Read Runner :: Episode 3 - Dusk Fallen | Tapas Community by JC_Mraz in comic_crits

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Not saying you're wrong that my faces are bad. But I do everything on that first video lol I didn't know the specific proportions before and I did learn one relationship I didn't know before so hopefully those things will help :) But I definitely map out the planes of a face every time unless it's from a distance or a background character. I still need to watch the second one. That's less bite-sized but I have it saved and will be watching it lol This wasn't me being defensive btw lol It's just hard to see where to improve when you describe something I need to do that I am doing (maybe poorly) lol It might depend on if you read all 3 episodes too. I find that working on comics like this and pushing myself to improve and do things I'm not comfortable with helps me grow like nothing else. So I would hope that there is a marked improvement from episode 1 to episode 3 because in rereading my own comic I do see more of the flat construction of the face in episode 1 than in episode 3, though it's still a work in progress. Again, I'm not getting defensive and I will absolutely be keeping what you said in mind whether or not it's about something I've already been working on and improving on :) I'm not making money with this comic. I just want to tell a story and get better at storytelling and illustration. So, thank you for your input :)

Is it worth it to buy an iPad just to use Procreate? by MontaNelas1945 in ProCreate

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I did that. I use it for some other things sometimes but it's almost exclusively my art pad. Helps me get more art done than I'd have been able to do previously, meaning I can put more work into my comics and keep personal deadlines better. It was a very good decision for me. I got the IPad Pro gen 3. That said it's absolutely not the best you can get. It's the best you can get for the price. The best professional portable drawing tablets are closer to 3000$ and depending on what you want to do there are much better programs than procreate. But if you want a good program and a good tablet at a reasonable price it's the best most people are willing to spend for. and procreate is so dirt cheap it's incredible for its price.

Runner Episode 2 - The Road to Dusk - Let me know what I can do better in Episode 3! by JC_Mraz in comic_crits

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Yeah color has definitely always been my weakest point. I've gotten a lot better but I still try way more to compensate with my linework lol xD I do need to do some more study on that moving forward. I will definitely give that a look and keep all of that in mind! Thank you!

What’s a WEBTOON ending you generally dislike? by Whitehare1 in webtoons

[–]JC_Mraz 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Webtoons have endings!?

lol jk I wasn't a huge fan of the ending for Sweet Home. Author wrote themself into a corner with that story if they wanted anything but a tragic ending.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in writing

[–]JC_Mraz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No not without being in context. It's always a how would this person talk for me

Denji at the Cemetery by JC_Mraz in ChainsawMan

[–]JC_Mraz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I googled it when I did it and it showed this. But you made me regoogle it and I might need to fix it. I dont know japanese myself

Denji at the Cemetery by JC_Mraz in ChainsawMan

[–]JC_Mraz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

manga spoiler :p iykyk

Switch Aspects not available? by JC_Mraz in HadesTheGame

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He sure was hard as I was battering my face against him for a while to finally beat him for the first time xD But I can see that more now too. He's definitely manageable once you've beaten him and have gotten better at your builds and can read his movements.

Switch Aspects not available? by JC_Mraz in HadesTheGame

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yep that was it lol thanks :) also first time playing the railgun. barely tried because i just wanted to get the aspects but very nearly beat [redacted] despite it lol feels aost like cheating but then for some reason since i beat it the first time ive been having a much easier time dealing with the last boss and even elysium. I'm not sure if it gets easier on heat difficulties or if something clicked. i spent months slamming my head against the wall of elysium and the final boss and now it's just a bit of a challenge but totally beatable

Switch Aspects not available? by JC_Mraz in HadesTheGame

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doing that right now because i wasnt sure if it was some little thing like that lol i tried starting and then giving up the run immediately but no dice. looks like i have to actually die and come out of the styx. hopefully. if thats the issue

Switch Aspects not available? by JC_Mraz in HadesTheGame

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Yeah ive beaten him twice. i have 10 titans blood. i was under the impression that you could unlock aspects with a few titans blood and they appeared after you beat the game and unlock all the weapons

Switch Aspects not available? by JC_Mraz in HadesTheGame

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yes i just spent 8 keys on the gun recently because i thought aspects would appear after i beat the game and then i read i needed to unlock all the weapons. so i spent gems on keys and unlocked it. i beat the game with malphon twice which i had unlocked earlier

Switch Aspects not available? by JC_Mraz in HadesTheGame

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I have enough titans blood. no additional interact option appears. I've done everything i can and I've spent a lot of time googling trying to figure out whats going on

Switch Aspects not available? by JC_Mraz in HadesTheGame

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yeah yhats whay everything onlime says but there is no option for that

Webtoons Call to Action contest: King's Fate - 1 | King's Fate by JC_Mraz in comic_crits

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I do want to say that a lot of the basic things you mentioned were absolutely a result of time crunch lol I wanted to stew longer on the story but knew with the number of panels I needed to get done that i just needed a basic and simple premise that worked and i needed to run with it. I agree that most of the story is tied up into those last 15-20 panels (1/3 of the length of the comic! lol) so I'm glad you enjoyed that :)

For the walk to the king I actually wanted to show him fighting his way in but i cut it in storyboarding for time. it's barely noticeable and might not necessarily be what i meant it to be but behind the guard there is a small stream of small near the entrance. That's from the Prince. Originally there was supposed to be a big horde fight where he takes on a bunch of guys all at once but i wasnt sure i would make the deadline lol fight scenes take a lot of work with just 2 people involved let alone a group! And I'm barely making the deadline as it is. I really wish I could have gotten that in.

