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Link's Awakening
Feb. 15th, 2019 08:51 amThe most recent Nintendo Direct was like a sign from the gods that I should stop faffing about and draw the Link's Awakening comic I keep saying I'm going to do. The script is written, and I have the thumbnails laid out, but...
...but honestly, my art isn't very good. Or at least not good enough to convey what I'm trying to express in an interesting and visually appealing way.
I've found that, if I commission a real artist to draw one of my comic scripts, the work can get thousands (and even tens of thousands!) of notes, which I obviously appreciate. I can't commission someone to draw this particular comic, however, because it's autobiographical and a bit embarrassing in its sincerity. I'm really going to have to do it myself, even if my garbage art makes me cringe.
On the other hand, I had a zine of my old Zelda comics printed, and it's actually kind of cool. Outside of the context of Tumblr, where professionals and hardcore hobbyists are overrepresented, my amateur art doesn't look half bad. Like, it's not awful, and maybe it's even a bit charming.
So I guess what I'm trying to say is that the most important thing is to be excited about what I do and get my work out there. Not everything has to be perfect!
...but honestly, my art isn't very good. Or at least not good enough to convey what I'm trying to express in an interesting and visually appealing way.
I've found that, if I commission a real artist to draw one of my comic scripts, the work can get thousands (and even tens of thousands!) of notes, which I obviously appreciate. I can't commission someone to draw this particular comic, however, because it's autobiographical and a bit embarrassing in its sincerity. I'm really going to have to do it myself, even if my garbage art makes me cringe.
On the other hand, I had a zine of my old Zelda comics printed, and it's actually kind of cool. Outside of the context of Tumblr, where professionals and hardcore hobbyists are overrepresented, my amateur art doesn't look half bad. Like, it's not awful, and maybe it's even a bit charming.
So I guess what I'm trying to say is that the most important thing is to be excited about what I do and get my work out there. Not everything has to be perfect!
