#REGARDLESS OF STYLE

[triaelf9]

posting this just on its own b/c it’s something I’ve been wanting to say, but here’s the full post for other important input on the convo: https://www.tumblr.com/triaelf9/723501539078160384/xfreischutz-feathernotes-feathernotes-theres?source=share

This is something deeply personal to me and yes, the landscape has changed SO much. I started making webcomics in 2005, fresh out of high school and have been making them ever since. I make mostly grayscale comics on a schedule that doesn’t overwhelm me (1 comic updates twice a week, the other once a week, and the third twice a month). I use the same program I used back in 2005, though the newest version of it that came out in like 2010 I think.

The very first comic I worked on was silly and fun, but I still get the occasional email today of folks telling me how much it meant to them. After years of rejection & getting better each year, I started working on the stories I wanted to tell. I managed to get an agent, and one of comics was picked up by Dark Horse. I did not go to art school, I never got the networking a lot of the bigger folks got, and I don’t live in the US (which, fun fact, locks me out of being able to use Webtoons fully - they’ve region-locked their app AHAHAHAH FUN).

So yeah, start whenever the heck you want! If you have a story you want to tell, that is the only reason you need to start. The more YOU enjoy your story, the more that’ll show through. If you want your art to grow, nothing will improve you faster than starting a webcomic. Also, read comics, look how your favs construct a page. Panel composition is more important than you think. The main key to a good webcomic is “is what I’m trying to show clear” and just keep on pushing.

You can start anywhere. You can show whoever you want, or no one at all (I did comics for me all through elementary school). Everyone has their own personal goal of where they’d like to be. And I’m by no means a success story. but only YOU can determine your success, and I’m happy where I am.

START THAT COMIC! you’ve got this ^_^ (also, if you don’t want to do color comics YOU DON’T HAVE TO! If anyone bugs you about it, just tell them Elaine said it was fine and they can go make their own comic in color if they care so much XD)

And readers? SHARE THE COMICS YOU LIKE! Word of mouth does so much, and if we ever want the little folk to have a chance against the mega corps, or even just the highly popular aggregate sites, boost the heck outta the comics you love ^_^

[bumblingbabooshka]

Vulcan teen on Vulcan [tiktok] saying "I have just lost track of my father in the grocery store." The camera turns to show the viewers the grocery store in which almost every single older middle-aged man has a bowlcut and long robes. Camera turns back to show the teen's face which is expressionless and yet communicates all it needs to.

[hinamie]

been in a yuuji mood

[sanjipussyindulgence]

watching the kaiju no. 8 anime and the kafka + reno dynamic is so top-tier. contrasting reno, a sterotypical edgy anime teenager, with kafka, a pretty regular guy in his 30s, has such endless comedy to it.

they're father-son coded but reno did the adopting. he saw how lame and wet kafka was and fetched the adoption papers out himself.

[anxietyriddledsquid]

woe, arcane style rex be upon ye

[miguxadraws]

teaching pomni how to dance

what type of music would they dance to? i dont even know! but i think dancing with your partner or teaching them how to dance is the peak of wholesomeness!! actually adorable...

astral circus AU belongs to @chelledoggo

[deerspherestudios]

Hello hello!! ✨

Dropping in to say I'm doing much better since getting sick last year and will be back to managing this blog soon. And! I just finished a ficlet (around 7.2k words) for my Patreon, the prompt being Days 1 to 3 written from Mychael's perspective. It's available here or in the link below for $5 tiers and above!

Thank you for the continued support!! Enjoy!! ❤️

[pineapple-frenzy]

Ahaha I missed zutara week again this year :'> I was way busier this week than I thought I would be. Thank god my prof moved the deadline cause ain't no way can I finish an animation by tonight ajskaidlsk anyways, since the deadline got moved I decided to take a break from it and draw some zk :>> happy zutara week!!

[skunkes]

[wearenemies]

i’ll stick with you baby for a thousand years <3

[artiquar]

I can't wait to see how they work things out.

[hinamie]

can't believe im saying this but long time no megumi

[alicenpai]

i love...wanpee...........🍊🍶🧡💚

[martyrbat]

my secret confession is i think a lot of current art in comics is pretty but sometimes way too glossy and lifeless... it kinda feels like a sticker sheet where they just swap out generic stock poses that they have on hand for that character rather than the art being reflective of the actual story and moment the character is currently in

[nfatcheese]

it sounds weird but i think timebomb is a big part of why i love lightcannon so much. they're both such good ships and they complement each other so well.

first, we need to understand why timebomb is doomed. how the love is still there, despite everything that's happened, but they still can't be together. because ekko and jinx are different people now and they need fundamentally different things.

jinx can't stay in zaun. she would be living in hiding, trapped by her past. she has to break the cycle. she has to walk away from zaun to heal.

ekko can't leave zaun. after fighting for his community for so long, he can't abandon them now, when there's so much work still to do. he has to heal with zaun.

no matter how much they might wish otherwise, being together would destroy them. that's the real heart of the tragedy, that the love is still there, but they have to move on.

lightcannon works so well for jinx because it represents the moving on and healing on her side of it. lux is so bright and optimistic, she brings the light back into jinx's life and gives her something new to live for, a new way to love and be loved.

jinx is also a perfect complement to lux. she brings out lux's rebel heart, reminds her how to live, helps her be her true self, damn what anyone else thinks.

lux and jinx are healing to each other, and that's what is so important about them. ekko heals with zaun, he has the firelights and his community to support him. but jinx is alone until she meets lux. she is the way that jinx is able to begin healing.

and one day when enough has healed, maybe jinx and ekko can finally reconcile. maybe they can move on, appreciate each other as friends and let go. or maybe they can finally be together, after lux and jinx have helped each other and can go their separate ways. or maybe all three of them can figure something out, together.

but not right now. for now they need to heal. for ekko that means rebuilding his community, and for jinx that means lux.