Making a Webtoon from Start to Finish: Writing for Canvas and Originals

[@sincerelyINKdevil]

A trick that helped me get out of my own head with comic writing was writing out everything by hand and then editing it as I was putting the script into a google doc. For some reason the blank doc was daunting to be but scribbling out my ideas on a physical page, even if it led to a lot of strikethroughs and arrows, was really helpful!

[@walterostlie]

That's a neat trick. I love figuring out ways to trick our brains into cooperating. I agree though, there is something cozy or peaceful about taking a notebook and a pen and just running off into your own world. There isn't a bunch of distractions from a notebook versus our computers. Plus you can write anywhere and not have to turn on your computer, open an app, open a file I used to use a notebook all the time, started slowly going straight to computer though just as a way to save time. But I still have my travelling notebook.

[@AngelaMerici12]

Yes, I did the same. To write in paper for me is still faster just to put out the ideas.

[@alisonrose8911]

I agree this totally helps a ton! I just decided to go through my old ideas and go after it again as a web comic to see how I feel about it.

[@wellshayden7168]

i guess im asking the wrong place but does someone know of a method to log back into an Instagram account?? I stupidly forgot my password. I would appreciate any tips you can give me!

[@coridiaz9043]

Thanks ☺️

[@Thoughtspresso]

You know what, I've been used to writing stories in either Novel-like format, or Screenplay-like. And I heard most comic artists who do long-form stories wrote their episodes out, but I didn't know how or what method they ever used. They just always say, I write my story and then I thumbnail it, sketch it, ink, color flats, the rest of the coloring, then fonts, then editing, etc. So I was here about to wing it myself instead, y'know, I was going to write it like a screenplay. And that just felt like an unnecessary amount of effort on something that I already know will look like, when a comic script isn't going to be read by a producer and be handed over to a bunch of actors. It's just me. I did not find anybody who sincerely took their time to discuss the format and technique and the thought process that goes into writing the script and planning out the panels. When this video started, I had half a mind to tell you that I thought 14 minutes may be a little too long? But then when I got to the middle of the content, I understood that this was a reasonable amount of time to discuss all these points. This was well laid out and I really appreciate this. I'm sorry in advance that I'm hijacking your comments lol! I'll try to be more concise next time

[@walterostlie]

Hah, I really appreciate your thoughtful comment. I do worry about the length of the videos a lot. How much detail to go into. I figured I'd do one set of videos that were very detailed that people could refer to and then I could short single topic videos after. I dunno, I tend to talk a lot and not realize it also ;-) But I am glad all the information proved useful for you. hi-five!

[@god6908]

I'm currently in the process of making a comic, just finished season 1... 135 chapters... Revising/editing/re-reading is killer but completely worth it to spot flaws and increase the level of the story as a whole. - Oh I've been writing this for about 1 year now but the idea has been evolving since 2012!

[@walterostlie]

Wowzers! 135 chapters. That's intense. Doing that in just a year is pretty impressive but yeah, tons of editing. I'd imagine your notes are prolly just as long as your story. How close are you to saying "it's done." ?

[@god6908]

@@walterostlie I would say in the next few weeks - month i'll have the full season revised! The more I get into the later chapters the less editing is needed as my writing skills have increased over time. Ideally I'd like to start drawing out chapters shortly after finalizing everything for season 1 but I'm going to sharpen up my art work again before I do so. Spending so long on scripting surly has dulled those skill a bit...And yes my notes are quite....long haha. I visualize the story and describe each panel as well as flesh out complete dialogues. There's several other things I do in my process but that's for another time XD. I have several seasons but I'll start working on those once I start uploading the first season. - Btw love your comics!

[@walterostlie]

@@god6908 Thank you and best of luck. Looking forward to seeing your comic!

[@nikoshadowburn7622]

What's it gonna be called?

[@chefien]

What is the name?

[@meanncat3050]

I feel like for people working on their own, they should write like they have a seperate artist because human memory is faulty so it'd deffiantly help in the long run to make sure you let yourself know what you want to happen, not just a co-creator.

