I'm Afraid of Comicking.

[Icantdraw]

Comics bite people that try to make them, be afraid :p

[NERDcreator]

sometimes the easiest way to start makinmg a webcomic is to just go for it, that and starting up slowly, it was'nt until I finally decided to make my N.E.R.D. comc that I ever got past the first or second page with my comics. its best to be determined, and start out by sticking with one comic then if you think your ready later on taking up another along with it

[JoKeRcologne]

I like anthro, anime, cartoony, realistic, macabre, surreal... I like it all.
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#2 "Pop Crazy!" A town is slowly being consumed by fandom. Nurse Hazel and Doctor Nori team up to eliminate Edward Cullen rabid fangirls, violent paparazzi, and more. This one is comedy/drama.
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This fits perfectly... why not a mash up?

[Talv]

Just start drawing and the style will find itself. If you have lots of ideas, write them down, maybe eventually they will become one big story.

[ZaraLT]

Try and do as much preparation as you can to try and find a style that you're comfortable with and that fits the story. Then, yes, as everyone has said by this point, just do it.

I was very very reluctant to start my comic but the hard truth is: you'll never ever truly be ready. There's always some flaw you're going to find with your work and you're always going to wish you could do better. So my advice would be to prepare the story, settings and characters as well as you can and then dive in and see what happens! What could it hurt?

[darkenergy]

I get that way too...it's very hard for me to focus on one thing D:

I'd hold out on other comic projects until I'm done with one, but I think an art break every once in a while helps. Also why not some practice with drawing the characters and scenes to find out which one would be a good starting point? (I've seriously planned this out. I'm going to do the easy one first, then move up to what's going ot take longer and require me to be more comfortable with Photoshop.)

[laurbits]

I was pretty much the same way. I've read and loved webcomics for a long time before getting off my butt and managing to come up with my own stories. One thing I found really helpful was creating shorter, more manageable stories first. The prospect of a longer, more ambitious webcomic still intimidated me so I started off small,experimented with tools, techniques and figured out the processes I'm using to draw my comics now. In some ways, I'm glad it turned out this way. Everybody goes at it differently but the key is to start working on something, be patient and keep going!

Best of luck!

[wulfsaga]

Yeah its very frustrating at first because you dont know how to write or draw comics and almost zero guidence. I think you need to jump right in and create comic no matter how bad it is and learn every mistake in your first or second or third or fourth comics. There is no such thing as 'miracle or magic comic artist' that get popular or god-like drawing in just one page, this missconception already destroy so many young artist that giving up in just few pages.


I stop drawing for few years because i cant draw lower body very well, and i still regret that.

[Wulfmune]

It sounds to me like you are a bit uncertain what your vision for your comic will be, how you will execute it and how it will be received.
You don't have to post your first comics online on a comic website. if you really need feedback in order to move forward, maybe conside posting samples or shorter sequences at places like DA, facebook, tumblr ect...that will give you flexibility to try lots of things out and change up your style/story/characters until you find something that sticks without confusing/turning off readers.

[d.c.gride2432]

It sounds to me like all your ideas are good, so just make stories out of all of them. What I mean by that is, do what manga artists in Japan do: start out with one-shot stories spanning one issue in length (usually 22-32 pages). You can make introductory or "pilot" chapters of your longer story ideas this way. Then, as you get used to doing comics, you can graduate to doing longer stories, spanning maybe 1 graphic novel in length (128 or so pages) and containing 4-6 chapters. This is more reserved for your longer story ideas.

The point is that if you really want to do comics that people will enjoy (without the hassle, hustle, and bustle of working for a comic book employer), you have to practice doing so, and practice often. Always find time to do your stories and draw your pages, no matter what else is going on in your life. Even if you have to wait until late at night, and only do it for 15 minutes to an hour, that's 15 minutes to an hour of honing your skills and gaining knowledge on your craft that you didn't have before. We can't all be Mozart, or Walt Disney, or Osamu Tezuka, or Charles M. Schulz, guys with that kind of talent are so rare that there's only a few born in a lifetime. But if you practice, you can be successful at what you do. (And I'm not talking money. That comes later, if your skilled enough, knowledgeable enough, and lucky enough.)

And there's no time like the present, take it from me. I've been in your shoes for the last 20 years, and I just now started showing my artwork to the world on this forum. Pick your craft, learn your craft, practice your craft, show off what you've got, and learn exactly what works and what doesn't from others' opinions and advice, then make something better next time that doesn't have the mistakes others have pointed out. Rinse and Repeat. Eventually you'll find your voice, your style, your niche, and your audience. And when you do, stick with them as much as possible. As others have said, just do it.

[Antitime]

A lot of what you're saying is stuff I've struggled with personally, and that I think a lot of artists struggle with. I agree with what's been said before me- do what you want, skills be damned. I've had about six different comics on here before I finally found the style and story that I wanted to stick with. Really, there's no harm in starting and deciding it's not what you want...your fans may be disappointed, but you're doing it for yourself, first and foremost. I'm still not to the level I want to be, but I know that the only thing that will get me there is constant production and practice ;'D

[yuugi]

I was super afraid to start a comic as well. I had all sorts of doubts regarding my storytelling abilities, narrative, art, backgrounds, but mostly to have the motivation to keep to a schedule and to a long-term project. Four years later I am really glad I gathered the courage to start the comic, since I've learned so much from it and also improved.

To be honest I'm still afraid of comicking, not of the process itself since it's the most enjoyable thing ever, but of posting the pages. You get all sort of feedback, but sometimes it can be really destructive and negative and it might completely kill your motivation. I just went through one of these "episodes" not long ago, but in the end just decided to keep moving forward and improving along the way. So start your comic and trust me, you will improve and it will turn into an enjoyable experience (even if there are bumps along the way).