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scene 20 wip + fanta talks a lot
🕑 Added 2018-01-19 15:19:30 +0000 UTC scene 20 is going to have 8 !!! pages 💙working on it has been a bit (a lot) of a struggle so far, but now that i've started lining and coloring it runs pretty smoothly and i think it's gonna be really nice ;; i still have to learn that the "movie" i see in my head will never line up with the things that end out in the world. i was so excited to draw it and i guess all the excitement and expectations made it even harder
BUT, and i want to share this weird little insight with you? everytime i sketch out the scenes small new things happen (just like Noah snuggling up against Mimi's fluffy tail in the wip) and i think this is worth all the doubt. in the plot draft he doesn't do it, Mimi just naps beside him. to be honest i guess this is how stories become what they are in the end?
as soon as i let go of my narrow view and let the characters yet again take over the plot these little movements and details start to happen. i know this is all my doing, as a creator, but i guess it's also because the characters act on their own when you just let them. it's not like i think "now Noah has to do this exact thing in this panel". it's more like "okay Mimi is so close to him and she's purring and it's so comforting to him. Noah is in thoughts and - wait. yes. that's so cute!"
DOES ANYTHING OF THIS EVEN MAKE SENSE omg but yeah, that's pretty much what i love so much about creating. my fear of "not being good enough" in the big world full of amazing artists is sometimes kicking in and overshadows the important things. i started drawing 7 billion years ago to tell stories and see exactly these things happen and now that they do i doubt myself more than i should and sometimes can't even enjoy them because i'm a FOOL
BUT THIS IS IT GUYS. SEEING YOUR OWN BABIES COME TO LIFE JUST DOING CUTE SHIT OH MY GOD 🔥 this is it
so yet again... fuck perfectionism honestly. what even does it do except holding us back
Comments
Ayamabuki
I'm glad the struggling part passes and you got to the smoother part. I adore these insights you share with us. Not weird at all to have little changes or additions like that, the just story lives. And we get to have adorable bits like this too , so yeah not weird at all. 💜 IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE, AT LEAST TO ME.
The unknown bits and divergent character pathways are some of the best parts of the story making process. Your characters are just helping push you in the right direction and make the story even better!
Dusty Parrish
Honestly "fanta talks a lot" are some of my favorite things xD Everything you say is so inspirational, especially as a writer who struggles with the same demons. I love it when characters get a chance to sort of take over, it makes it seem more real than just having them be puppets that we as creators control. You do such a good job with everything in your stories and it really shows. Everything is stitched together so flawlessly and you're honestly such an inspiration with how you're able to overcome everything. 🙌
Well, you're right--Noah snuggling Mimi's tail is cute AF! I'm really looking forward to the eight pages and you're seriously doing great!
tegirvaru
yes, exactly that. my perfectionism holds me back a lot. you are awesome for being able to overcome it and just let it flow.
SN-386_Carnation
They're so cute!! I love your rants honestly, I get to learn more about the comic, you and your process of creating art. I feel it makes me love this comic more. You're doing an amazing job with the story telling so far in my opinion, keep being awesome!!!🌹
Mark
As a writer who struggles with perfectionism and the issue of planning ahead and how it seems to make it lose its "spark", I can't overstate how much I understand what you're going through. And how amazing it is to see you able to overcome that and still deliver a hella awesome story. I think your point about stories taking on their own life is key. It's important to add structure, but it made me realize I also can't let myself get too bogged down in structure. I need to let the characters live, and let the scenes come to life. Keep on being awesome, and thank you so much for this amazing story
toblerone231
Ahhhhhhh such cutiessssss!!! And truth! Everything I see from you looks amazing, so fuck perfectionism!! (And btw I love when you talk a lot 😆😆 Keep it coming! Lolol)....
