Advice for a kid who want to make comics

[u/nomnomgoaway]

Hello everyone so I really want to make comics but it's very intimidating.

I want to just start and I have the idea for the stories and scenes in my head but I just don't know how to plan. Can you guys please give me advice on how to plan and write and everything. Any advice is helpful.

One of the main concerns of mine is how I'm gonna edit stories I write easily. It's just intimidating but creating stories and letting people see them is my dream. All help is appreciated thank you 🥹

[u/Koltreg]

Start with short stories and get feedback on what works and doesn't. Find other creators in the area. Read a bunch of different comics in different genres and styles and try to figure out what works and what doesn't.

[u/nomnomgoaway → u/Koltreg]

Thanks dude for the advice. May I ask wdym by get feedback? Like make a story without panels and see if people like the story?

[u/Koltreg → u/nomnomgoaway]

You finish a story and then share it with other people, especially those who make comics, to hear what they have to say. Even if your work still needs polish for example, there's things you may be doing in your work that can be fixed easily. Like do your speech bubbles flow on the page?

[u/nomnomgoaway → u/Koltreg]

You see the thing is that the writing part is so intimidating that I haven't gotten to the part where I've even made drawings for my comics 😅 but thank you for the advice man

[u/Koltreg → u/nomnomgoaway]

The secret with writing is you don't become good at it until you learn to edit yourself. Don't worry about being great, especially when you are younger. Worry about regularity. In high school I started writing comics before bed where it was pretty stream of conscious. Don't worry about world building or power sets or rules. Learn how to tell smaller stories.

[u/nomnomgoaway → u/Koltreg]

Thanks for all the advice man thins is a huge help

[u/domikenens]

1/ Some good advice on pacing & beats can be found in books like “Save the Cat”. Even if you ultimately stop following those beats, it helps analyze how story structure can be tweaked to write fulfilling stories.

Ultimately, it won’t be enough, or you’ll go a different way, but whatever type of stories you end up writing, whatever methods or ideas you’ll value, it’ll help you reflect on what makes a story “tick”.

2/ Read. Watch. Absorb. Not just manga (or even comics). Not just fiction. Not just one genre or art style either. The best way to create something new/worthwile, is by injecting your work with new things.

3/ Live. You’ll notice you keep injecting your work with personal details, viewpoints, experiences,… Don’t shy away from it. You can always cover up whatever gets too personal, by changing details, but the only way you’ll make art worth remembering, is if you create your stuff.

[u/nomnomgoaway → u/domikenens]

This was very useful but can you explain the first point cause I'm a novice and don't entirely understand 

[u/lajaunie]

Practice practice practice. Work in the following things; perspective, drawing the same character over and over making sure they’re consistent, usual storytelling and speed.

[u/nomnomgoaway → u/lajaunie]

Wdym by speed

[u/lajaunie → u/nomnomgoaway]

How fast you produce work. To work in comics, you have to be fast. Like a complete page a day fast. That’s kinda of what’s expected once you before a pro, so getting prepared for it ahead of time will help you in the end

[u/nomnomgoaway → u/lajaunie]

Thanks for advice bro

[u/lajaunie → u/nomnomgoaway]

No problem! It’s a tough industry to break into. I inked for years and kept getting right to the point of breaking through and it would fall apart.

But it was a fun ride. I made 50 whole dollars but I made a lot of friends, got into cons for free as a “pro” and had a ton of fun.

[u/Toaof]

Honestly if you're school age young? Ask your writing/English/literature teacher for advice on writing stories. I'm sure they would be happy to help a student nourish a writing interest