I've always been extremely apprehensive about sharing things I make with other people. There's just this overwhelming feeling that it's not ready yet or it wont be good enough. So last night I decided to just finally get out of my own way and create something completely new just for the sake of putting it out into the ether for people to see.
I've never been good at art, but last night I decided to sit down and start making terrible little three-panel web-comics like the types I usually like reading. I three a couple of the initial attempts up on imgur before I went to sleep and woke up to find one of them had gotten a bit of attention. People seemed to really enjoy it, but more importantly, it just felt extremely good to actually make something and put it out there. And it sort of finally broke me out of a rut I've been in for the better part of a decade now.
I write a lot of short stories and things like that, but almost none of them ever see the light of day. I've always found it therapeutic to write for myself rather than For profit or attention. It would make a terrible business model, but it's a nice way to just unwind and get rid of thoughts that would otherwise be swimming around in my brain without anywhere to go... Now though, I think just this simple little act of putting my poorly-drawn attempt at a comic out there has kind of helped get rid of some of the anxiety I always have about releasing my work. It feels really weird, given that this was a complete spur-of-the-moment sort of thing that was essentially just supposed to be a way to try finding an art style I could actually work with.
Anyway, the point I'm slowly trying to build up to here is that you should take some time to sit down and create something. The medium, style, point, and quality make no difference. Just make something that is entirely your own and share it with someone around you... specifically, share it with us here! I want to see what sorts of thing everyone is able to make when they actually put their mind to it. Set aside your distractions and anxiety for a little while and just throw yourself into the process of making something. It can be great, it can be terrible, just as long as you put time into making it your own, it'll feel good getting it out there.
So to get things started, this was the comic I had done:
It's simple, poorly realized, and took all of five minutes to come together once I actually sat down and started on it; but I really enjoyed making it and thought it came out good enough to toss out there into the void.
I'd love to see something the rest of you have put some time or effort into. Something your proud of or something your too unsure about to post anywhere else just yet. Think of this as a nice safe place to just sort of test your creations out amongst a community you already know.
I've never been good at art, but last night I decided to sit down and start making terrible little three-panel web-comics like the types I usually like reading. I three a couple of the initial attempts up on imgur before I went to sleep and woke up to find one of them had gotten a bit of attention. People seemed to really enjoy it, but more importantly, it just felt extremely good to actually make something and put it out there. And it sort of finally broke me out of a rut I've been in for the better part of a decade now.
I write a lot of short stories and things like that, but almost none of them ever see the light of day. I've always found it therapeutic to write for myself rather than For profit or attention. It would make a terrible business model, but it's a nice way to just unwind and get rid of thoughts that would otherwise be swimming around in my brain without anywhere to go... Now though, I think just this simple little act of putting my poorly-drawn attempt at a comic out there has kind of helped get rid of some of the anxiety I always have about releasing my work. It feels really weird, given that this was a complete spur-of-the-moment sort of thing that was essentially just supposed to be a way to try finding an art style I could actually work with.
Anyway, the point I'm slowly trying to build up to here is that you should take some time to sit down and create something. The medium, style, point, and quality make no difference. Just make something that is entirely your own and share it with someone around you... specifically, share it with us here! I want to see what sorts of thing everyone is able to make when they actually put their mind to it. Set aside your distractions and anxiety for a little while and just throw yourself into the process of making something. It can be great, it can be terrible, just as long as you put time into making it your own, it'll feel good getting it out there.
So to get things started, this was the comic I had done:
It's simple, poorly realized, and took all of five minutes to come together once I actually sat down and started on it; but I really enjoyed making it and thought it came out good enough to toss out there into the void.
I'd love to see something the rest of you have put some time or effort into. Something your proud of or something your too unsure about to post anywhere else just yet. Think of this as a nice safe place to just sort of test your creations out amongst a community you already know.
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