November 26th, 2018. Project: Create A Webtoon

So Clip Studio Paint went through an update and I decided to try on of it's new functions while shading in the current panel. It's a preview for a function called colorizing. I have no clue how it works even after trying it. It did leave a cool effect though, I tried it on the painting. I don't know how to explain it. I've just put images of the effect and the original before colorization.

So aside from that little trial, I finished the shading and added depth for my current panel. Which makes it finished, that took a while. Hopefully the next page wont take as long as this one did. I also didn't like a bit of how the image was. So I made the masking layer a bit smaller, making the part I didn't like invisible.

I think I'll stop here for today, tomorrow I'll start on the next page.

November 23rd, 2018. Project: Make A Webtoon

So I've started the final lines for the main character and I still have to do the rough drawing for the other character. That's what I'll keep working on for now.

Like usual hands are hell to draw.This time I can use the coffee cup image as a reference layer. That's more convenient for sure.

I finished the final lines for the MC so now I'll be working on the rough sketch for the other character. I hadn't actually figured out how I wanted the character to look. So I just decided to go with a classically feminine business casual character. I figured that would work do to the fact that character is a social worker.
So I finished the rough design now I'm doing the fine lines. I had to readjust the size and position of the arms multiple times, that was a pain. I also had to search through my layers to find the final drawing of the chair and make it thinner. I finally finished the fine lines.

I want to add more to the background so I added a simple painting.

I'll shade and add depth tomorrow.

November 22nd, 2018. Project: Make A Webtoon

So drawing anatomy is still difficult. I've been doing the rough character sketch and I have had to restart with the anatomy multiple times. That doesn't even include the amount of times I've resized things. For the main character I've managed to finally get the for right, but for the person she's talking to who is facing away I can't quite get it right. I'm going to go find some references for drawing characters from a back facing view.

I didn't find any references sadly, so I'm just going to keep redrawing it until I get it right.

I redrew it 5 times, that was annoying. I now have the base anatomy though. Now to draw the actual rough character sketch over that.

I did the rough sketch for the main character. I'm out of time for today so that's where I'll stop.

November 21st, 2018. Project: Make A Webtoon

Alright back to drawing today, I'm in hell trying to get this perspective write. Drawing chairs is HELL. I finally finished the sketch though, now I have to put people in these chairs. I'm going to try and pose 3D models and trace over them to do that.

Getting the models in place with the perspective was difficult, not impossible. I think with more practice it'll be easier to do. Now I just have to draw over the models.

I just finished that as well as did the final line work for the table.

I'm out of time for today so tomorrow I'll do the rough sketch of the characters as well as add more detail to the background.

November 20th, 2018. Project: Make A Webtoon

Sadly my hands are still shaking like a 9.8 on the Richtor scale, so once again no progress on the actual drawing process. I don't want to take notes on videos again so I'll be introducing the website I use to plan my stories:Story Planner. I bought a year long subscription for this website last Christmas and it was totally worth it.

I most of the time use it to layout general story outlines or to help me keep my character's consistent. Story Planner has a load of useful story layouts and planning assistants though.

Since I haven't gotten very far with my Webtoon I was going to wait a bit before creating character plans. I've decided I'll do that today, for at least the main character. My favorite character plan is the detailed character profile because of how detailed it is. The other templates are simpler, while they are quicker to do, the detailed character profile gets in depth.

I don't want to spoil anything from my story on this blog so I'm not going to say what I wrote. All I will say is I finished the character profile for the main character.

November 19th, 2018. Project: Make A Webtoon

My hands are extremely shaky so I haven't been able to draw today. I did not slack off however, I did research into writing tropes related to my story.

I watched a couple of videos, here are the notes I took for each...

-Usually starts with a change or an inciting incident
          -sometimes multiple connected incidents
          -or one major incident

-Most stories are about the MC (main character) coping with a new situation
-Lots of stories start by establishing a norm and then thrusting the MC out of it
-A good way to flush out a character is to put them in a new situation and see how they react
-It doesn't have to be a quick tear away from normal, you can do it slowly.
-Pace at the beginning sets the standard for the overall pace of the story
-Most suddenly give a teen magic stories start suddenly and keep that pace
-Some start slow though
-Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone starts off slow in pace for the reader, but from Harry's perspective his life is hectic
-These pacing standards are often subverted though
-Most authors are taught to, and I quote, "GRAB YOUR AUDIENCE BY THE EYEBALLS AND DON'T LET GO!! DO YOU WANT TO FADE INTO OBSCURITY?!!"
          -This is false

-You can use subtle tones or moods in the story to draw the reader in slowly
-A slow intro isn't bad

-Every character lends a certain strength to the party
-Together the characters can handle a number of situations that wouldn't be possible other wise
-Usually consists of...
          -The leader                                  -The lancer
          -The big guy                                -The smart guy
                                     -The heart

-The leader is usually the...
          -center of the team
          -common link between the characters
          -first or one of the first members of the group
          -MC
          -most well rounded of the group

-The lancer is usually the...
          -leaders foil
          -closest character to the leader
          -leader's rival
          -character used to question the leaders choices
          -character most likely to betray the group or go off on their own

-The heart is usually the...
          -emotional center of the group
          -love interest for the leader and or lancer
          -team member that keeps the group grounded
          -most emotional and compassionate
          -character that influences the group to be better
          -character with the most niche abilities

-The big guy is usually the...
          -power house of the group, either strong in offence, defense, or both
          -most loyal
          -character with a weird trait or ability

-The smart guy is usually the...
          -best character to use for exposition or relaying strategies
          -most likely to have a disability
          -character least suited for combat
          -most likely to be on the spectrum

-This is a very flexible trope
-Additional characters are common, such as the...
          -sixth ranger character
          -tag along kid character
          -mentor character

-These archetypes can be shuffled up or changed when necessary
-Five man bands often have elements assigned to each character
-Getting all the characters together can be difficult. Some common solutions for this are...
          -common origins
          -common enemy or separate but connected enemies
          -interpersonal motivations
          -having them meet in parts

-There are lots of possible character dynamics with this trope
-The power of friendship is commonly used


That's it for my post today, hopefully my hands will be functional tomorrow.

November 16th, 2018. Project: Create A Webtoon

Even though I did draw the table in my sketch book, getting it right in (I'm sick of typing the full name so I'm shortening it) CSP was still excessively difficult. I tried using some of the ruler tools (mostly the perspective and guide rulers) but I couldn't for the life of me figure them out. The perspective tool makes additional ruler lines and the guide tool doesn't lock correctly, and none of the rulers seem capable of movement so I can't readjust them.

I ended up spending most of my time failing to understand the rulers. I'll have to play around with them again some other time to figure them out. I'll probably google a tutorial later.

Drawing the table without the rulers was difficult but not impossible, the lines are less than steady though. I got the table and part of one of the chairs done, I'll do the other chair and the rough models of the characters tomorrow.