[@butterbuddy9945]

This really put me in the mood to start writing a script

[@walterostlie]

Happy to hear that! Good luck with your script

[@jjcrow007]

I have a 10+ year old story that has been stored in my head for the most part. It has multiple stories combined and connected into it with 500+ ocs in it. Just recently someone asked me to tell them all my lore and stuff to them. The sheer realization that writing out an outlined summary of the story actually helps you know where and how to start writing the story out in a novel/comic form was embarrassing. However I’m glad to have someone listen now and actively ask me further questions on the story to better develop it!

[@lemonlimer9742]

I’m not gonna lie a couple months ago I tried scripting and ...I really don’t know how I can do this I ended up making at least 30 panels and when I was finished and went to sketching my panels I ended up changing everything!

[@walterostlie]

That's way I say don't spend too much time on your script, keep it loose. Especially if you're drawing your own script. You'll really see how well it all works or doesn't work when you start drawing.

[@walterostlie]

What is the hardest part of making comics for you?

[@mag1b003]

Drawing

[@kadazuro]

backgrounds, I hate them =D

[@sed9385]

Honestly and unexpectedly, the writing. I couldn't start drawing until i finish the script. That part was surprising because i expected to be tormented by drawing (which is yet to come) but here i am, crying blood over having to write poems and struggling because i made the structure so tightly knit that any change in the nuance of my characters' decisions or dialogue alters tiny but significant parts of the nuances in the tone and mood of the story---for short, I'm miserable 😂 I'm still at chapter 3 out of 7 😂

[@walterostlie]

It is a huge pain in the butt. I can't stop though, no matter how hard I try. Sometimes I think about taking a break from drawing, but then I just draw to relax ;-)

[@walterostlie]

Backgrounds are over-rated. Who needs 'em!

[@princess_shymiera]

I've been working on a webcomic on my own since February of 2019. I already have my characters and story, so I'm currently working on first drafts. The name of the webcomic is called Inscrutable. I was inspired by my mother and younger brother helping a friend with creating a mystery/supernatural/horror comic, First Catch. It's still in the drawing/inking/editing stages, so it may take time before it's published

[@walterostlie]

That's great! Good luck with it. Let us know when you start posting it.

[@aalizahkendricks2354]

Cool

[@ChaoticVampire]

Man you have no idea how excellent "time passes in the gutters" is as writing advice. Condensing scenes to the most essential actions and cutting off the in between fluff is such a time saver for drawing AND makes comics way more dynamic.

[@shojodraws3399]

"Don't put descriptions in the middle of dialogue, it confuses the artist." Me who writes and draws the comic: oop

[@Pipsqueak789]

Damn this was helpful! I've had characters, basic timeline and plot in my head for years and I've always struggled to write it all down properly, the bullet point summary before actually writing out panels is such a huge help! Now to actually figure out what to put inbetween all the big important parts!

[@walterostlie]

Awesome, glad it helped! Yeah, figuring out those little bits between the big bits can be tricky. When I get really stuck, I go find a movie I really like and is similar in some way to my story. I analyze how they go from one thing to another. Usually turns out they didn't really do anything special. I think I get in my own head and think I have to do this world changing bit of storytelling and I really don't. Creatives tend to put too much pressure on ourselves to be "amazing", when just the fact that we are making something is amazing.

[@beomgyusshampoo6630]

same!!!

[@lucked4338]

I love this guy so much, god you're such a genuinely good person no hetero :)

[@walterostlie]

Lucked! Thanks for that. You're pretty damn cool too.

[@PixelDoodles]

LOL NO HETERO omg

[@minetteduvenhage3872]

No hetero 🤣 love it!!

[@jva_dcm1234]

Same!! 😁

[@animanga9597]

hey come check out my webtoon on saturday at 5pm on webtoon. its called liners and it will be under the name slyfangvictor.

[@Roze_Creature]

I just read your google docs script and I really love the fact that when I'm reading it I can see it! I'm gonna be starting a comic soon and this is truly helpful! Thank you so, so much!!

[@walterostlie]

Thanks and have fun with your comic. Let me know if you run into any problems.

[@johannfunn6962]

For my personal comic, I know the beginning and the ending, some middle scenes and a loose overall arc idea but an unfortunate lack of a solid structure :’) no online published version yet although I’ve started drawing

[@walterostlie]

oh, hello again. So I guess you are also drawing ;-) The video I mentioned earlier talks some about structure, so it may help. A quick trick is too luck a similar comics and movies that are similar and see how they got from moment to moment. Don't watch the movie for enjoyment, map it out, see how they jumped from point A to B to C.

