I started an actual storyline per Wals' request this week. It's Zombie Appreciation Week!

 

Here in the states we use M&M's in our trail mix. Chocolate chips sound a little crazy there.

 

http://www.waltersland.net

http://www.fleen.com/archives/2010/05/14/laryngitis-lovely/

 

"Alert reader Andrew de Weerd* wrote to point us towards an interesting project; a friend of his, a middle school teacher, has begun a diary webcomic of sort as a class project. I

Andrew "The weird"?

TN, that is awesome!

 

edit: Got me about 15 hits yesterday, and I like the blog, seems to be a pretty good place for information on the webcomic world.

Edited May 15, 201015 yr by Hurlshot

Andrew "The weird"?

 

Yeah, my real name is an apt description, how cool is that?

Pretty awesome, actually.

TN, that is awesome!

 

edit: Got me about 15 hits yesterday, and I like the blog, seems to be a pretty good place for information on the webcomic world.

Your zombie thing sounds more like a fire drill than anything... everyone troops out like zombies, waits a bit, then troops back in.

I want to bump the thread and give a short update. I am down to my last few student drawn comics, so I've been brainstorming on how to make my own comics without them looking like utter garbage. I decided to go with bitmap comics using Grafx2. Feel free to stop by in a week or so and see my first strips. Here is my first shot at it:

 

 

http://www.waltersland.net

Not much to say about it, it's a few squares. Like to see more!

I'm starting to develop an art style, I think. I plan on improving, of course, but I think it is a good start. At least my daughter was able to recognize it as a playground. Here is the most recent comic:

 

I'd keep it in black and white. The colors don't work together very well, are distracting. Keeping it simple in black and white makes it easier to read and also give you reason to focus on your linework to keep character apart which in the long run will help develop your art skills a lot more.

I'd keep it in black and white. The colors don't work together very well, are distracting. Keeping it simple in black and white makes it easier to read and also give you reason to focus on your linework to keep character apart which in the long run will help develop your art skills a lot more.

 

Is this better?

 

 

I'll play around with it, excellent suggestion. I agree the colors aren't very good. I'll try a couple different color schemes as well.

It's better, but not what I meant. I meant just using black linework, which often is just as effective as anything else. Example:

Also, with what you got now the lack of contrast between the background and text makes it hard to read. Make the text black and it'll be fine, I suspect.

Edited July 21, 201015 yr by TrueNeutral