The difference between creation and work and life.

The two images below are a draft and a completed image of a four-frame manga posted on this blog in the past. Arranging them in this way gives the impression that the draft of the illustration is just colored, but my mental state at the draft stage, which is not yet completed, is still vague and unconfident, and it is a very fluffy feeling... 😔

draft work

completed work

However, if the viewer is different, who may feel that the outline of the illustration has already been decided in the illustration at the draft stage. If you think calmly here, it seems that my illustration can already express the world view at the draft stage. Making a line drawing from a draft and painting it may be a simple task in a sense.

That's right. The process of creating this draft image into a finished image is actually a simple task. However, drawing a draft from a completely blank sheet of paper is not a simple task, and it can be said that it is a creation. A manga draft is a storyboard in a movie. Probably the most difficult thing to do in manga production is to draw a draft on a blank sheet of paper. That's because zero became one. In other words, creating value from nothing.

You can also think of the draft as a starting point. By further modifying the rough idea, you can gradually get closer to the finished product. On the other hand, even if you can draw a good draft, it is a pity if you can not reach the goal (completion).

After all, manga production is the same as life. Even if you're not confident and lonely at the draft stage, you can be sure that it will be completed if you continue to work hard. 😉

Thank you for reading. 🐈