[@johannfunn6962]

Walter Ostlie That helps! Thank you for taking the time to reply (to both my comments!)

[@smritisingh6852]

You are really a life savor sir. I got my assignment for writing comic script and until now I was following the wrong format. Thank you so much for guiding me in this.

[@justcousins8066]

I’ve stared writing sometime ago and OMG IT IS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT!!! I thought I could just pour out my imagination onto the docs but NOPE I GOTTA THINK IT THROUGH and I hate thinking things through so ya also your videos really help me planning to get my webtoon publish this December!! Thanks Walter

[@spaghetti6074]

Hey man just wanted to say you were like...one of the only youtubers who helped me with the whole webtoon thing so THANK U UWU

[@JHVH]

Thank you for all the tips!! I have the world and the characters and the outline, now on to the writing :)

[@sumaiyahsajid602]

Hi, I am in my teenage but I had made a story "LOST PPL" but this video of urs really helped me I am really grateful. And i am learning to animate a character more perfectly so it will sure take time and the comment section too helped me. Thank you

[@walterostlie]

Good luck with your story and have fun, you'll get there!

[@sumaiyahsajid602]

@@walterostlie thanks alot for supporting

[@eroane84]

I’m still working on a lot of writing down notes and anything I think of or was being inspired …Thank you for this video❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sofiajaan13]

Going to start drawing next week, writing for now

[@melissabrown3163]

ahhh this is so inspiring i wanna make a comic but im really busy and procrastinate a lot but i feel like i can actually stick to it this time!! tysmmm

[@ethansbrewerton]

Awesome Video! I feel that multi-step panel description pain so much. My webtoon has been sitting at scripting stage for quite some time haha But I've been looking at it lately o.o

[@walterostlie]

Sniggity snap. I didn't know you were writing on a webtoon. Make that happen, I wanna read it.

[@ethansbrewerton]

@@walterostlie someday...

[@itsnoneofyourbusiness3993]

I'm currently writing the first arc for my comic. The characters are all ready thought of but they do need character sheets and a set design. I could give a run down of the story, it's a Alice in wonderland type story. It does kinda of joke on the isakai(?) genre in manga, with the main character kinda dying after being hit by a truck. It basically follows her in this twisted version of wonderland.

[@walterostlie]

That sounds pretty fun. Let me know when you start posting art, I'd really love to see it.

[@CJMoo-zm8zw]

Yoooo! Hows that comic going five months later?

[@JustRaven00]

“It’s the dreaded sindra of the seven galax-SEAS”

[@walterostlie]

That's great. I'm gonna have to use that one day.

[@johannfunn6962]

I’m a new subscriber and still combing through your videos but if you haven’t already, could you do a video on creating, pacing, and organizing plot/character arcs (if that’s a thing) 🙏

[@walterostlie]

Hey, thanks for the sub. I haven't done a video specifically for that. But I will put it on my ideas list. I have a video coming up in a few weeks that covers some more writing stuff and it will touch a little on some of that that may be helpful. Are you focusing on writing or do you plan to do art for the comic as well?

[@HikaruFER]

I have a webcomic, Its called "Feelings Like Me", its on Webtoon and Tapas (also, in spanish!) its based in experiencies and thoughts i have, something like Murrz or Blue Chair but with Feelings. I like to draw and i have an actual story in my mind with characters and some settings althought i dont have a main motive and/or ending... The story would be slice of life and romance sooo.... i really dunno how to insert a "motive" and ending to that xd. Im a terrible writer xd, my strong point is drawing but the structure of the script is a mess, even tho i have the ideas and thoughts, some dialogues, attitutes, etc, its just so hard to write. Thx for your videos im watching them all in a row and every tip of writer would be of a big help.

[@walterostlie]

I can't understand the struggles, I'll try to think of a good video to help with that. Thanks!

[@HikaruFER]

@@walterostlie Thx to you for your videos!

[@FleshDept]

I’ve finally committed to making sure I launch my comic by the end of this year but I’m so unfamiliar with webtoon but these videos are all helping so much

[@walterostlie]

Really happy to hear the videos are helping. Awesome news about the comic. Make sure to drop me a link when it goes live. Have fun!

