I’ve been thinking of sizing it so it will be readable online, but easily printed onto comics of about the average book size if I felt inclined to print (about 10" by 6" or so, I don’t know the average size for graphic novels beyond how small Manga books seem to be) (I am mostly stuck with being fed comics by pipette on webtoon or fed by droplets from the ceiling on Tapas). What would your recommendations be?<
See the following: size, resolution, weight and color system of internet files are very different from print files. Here is an example of my illustration for a webcomic. It has a size of 720 x 640 pixels, acceptable for the internet. I opened it in Gimp and see what its size is, true, in millimeters:
This would make a tiny comic (6 x 5.5 centimeters).… and if you increase the page size, you’ll start to have screen viewing problems.
My main goal with this art piece was to illustrate how part of the magic system in my current work in progress might look (basically elves can control plants, and humans can control animals, both powered by magic that exists in their world’s water). So, sort of an illustration for myself that got out of hand with the detail lol. I haven’t drawn the magic system beyond a few sketches, but I’ve been wondering how to portray the magic in a way that’s legible without ripping off Avatar: the Last Airbender
Maybe I should make it so the plants and the elf controlling them glow in some way?<
Hmmm… I couldn’t help much here. But a positive point is that you are worrying about creating something new.
I was trying to convey that the elf (an OC from this world named Grey at the moment) is using the vines to catch himself as he falls. Any ideas on how I could communicate that clearer? I appreciate your advice about messaging and giving me your opinion!<
Try to imagine how a person in a command position acts. Her position and attitude is different, in the example of your illustration you send the message that the vines are dominating the elf and not the other way around.
A starting point might be to watch animal training videos. It occurred to me that perhaps an old circus video, where there are elephants, is the closest thing to this case. There was a number where a person was lifted by an elephant’s trunk.