Fantastic article. Really crystallized a few things. If I can bang on about myself a bit, the comic I've recently nearly completed (cover and stuff to do) came out of spontaneity. A drawing I did when suffering from insomnia, led to story ideas, which changed and evolved. I started planning with one idea, hit a wall and just decided to start! The rest came from there, and developed further than I thought it would! Your article has now confirmed an approach I can use, plan, but not too much, allow for change and improvisation. Nice one.
Ah, dude, thank you. You're already a living example of what I'm trying to write about here. We all hit that wall of fear when it's time to start and we just have to push through. ⚡💛⭐
Agreed. I'm. A great believer in just getting on with it. If I'd tried to carry on with my rough layouts is never have got to where I am now with it. Just starting and thinking 'ill work it out as I go' led to a better comic (I think) and indeed more than I bargained for. An 8-12 page comic became 16, then 20, and a one-off became four parts! (My ability to ever finish it may well be in doubt, but as I'm doing this purely for me, that don't matter).(Of course I'll share it with me mates and ACP chums!) Very much of the 'Do it' mind.
And another thing that's an exercise in creative spontaneity, which I'm trying to be more disciplined about. After inktober '21 I tried to continue discipline of drawing each day, however trying to draw my ongoing strip didn't work out, as it was too intense. So I started drawing a page/panel in an A6 sketchbook, and began improvising a story. This has evolved into A6 an improvised comic. I try for a panel a day, although that doesn't always happen. It's a looser, freer approach to creativity, draw.n quicker and in a less precious way than other work. An exercise in doing, perhaps, rather than producing (if that makes sense). It's on my art Instagram, @battmunceart if you fancy checking it out. Link to latest post...
Fantastic article. Really crystallized a few things. If I can bang on about myself a bit, the comic I've recently nearly completed (cover and stuff to do) came out of spontaneity. A drawing I did when suffering from insomnia, led to story ideas, which changed and evolved. I started planning with one idea, hit a wall and just decided to start! The rest came from there, and developed further than I thought it would! Your article has now confirmed an approach I can use, plan, but not too much, allow for change and improvisation. Nice one.
Ah, dude, thank you. You're already a living example of what I'm trying to write about here. We all hit that wall of fear when it's time to start and we just have to push through. ⚡💛⭐
Agreed. I'm. A great believer in just getting on with it. If I'd tried to carry on with my rough layouts is never have got to where I am now with it. Just starting and thinking 'ill work it out as I go' led to a better comic (I think) and indeed more than I bargained for. An 8-12 page comic became 16, then 20, and a one-off became four parts! (My ability to ever finish it may well be in doubt, but as I'm doing this purely for me, that don't matter).(Of course I'll share it with me mates and ACP chums!) Very much of the 'Do it' mind.
Really appreciate the share! Thank you!
And another thing that's an exercise in creative spontaneity, which I'm trying to be more disciplined about. After inktober '21 I tried to continue discipline of drawing each day, however trying to draw my ongoing strip didn't work out, as it was too intense. So I started drawing a page/panel in an A6 sketchbook, and began improvising a story. This has evolved into A6 an improvised comic. I try for a panel a day, although that doesn't always happen. It's a looser, freer approach to creativity, draw.n quicker and in a less precious way than other work. An exercise in doing, perhaps, rather than producing (if that makes sense). It's on my art Instagram, @battmunceart if you fancy checking it out. Link to latest post...
https://www.instagram.com/p/CtyJ_xBMN7j/?igshid=YmM0MjE2YWMzOA==