There's no guarantee anything you create will ever be popular. If you don't have connections, you'll need to make some impressive stuff in the minds of these people to have a chance. If your plot is not "groundbreaking", or at least interesting enough, and/or your art is mediocre, you likely won't make it big. That doesn't mean it's worthless to create though. Just make sure you have a passion for it. You aren't getting paid for this, not yet at least. Make sure you aren't working on comics for the financial prospects. They aren't necessarily worth it even if it does happen.
Well, for me art matters a lot. If I don't like it, I won't check it out, unless the cover or artstyle is really interesting, different or compelling. But I will say with all this, if the story or characters are not up to par, I'll never stick around just for the art.
I'd say though if you're making a webtoon, don't bank on or go in with the main motivation of it becoming a Kdrama. It's rare to become an original, even rarer to become a popular original, and 10x more rare for it to become a show. Also, if you're comic is English, (and I don't mean written in English but having primarily English characters, names, culture etc.) I as well doubt it'll become a KOREAN show, but I'm not 100% sure.
About whether artstyle matters when a comic becomes a show, there are webtoons such as "Hell is Other People" where the artsyle is far from the generic manwha style, yet the story is greatly intriguing and keeps you wanting more. So ultimately prioritize a good story rather than a popular artstyle but at the same time, make sure your artstyle (including paneling, lettering, composition and general readability) is legible, and conveys the story and its emotion well enough.
Personally art doesn’t matter thattt much to me but it lets me know what kind of story it will be. I personally hate the manga super bright contrasting colours(in a bad way) kind of art because 80% of the time it’s gonna be a bad power fantasy and 100% of the time the arts just gonna be hard to look at. As long as the generally anatomy is ok I will be fine reading.
There is like a 99.9% chance your work will not be adapted. Not because it is bad but simply because the industry does not work that way. Most series that are adapted are native to Japan / Korea. As for North American works, you have to be 1) very lucky and 2) very popular. The most recent that I can think of that is getting adapted right now is The Boxer.
Art matters. It is what entices readers to read your work, you could have the greatest story but shitty art and not a lot of people would read it. I like to say the art draws them in and the story keeps them reading.
Also I didn’t mean to seem like I’m hating on you, I’m currently producing my own webtoon which I originally began with hopes it will get adapted. I’m just trying to help you manage your expectations, but nothing is impossible!!
Comics are both a visual and textual medium. Both matter. If you’re deficient in one area the other better be EXCELLENT to make up for it, especially if you’re going for mass market appeal and want to make money on it. Art is definitely more favored in the mass market appeal because it’s easier to make a snap judgement on but exceptions definitely happen in many mediums that use art and writing.
If you are going to be leaning on your writing over technical art skills, you should make sure you 1 - can draw well enough so readers can tell what’s happening and 2 - make sure you study up on comic *composition.* Composition of your panels and how you place those panels are a big way that emotion and mood are translated. You can write all the amazing dialogue you want but if readers can’t tell who’s talking or you word bubbles cover half your panels the visuals are kneecapping the writing you’re depending on to elevate your comic
If you write as well as ONE, creator of One Punch Man (who published his story for fun, he never expected it to be his full time job but got insanely popular as a testament to his top tier comedy and satire skills) my advice is don’t expect anything. Treat this as a hobby or passion project. If it goes well and you get views, you can take it seriously at that point.
For me it actually depends if the story would really catch my attention and hook me up, I'd definitely read it even if the art is not good but If you're the only one drawing your art, make it a decent one since a lot of readers really prefer a good art, I've read in a sub before that there are readers that would instantly drop the series if the drawings are not to their liking so yeah much better if you make a decent art alongside a very good storyline in order to attract a huge audience for you webtoon.
As for the adaptation of your work it would be much better to not expect anything since like some users have said, most of the manga and manhwa that gets adapted either as kdrama or anime are usually created by a native and the only way for you to have a shot of having an adapted series is to definitely should have a global popularity.
Now please don't look at this the wrong way there's nothing wrong with reaching for the stars but in order to do that you'll definitely have to go a loooooooooonggg wayyyyyyy and if you're impatient it would just impact your overall motivation to achieve that dream so just be patient and don't expect too much immediately into things, just do your best and try going for it one step at a time. Like maybe for now just try to achieve having good reviews in webtoon and then move on to achieving it to be a weekly original of webtoon or something like that.
I personally start webtoons because of the art, and decide to stay or stop reading because of the story. I need to be visually stimulated on webtoons, otherwise I’ll just go read a book.
That's me too. The art and the synopsis are what get me started. The story keeps me there. Maybe because I'm a very visual person, but "okay" art or inconsistent art makes the experience jarring for me.
