NaNoMangO 2009 - Ready to Rumble!

[iianbe]

Oh, I'd love to participate here. too - I wasn't sure how stringent the 30-page thing would be.

[Kupocake]

Those who manage to pencil 30 pages+ are going to be added to the Winners post, but I personally think it's more important to just try to get started. I'm not too sure if I'm going to draw that many either, but I think we all need the motivation just to draw. 3nodding

Okay, adding you on to the list!

[Avridt]

I was thinking of doing it on my own, so its nice to see it here; officially saying it some where will give me a better reason to actually do it. I have no idea if I'll be able to complete it, but its a good way for me to kick start my own project and I might as well try—its not like its going to hurt anything if I don't.

[Kupocake]

That's how I feel about my own comic ideas. I've been too lazy for too long, and this is a perfect incentive to finally start.

All right, adding you to the list!

[Avridt]

My problem is I tend to start get a few pages in, then decide the first couple of pages look like crap and then I go back and do them again. By the time I'm done those the rest look like crap. So I do those. Then I look back and they all just look terrible. And thus the cycle continues.

Hopefully with this I'll push past a few pages (and then I can call them all terrible and start over in December).

[Kupocake]

Better to start now than to never start at all.

I always get that feeling with my art; I draw something, a few months later, I thought it was the worst thing I have ever drawn. I think that's the curse of every artist; we always end up finding mistakes and we're never satisfied. But, if we're always satisfied with what we draw, how will we know what to improve on?

[Avridt]

That's why I always tell people: if you think its perfect, you're just not looking hard enough for mistakes.

I beginning to believe art is for masochists.

[Kupocake]

Maybe. We sure do enjoy sacrificing hours of sleep and eating on pennies for the sake of art, not to mention of course we're self-critical. Although, some are too pansy to say anything bad about their art, and shield themselves away from any criticism.

*coughs*AndrewAnimation*coughs*

[Avridt]

I think I consider myself lucky I took a break from gaia during the time all that was going on. (Though when I got back, I wondered what the ******** happened to the AD)

[Kupocake]

Aw, but you missed on all the lulz!

Actually, it may have been better that you weren't around. It was brain racking how anybody could have such a cocky attitude and a "I deserve everything" mentality with such mediocre artwork. Plus he had legions of fangirls, who he affectionately called wives and daughters. Ew.

[Avridt]

Yeah, there's a certain point where the lulz turn into headache inducing frustration.

That's more than a wee bit creepy.

[Kupocake]

The guy defined creepy. He's a late-20 something year old guy, and he drew things like this, which he thought were perfectly acceptable.

And he threw a fit because the Gaian mods banned him for continually drawing lolicon/borderline porn, despite several warnings.

[Avridt]

***** much?

Ugh... yeah, I love laughing at the antics of stupid people, but I think I'm happy about missing that.

[Chinko-chan]

I wondered what the whole AndrewAnimation thing was about. I had only heard vague references made to him. Talk about ew factor, lolicon/shotacon is not my cup of tea.

[KilltheWitness]

Sorry if i missed this somewhere, but does it have to be specifically a comic, or would it be manga/animation character/illustration drawings as well?
I haven't done comics in a while, but I'll consider it.