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Portfolio Day 15-finizheda
It’s finished! Yay!
As usual I would love to hear what you all think of this story. Here are my thoughts:
I wish people would wait till the end of the story before accusing me of things like “ignoring criticisms.” While I don’t mine fan speculation on the contents of my stories, I do mind when those speculations turn into accusations and people get pissy with me not realizing I had planned a storyline twist all along.
I’m not particularly happy with the artistry of this story. I felt it was a bit looser and not as refined as the Cleo story. Part of that has to do with the fact I’m working overtime on several important projects all at once and SYAC was kinda low on the list. Still, there are a lot more wonky artwork in this story and I feel bad about that. I’ll try to do better for the next story.
I liked the interaction with Tenko and Carl. I think if I ever do another story with them I won’t jump too much farther into the future. I want to spend time with Tenko while he’s still struggling before he goes off to college. I think I’ve successfully been able to transform Carl into a real character and I’d like to learn more about his story...
I’ve personally been to several portfolio days long before I was thinking about going to college. Like Tenko, my parents felt it would be a good idea for me to start early. I remember it always being rather unpleasant and boring, but not much else.
I mentioned this before but this storyline was not meant to be a “how to” guide, though some people seemed to think it was. Tenko’s portfolio is not at all how you should approach an actual portfolio day.
When building a portfolio it is important to include a variety of work to show that you are willing to learn. The professionals there want to see figure drawing studies, still life, life drawings, as well as more abstract things like cartoons and comics (only if you’re going into that field). Basically, show as many different talents as you possibly can, and make sure to pick pieces you feel exemplify your specific interests.
New SYAC strips will be going up again in a few days. I gotta get caught up on some of my other projects first. Thank you for reading and I look forward to hearing what everyone has to say about this storyline.
3rd February 2012
41 Comments:
11 months ago #8409526
Might be a little late to the party, but I have to say, I love Carl. Yes he's rough, but he really does care about seeing Tenko grow. It gave me a warm fuzzy feeling reading this. :3
Might be a little late to the party, but I have to say, I love Carl. Yes he's rough, but he really does care about seeing Tenko grow. It gave me a warm fuzzy feeling reading this. :3
1 year ago #8186291
yeah your right andrew the art was a lot shittier this time but u gotta work.. we've all been there... lol..
yeah your right andrew the art was a lot shittier this time but u gotta work.. we've all been there... lol..
1 year ago #8186221
The story is awesome. I like how you show the perspective in some of those pages. And I enjoy the direction you placed for SYAC. This is really good and I always read your min pages from the past too. I enjoy this and I'm looking for to reading more that comes on this site.
The story is awesome. I like how you show the perspective in some of those pages. And I enjoy the direction you placed for SYAC. This is really good and I always read your min pages from the past too. I enjoy this and I'm looking for to reading more that comes on this site.
1 year ago #8186163
Despite,or perhaps rather because of his gruffness, Carl does show a great deal of concern for Tenko. I like just how blunt and straight forward he is with him all the while nudging him to his ultimate goal...even if Tenko doesn't like him that much. I like how Carl is developing and would love to learn about his back story as well. Tenko's pretty much transparent, but considering his characteristics, that's not a bad thing. Since you won't be jumping too far into the future with Tenko, I have a suggestion: What if Tenko were to get into a local convention (be it anime, comic or whatever) and he were to manage to get an artist's table. Let's say his art has somewhat improved, but it still needs more refining and he faces the harsh reality of being a comic artist first hand by dealing with the fanbases. If you find a way to fit Carl in here to add to his back story then by all means (I had an idea of how he could've been one of the original founders of Tenko's favorite series which inspired him to draw in the first place, but artistic licensing would be to your discretion here, not mine ^^; ) But I really think Tenko should have a Con experience, big or small.
Despite,or perhaps rather because of his gruffness, Carl does show a great deal of concern for Tenko. I like just how blunt and straight forward he is with him all the while nudging him to his ultimate goal...even if Tenko doesn't like him that much. I like how Carl is developing and would love to learn about his back story as well. Tenko's pretty much transparent, but considering his characteristics, that's not a bad thing. Since you won't be jumping too far into the future with Tenko, I have a suggestion: What if Tenko were to get into a local convention (be it anime, comic or whatever) and he were to manage to get an artist's table. Let's say his art has somewhat improved, but it still needs more refining and he faces the harsh reality of being a comic artist first hand by dealing with the fanbases. If you find a way to fit Carl in here to add to his back story then by all means (I had an idea of how he could've been one of the original founders of Tenko's favorite series which inspired him to draw in the first place, but artistic licensing would be to your discretion here, not mine ^^; ) But I really think Tenko should have a Con experience, big or small.
1 year ago #8186154
Love this story. I came back every day pumped to find out what was going to happen next!
Love this story. I came back every day pumped to find out what was going to happen next!
1 year ago #8186135
Carl really cares about how Tenko is doing with is talents.
Tenko, on the other hand, can't understand that. he is young and bold!
Story was fun to read and had something to tell to the Audience.
Nice work man!
Carl really cares about how Tenko is doing with is talents.
Tenko, on the other hand, can't understand that. he is young and bold!
Story was fun to read and had something to tell to the Audience.
Nice work man!
1 year ago #8186126
Well, I keep coming back to read these, so there must be something I like about them...
Well, I keep coming back to read these, so there must be something I like about them...
1 year ago #8186125
Good story, interesting experiences to share. It was still very entertaining as an exchange between Tenko and Carl, regardless of whatever perspective difficulties you may have had, or facial expressions that might've been pushed further, or whatever...use of color...the story looks ugly like a high school gym, just like it's supposed to. Are you dissatisfied with the artistry, or are you dissatisfied with the memory of a high school gym? I know if I tried to draw a comic taking place in my high school gym(a 12 year old memory), I'd find it to be a really depressing experience because I hated being in that space, and then to remember the feeling in detail would be unpleasant.
Hmm you mind your commenters? People commenting on a webcomic that's free to view? If they get pissy about things, it's not like you owe them anything. Maybe you'd want to delete immature comments for the sake of information-reduction...it becomes a waste of space... not in terms of "web server space" or even "typographical space" but a waste of thought space in the minds of the (hypothetical) good people who read pissy comments.
Good story, interesting experiences to share. It was still very entertaining as an exchange between Tenko and Carl, regardless of whatever perspective difficulties you may have had, or facial expressions that might've been pushed further, or whatever...use of color...the story looks ugly like a high school gym, just like it's supposed to. Are you dissatisfied with the artistry, or are you dissatisfied with the memory of a high school gym? I know if I tried to draw a comic taking place in my high school gym(a 12 year old memory), I'd find it to be a really depressing experience because I hated being in that space, and then to remember the feeling in detail would be unpleasant.
Hmm you mind your commenters? People commenting on a webcomic that's free to view? If they get pissy about things, it's not like you owe them anything. Maybe you'd want to delete immature comments for the sake of information-reduction...it becomes a waste of space... not in terms of "web server space" or even "typographical space" but a waste of thought space in the minds of the (hypothetical) good people who read pissy comments.
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humorous, depth, and you have to love the characters.