Is it time to retire /hyw/? can't even stay alive overnight anymore

is it time to retire /hyw/? can't even stay alive overnight anymore.

post em if you got em, but knowing you guys, you probably don't.

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foxandcatadventures.tumblr.com/
doubleblade.cfw.me/
tapas.io/series/Double-Blade
tapas.io/episode/709850
myscriptfont.com/
artists.pixelovely.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing/
quickposes.com/pages/timed
senshistock.deviantart.com/gallery/
shutterstock.com/
pinterest.com/characterdesigh/
tumblr.com/theme/39018
pastebin.com/kNR2W5mV
docs.google.com/document/d/1uwfOSHXfrgvcf--PkPz9jXL6p5RqIsrYvXYwgQpgT3k/edit#
discord.gg/rXMbdqP
youtube.com/watch?v=5xPvvPTQaMI
courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse456/07su/administrative/invisible_ink_part_1.pdf
courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse456/07su/administrative/invisible_ink_part_2.pdf
courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse456/07su/administrative/invisible_ink_part_3.pdf
chrisoatley.com/category/podcasts/
web.archive.org/web/20140625035030/http://paperwingspodcast.com/
blambot.com/
cienciasecognicao.org/rotas/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Robert-McKee-Story.pdf
miss-melee.tumblr.com/post/143483233951/
mediafire.com/folder/9pf1nwwa92lbp/Comics_for_making_Comics
youtube.com/results?search_query=how to draw comics
youtube.com/watch?v=Vs9qD-W9Sr0&feature=youtu.be
fateschaos.thecomicseries.com
tapastic.com/episode/664005
webtoons.com/en/challenge/fates-chaos/world-changer/viewer?title_no=75153&episode_no=1
pipsqk.tumblr.com/
twitter.com/NSFWRedditVideo

Would it be better for anons to just post their webcomics on separate threads? That way they can get a bigger audience, aren't held back by, let's admit it, the kind of closed off circle these threads have become where there's not really any good criticism, just backpats, and there'd be more content on Sup Forums.

Think about it, there's audience ready multiple anons who have posted their comics and have audience ready decent following by staying away from these threads. Isn't it time you did the same?

no, the garbage you idiots produce don't warrant their own threads. no one's stopping you though, go ahead and find out for yourself.

Dewd was doing that for a while. Not sure what other anons thought of his comic, but I'm assuming it was the same posts usually seen in the /hyw/ threads.

foxandcatadventures.tumblr.com/

I make edgy and dark stuff usually so this cute webcomic is a change of pace for me. Also, even if my life depended on it I couldn't draw. So that's why the comic looks like it does.

I'm thinking about the pace of the comic. I'm updating it three times a week but always just one panel. I've got so many other things going on that I can barely keep up with the comic. How do you guys do it?

Doing Fine...

Post the goodie bag OP

Problem is that the webcomic threads became a circlejerk I guess. But well, this is the only place where i can get feedback that's not bullshit. Yes. 4-fucking-chan of all the places is the only place where i can get feedback. That's why I love it.

Well, if we drew lewds, maybe /hyw/ could survive now, as every thread here is now "MUH WAIFU"
Anyway, dumping my shit comic for you guys.

part deux.

...

part the third

4/10

5/10

Hey guys, how's it going? Just recovered from a nasty cold. I actually felt the fever kicking in two weeks ago when drawing page three of pic related, wen to bed and was out cold for six days. Missed an entire week of college and only got around to continue drawing today. Colds suck but they're especially annoying in summer.

Anyways, what do you think of the paneling? I think I might have gone too far in a few places on page five but hopefully I can make it work.
The woman shown at opposite angles and overlapping several panels is the key to this page...

6/10

doubleblade.cfw.me/
tapas.io/series/Double-Blade

Liz is a young warrior who fights evil with her unusal Unicorn friend.

7/10

8/10

9/10

10 outta 10.

Comic's about a bunch of dudes who makes a living by playing metal in france: a country that hates heavy metal.
Also boobs, and Dethklok references.

tapas.io/episode/709850
tapas.io/episode/709850
tapas.io/episode/709850

please, come, there's music.

that's one unicorn i don't wanna fuck, but the art is cute nonetheless!

Thanks, here´s this week update

The problem is that the most active webcomic guys on Sup Forums don't even use the threads anymore. Between the webcomic land discord and the /hyw/ discord (is the Skype even still around?) everyone actually making content fractured off into their own mini-communities entirely separate from Sup Forums. All the updates, progress, and feedback happens on one of two discord servers now.

Since Sixty-Four is on what seems like an indefinite hiatus, I need new things to read.

