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[fetorpse]

Okay so you know how I said that stuff about getting my shit together? Well, once upon a time on the online sites I saw a blog about a guy who draws comics and worked out a self-disciplinary system of schedules called THE SCHEDULE. I obviously didn't really, uh, was moved to take it up... and look where it got me. Here. So I was all like getting

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[evinou_art]

Im not pro but I am working on my next book full time right now. Im more a sleepin type but it doesnt quite ring true for me. I start ussually around noon to seven I work. Generally a page a day. If I have to do anything during that day the work slips into the night. I often stay up till 3 or 4 working. Ive been doing about three pages a week for the last two months but the last two weeks Ive ramped up to four pages a week and one in the weekend for a 5 page calender week. The book will be done for TCAF! People like Ross Campbell, O Malley and CLoonan break my mind. I dont know how theyre so regimented. I think the secret is locking yourself in a room w no internet.

[loadasano]

I guess i work on art mostly, i mean i go to school for it full time. ps it seemed like that while i was in middle school all you cats that i looked up to were in college and now that i'm in college you're all in the real world and i'm stuck here. Anyway, i generally plan out all my non class days in advance and then schedual friday and saturday nights for getting sloshed.

[0notyoursavior0]

the real world is so much better.
You get laid every night,
everything you draw gets published,
and gravity only works to your advantage.

[larsony]

I think for most of North World 2 it was:

Work at day job, come home and eat dinner and watch tv show with wife, draw until 11pm. End.

Then I got laid off and just drew all day (after internet).

[superleezard]

I am definitely a slackass who barely manages to get stuff done. It's really not a good way to do things. I just started work on my very first graphic novel so I thank you, Sir Nate, for blessing me with this timely post.

[chrispiers]

For whatever it's worth, here's what I'm up to these days. I'm obviously no Tony Moore or anything, but I'm drawing a lot and it's working for me.

I have a day job at the office. Every day I take a few minutes throughout the day to lay out at least one page, in PhotoShop and print it off to take home with me. That night, I lightbox it onto bristol while watching a DVD. I then ink about half of it and the next day ink about half at work. Obviously this all overlaps, but I'm able to churn out almost a page a day. I figure for having a full-time job, this is really good.

My point? A regular schedule produces results. Treating it like work helps, but I have a slight advantage in that while drawing is work, it's much more "fun" work than anything else I have in front of me, so it's sort of a release.

Good luck figuring out what works best for you. Looking into it is a big step in the right direction!