How should I start creating comics / caricatures?

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   assimilatedposted 12 years ago

   How should I start creating comics / caricatures?
   
   I love writing and I do it a lot (well, not on Hubpages yet). But I feel I have to learn another creative skill, music is not an option as I want to learn the piano and have no room for it right now.
   
   So this boils down to drawing + sketching.
   
   Any ideas how I could start doing that? I've seen dozens of tutorials already but it's more of a procrastination issue. Perhaps someone can give an inspiring hint? Or do I just have to kick my a$$?
   
   I've added a quick sketch so that you can see where I'm on the talent scale.
   
   1 ------ 3.2 -------------------- 10
   
   Or more like a solid 2.0?
   
   Help!
   
   

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   Shaddieposted 12 years ago

   I have a hub around these parts that might actually be able to help you... http://shaddie.hubpages.com/hub/Animal-Anatomy Of course, it is geared more towards animals and you are most likely interested in drawing humans, but the same instructions apply.
   
   The biggest thing, and what I stress near the end of the article, is PRACTICE. Don't just read, don't just think about it, don't just sit around woe-ing and worrying, just jump right in and don't be afraid to make mistakes The more you draw and the less you care about perfection, the better!

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      Shaddieposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I would like to add by saying, something that helped me when I was very first starting was drawing comic characters that I liked - particularly Calvin and Hobbes. I would open up one of the books and just start copying down the poses and expressions.

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      assimilatedposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you very much. Yeah, my girlfriend is an artist but doesn't know anything about drawing comics. She's more of a realist. She also stresses how important it is to start slowly and gradually become better.
      
      I need to work on my patience skills...

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   flashmakeitposted 12 years ago

   That is a start!  Now you need to think of a story for your cartoon and maybe even buy an animation software to animate your story, color it in and submit it on the web, Or create a story on paper, add color, captions, scan and submit it to some cartoon websites.  Good luck and I would like to see more of your work.

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      assimilatedposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Haha, thanks :-)
      
      It's a good idea to show my (crappy) work to others via the internet. I'm currently thinking of a challenge for next month or something like that. BTW: I want to do as little as possible with computer software. At least for now.

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