[@chivalrousadrienette]

oh?? I was actually planning to write down my script for a webtoon, but it's been difficult since I don't know what type of format to use when writing, but the outline thing pushed me a little more considering it could've just been _that_ easy. I figured simplicity worked the best, thank you for this series! I've been watching you for a while and you've helped me in so many aspects :')

[@AdamJFranco]

This video is fantastic. I have only known how to write stories in a traditional novel way, but I am not the most creative and descriptive person so I found it extremely difficult to relay what I saw in my head into words. I am also not the most artistic person, so it is a curse to have all this vivid imagery in my head but not be able to express in anyway. This video made that entire process so much easier by using the outline/script method you explain. This is an incredible resource and I genuinely thank you for this, and so does my artist lol.

[@walterostlie]

Awesome. I am really happy it was helpful you. Thanks for watching and the comment. I hope your comic comes along as smoothly as comics can come along. It's all a learning experience and you don't really know what you don't know until it bites you in the butt. Have fun!

[@AdamJFranco]

@@walterostlie I hear that my man, once again much appreciated. I'll throw you a shout out as soon as I can, you deserve as much exposure as possible.

[@bingsunotes256]

Hey Walter! I just want to take the time to say thank you! Today, Nov 03 2020 i have funally uploaded my first webtoon😭 it's called WHAT'S WITH BLACK. All the knowledge to be able to make that story was from all of your vids💕 totally helpful

[@sadpeachboi]

I am still in the process of creating the world and the characters but I like to look ahead and learn what I will need to do once I finished that first step.

[@walterostlie]

Good idea! Have fun.

[@angie504]

This is super helpful!! I've written my script for the first two episodes and have done some rough sketches. This is my first time making a webtoon and I have a lot to go back and fix 😂 Thanks for the great tips!!

[@MariJadeWrites]

I am researching ideas, atm not sure whether to write a novel first and then adapt it to a comic, or just dive into the character designs and start with a simple outline of the story.

[@jennialvarez6100]

You're videos are really awesome! I have been trying to make a comic and I honestly didn't know where to start. Thanks to you I finally know what the hell to do. I am currently working on the scripting phase of the webtoon. NGL in the beginning I struggled a lot cuz I didn't know how to do it. Even when I watched this video I was still struggling trying to outline because I am too much of an over thinker lol. But after a while of me actually planning and writing things out physically, I am straight cruising. I already finished scripting episode 1 and I am doing episode 2 at the moment. I plan to at least finish scripting 3 episodes to I can finally get to thumbnailing!

[@walterostlie]

That's awesome to hear! Glad you are making forward progress on your comic. I can't wait to see it, make sure to give me that link when you start posting stuff. Good luck and have fun!

[@Rydellina]

YOOOOO we have actually been working on our comic for years now, it started as a video game but now its a comic. We are in the outlining and character design at the moment!

[@walterostlie]

Nice! Did you scrap the game or are you still working on it?

[@_Sofi_229]

Thank you so much you're such a life saver! I almost have my whole first arc done and I'm so hyped to put it on Webtoons once I finish my panels.

[@walterostlie]

Nice! Congrats! Let me know when you post it, would love to see it. Did you do mind melting or heart warming?

[@_Sofi_229]

@@walterostlie I did a little bit of both. I attempted a coming of age story with a hint of dystopia, some sci-fi and a little bit of magical girl with lots of adventure and a romantic subplot? It's kind of a lot, but I've been writing and rewriting it since 2018.

[@walterostlie]

@@_Sofi_229 That sounds like a lot of fun. The best stories always have a little bit of every genre.

[@romeISdead]

Overthinking will always be a problem I find it hard not to I also like to focus on the details.

[@walterostlie]

Yeah, thinking is good, but overthinking will stop any creativity. It's a hard balance.

[@Zarmiera]

I work with 2 artists to create my webtoon, and we plan to release in October and have AT LEAST the 1st season complete, if not more. I actually have the entire script completed and we edit it as we go IF something isn't flowing smoothly or I didn't add enough details. I don't use your same format, I use a more literal script based off of how plays are made IRL and it really makes it easier for my artists to draw.