I like finding smaller, newer webcomics so there's a good chance that I'll at least try reading everything posted itt.

niiiice

we need to make /hyw/ great again man. This thread was full of life like 4 months ago.

It became a horrendous circlejerk like anyone who knows Sup Forums knew it would.

If we made a hub for our shit, that's be better, like a list of the webcomics created here, that'd be a start.

I'm curious, what's everyone's process?
I usually go script, first draft, second draft (pic).

Scrub Authors GOODIE Bag
Here’s a short list of sites that any new webcomic artist or writer will find handy:
>*-Struggling to find that perfect FONT? Create your own using this link;
myscriptfont.com/

>*-Don’t forget to brush up on that ANATOMY:
artists.pixelovely.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing/
quickposes.com/pages/timed

>*-What’s a list without some reference STOCK IMAGES?
People: senshistock.deviantart.com/gallery/
Scenery: shutterstock.com/

>*-Here's a big fat compilation of CHARACTER DESIGN REFERENCE:
pinterest.com/characterdesigh/ (surprisingly not a typo)

>Links to get a rough WEBSITE started up:
Easy to use tumblr webcomic theme: tumblr.com/theme/39018
Do’s and Don’ts for starting a site: pastebin.com/kNR2W5mV
>Contact sheet if anyone wants to put information down, like their site and webcomic:
docs.google.com/document/d/1uwfOSHXfrgvcf--PkPz9jXL6p5RqIsrYvXYwgQpgT3k/edit#

>DISCORD CHAT going on: discord.gg/rXMbdqP


>Wise words from John Cleese:
youtube.com/watch?v=5xPvvPTQaMI

>Invisible Ink:
courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse456/07su/administrative/invisible_ink_part_1.pdf
courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse456/07su/administrative/invisible_ink_part_2.pdf
courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse456/07su/administrative/invisible_ink_part_3.pdf

>Paper Wings
chrisoatley.com/category/podcasts/
web.archive.org/web/20140625035030/http://paperwingspodcast.com/

>Fonts for your webcomic on Blambot:
blambot.com/

>Writing Resources:
cienciasecognicao.org/rotas/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Robert-McKee-Story.pdf

>Guide to promoting your comic:
miss-melee.tumblr.com/post/143483233951/

>Comics for makin' comics!
mediafire.com/folder/9pf1nwwa92lbp/Comics_for_making_Comics

youtube.com/results?search_query=how to draw comics

There's a contact list of /hyw/ comics in the goodie bag, but no body ever seems to look at it

>Contact sheet if anyone wants to put information down, like their site and webcomic:
docs.google.com/document/d/1uwfOSHXfrgvcf--PkPz9jXL6p5RqIsrYvXYwgQpgT3k/edit#

So how good is Reddit for advertising comics?

I think more artists need to post their crap in independent threads. I genuinely think a lot of you guys have something good going, but most of Sup Forums keeps out of these threads.

That being said, it's good that Sup Forums has a place for amateur webcomic artists to congregate. Batman and writefag threads are also dead, so it's probably just a dry spell, probably brought on by a lot of collegefags with exams a few weeks ago and underage b8 with upcoming exams. It'll probably even out during the summer.

Usually, I write down the script in french, then I start planning the pages. after a week, i take another look at that shit and brainstorm on it until it is satisfying enough.

contact sheets heh? I don't even read that goodiebag so. Maybe etheir put it on the very first post or set up a shitty wikia or something.

Like a web/co/mics wikia? We should be an actual network instead of just a bunch of thread i guess?

Shit. Absolute shit. Reddit's built around echo chambers, so you need initial communities to get anywhere. So you can pander to the userbase just right, but that'll only make your pandering content popular.

Tumblr is best for shilling, starting with danbse pandering, because if you're following a blog you have to put up with all their crap to get to the pandering parts.

Either way you need to drawfag for a fandom to get anywhere.

I had French in high school and terribly regret lazing off. Can't read French literature, can't watch French films without subs, damn.

Anyways, the French are great in adapting foreign comic styles and have a great indie scene but all anyone knows is Tintin and Asterix, can you recommend a French comic I probably haven't heard of?

Also, tell me about your webcomic.

Well, My comic's up here, it's the ten part shit in black and white. It's about a metal band that struggle in france, where the metal scene is dead.

And you're right, our comics are great, thanks to the fact that we got mangas earlier than the US, and we've got a nice indie scene going.

For french comic recommendations, i'd suggest you Lastman, which was adapted as an animated series, drawn by the guys who made the Kassos, Boulet's "Notes", which is a webcomic adapted into many books about a professional comic artist doing stuff. It's like "so you're a cartoonist", but actually VERY good.