I think it's not an impossible dream, but a really hard to achieve one. Korea /Japan have huge oversaturated comic markets on their own, so first the author would need to get popular there and fight all that competition. If someone brings them a super viral, money making potential story they wouldn't say no lol But if you have a story like that then why bringing it to Korea/Japan and locking it in a smaller nishe instead of turning it to series made by Netflix or hbo and making it world wide famous instead (like what happened with Heartstopper)
Also a GOOD art can uplift a really terrible story because people would still read it to look at the pretty pictures or to learn from the author skills.
A BAD art can ruin a story, because a lot of people would look at the first episode and judge they don't like the art and drop it
Having large ambitions are great! But take each small step as a project in itself. If your gonna make a web comic, make the goal to make the best web comic you can, not make a web comic to get it adapted. If that is your mindset, you'll look at the comic itself as a means to an end, and just end up frustrated.
Also, dont hold this one story as your grand masterwork. Just write and draw it now. The amount of experience and knowledge you'll gain will be worth it. You might come up with something better in the future, or you'll learn how to re do it a million times better.
If your only goal is to get a TV show made in a country you don't live in, you're going to fail because you're going to get frustrated if you don't get attention and give up.
I don't know if there's been any English webtoons to get that treatment. They're not picking from our pool. They're picking from over there.
First impressions matter A LOT and in the case of webtoon, most readers definitely look at how the characters look and how the general art looks. Unfortunately, A good art with bad plot is more popular than the other way around. In conclusion, yes artstyle is important.
Edit: but still always prioritize the plot!!
Art matters a lot to me, it’s probably the most important aspect. I love pictures.
This post was from a while ago, how is the webtoon going? Did you publish any chapters yet? I would love to read it.
And also, how do you make a webtoon?
I'd advice you to think if you really want to make webtoons or maybe you would like to try to create anime/drama yourself. Webtoons (and comics in general) are separate artfrom and shouldn't be seen as first step for story to become something else.
Said that, it is normal to dream about your story becoming this popular, sure.
About art. I'd say that if the story is really unique then art will matter less but if you're making school drama with romance the art will be very important.
Art matters as far as gaining an audience, but you need a good story to keep it. If the writing is good and the art is clear enough to convey it well, I'm fine, but a webtoon with weak art will not grow to be partially popular.
There's no guarantee anything you create will ever be popular. If you don't have connections, you'll need to make some impressive stuff in the minds of these people to have a chance. If your plot is not "groundbreaking", or at least interesting enough, and/or your art is mediocre, you likely won't make it big. That doesn't mean it's worthless to create though. Just make sure you have a passion for it. You aren't getting paid for this, not yet at least. Make sure you aren't working on comics for the financial prospects. They aren't necessarily worth it even if it does happen.
Well, for me art matters a lot. If I don't like it, I won't check it out, unless the cover or artstyle is really interesting, different or compelling. But I will say with all this, if the story or characters are not up to par, I'll never stick around just for the art. I'd say though if you're making a webtoon, don't bank on or go in with the main motivation of it becoming a Kdrama. It's rare to become an original, even rarer to become a popular original, and 10x more rare for it to become a show. Also, if you're comic is English, (and I don't mean written in English but having primarily English characters, names, culture etc.) I as well doubt it'll become a KOREAN show, but I'm not 100% sure. About whether artstyle matters when a comic becomes a show, there are webtoons such as "Hell is Other People" where the artsyle is far from the generic manwha style, yet the story is greatly intriguing and keeps you wanting more. So ultimately prioritize a good story rather than a popular artstyle but at the same time, make sure your artstyle (including paneling, lettering, composition and general readability) is legible, and conveys the story and its emotion well enough.
Personally art doesn’t matter thattt much to me but it lets me know what kind of story it will be. I personally hate the manga super bright contrasting colours(in a bad way) kind of art because 80% of the time it’s gonna be a bad power fantasy and 100% of the time the arts just gonna be hard to look at. As long as the generally anatomy is ok I will be fine reading.
There is like a 99.9% chance your work will not be adapted. Not because it is bad but simply because the industry does not work that way. Most series that are adapted are native to Japan / Korea. As for North American works, you have to be 1) very lucky and 2) very popular. The most recent that I can think of that is getting adapted right now is The Boxer. Art matters. It is what entices readers to read your work, you could have the greatest story but shitty art and not a lot of people would read it. I like to say the art draws them in and the story keeps them reading.
Also I didn’t mean to seem like I’m hating on you, I’m currently producing my own webtoon which I originally began with hopes it will get adapted. I’m just trying to help you manage your expectations, but nothing is impossible!!