[@kuremyona7017]

You are so incredibly nice. You are like a hero to us newbs. Thank you so much.

[@walterostlie]

Hah! Thank you! I've never been called a hero before. It's like we're on a quest to make comics.

[@kuremyona7017]

@@walterostlie We really are lol and it is an epic quest. Yeah even finding you was like something out of the movies XD "Struggling girl is down to 22 days to get 150 panels planned, created and finished to reach her deadline, she is near a panic attack when she realizes she does not know the basics building blocks...when all seems like it is lost, a hero appears upon her screen! Walter Ostile is here!" I have gotten more done in 12 hours then 2 weeks lol. I appreciate you.

[@walterostlie]

@@kuremyona7017 You got this! Let me know when you start posting, would love to see what you come up with.

[@makennazannini3488]

I’m only building my characters and coming up with a design however do have a name for my comic! And thanks you so much this video is so helpful!

[@danny19634]

I am currently writing a story, unfortunately my drawing is bad so will be hiring an artist eventually. But what I have done so far is, I have wrote the plot, world background, all the main character profiles, and even doing an document breaking down the arcs and sub plots within those arcs and episodes. I am also thinking of doing a basic storyboard with basic stickmen and where I want text to be placed, transition to panels, and maybe notes in the storyboard of what tone of colour. Everything to help the artist when I go to look for one haha. :)

[@danny19634]

also a script to support the storyboard

[@walterostlie]

I appreciate a writer that further tries to grasps the intricacies of comics by learning some art as well as writing.

[@danny19634]

@@walterostlie Yes its important to help the artist as much as possible. :)

[@eroane84]

For me…I’m in the writing and brainstorming and sketching…Thanks for your video😊

[@mi-i-zori]

Hello ! Thank you for sharing those tips ! Sadly, after years of wanting to created a Webcomic, I still can’t find any idea for the story. I just have a character with a few background elements, but I can’t find a design for him that I find satisfying enough. There a a few other characters that I created over the years but I don’t know what to do with them and how they’re going to interact with the one I already have. The world-building part is not even in the starting blocks, because I keep feeling that every idea I find is too complicated and I end up not liking any of them. I also struggle with drawing backgrounds, no matter how hard I try to draw them and study artists I like. It’s very tiring, and the only « comic » drawing I did is a series of panels illustrating a character’s backstory, which I’m not sure I’ll ever use. I don’t really know what to do right now. I’m losing hope more and more every day.

[@solenaj0y]

I’m so glad I found you, your videos are incredibly helpful! I spend a lot of time thinking about my world and characters but it’s been hard to come up with the actual story start to finish this really helps!!

[@haykage5457]

I'm actually making a webtoon right now but didn't really know where to start, and this is extremely helpful!!!!!! thank you so much!

[@walterostlie]

That's great! Have fun making your comic!

[@boatghost2543]

I got my first chapter out. It's like a fourth of the way in. It's called "the travelers" and it's just a fun story for my brain to ease up.

[@bumblebryofficial924]

I'm a novelist that want to start drawing comic. This tutorial help me to not overthink.. Thanks Walter! ☺

[@walterostlie]

That's how I started also. Good luck, let me know if you have any questions.

[@hc4563]

I am not sure where I'm at in my story because I'm picking it up again after a few years. I am watching a bunch of videos to see if I have what it takes to make the leap. Also to help me have an idea of how much I'm missing to be able to actually start. I am still gathering all the old scripts and sketches from my boxes. Maybe I'll jump, maybe I won't, but the urge to create is calling. At least I know how i want it to start and end.

[@walterostlie]

All ways tough to start back up, that's the hardest part. But once you get going, it becomes easier to create. It's just taking that first step. Good luck!

[@raulendymion9917]

I'll try out writing the script like this and see how it flows, thanks!

[@walterostlie]

Good luck, let me know how it goes and what you liked or didn't.

