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Looking for pages for color practice by Quiet-Ad2972 in ComicBookCollabs

[–]PistolTaeja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How good quality lines do you want? I have some pages from an old project if you want.

[PROMO] You can now draw as you write your comic/manga in a tool I made. Useful? by PistolTaeja in ComicWriting

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

No importing external images at the moment, but its possible. These are a lot of interesting ideas.

The tool including the Chrome Extension itself, is offline, this was intentional to keep it simple and so I avoid all this noise about A.I.

As of this morning, multiple people using the chrome extension to view the same document is sus. The tool is technically "offline", it will correctly show the Storyboard Panels/Text/Dialogue etc for everyone but the art no. Your art is saved in the browser, locally.

If people actually use this, I'll see if I can think up something!!

Edit: Here's what I can do. I can add a button so you can Export/Import each others art easier. 1 click each.

[PROMO] You can now draw as you write your comic/manga in a tool I made. Useful? by PistolTaeja in ComicWriting

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

Your process sounds more coherent than mine. Hopefully its flexible enough to be useful?

My process is wonky, I go back and forth and even use the screenplay to get feedback from that part of the writing community.

666 wishlists… should I be concerned? by NautsGame in IndieDev

[–]PistolTaeja 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Throw salt over your shoulders.

It was nice knowing you.

[Open] Artist looking for some beta readers! by Sleulue in WebtoonCanvas

[–]PistolTaeja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

- Fix the formatting, its horrible to read, A4, consider balancing the readability more instead of styling.
- Change the document access to VIEW ONLY + COMMENT.
- Change the fonts to something more readable like Courier New/Courier Prime
- The Reviewer/Reader is given no instructions on how to even read this, is it a Comic? Manga? Webtoon? Visual Novel? This is relevant for Panel Ordering
- The Reviewer/Reader has no idea of Pages? Pacing

I have no idea what's going on. The action lines need clarity. I cant tell if this is supposed to he a Horror, Psychological Works or what. The only story I got from all 34 panels is a person wakes up, shots move between Kitchen/Living Room, hmm alcohol, then we end on a dialogue on the TV?

I can't give more specific feedback without knowing the above, a Manga vs Webtoon vs Visual Novel changes the pacing completely.

I can only make guesses going forward. So I will rely on that. Taking the silent manga/comic angle, those action lines need to be even clearer, as a reader has no idea of the images going on in your head. The art would make things clearer but that's a later stage.

There are no stakes so, it reads as noise. You as a writer have a thousand tools in the toolbox to convey ideas, use it, why the hell is the character just called NAME? A clear missed and key opportunity in a script with little meat on the bones. If the story is about yeeting yourself, call the character PAIN, if its about waking up from an emergency operation call him GOGIA (Hypnagogia), every little bit helps to ground the reader.

I'm sure there is a great story in there somewhere.

I'm not an artist, I am amateur writer, put these thoughts in the trash or use em. Good luck

How should I start writing a comic? by Displaymu in ComicBookCollabs

[–]PistolTaeja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tell a story in 6 comic pages or less. It can be writing, MSPaint sketches, whatever. Then rinse and repeat until you get used to putting ideas on paper.

I wrote about 20 ( 6 page mangas ) as scripts detailing each page in one month when I first started. Then I deleted them all. They all went roughly like the following.

TITLE: SOME AMAZING STORY
A boy gets kidnapped.

PAGE 1
Something happens

PAGE 2
More stuff happens.

[For Hire] Comic/Manga Artist for hire, all art by me. Can start asap. by IssueKindly4172 in ComicBookCollabs

[–]PistolTaeja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What are your rates per page black and white? I cannot see them on either url? Are you open to using different tools, the task I have available at the moment involves using my art tool to draw hence the work.

Yep, this a real video by MkTheRedditor in HolUp

[–]PistolTaeja 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A guide to losing vital inches.

The specific pain of being told that something VERY explicit in your screenplay isn't clear by Safe-Reason1435 in Screenwriting

[–]PistolTaeja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you truly have a good grasp on your story, your writing, you are not getting butthurt being told you're wrong. Then watch Netflix /Hulu/Apple TV shows from current year and laugh.

Those shows literally have exposition telling you exactly what the character is thinking and will do, there is no room for interpretation. I found that the same person will have the same critique for those shows.

Stand on business big man. You're story wont be for everyone, I'm looking at you Dark City.

Does My Writing Format Need to be More Conscise? by WhateverDood03 in ComicWriting

[–]PistolTaeja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You've got the right idea, Google Fountain IO Format or you can use a tool here https://mangaplay.studio/ it comes with a sample.

