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Welcome Center / Re: hi new to manga! looking for cool people for help
« on: November 19, 2020, 01:19:24 AM »
Welcome there Casi!
New to manga huh? So am I!
I suggest you get a flashdrive and fill it with pictures that inspire you or that you find cool. Download pictures from the internet and sort them into files. That way, you can always be inspired. Collect old posters, album covers, fashion, cityscapes, etc. Also dedicate a bookshelf to reference books. If you had already done that, you're off to a good start.
I also suggest that you watch this video:
https://youtu.be/aXgFcNUWqX0
Do it. Seriously. It will change your life. The video is about how to use color to tell stories and the role in plays in movies, that is if you want your manga to have a cinimatic effect. Of course, most manga is in black and white but color adds so much more to the story in my opinion. Please give it a look.
As for writing manga, just write. Don't care about what's popular or hurting someone's feelings. Set a time to write and write everyday even if you think it's crap. Don't rewrite anything. Try something new until you find something that works.
Daydream constantly. I daydream a lot. Daydreaming lets you be your characters and talk to them. Do it regularly because this will help you create your world. Live in it, and if it seems real to you, then you can write about it.
You can do anything
New to manga huh? So am I!
I suggest you get a flashdrive and fill it with pictures that inspire you or that you find cool. Download pictures from the internet and sort them into files. That way, you can always be inspired. Collect old posters, album covers, fashion, cityscapes, etc. Also dedicate a bookshelf to reference books. If you had already done that, you're off to a good start.
I also suggest that you watch this video:
https://youtu.be/aXgFcNUWqX0
Do it. Seriously. It will change your life. The video is about how to use color to tell stories and the role in plays in movies, that is if you want your manga to have a cinimatic effect. Of course, most manga is in black and white but color adds so much more to the story in my opinion. Please give it a look.
As for writing manga, just write. Don't care about what's popular or hurting someone's feelings. Set a time to write and write everyday even if you think it's crap. Don't rewrite anything. Try something new until you find something that works.
Daydream constantly. I daydream a lot. Daydreaming lets you be your characters and talk to them. Do it regularly because this will help you create your world. Live in it, and if it seems real to you, then you can write about it.
You can do anything