[@raulendymion9917]

@@walterostlie So far it's been a breath of fresh air! I've been able to write faster and that plug in is awesome for formatting. But I have a question about making a comic for Webtoons. How should I approach making the script if I want to someday sell physical copies of my comic? In particular with page breaks. I could simply add a "Page Break" text in my script, and then for my Webtoon simply ignore it and use the Gutter Space for a stylish transition. Or should I not worry about this yet because these problems can be worked out later? ~~~ BTW speaking of Gutter Space I've been using it like your use of "Panels" and headers: I use Googles "Heading2" for the Gutter space parts which makes it visually on the scripts text distinct. Say as an example I want to guide the reader to a panel between two characters talking. I might write it like this. Panel 1 (FULL) Jillian turns to face Rich, wide eyed, and her fists balled up at her side. Rich shrinks back with his hands up in defense. Jillian: "I can't leave them! I'm not some monster!" Rich: "And we won't... I just. Ah ha ha..." Gutters 1.1 Rich: "Jill..." Panel 2 (FULL) Rich relaxes and puts a hand on Jillian's shoulder. Jillian tears up and her hand relaxes slightly. Rich: "Your not a monster." Any what are your thoughts? Hope this helps.

[@walterostlie]

@@raulendymion9917 The tricky part with printing the webtoon is going to be the transition from infinite canvas to finite canvas. So not only would you have to plan your page breaks, but you'd also have to plan how each panel would fit and be sized for the printed page. An easy way to do this would be to make all the panels the same size. However that doesn't make full use of either webtoon or print format. And there will still be problems. In the end, converted print to web or web to print will be possible, it may just not produce the best results, unless you sacrifice for both or do a lot of extra work to make the second work better. I'd suggest just make a crappy, stick figure comic in the way that you are thinking and then just try to take those panels and move it to a traditional page and see what problems you run into. The biggest problem is going to be the lettering size. It needs to be bigger for webtoon and smaller for print. As for adding "gutter" to your script. I am not sure of the purpose of it. A gutter is empty space that is between two panels. If there is something between two panels, not emptiness, then it's just another panel. Even if it's a open, long panel. If you are talking about what I did in the video where I drew the background behind all that long lettering I wrote and ended with the guy waving and saying "hello" I think a better way to write it would be Panel 1 (NOTE* This should be a long panel with a lot of text, make a taller panel that shows the environment and has room for the text dump). We are on an alien planet, there are birds in the sky, trees, and a mountain range off in the distance. Joe sits on a rock, pondering. joe - talks a lot. joe - bla bla bla. Panel 2 (NOTE* This should sit ontop the panel before this one) Joe looks at the reader, smiles, and waves. joe - hello. This will be helpful if there is something very specific in your mind, but I'd say let this stuff get worked out while you are thumbnailing a comic. Trying to write in words, what you imagine visually is going to get time consuming. If you are also the artist, then you can just keep it in your brain. But if you are giving the script to a writer, it will be hard to be very clear to them. Best to just write a short note like "tall panel". Then you can talk about it when they start drawing. The next video will be thumbnailing and I'll go over this situation. If you are meaning something else by the "gutter", then I don't understand and would have to see the visual representation. But if you found something that works for you, then I say go with it especially if you're making it a header 2 to make it distinctly visible in the script. It's more important that you do what personally works best for you rather than follow some "rules"

[@Katedraws]

I'm making mine a two-part short series. They connect and make the whole slice of life story. I'm also not pushing myself and will do my best to get someone to help with flat coloring. Keeping episodes short is key and you must go into it saying it's okay if it blows up or not.

[@ziona2000]

Hey there! Finished my outline using the Beat Sheet method in Save the Cat. Looks like I have a lot of work cut out for me and creating episodes and breaking those into panels. Onto the next episode. Thanks for all of your information.

[@walterostlie]

I haven't read save the cat, but I've heard it mentioned before. Worth a read?

[@ziona2000]

@@walterostlie Definitely worth the read. However not sure how it will translate into breaking apart episodes and volumes etc. As I’ve never converted a novel/script to comics. It would be great to know how and when to end an episode versus the end of a “chapter“.

[@ianfwhite7573]

I write and self-publish adventure stories and think they'd look good as comic books. Been thinking about converting them into that format for a few years, but never got further than the thought. Hope this little channel will inspire me to action. I like what I see so far. ;)

[@walterostlie]

Give it a try, see what you think. It's an interesting format and the platform has tons of potential. Lots of work.

[@nyesro1353]

Might be a bit late to this party but honestly this is an amazing vid! Very helpful dude!

