's not DC's layout, since those are unreadable most of the time. But for C also Abominable Charles Christopher, Thief of Tales, Monster Pulse, so cute. But you're right about the super scroll/ super multimedia ones, I just am biased against them.
Der-shing Helmer
2016-07-01 15:29:10 +0000 UTC*Reading through it* The first thing that came to mind for A: Dresden Codak lol B: SHINGWORKS COMICS *blatant suckup* :3 C: Parallax, earlier Octopus Pie and the missing option: F - Single Panel: Homestuck, Ava's Demon and those experimental ones that continuously scroll.
Matt Laskowski
2016-07-01 14:36:08 +0000 UTCAha, good to know! I was asking because I'd already thought about it myself, and was curious how your answer would compare (or if you'd considered anything that I might've missed... which is 100% likely). I just sent off the files for the print version of the first chapter of my comic, but I had to revisit a few things before I did so. I re-lettered most of the book because what I'd learned quite a bit since I started, and it was absolutely a quality control thing. I also tweaked the colors on the first four pages because, much like you, I'd done a different technique and to me the difference was glaring. I wanted more consistency, so I spent the time to redo it. I ended up coming up with a huge list of OTHER stuff I wanted to change too, but ended up drawing the line at redoing any pages for the "complete" vs "perfect" reasons you mentioned. Basically I realized that Ch 1 had taught me so much, so for me personally, using it to go forward was better than going back-- better planning ahead, better color techniques, better workflows... but still wanted Ch 1 to at least agree with itself before I loosed it onto the world. Thanks for your response! I love peering into others' thought processes about decisions like this. :)
Joie Foster
2016-07-01 00:22:38 +0000 UTCHaha, yeah, that's why I threw that question on there... something like adding in one page to a set of 5 maybe doesn't seem like a lot, but someone with their own webcomic who is actively working on it knows that really translates to "do 6 additional pages." I also wanted to ask it to give you a chance to think about it first! I know the answer for me because... I did it already XD I redrew the first 12 pages of Chapter 1 after finishing Chapter 1 up, because I'd changed my inking brush and coloring style a little bit (the old pages had a much more painty look compared to the smoother airbrushy look I settled on). It took 2 extra weeks to completely redraw and recolor but I decided it was worth it for me, and also figured it was a good time to do it (summer, before starting ch2, was job searching/ not employed at the time). So yeah. It's a very personal question that comes down to how much you prioritize perfection over completion, and is totally different for different people.
Der-shing Helmer
2016-07-01 00:10:53 +0000 UTCOh this one is fantastic! It's *exactly* the sort of exercise and tutorial I'd like to take a crack at to flex my storytelling muscles. I'm especially interested to answer the questions about what webcomics I stopped reading and why, and then examining my own story so far. Question-- on the subject of question 2 in "Applied Practice" I'm curious to know how much of your own work you've gone back and edited. Rearranging panels and adding pages might totally be worth in some cases. There are also times that cosmetic changes might up the polish and quality of the work (re-lettering something, recoloring it, etc). But the question is where would you draw the line? What is the amount of effort you think someone should put in for polish, vs falling into the "Reworking it FOREVER" trap when moving on to making new and better things might serve better?
Joie Foster
2016-06-30 23:59:15 +0000 UTC
