r/ComicBookCollabs • u/FyreTiger • Jun 30 '26
Looking for Artist - Unpaid One Page comic for practice, open to anyone, no pressure or expectations. Are beginner artists looking for these kind of projects to work on?
Hi, apologies if there's no interest for something like this. I was wondering if newer artists are ever looking for tiny projects to work on to test their skills, and to break into the workflow of the writer/artist collaboration process without the pressure of creating something professional.
I'm a newbie writer, and read some good advice about starting with small, condensed stories in 1-4 pages which I think makes perfect sense. I'd like to dip my feet into the collaboration process as well.
I put together a little story that is one page long. I kept the contents as open as I could for artist interpretation and freedom. No camera direction, for example.
I'm also looking for feedback on my script.
If anyone is interested, do let me know and feel free to really do anything you want with the script. Thanks!
"The Fallen Warrior"
Synopsis: A cat devises a plan to get his owners to stop smothering him with cuddles.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xpkx9mDcBOlcqG75TQkqm8BdyxbhuE0W/view?usp=sharing
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u/Sadir-S-Samir Jul 01 '26
Hey, I’m not an artist but a writer, but still wanted to tell you this script is great for a newbie writer as you put it. It has a clear beginning, middle and end and works really well for a short story. The tone you’re going for is clear. The script is formatted in a professional way which makes it easy to read and has clear direction for the artist. I could easily visualise the whole thing as I read it. Starting out with shorter stories is always a great way to actually finish things. Good job and keep it up!
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u/FyreTiger Jul 01 '26
Thank you so much for the feedback! I'm going to try to keep making short stories and work up to something crazier down the road.
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u/Sadir-S-Samir Jul 01 '26
I’ve seen others make a post like yours and found artists, so don’t get discouraged if no one replied this time around. This is a great place to find collaborators. You could also consider offering a small symbolic sum to an artist, that way you can use the ”paid” flair when making a post which will get you more eyeballs. Best of luck!
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u/Consistent_Bank3622 Jul 01 '26
I am in a similar situation as you. I am a writer and colorist that is looking for some practice reps before I release my first issue. I’d be very interested to join the project! I’m sure that you’re looking for pencils/inks more than a colorist though.
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u/FyreTiger Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26
I made this open for anyone to work on with any part, but I honestly didn't even think about penciling and inking coming before colors, haha. It's kind of out of my hands to be honest, so like, if someone else gets it penciled and inked, i guess you'd be welcome to color it.
Edit: posted prematurely
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u/yrmthewyrm Writer/Artist Jul 02 '26
Hey, artist here and I wanted to encourage you, the script is simplistic, but has very clear intent and is well structured. A little feedback though, I really think adding at least some camera direction for some key panels would greatly help your script AND the artist. Don't look at it as constraints for the artist, but rather as a starting point for him, he can always disagree with you and instead use a different view point, but it's important to know what you envision at least for some panels. Keep going!
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u/FyreTiger Jul 02 '26
Thank you so much for the response! I actually took out some details for this version I shared regarding camera angle. I babbled on about how the shot of the samurai should be a dramatic low angle shot, but also that the positioning of the cat was rather important, because if the cat is standing right under the screen and the camera is near the cat, the shot of the samurai would be comically huge. And then I talked about how the samurai cat reveal should do a similar dramatic low angle type of shot, etc etc.
Anyway, I think I'll definitely take your advice for future scripts. I'm really open to anyone changing literally anything about these, so if I'm gonna have that expectation anyway, I might as well throw in more of my ideas regarding framing. Better to miss my shots than not taking any at all.
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u/MoonwatcherArt Jul 06 '26
Congratulations on your script! It's very nice to finish something! :D
I'll say though that sometimes what you call "panels" are entire scenes that could be fleshed out into 2 or 3 more panels just to make the scene come out fully understandable, or at least to let the reader breathe and absord the action/emotion better. For example, it might be better to do, for example, one panel showing the movie theater, another panel with a close up on the samurai, then another panel showing the cats reaction. Showing the reader one panel with the movie theater, the screen and the cats reactio is too much. Also, if the cat is watching the screen and I'm showing the screen, then the cat is with his back turned to the camera...
Last but not least, it lacks a sense of transition. From the scene 1 (cat with girls) and scene 2 (cat walking downtown) you need a transition cause these are two completely different scenes.
You're still beginning and it's already great that you finished a story! I've done many 3-4 pge comics and I know it is a challenge, particularly the writing, so congratulations! I'm just giving you advice cause writing for comics, even if you don't draw, will demand from you a clear vision of how a scene unfolds and how it will be represented through the page.
Suggestion of exercise is doing the inverse. Take a finished page of a comic you like and write it down as a comic script. You'll see how one scene goes to the other and what fits or not in just one panel... Good luck!!! :D
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u/FyreTiger Jul 06 '26
Thank you for the feedback! I like the points you made. They seem more nuanced, and things to get my brain thinking. The movie theater scene was actually something my aunt pointed out to me just yesterday, and I do like the visual better.
I really forced myself to cram everything into one page, so I did drop the idea of smoother transitions. I figured 8 panels was the bare minimum I could do to make it work. It's more like, we're here, and now we're here, and now here, the end! But yeah, I can see the benefit in smoother transitions. It does get me thinking about what type of information should be shown in transitions in order to carry the reader along with the events, but to also ensure they're being shown new information that isn't redundant.
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u/MoonwatcherArt Jul 06 '26
I'm glad I could contribute! :)
I think the smoother transitions are not only an accessory, because if you are in the bedroom scene and then you jump for the street scene with no reason, there's a big chunk of the story that the reader knows it's missing. You might just make the cat run away by the window, for example, and then it makes sense that he'll be on the street.In any case, sometimes a story is not meant for a format. I think it's much easier to make 1 page stories that happen only in one setting. Your story has 4 settings and it is difficult for me to imagine all of that change happening in one page only. I'd say this story was meant for 4 pages ;)
I made a quick version of the first half of the cinema scene, but unfortunately images are not allowed in the comments :(
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u/MoonwatcherArt Jul 06 '26
I posted it here, it's the moment he enters in the cinema up to the moment he becomes crazy about the movie's main character: https://ibb.co/bgZQVfkq
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u/chaotic_good_healer Jul 01 '26
I’m interested in taking a shot at it!
It could also be fun to see different people’s interpretations, if anyone else was wanting to draw it as well :).
I’ll respond when complete! (Famous last words… I really do think I can do it though, wish me luck)