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Loosen up

It has been a while since the previous post. During the first week of September, I had shared and discussed with some old friends about my approach of reviving the 2016 comics, and the feedback I had received, despite I appreciate the kindness and positivity, I know most of the fans of reading mangas -including myself- prefer the content, flow of good reading, and expressive graphics. Which conflicts with what I was doing in the earlier September. (version 1) In version 1 it also seems I was over fixing and the result became quite rigid and less expressive.
距上一PO又晃點了一段時間,原本在九月第一週打算每天推一點進度並私下分享給友人討論,收到一些意見後,我自己歸納出了一個結論,總而言之呢大部份喜歡閱讀漫畫的讀者(包括我)偏好直覺、表達感強烈的畫面,以及流暢的閱讀體驗,並不太在意結構或透視的問題,甚至是完稿程度。所以啦我一開始的完稿手法(version1)並不理想,而且可能修正過頭了吧,看起來也挺呆板的。

And to be practical, this project will be very likely more than 100 pages, and in version 1, each page took over a week to draw. Apart from completing each page, the panel plans, story writing, and plot fixes will also take a lot of time. It is obviously not a feasible way to complete this project.
更實際點來說,這本光是在16年的草稿(含未公開的部份)就超過60頁,把一些該加進去的劇情補完後很可能超過一百頁。就第一版的速度來看,一頁要畫超過一週,一月頂多畫個四頁,還不含打分鏡、補故事、修正劇情bug等等過程。目前的畫法怎麼看都太浪費時間。

So...I decided to dive into the trial again, this time I want to loosen up my drawings and fasten the process. My goal for now is to find a hybrid method that could be a bit less messy(compare to the 2016 sketch) and require the same amount of time to finish like the 2016 approach.
所以呃叭子在這兩週內再度進入不斷砍掉重練的卡關循環,總之目標是找到更有效率的完稿方式,希望能比16年版稍微再清晰易讀點,但花的時間相同。

I'm almost certain that I'll need to pause the Oct billing cycle again...x_x TBH it's possible that I'll not be able to find a better approach than what I did in 2016...but now I still want to give myself a couple of weeks to try out everything possible that I can think of.
十月的結帳週期估計又要暫停了,搞不好到頭來還是找不到比16年更速效的畫法orz,總之還是想再擠出幾週來多做各種測試看看。

Sorry for not much to share during recent weeks, and thanks for all your patience! I really appreciate all the comments and thoughts about this project.
本月至目前為止,依舊沒能提供什麼獎勵,在這邊先說聲抱歉(汗)也感謝各位的耐心等待和賜教!目前收到不少留言和打氣,我都有用心看過...!
 

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Comments

Hey thanks! You might soon get used to the endless loop of me doing testing and pausing billing cycles *ahem* I feel my mindset is still tilting too much towards illustrating rather than focus on the storytelling, might need some more time to adjust myself.

Thanks for your thoughts about my sketches<3 I always prefer my sketches over inkings haha! So, hmmm, maybe perfectionism is not the main block here. It's more like 'my sketches sometimes are too messy to read, but inking takes too much time and the result kills the charm of my drawing' Ah I didn't state clearly why I haven't directly use sketches as a finishing form, because my sketches still sometimes became unreadable (which I didn't show in the doodles), and the sketching brushes are behaving uncontrollably for unknown reasons :/ I guess it could be improved by changing some steps of my workflow and adjusting brush settings, but it requires more tests.

These are all so lovely to look at. I hope you figure out your workflow. It is difficult finding something time manageable that also still suits your vision. I am sure whatever you settle on will be great. I do think Ver 2 is more expressive. Good luck <3

That's all right! I think it's more important for the artist to explore and enjoy the process. I also notice your sketches are always more dynamic and lively. At this point, I suspect that it's more about the difference in mindset while sketching vs inking. I have the slightest feeling there is more stress and perfectionism involved during the inking phase, but I may be wrong^^;


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