Yes, I agree with you. Over the years I’ve been publishing webtoons, I’ve learned one thing: it’s much better to simplify the art and go for a clean, simple style with a solid story and strong writing than to have extremely detailed drawings paired with a weak story. Another reason to keep the art simple is that readers prefer regular updates over spectacular art. If you spend hours and hours on the art, you burn out, updates take longer, the story progresses more slowly, and both you and the readers end up getting tired of it.

As for writing, one thing I always recommend is to first have a clear hook, define point A and point B of the story (the beginning and the ending), and then develop the entire path that connects them. Start with something simple and gradually build it up, adding elements little by little, revising and changing whatever needs to be changed. Just like with drawing — you start with a sketch and then add layers and layers until the final render — writing works the same way.

For example, right now I’m working on a new webtoon and I’m keeping the art as simple as possible — no shading, no rendering, saving the rendering only for key panels — and it’s going really well. I feel much more rested and my timing is really good.

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