{"id":645,"date":"2007-10-11T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-11T16:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/?p=645"},"modified":"2007-10-11T12:36:00","modified_gmt":"2007-10-11T16:36:00","slug":"how-to-make-a-web-comic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/2007\/10\/11\/how-to-make-a-web-comic\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make a web comic"},"content":{"rendered":"

 Option: 1:6 dolls and backdrops<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pros:<\/strong>
I know how to do it.
Reasonable photography skills
Instant manipulation
Instant control over light and setting
Portable
Inexpensive
Computer needed only in after work<\/p>\n

Cons:
<\/strong>I’m burned out on that medium.
Pasting them into photoed backgrounds takes time.
No diversity of body shapes
Takes so much time
Low-res results<\/div>\n

Option 2: Software like iClone<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pros:<\/strong>
Diversity of body shapes
Import faces of existing characters
Avatars look plasticky
Easy pasting in photoed backgrounds
Photography and composition skills applicable here
High-res results
Outlay equal to that of 1:6
Mega-zoom<\/p>\n

Cons:<\/strong>
Program’s learning curve
All time at computer
Less fluid, more stereotyped posing [fetal position, head in hands, handshake, eating, having sex poses available?]
Large initial outlay
How many characters per scene?<\/div>\n

Option 3: Photos to line drawings<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pros:
<\/strong>Simplification of messy photos
Just like original LHF<\/p>\n

Cons:<\/strong>
Just as much work as original LHF
Loss of significant, affecting detail
No showcase for photoed backgrounds<\/div>\n

Option 4: Get a drawing partner
<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pros:<\/strong>
More time to concentrate on story<\/p>\n

Cons:<\/strong>
Lack of complete god-like creative control
Necessity of compromise
Infiltration of someone else into my ideas<\/div>\n

Option 5: Draw a simple sketch comic<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pros:
<\/strong>Simple
Characters easily caricatured<\/p>\n

Cons:<\/strong>
Lose subtleties of light, shade and expression
Can’t draw dynamic poses and backgrounds well<\/div>\n

Option 6: Draw a detailed realistic full-body comic<\/strong><\/p>\n


Pros:<\/strong>
Complete control
Limited by imagination, rather than doll shapes and clothes or software limitations<\/p>\n

Cons:<\/strong>
Lack of drawing skills<\/div>\n

Option 7: BJDs and backdrops<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pros:<\/strong>
High detail
Showcase for photography
Even moodier<\/p>\n

Cons:
<\/strong>Heavy
Bank-breakingly expensive
Space hog<\/div>\n

Option 8: Export from something like Sims<\/p>\n

Pros:
<\/strong>Highly customizable avatars
Shot control<\/p>\n

Cons:
<\/strong>Not compatible with photoed backgrounds
Existing faces not importable
Pathetic scenery
Too flat-looking, not plasticky enough<\/div>\n

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 Option: 1:6 dolls and backdrops Pros:I know how to do it.Reasonable photography skillsInstant manipulationInstant control over light and settingPortableInexpensiveComputer needed only in after work Cons:I’m burned out on that medium.Pasting them into photoed backgrounds takes time.No diversity of body shapesTakes so much timeLow-res results Option 2: Software like iClone Pros:Diversity of body shapesImport faces of… Continue reading How to make a web comic<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}