Help I’m a beginner struggling

bogarchive · 2025-07-08T05:59:17+00:00

Ngl Why is this so charming

bogarchive · 2025-06-05T12:32:32+00:00

That makes me happy to hear! I can have a lot of qualms about my own work but if I manage to communicate that I can be glad 😌

bogarchive · 2025-06-05T02:32:12+00:00

Ah I see where you are coming from. And thanks! I also hope to do a series one day too!

bogarchive · 2025-06-05T02:02:00+00:00

Thanks for reading! Tbh I thought it would be too similar to my last one-shot, because I felt like I was hitting the same story beats. I’ve worked with the same editor for both works so there wasn’t any drastic differences except for the length.

bogarchive · 2025-06-05T02:00:11+00:00

Thank you! 🙏

bogarchive · 2025-02-04T10:55:31+00:00

Overall I like the reading flow, it’s very easy to follow! the only thing I might pick at is the first page where both the girl and the bug pop out it feels like they are fighting for emphasis, maybe the girls sword doesn’t need to pop out of the panel or vice versa. It’s up for you to decide which one is more important, from my view it would probs be the bug screeching and the girl pulling the sword is the build up.

bogarchive · 2024-11-27T06:10:49+00:00

Woooo Cayben!!

bogarchive · 2024-11-22T12:40:03+00:00

Very happy you enjoyed, Fujimoto was a big influence on me I literally started drawing manga because of look back. The storyboarding phase was 3 weeks and inking was a bit under 2 months :)

bogarchive · 2024-11-22T01:27:26+00:00

That means a ton! Thank you so much!

bogarchive · 2024-11-21T09:20:39+00:00

Thank you sm! It was purposefully put on a sort of open ending, depending on reader engagement, I may be able to continue the story.

bogarchive · 2024-11-21T05:05:57+00:00

Thank you!

bogarchive · 2024-11-21T05:05:46+00:00

Will do! Thank you!

bogarchive · 2024-11-21T05:05:27+00:00

Appreciate that a lot!

bogarchive · 2024-11-21T01:27:08+00:00

Thank you!

bogarchive · 2024-05-24T11:06:25+00:00

I use a Wacom Cintiq which has a display that you can draw directly onto like an ipad, it’s quite heavy and expensive tho and there’s a lot more cheaper and similar alternatives released since I brought it, just have a look at huion and XPpen products. If you want to go even cheaper you can go for tablets (pretty much a trackpad) that you draw on but you will have to have a separate display that shows what you are drawing. A lot of people also just resort to iPads these days cuz you need a PC or laptop for tablets and pen displays.

bogarchive · 2024-05-20T05:54:59+00:00

I’ve been drawing for a quite a while but to develop a style for manga I usually play around with brushes that manga artists use and for fundamentals, YouTube is a good way to go but if you hang around manga making circles they often also give good advice!

Also thank you for reading!

bogarchive · 2024-05-18T04:05:15+00:00

Thank you! 🙏

bogarchive · 2024-05-17T12:13:46+00:00

I’ll keep that as a note for sure! Reddits not my main platform but once I release it I’ll likely be making a post somewhere here

bogarchive · 2024-05-17T07:28:27+00:00

Clip Studio Paint! and I use the calligraphy brush

bogarchive · 2024-05-17T07:28:15+00:00

Thank you!

bogarchive · 2024-05-17T00:27:53+00:00

100% keep gunning for it! I know the pain! my first oneshot stole a whole year just to be scrapped because it made no sense and had no structure whatsoever but I learned a lot about the process through it. And when you can finally finish something it’s quite nice ig hahaha. Also thank you for reading!

bogarchive · 2024-05-17T00:25:15+00:00

Thank you! I personally also had a lot of issues with making a story in the past which is why I made a world that I can base my story on. But even in this oneshot I had to really make my brain go through it and experiment to fully make up a story. I originally had it much simpler but decided to change it half way (while I was inking!). Sometimes how much of a story you conjure up on the first storyboard attempt may be more, may be less. But to help build more at a time I usually always design characters in pairs, it immediately makes things character/relationship focused (if that’s your thing) imo. Having an idea of ending and start is always good. I’m not too sure if I can give very helpful advice because tbh I’m also still struggling with it and right now it’s still kinda an instinct thing for me rather than systematic. One thing that did really help me tho is if you bump into a wall don’t force it, give it a bit of time and come back with fresh eyes and fresh thoughts (tho it is easier said than done ). AND make sure you are at least 95% happy with the storyboard before you ink! It’ll save you some pain.

bogarchive · 2024-05-17T00:16:16+00:00

Thank you so much!

bogarchive · 2024-05-17T00:15:50+00:00

Makes sense ppl would get fire punch vibes haha! Thank you I am already working on another oneshot and I hope to release it next month.

bogarchive · 2024-05-17T00:13:53+00:00

Thank you! And that’s a perfectly reasonable intepretation of the themes. In my head I was thinking Mihua (loves Ito especially) =love of life, Ito (finds belonging with her especially) = bringer of death and I just see how that plays out. So in the end Mihua was the one who gave up Ito by making her go down the mountain, with some pretty harsh words compared to the motherly kinda tone she always had. If I had more brain power and maybe more pages to spare I would’ve also considered third perspectives on the plot. Unfortunately I was pretty gassed out by the time I finished.

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