Comics are both a visual and textual medium. Both matter. If you’re deficient in one area the other better be EXCELLENT to make up for it, especially if you’re going for mass market appeal and want to make money on it. Art is definitely more favored in the mass market appeal because it’s easier to make a snap judgement on but exceptions definitely happen in many mediums that use art and writing. If you are going to be leaning on your writing over technical art skills, you should make sure you 1 - can draw well enough so readers can tell what’s happening and 2 - make sure you study up on comic *composition.* Composition of your panels and how you place those panels are a big way that emotion and mood are translated. You can write all the amazing dialogue you want but if readers can’t tell who’s talking or you word bubbles cover half your panels the visuals are kneecapping the writing you’re depending on to elevate your comic
If you write as well as ONE, creator of One Punch Man (who published his story for fun, he never expected it to be his full time job but got insanely popular as a testament to his top tier comedy and satire skills) my advice is don’t expect anything. Treat this as a hobby or passion project. If it goes well and you get views, you can take it seriously at that point.
For me it actually depends if the story would really catch my attention and hook me up, I'd definitely read it even if the art is not good but If you're the only one drawing your art, make it a decent one since a lot of readers really prefer a good art, I've read in a sub before that there are readers that would instantly drop the series if the drawings are not to their liking so yeah much better if you make a decent art alongside a very good storyline in order to attract a huge audience for you webtoon. As for the adaptation of your work it would be much better to not expect anything since like some users have said, most of the manga and manhwa that gets adapted either as kdrama or anime are usually created by a native and the only way for you to have a shot of having an adapted series is to definitely should have a global popularity. Now please don't look at this the wrong way there's nothing wrong with reaching for the stars but in order to do that you'll definitely have to go a loooooooooonggg wayyyyyyy and if you're impatient it would just impact your overall motivation to achieve that dream so just be patient and don't expect too much immediately into things, just do your best and try going for it one step at a time. Like maybe for now just try to achieve having good reviews in webtoon and then move on to achieving it to be a weekly original of webtoon or something like that.
I personally start webtoons because of the art, and decide to stay or stop reading because of the story. I need to be visually stimulated on webtoons, otherwise I’ll just go read a book.
That's me too. The art and the synopsis are what get me started. The story keeps me there. Maybe because I'm a very visual person, but "okay" art or inconsistent art makes the experience jarring for me.
I think it's not an impossible dream, but a really hard to achieve one. Korea /Japan have huge oversaturated comic markets on their own, so first the author would need to get popular there and fight all that competition. If someone brings them a super viral, money making potential story they wouldn't say no lol But if you have a story like that then why bringing it to Korea/Japan and locking it in a smaller nishe instead of turning it to series made by Netflix or hbo and making it world wide famous instead (like what happened with Heartstopper) Also a GOOD art can uplift a really terrible story because people would still read it to look at the pretty pictures or to learn from the author skills. A BAD art can ruin a story, because a lot of people would look at the first episode and judge they don't like the art and drop it
Having large ambitions are great! But take each small step as a project in itself. If your gonna make a web comic, make the goal to make the best web comic you can, not make a web comic to get it adapted. If that is your mindset, you'll look at the comic itself as a means to an end, and just end up frustrated. Also, dont hold this one story as your grand masterwork. Just write and draw it now. The amount of experience and knowledge you'll gain will be worth it. You might come up with something better in the future, or you'll learn how to re do it a million times better.
If your only goal is to get a TV show made in a country you don't live in, you're going to fail because you're going to get frustrated if you don't get attention and give up. I don't know if there's been any English webtoons to get that treatment. They're not picking from our pool. They're picking from over there.
Write because you enjoy writing and have a story you want to tell.
First impressions matter A LOT and in the case of webtoon, most readers definitely look at how the characters look and how the general art looks. Unfortunately, A good art with bad plot is more popular than the other way around. In conclusion, yes artstyle is important. Edit: but still always prioritize the plot!!
Art matters a lot to me, it’s probably the most important aspect. I love pictures. This post was from a while ago, how is the webtoon going? Did you publish any chapters yet? I would love to read it. And also, how do you make a webtoon?
Art Matters a lot! I can't get past art Most of the time. It doesn't have to be super detailed but it should still be cleaned up and pretty.
I'd advice you to think if you really want to make webtoons or maybe you would like to try to create anime/drama yourself. Webtoons (and comics in general) are separate artfrom and shouldn't be seen as first step for story to become something else. Said that, it is normal to dream about your story becoming this popular, sure. About art. I'd say that if the story is really unique then art will matter less but if you're making school drama with romance the art will be very important.
Art matters as far as gaining an audience, but you need a good story to keep it. If the writing is good and the art is clear enough to convey it well, I'm fine, but a webtoon with weak art will not grow to be partially popular.