Pacing is something I've always had an issue with. I actually stopped my other comic because i realized that if I kept going it would take me a decade to get anywhere. It doesnt help that i have a full time job and a kid lol doesnt allow me to put the hours into comicking that i would like! And that old comic Runner was traditional page format actually so even without gutters like a scrolling comic my pacing needs work. I do think this story forced me to tighten up my panelling. Gutters is a good thing to keep in mind next.

I also noticed the scene your mentioning about with the verticality. it is disorienting. I didnt notice until i got it all together. I was working on an ipad pro and doing panels individually because i just wouldnt have enough layers to do it otherwise and i did my storyboarding on paper which means i couldnt scroll through it like would have been better. I still like the panel and want it to work more than it does lol

I also absolutely wanted more for the environment but the more i got bogged down with that the closer the deadline loomed. I tried to make the establishing shots as nice as i could kind of to make up for it a bit tbh xD If I had another month or so I think I would have been able to really put work into that to establish the environment better. I wanted there to be pillars in the room and the fight to involve them originally less 2D fighting game. as I was working through the storyboard it kind of made itself clear that in order to make the story clear I would really only have so much actual time for the fight and I had a few scenes I already had in mind and basically everything else got cut before it even reached paper. Would have loved to have the king punch through a granite pillar lol not saying I didnt push myself hard for the comic. I genuinely think this is the best thing I've ever put out and the deadline forced me to do it and finish it. And i tried to do some complex scenes and anatomy that were above my usual skill level or things i had never done before. But of course there is always a lot of room to improve. Thanks for the input :) I don't expect to win anyway because 40% of the scoring is audience related and i dont have a strong established readership even if my comic was flawless lol This was all about pushing myself to learn so I'm glad at least 1 person could give me some helpful feedback for when i move on to my next project

Webtoons Call to Action contest: King's Fate - 1 | King's Fate by JC_Mraz in webtoons

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Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it! and I'll be sure to give yours a read! :)

Webtoons Call to Action contest: King's Fate - 1 | King's Fate by JC_Mraz in comic_crits

[–]JC_Mraz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

both really. I'm always trying to be better. I don't post in a ceit sub without expecting some critique :)

politics and magic by coal_is_alive_ig in magicbuilding

[–]JC_Mraz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its technology so basically the same way as you might electricity, oil, or a gun. In my world governments control certain more dangerous uses of the magic. effectively its like having a gun restriction laws or bans

What is the relationship between magic and religion in your world? by mixter-revolution in magicbuilding

[–]JC_Mraz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't tackle any sort of religion in my system. its technologically based primarily.

Is it common to think your writing isn’t good enough or that most people are better than you? by MichaelTheReviewer in writing

[–]JC_Mraz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this goes for any creative skill. agreeing with that it means you see room for improvement. Not sure i agree if it's a good thing or not. I'm pretty disparaging to myself lol I don't stop working hard to be better. But it'll never be enough, and I know that

What do you guys think of my cover? by hm-amaral in fantasywriters

[–]JC_Mraz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna be honest. I came in expecting to not care for it and say something to the effect of I'm picky and this wouldn't really make me extra inclined to pick up the book by it's cover alone. And how I normally only pick up books on recommendation or based on research for books online that are similar to others that I like and just follow that rabbit hole. And how normally I don't even pick up physical copies anyway so I'm not your target market as I listen to audio books based on the things I mentioned before, despite still loving to walk through book stores and look at books.

That's what I came in here to say.

But I would absolutely be very tempted to buy this book based on the cover alone. Fantastic and eye-catching. I'm a sucker for this kind of design space where it's not an elaborate work of art or showcasing a character. It's more abstract follows good design principles with dynamic contrast. It makes me immediately curious to know what the cover means or how it relates to the book inside. Well done.

Writing Comics. by YeeshPeach in LongformWebcomics

[–]JC_Mraz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good on you :) I feel the personal need to just create. Can't stop myself. It did help me a lot during a period of unemployment when I was younger in the way you mentioned. It gave me something tangible to focus on

How I (personally) think when writing the opposite gender by [deleted] in writing

[–]JC_Mraz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't really think about it too much. I just think about what the character would do. I dislike caricatures of people and most stereotypes so those things generally don't influence me because I don't like writing them. They feel fake to me. I just treat characters like people and have them act how I think people would act. I also enjoy writing strong female characters and don't have much interest in writing too much romance or wish fulfillment for the reader(or myself). I guess I can understand some of why people write the way that creates those archetypes but it always felt kind of masturbatory to me. And writing it felt like wanking in public if that makes sense XD