Hi, I've wanted to make a web comic for awhile now but when I start it I lose motivation and or are disappointed in the results? What do I do about this if I may ask?
Gosh, that’s a hard question... I think motivation varies a lot from person to person, some have a really easy time staying on track while others aren’t that lucky. I can only give advice on the things that help me, this may or may not work for you but definitely try them out!
1. love the story
If you plan on making a longer story you need to be passionate about it. I can promise you 1000% that making a story based on what you think people will like or what’s popular at the time will make you want to drop the project right away. You need to love the subject, characters, and story!!
2. Look at other people
This is just a really stupid Najsigt tip, but tbh there is nothing that makes me more inspired than watching other people being passionate about their own projects. It doesn’t even have to be comics it can be weight loss journeys, indie game development, documentaries about beating addictions, seeing other people work hard towards a goal makes me want to work hard too! And it’s a great pick me up when I'm not in the mood to draw!
3. Consistency!
My plan for going home has always been to draw two pages a week. I’ve only broken this once (I had to make three pages the week after). Momentum and routine are key. Every day I get home from school I work on my comic, sometimes for hours, sometimes I just look at the script change two words and then I'm done. just don’t break the flow! it’s a thousand times harder to get back into your comic after not doing it for a while.
4. set a limit.
Don’t work yourself into the ground. Like I said motivation is a very personal thing. If you can’t manage a page a day then don’t do it. If you can’t make 6 backgrounds for every page then don’t do it. Make a page every two weeks, maybe once a month. If you need to get your story told then give yourself the tools to do it!
Yeah, that's all I can think of right now, but here are two fantastic videos on the subject of webcomic motivation. So check them out as well! (x) (x) I hope this helps!
