Webcomic - Raining In Space

I am working on an interactive web comic.





I spent the last couple of days working on promo art, and now I've released some of the webcomic!

The story updates 1-2 times a week, with 1-5 panels added each time.

Spoiler: Blurb

They stole a spaceship. Their reason; "the spacesuits looked awesome".

With an entire galactic empire chasing them, they find out there's more to space than just stars.

 

A support character who sometimes is an enemy or an ally, and usually ignored by both sides of 'good' and 'bad'.
He is really lonely and just wants friends.

 

Ok so it looks like maybe the setting is like a real world / Wynncraft combination then.

Maybe class stereotypes could help your character have a story. I'll try designing it soon!

Oh and I'll probably change and add some Wynncraft themed people too.

 

Ended up drawing your avatar XD

Do you want it in the webcomic as that role or as a different role? Or not at all, I'll think of something else :)

 

Starting to work on backgrounds now. I'm just experimenting so nothing is official.

Spoiler: Wispy Blossoms 9/6/16

Spoiler: Beaten Track 9/6/16

 

Your choice! ;)

 

what program do you use to pixelart

 

I use Photoshop 7, but any version of Photoshop should be fine.

I create a 150x100 canvas and set my pencil tool to 1 px.

Then, I just draw (with my mouse).

I use layers for each object (sky, grass, trees, etc.) so I don't make too many mistakes.

Once I've finished, I multiply the Image Size by 4 (Using "Keep proportions" and instead of "Bicubic" you need to use "Nearest Neighbor").

After that, I save the file as a PNG and then upload it to Imgur.

Then, I paste it here.

I use pretty much the same process for my settings and my characters.

 

Beaten track is actually quite nice, but wispy blossoms needs some work. Your trees do not have proper shape. A tree as it splits gets gradually thinner, but more surface area is taken up due to having more branches, and leaves.

I hope to see the comic sometime soon! If you need any storyline help please ask.

 

Basically the same advice as @modern, but I recommend adding more shading to the terrain, a variety of darker and lighter colors. Unless of course, it is supposed to be simple.

Contact me if you need help with storyline too

 

Thanks for the advice!
What I'm thinking is that the story takes place in Wynncraft, but there are different quests instead of the usual ones. However, the personality of each character determines their choices.

For example, a kind person would be more likely to do favors than an aggressive person. A lonely and shy person would not be noticed as much, which means less quests but extra stealth.

I'll certainly need help for the settings/rooms/backgrounds. I'd love to hear what your ideas are for the story.

 

Story depends on the tone you are looking for in your comic. Light and fluffy? Serious and dark? Long overarching plot? Edition like mini storylines?

 

I think it would be cool to have a dark tone in Dern, a serious tone (not dark) in Wynn and a happy tone in Gavel. However, I think the characters in each province shouldn't meet or travel between the provinces, but they all indirectly help each other in some way.

I'll try designing each set of parties.

 

That's a lot harder then you might think it is. Having multiple tones might work if you are distinct and are good at distinguishing storylines. If you want to have indirect help, you need to plan your story ahead of time, so you can have that ah ha moment where the indirect help fits together. Check out "A Tale of Two Cities" or "Hard Luck Hank" for good examples of that happening.

 

Ok thanks! I'll look into it.

 

Spoiler: Beaten Track over the Mountains 10/6/16

I should probably keep working on those trees. Or perhaps I should start making caves and dungeons.


These guys look bored... time to create some enemies?

 

Those on the bottom right are... enemies. Designing abnormal life forms is hard XD

 

Added space theme because why not.

 

Snowy landscape; a lot brighter than the other backgrounds.

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@XavierEXE Do you want to share any ideas or designs? You seem to be very enthusiastic about this.

 

Improved spaceship designs.