And many other shit.

Thanks.
As for your comic, page 6 made me laugh out loud, so that's something. Is the second to last panel on page seven an Eva reference?
I think your comic has potential, there's not many comics on the subject (Scott Pilgrim, Beck, ???). You have good comedic timing, if you improve on the art and dialogue this could be pretty popular.

thanks dude! I appreciate the feedback ;)

also, yeah it is an EVA reference

Post your doodles and character designs, everyone!

I'll start. Pic is the Pumpkin Prussian, he likes punctuality, order and industriousness.

bump

Need help here, I think one i start revising i could figure a solution to this conundrum. You see it's pretty simple, Lume and some characters in my comic will be talking telepathically most of the time and i wanna see which one of these speech bubble can be used to separate vocal speech and telepathic speech.

black bubble over white text maybe?

Clever, but in panels with dark back grounds or bubbles close to characters this might be a problem.
This'll be a greyscale comic (excluding some scenes).

I like this idea. But if it's gonna be a problem with the format of your comic, then I'll have to go with #3, it's just very distinct from the other options which make it easier to tell right away it's not just a regular speech bubble. And then make other character's thought bubbles like #2.

If you make them very distinct, using different fonts alone could work.

Hey Sup Forums, what's up? It's been a long time since I made a webcomic, but I've decided to start one to keep me busy. So, I'm going to share some sketches of the main characters now.

>more anthroshit
another into the gigantic sea

(2/4)
It's based on a comic I made in '08, but only the basic idea remains. I'm drawing inspiration from action films of the 80's and 90's for the setting and designs.

(3/4)

And what seems to be the problem mate? There are millions of humanshit, ponyshit and mangashit comics out there too. Should I made one of those instead, huh?

i havent been here in a while and i just updated, i will try this!

heres a jpg version incase it does work, i will try it with a png version for the stand alone thread

heres a video of me making this page: youtube.com/watch?v=Vs9qD-W9Sr0&feature=youtu.be


*you can read this webcomic on any of the following websites:

comicfury: fateschaos.thecomicseries.com
taptastic: tapastic.com/episode/664005
webtoons: webtoons.com/en/challenge/fates-chaos/world-changer/viewer?title_no=75153&episode_no=1

Okay so I wanted create a simple bubble system. Both Vocal and Telepathic character would have the same thought bubble, BUT it's the speech bubble that's the main issue.

So I thought why no just do something as simple as changing the speech bubble's tail.

(4/4)
This is the last one. I'm planning to stock some pages during the next weeks while I create the site and get everything ready to go. If there are no problems, I'll launch it by the end of june.

I think that using a combination of different fonts and colours for telepaths would be a more visual and clean way to do it.

Waifu material.

Bamb

Dance your cares away
Worry for another day
Let the music play
Down in fraggle rock!

fiiine, but my strips are in espaniool
lo siento

Greyscale comic remember, Plus I'm trying not to use different font for speech because then i'd have to keep track of whats this and that (A font for Telepathy, Whispering and etc... No Thanks).

I'm still figuring out what font to use officially overall, but for scenes that have yelling or other exaggerated speech i plan on drawing that font for extra UMPH!.

For the colored pages in my comic it'll be easier.
It's hard to explain, but once the first chapter is out you'll see what i mean and i can then improve on anything.

But I'll definitely consider it. Things might change later on.

So I just started my webcomic. It's about a schizophrenic, and that's represented by having the character be a cabbage. He never speaks, everything he does is narrated like in Goodnight PunPun.

(1/2)

2/2.

I hope to eventually make it a slice-of-life comedy with some darker, emotional themes.

Got a site?

Interesting premise, garbage writing. Way to ruin things by beating the audience over the head with your intent. Would've been cool to figure out that he's not really a cabbage, but you had to throw that verbose convoluted explanation at us, complete with a smug self absorbed preface ("you may wonder..").

Delete this and try again

Not yet!
I'm planning to post on tapastic or whatever other site i can find really. It'll be out very soon!

Noted. I appreciate the genuine criticism. I deleted the second strip and will work on it.

Do you do commissions?

Never done one in my life Haha!
But I would be open to try, Are you interested?

This made me chuckle

I am, just give me some way to contact you.

pipsqk.tumblr.com/

leave a message and we'll talk.

