AlliDrawsComics

TQ 19-23 side by sides

Added 2021-08-24 16:01:06 +0000 UTC

You may notice certain shots where I just completely nixed the background in places I had earlier included it. I try to include the background at least once every page but in many panels, especially ones that are dialogue-focused, it really isn't necessary.

I notice traditional webcomic creators will often throw in all these complicated hand-drawn backgrounds that will just get ignored because we're following the conversation rather than the stage direction. I think it might have something to do with many of these creators being trained for animation and they are planning for their comic the way they plan for a storyboard, with the expectation that there is always a background.

Webtoons will go the complete opposite direction and either neglect backgrounds to the point where the audience isn't entirely sure where the scene takes place or they'll go full throttle with pre-rendered assets that they don't have to draw at all.

No matter your approach to backgrounds it's important to not create too much work for yourself and also don't let the background distract from the point of the panel. An overly-complicated background can look noisy if it's all over the page. The background is a character and should have a lot of care put into it, but at the same time you wouldn't throw a character into a panel just to put a speech bubble right over their face.

I'm going to be switching out the pages on the site now that I've got most of the scene done.