Doujin Project

[cokho7]

My first online doujinshi will be published before the year ends.

But I wanted to ask this question:

Poll Webmanga Survey!Thanks, guys~

Comments

[precto]

If it's a webcomic, colored. If it's a doujin comic, B&W. IDK why but I can't take colored doujins seriously.

[cokho7]

Really? Maybe that's why colored doujins are pretty rare. :o

[lanoyee]

Lacks ticky boxes. Because I'm an elitist bitch who likes good art AND story. xD Story does take precedence, though.

EDITED TO ADD that I meant that very tongue-in-cheek. xD I know you're a good artist! So go forth and publish. :3

[cokho7]

Hahaha, ok, ok, I shall do my best with the art and the story... but the story is mine and Knuxie's so. x3

[lanoyee]

I'm sure you'll do fine. \o/ What's it about?

[cokho7]

It basically shows why Hiiragi can't choose between the two girls who love him dearly... How different and how the same the two are. xD

My addiction for Onegai My Melody is helping me revive my passion for drawing manga. \o/ So yeah... Later, maybe I'll finally finish the PolyChromatic one shot.

...ah, if only there were more hours in one day. x3

[ruxi]

I think it reaaaaaaaaally depends on your art style, and on what kind of shading style you plan to use with b&w ;;

[cokho7]

I don't know actually... I've only pretty much inked and penciled most of the pages... about 50%? But B&W manga has minimal shading at times...

I'll probably do cell-shading..? Or soft... soft-shading is pretty new to me, but I like it too.

Any preference?

[ruxi]

I'm honestly not a huge fan of blunt cell shading in b&w manga, unless you're texture-prone - it doesn't look as elegant as gradient-shading, to me. That, and high contrast (black / white, dark grey / white ) can strain the eye, while soft contrast (v. light grey) can downplay, or even lose some of your detail.

Yeah, I think I'd definitely need to see what style you're aiming for.

[cokho7]

This is the colored sample.

This is the B&W sample.

...and I do not have a proper black and white gradient shading sample, but it should be something like this?

Ahaha, please do not mind the crappy arts I have from several years ago. ._.v And the fact that this site needs moar easier access... things. xD

[haku]

I more or less agree with what ruxi said, although I'd additionally look at time and how much that limits you. I drew 100 pages of an original manga about four years ago, and while I'd originally considered doing color, those pages ended up taking 6+ hours, and that wasn't something I could keep up. Black and white will probably enable you to go faster, and certainly you won't burn out as quickly.

Alternatively, you could compromise by making the first couple of pages in each chapter color and having the rest be black and white.

[cokho7]

...you know, that might work.

This is a one shot doujin for the time being... so it's probably going to be 20 pages or less. I guess one page can be colored for the heck of it. :D or... one page can be colored just to annoy caleb, SSSHHH!!!

I don't even... haha, now that I think about it? I don't know how much time I spend on each page. It really depends on the complexity. ;x;