>Be me
>Learn to draw by myself
>Try to write comic
>Write script
>Design characters
>Scrap it all because you say "I wouldn't read this shit myself"
>Give up
>From the bottom of your heart your favorite character pleads to you to create a world and story for her to live
>Wake up at 2 am to keep drawing
>Dump everything again and repeat cycle
>Give up eventually and start draing porn like I always do
>Since my porn is of low expectations to me I draw a lot of it
>I actually got good at it and all my reputation is based on the fact I draw big cocks

How am I supposed to write a comic if I can't figure out how to even start? I usually just draw a chapter and dump it because I find it boring.

called it. nice comic pages, knew your lazy ass wouldn't get anywhere

Make the world surrounding your favourite character interesting to you.

>knew your lazy ass wouldn't get anywhere
pls end yurself, not because I haven't uploaded anything doesn't mean I don't have piles of scrapped unfinished pages of drawings and scripts.Someday this shit will work and I'll reveal it to the public.

BTW freshly middle finger drawn for you.

I've done it, multiple times. But there's one thing that limits everything. All my characters can't fit in the same world in the same time. Some characters are not destined to meet, and I need to make sure that the chronological order of the story doesn't fuck up. But there's also a big amount of characters that do get to meet for at least one scene and I'm finding a way to fit it in. There are things that have to happen and my character needs to have learned specific things by the time she encounters another kety character that's what's tricky. And I don't want to avoid writing the prequel since altho, the character I'm writing for is competely abscent. It explains the world she lives in, and I find it necessary to be told.

trash, same old talk. tell us more about the comic you plan on drawing instead of drawing it

...

Considering the typical debacle of fans driving other fans to near or actual suicide over ships and harassing the creators for doing what they want…

How do you 'channel' a fandom into liking specific romantic relationships while making them steer clear of others? Like subtlety nudging them into specific directions.

yes I know they'll ship what they want but I feel there are ways into goading crowds into a particular preference. I get that all you need for fandom support of a relationship it has to be gay but since I don't have any homosexual relationships in my story…yeah. I just want to get ideas before I finish the script.

>tfw want to post comic but afraid of being bullied
how do u guys do it

You can tell the world's story along the way, but you have start somewhere.

Got discord? Send it to me personally

Lucy#4600

She's cute Stray. Does she have a name?

I should start by ending myself since I come to terms that I will die before I actuallly get this shit done

>doesn't have the motivation or courage to finish a comic page
>thinks he can kill himself
lmao you are as dumb as you are lazy, change your name before you embarrass yourself anymore

>believing I have anything to lose or even care of leaving one of my many fake names

You'll get to the point where you really don't care, and just do it

How's your comic going, did you find new books to help you out?

This comic business made me poor I hate you guys

You just weren't artistically swole enough to make it, I'm afraid.

Start by writing a script, think of interesting scenarios and try to tell a situation-specific joke. It's just a really easy way to start, it provides a small hook that would also introduce your characters.
You have to like it, if you don't like it then you'll end up scrapping it or wishing you had done it better.
The motivation behind keeping my comic going is wondering if I would be able to intrigue people with my story. Will my audience know who my villain is? Will they find the relationship between my characters sweet? When my characters reveal information, will it come to a shock to them?

I reeally need to post something

Would you rather read a comic that's fairly self contained to a single issue, or would you rather read a story arc across 3-6 issues?

Depends on whether the story feels complete, which can be a single issue or twenty.

Depends on if I want to see more of the story or not. If it's just mediocre I'd prefer it be a self contained single issue story because then I can at least have some satisfaction of a complete story.

>tfw still no mails from the big company
>tfw adsense shekels wont come this month either
>tfw 2 months behind in hosting payments

>tfw my wojack didn't load

i had a comic do particularly well on r/comics yesterday; it got like 6.4k views and 950+ updoots which is much more interaction than my average comic

this whole stint got me 1 twitter follower which is better than nothing i guess. website had like 38 unique visitors and garnered a total of around 500 pageviews.

i think if you make colorful/popular-aesthetic gag strips with your social media clearly watermarked you'd probably get better mileage than I did.

if anything you can just use it to boost your ego or qualify any claims you mightve had about your strips

I still remember the first time someone posted my comics on reddit, I got thousands of visits I should have made more comics, since I'd get lots of visits (and adshekels) with each time some redditor posted my stuff
And then they changed the subreddit rules and I got fucked.

Now I know why the threads keep dying, the autist coldfusion is the one that constantly bumps it. Seems he got bullied away or is slowly losing his passion

All of them have their names on the filename. Her full name is Da Xiongmao, but usully goes for Panda as it's weird for non-chinese. (btw, daxiongmao is panda in chinese)

I don't think he's the only one bumping it, since, well.


BUMP.

Anyway, you know any place where you can shill a webcomic? Without, you know, automatic butt blasting action by a cancerous comunity? Sup Forums real funny and creative but we don't really usually like shilling here.