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Post by John E on Jul 31, 2011 22:39:09 GMT -5
Last page of what was originally meant to be part one. There used to be a "to be continued" in the bottom corner, but I took it out since I'm presenting it in a different way now.
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Post by MaybeNever on Jul 31, 2011 23:49:36 GMT -5
I really like the ears comment, and the popular girl's ears being up in a headband thing. Of course that's one of the things that bunny girls worry about! I'm warming to the style of the story a lot, many nice little touches.
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Post by the sandman on Aug 1, 2011 0:54:24 GMT -5
You have a fine sense of perspective and composition, you handle the monochromatic scheme well, and your inking style is quite nice. Your style is very marketable. My only concern is that the whole anthropomorphic animal thing has been done to death, and your subject matter is territory that has been driven basically into the ground. You are verging on cliche here, and that would be tragic....because (and this comes from a 25 year art teacher who paid his way through grad school as a graphic designer) you have considerable talent. VERY considerable. My personal assessment is that if you find the right story and characters, you have a shot at going professional. I think the main reason you haven't gotten any interest in paper publishing is that you are not showing them anything they haven't seen a thousand times before. You have the talent to really make them sit up and notice, you just have to give them something they haven't seen before TO notice. The publishing industry is a bitch, and what you are showing them isn't really anything that is selling right now. They are in business to make money, not to make art, and the eternal conundrum facing the artist is how much do you want to (or are willing to) move towards their point of view to be a success? I think you have a wonderful talent. Better than me, to be sure, and I think you should continue to do this comic (artists make art; if you ever stop then you aren't an artist anymore), and that you should also keep exploring for that elusive idea that will be both an artistic and commercial success. And when you make your first million, remember the ol' sandman.
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Post by MaybeNever on Aug 1, 2011 2:00:08 GMT -5
I have a friend who writes great comic story lines, very dark and original, but has always needed an artist since he can't draw. Maybe an arrangement like that, although not necessarily with him, would be useful.
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Post by Shane for Wax on Aug 1, 2011 2:44:49 GMT -5
I have a friend who writes great comic story lines, very dark and original, but has always needed an artist since he can't draw. Maybe an arrangement like that, although not necessarily with him, would be useful. I have the same problem. I'm told I can write but I can't draw to save my life.
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Post by John E on Aug 1, 2011 8:55:18 GMT -5
Thanks for the input, Sandman. I realize this storyline is pretty cliché, but my intention is that it be an introduction to the characters and setting so I can tell funnier jokes and more interesting stories after (once the audience knows who all the major players are). Maybe I'm not going about it the best way, but I'm new to this.
I had an arrangement once to illustrate someone else's comic once, for money and everything. It was my biggest break yet as an artist, and my depression got in the way and screwed it all up. It was kinda traumatic for me. I almost gave up art entirely.
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Post by Yla on Aug 1, 2011 10:25:15 GMT -5
Ouch. That's harsh. Good you overcame it.
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Post by John E on Aug 14, 2011 14:02:19 GMT -5
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Post by Shane for Wax on Aug 14, 2011 15:37:39 GMT -5
There should be a snake and you should call it Shane.
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Post by John E on Aug 14, 2011 16:11:50 GMT -5
A snake would be pretty unpopular in a school full of small mammals.
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Post by MaybeNever on Aug 14, 2011 16:24:11 GMT -5
A snake would be pretty unpopular in an adult community of small mammals, but in a high school of small mammals it'd be the most popular kid there. Lives by his own rules, their parents all hate and fear him....
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Post by Shane for Wax on Aug 14, 2011 17:50:57 GMT -5
Snake would be feared in a school of small mammals. He would rule the school. Like the T-Birds in Grease.
PLUS you get bonus drama and stuff that is just what you need for a comic like this!
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Post by Yla on Aug 15, 2011 8:53:19 GMT -5
Carnivore Confusion is a can of worms you don't open unless you want to, or have to. The realism here is low enough for the latter to not apply.
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Aug 18, 2011 19:47:13 GMT -5
Considering he says he's going for "cartoon animals," I don't see why it matters.
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Post by priestling on Aug 19, 2011 16:59:58 GMT -5
Because some comics DO go for that, some don't. See Kevin and Kell or Jajuka, as compared to, say, Gunnerkrigg Court or Furry Experience.
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