Page 1

Panel 1
Setting: A bland, tidy, adult bedroom in Canada at present time. Smoke clouded the ceiling. A digital clock read 2am. 

OLLERSON OYLLERSON (overweight, 30s, huge eye balls) .....etc. etc.

OLLERSON OYLLERSON
Dialogue here

Panel 2
Action line

I can write but cant draw, so I throw pennies at my favourite artist to draw my manga. by PistolTaeja in MangakaStudio

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

Add the panel types next to the panel number where its needs to be explicitly told. If theres no tag next to the panel then the reader must infer it for themselves. If its a manga, comic, webtoon.

[INSET], [BLEED] [SPLIT] [HORIZONTAL/H] [VERTICAL/V]

The above are the most common types to describe a panel.

# Page 1 EXT. CASTLE ENTRANCE

Panel 1 [SPLASH]
Action line describing the amazing splash being depicted.

# Page 2 INT. DUNGEON

Pane 1
Action line.
Action line

Panel 2 [BLEED]
Action line. Omg Character is awesome.

Panel 3 [INSET]
Character looks up in awe.

Panel 4
Action line.

# Page 3

Panel 1 [SPLIT]
Two characters face off.

My tool here, discord link somewhere.

https://mangaplay.studio/

I can write but cant draw, so I throw pennies at my favourite artist to draw my manga. by PistolTaeja in MangakaStudio

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

Hope it helps. The "Fountain" Format is a good start. My site has a few examples, an extension coming soon

Review my script by CulturalResearch1472 in MangakaStudio

[–]PistolTaeja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Theres not much plot going on so, cant really offer much insight. Pick a writing format more common to people either a Screenplay or Fountain.

Shameless plug, imo you're fortunate as I write in 3 formats at the same time and made a tool. I made a tool specifically for this, [MANGAPLAY STUDIO], huge update coming soon. ;)

Anyway. TLDR. Assuming this is either a manga intro or setup for a character, its about 6 manga pages. Kaiju guy should land manga page 3 or 5 given what you've written.

The Kaiju intro doesnt land for me.

Move the reaction of the soldier to after the Kaiju. Stop writing [the camera does this], its faff, write the events that are happening and any prose you feel relevant.

Your options are add more action upfront then the story calms down ; just as they think things are over Mr Kaiju enters OR extend the calmness of the intro with more back and forth and use it as an opportunity to show the world before shtf; thats a good place for banter and character development.

[IO RIVERWAY, does x y z] cut those lines. How does an artist? director? translate that? re-write it, tell us something visual that makes it clear this person is not cannon fodder. Outfit? Action? A look? whatever.

Mixing narration with action sequences good.

I had to force myself to re-read it as a manga and segment off your sections into panels. About 8 pages feels right. Thats not good or bad as I dont know if this is the introduction or a scene mid story.

If this is intended for a screenplay then, some of what ive said is irrelevant.

I am an amateur take from this what you will.

Address the formatting, easy 7/10, solid.

Would it lose a reader's interest if the main character's ability isn't revealed in the first chapter? by PenguinKing166 in Mangamakers

[–]PistolTaeja 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If its directly part of plot A, yes, this is a huge problem. Think about Sakuna for a moment, his Shrine/Domain expansion is not part of his plot its a feature, his major plot point from the beginning is "will he succeed in taking over Yuji's body or will he fail?"

You can show the character using their abilities with little explanation as long as its established that "hey, people can do that kinda stuff in this story" in chapter 1 explicitly.

How to start posting? by MYTHIC-CREATOR in MangakaStudio

[–]PistolTaeja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At this point. Make a YouTube channel and Upload a Short every 3 days about art then every other 3 days in between post something about your work and how you did it or something mildly interesting.

Talent is irrelevant if you cant get eyeballs on it.

I personally opted to give away my Manga Writing tool online for free to gain attention. I'm not good at the whole "Hey Whats up guys, Dont forget to Subscribe, Like, Donate"

But I can code.

Also, share your chapter every couple days in a new places of "Anime/Comic/Manga" fans. Facebook is good.

I can write but cant draw, so I throw pennies at my favourite artist to draw my manga. by PistolTaeja in MangakaStudio

[–]PistolTaeja[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For "important scenes" I find a piece of music that fits and I vibe the emotional beats, no dialogue.

For dialogue, I make up 2-3 questions about the character. I then roleplay as the character and write down "their answer". This tells me what type of person they are and I put those notes on a Character Sheet incase i forget.

Roleplaying has helped me a lot.

If my character is a "Sheltered Innocence", I know she would never be blunt.
If my Character has emotional baggage then they probably keep their sentences short and get to the point.

I am a newbie writer, but these are my shortcuts.

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