hey everyone,
i've been a long-time forum lurker and teefury shirt buyer, but i've never posted before :). i've recently discovered the fun in drawing doodles, copying them in photoshop, and posting them on the web. i figured i might as well snoop around artsy forums and try to become part of communities that i've always wanted to be a part of.
i've never taken any art classes and i don't know how to draw anything beyond stick figures ... but one day i hope to get better.
i'm a long time doodler and i made a website last week to put some of my doodles up. i'd appreciate any feedback on the website / doodles so i can get better. i hope that one day i'll evolve past stick figures and i'll be able to make stuff that's better than absolute smurf!
here's a preview of my art-style...
here's the website
http://www.wantavatar.com
i've been a long-time forum lurker and teefury shirt buyer, but i've never posted before :). i've recently discovered the fun in drawing doodles, copying them in photoshop, and posting them on the web. i figured i might as well snoop around artsy forums and try to become part of communities that i've always wanted to be a part of.
i've never taken any art classes and i don't know how to draw anything beyond stick figures ... but one day i hope to get better.
i'm a long time doodler and i made a website last week to put some of my doodles up. i'd appreciate any feedback on the website / doodles so i can get better. i hope that one day i'll evolve past stick figures and i'll be able to make stuff that's better than absolute smurf!
here's a preview of my art-style...
here's the website
http://www.wantavatar.com
A great start :)
One thing- have you considered hand-writing the text? I think it would look cool because it would match your doodle style.
i originally did some in hand writing, but writing everything out with the photoshop mouse took more time than actually thinking of an idea and drawing everything else if the comic had more than a couple lines of text. i do some of the writing as handwriting now, but the larger stuff i do with fonts.
hopefully soon i'll get a tablet or a scanner and i'll be able to do more of it hand drawn!
i started doing some comics with a bit of color in them. what are your opinions on whether i should use color in everything, no color at all, or just a bit of color like i'm using now.
i also took your advice and did a strip with purely my hand writing. do you think it looks better? is it okay to read?
thanks
I tried doing a comic in color once, but it took way too long to update it regularly and still have the detail I wanted. I don't know how bad this would be if you're drawing stick figures, but b/w comics tend to be a good way to start off.
If you are feeling really serious, ditch the mouse and buy a tablet. Drawing with a mouse can sometimes make things more of a hassle than they need to be.
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