Okay, this is without a doubt the hardest project I have ever taken on. That being said, if you guys have any advice, PLEASE HELP ME!!! lol.
Okay, well, I am manga obsessed. And, in ninth grade, my two best friends, Lisa and Jessica, and I decided to have a go at making our own manga. We spent the better part of two years working on the thing, editing and revising the story line. All three of us wrote it together, and it was my job to draw it. We finally had it all worked out. Then... CRASH! Everything fell apart due to the simple fact that I, ME, I couldn't draw it!! It wasn't that I didn't want to, I just COULDN'T!! My art just wasn't strong enough. Everything I drew was complete crap.
Every once in a while, I would attempt it again, as I got better. But each time, I had the same problem. Well, it's been about five years, and I finally feel like I might actually be at a place where I can pull it off. I've been locked in my room for days just trying to get the basic designs. I can draw well when I'm copying someone else's work, but that's all I can do. When it comes to drawing my own characters, it's EXTREMELY difficult. It sucks because I want to be able to draw this manga more than anything. I have a clear image in my head. But when I try to draw it, I mess up on everything. When I don't have a picture in front of me, I draw like I'm about 8 years old again.
Or maybe I'm just over thinking it? I don't know! There are just so many things that go into making a manga. Plus, I have to focus on things I'm not very good at drawing. Like hands. And feet. And clothes. And making sure the eyes are symmetrical. And I have a hard time getting the characters to look the same on every page. Not to mention, I suck at backgrounds, I'm terrible when it comes to perspective. AND! I can't draw people from the side!<-- This is a HUGE problem! URRGH! There are so many things I need to learn how to do. You don't realize how much is actually involved until you try to do one. But I want this soooo badly! I've been working really hard and it's just not coming together yet. Anybody have any advice?