BIG fan of "tracing 3d models of cars to avoid having to freehand them" do you have any other good shortcuts? Honest question. I wanna do my comic projects one day but I have chronic pain & bad eyes so I need all the help I can get
literally take every shortcut you can.. trace photos and 3d models or manipulate them to complement your style
save frequently used color palettes, char references, etc somewhere so they can be pulled up quickly (like in materials folder in CSP)
make a doc with all your chars refs in one file and keep it open in the bg so u dont have to open 20 separate pics
figure out character outfits ahead of time
do not spend extra time trying to make one panel perfect. ppl will only look at it for 10 seconds tops and nobody cares if it's not a masterpiece
color-pick environment/background colors straight from a photo of a similar area
dont like drawing something that appears frequently in comic? download or make a brush for it (i have a glasses stamp brush bc i hate drawing them more than you will ever understand)
my entire life motto is halfass everything and cut corners as often as possible. never put 100% effort into anything. i did very poorly in school btw
