The Best Technique for Drawing Comics
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Hello Reader, I did my first Draw with me this week that came out yesterday on the channel and I really enjoyed it. Definitely going to do more. It's exactly what it sounds like. I recorded myself drawing for 2 hours and I'm hoping people will have me on in the background while they're working on their own projects. It's a nice way of not feeling quite so alone. During the process I used the pomodoro technique, which is to work for 25 minutes and then take a 5 minute break. I did 4 cycles of this which made up the 2 hours (although I did forget to set the timer for one of those breaks so had to guess!). The great thing about working this way is that you don't tend to get the usual aches and pains and, because you know where the breaks are going to be in advance it can help you concentrate a lot more easily. I inked an entire page and even started flatting it during my session. I quite like "working in public", which is odd because I don't like drawing live (which is why I don't really live stream). I always tend to tense up and am always very aware that there are people watching me. And I've begun to share some of the behind the scenes pages as I progress from inks to flats to colours, because I love to watch that from other comic artists. It helps me to avoid potential complacency too and I encourage others to share bits and pieces online where you can. I'll get that page finished by the end of the week and then move straight onto page 8. Then there'll only be 102 more to go. Have a great week, everyone -John
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