Any tips for a newbie trying to write a comic?
maybe...
Start now!!! Perfect will never come. A year from now you'll have learned more than you ever would have by waiting to be good enough to let yourself start in the first place.
Starting small is generally good advice, but really you should start with the story you're actually excited to make.
Every scene is there to accomplish a specific goal, and that goal CAN be accomplished in more than one way. Don't go ahead with a scene you don't love because you "need" it. Plan ahead, and edit with a machete.
If you don't love a scene, your readers won't love it either.
You have to be your number one fan, keep your number one critic to yourself. Putting yourself down doesn't make anyone want to read your comic.
The process that works for you is NOT what will work for others! Be patient with yourself as you figure out what does work, it takes a long time.
Clarity is far more important than anything else. Your comic doesn't need to be gorgeous, what it NEEDS to be is clear, direct, and effectively show the reader what they need to know.
Characters need to show their emotions and actions
Backgrounds need to tell us where we are
Paneling needs to show us which order to read things in
Using photos, 3d models, or copy/pasted assets is all perfectly fine and acceptable. As long as you own the rights to use the images or models, you're allowed to use them however you see fit. It's not cheating.
Do not start making comics for money
Don't start making comics for fame
Comics aren't a stepping stone to adaptations. If you want an animation, make an animation.
Get into comics because you love comics and you've got a story that you simply can't go another day without telling.
Make comics!