[@DaisSister13]

Thank you for all that explaining and showing,im taking notes and getting ideas 😁🙂. Thank you for all of this, will watch more videos later 😁. Have a great day and happy web comic makings to you!! Take care!! 🙂😁.

[@roguishowl3915]

Hi Walter I have finished establishing the main characters and most of the world building, as i didn't want to get bogged down with all of the nitty gritties. i have done the out line of the first issue, however i started writing it in a traditional style format, but now considering making a Webtoon. So that is why im here, thanks for an awesome vid.

[@walterostlie]

Right on! I hope the video helped and if you have any questions, let me know. What made you decide to do webtoon or print?

[@roguishowl3915]

Walter Ostlie thank you again after watching your video and DL that google plug in, I finished writing 3 issues 😝. I’ve always loved western style comics and manga. I started seriously writing for about the better part the last year. I feel that my style of writing is best suited to comic form. I’m in the process of writing another comic script that I want to print, but I thought I would try my hand at webtoon-as it seems to be all the rage at the moment.

[@anniefarrell9907]

I voice recorded my story thoughts and ideas. waited till night time so I wont get too much background noise plus I think better at night

[@bns481]

I've mostly doodled, thumbnailed, jotted all over books notebooks in physical as well as draw on my phone just ideas and ive collected them in this program I learned of from a book writer actually, its called scrivener- I'm not fond of the formats but scrivener lets me be super messy and hang notes and it helps my brain connect dots faster for character arcs.

[@jessicaflorenceauthor]

I write books, but really wanna get into comics more. I've been practicing and got my base story plots. It's nice to have the author background which helps. Now I just gotta get my art skills up to make it a webcomic!!

[@eroane84]

Hi, Walter!! Thanks for this video as I have started a tiny bit of writing my comic: “Pumpkin Wishes” which is a short story comic..I tend to overthink when it comes to my writing skills..I need to free my mind as I’m under stress too from finding a job soon as well as taking care of my family. I have this burning passion to make comics and Webtoon sounds like my kind of thing as I read several comics on the app!! Thanks for this video!!:)

[@kittenfloof]

I'm on the writing stage. Recently finished an outline for all the season 1 (there's plans for 2 seasons), and have several summaries for possible chapters, AND some scripted scenes

[@walterostlie]

That's a lot of progress. How much scripting do you want to finish before art production starts? I outlined my first season and wrote around 15 eps out of 50 before I jumped into the art.

[@Crow.Theodore]

I'm busy with my outline rn but I want to start the script soon

[@anirbandas2054]

Im in the process of starting. I didn't know where to start. Got good help from your video

[@walterostlie]

Happy to help, let me know if you have any other questions.

[@jeffpaguinto9082]

love this, straight to the point

[@funtimeLJ6789]

I'm currently in the planning phase and I'm still making the character sketches to get used to drawing them.

[@artymridul400]

I'm in the phase of script writing for the short srory contest. The comic is named aberration and is about the loss of trust and the development of violent thoughts when the human brain is faced with uncertainty and possibility of death.

[@walterostlie]

Sounds pretty deep and interesting. Let me know when you post it, I wanna check it out.

[@evilwifu]

Just at a point where i'm still deciding on which stories and characters i'm going with... Im a creative person and have created more than enough ocs that i love since i was a kid and im having a hard time deciding who to cast. if not the ocs, i have like 5-6 stories that im sure will attract an audience and i cant settle on one. this is what its like having too many ideas, i wish i could just stick with one that im passionate about lol

[@walterostlie]

If this will be your first comic. Pick the one your are the least passionate about with the characters who are the coolest and just make it. You'll learn a lot, it's really important just to start. I always started with an idea I didn't really like just to practice, those ideas ended becoming my favorites as I created. Besides you can always reboot your idea if you figure out problems as your making it.

[@evilwifu]

@@walterostlie Thank you, that helped me a lot. :) i'll do that

[@izyaboicallume]

great video! I'll comment again with the link once im done with my comic! Keep up the great work, man!

[@walterostlie]

Thanks! Looking forward to seeing your comic.

[@nerdnamedjoe7370]

I just finished world building and character creation as well as story plot. Next step is writing it which is why I’m here. 😁

[@walterostlie]

I hope the video helped. Good luck with your comic! Send me the link when you start posting.

[@nerdnamedjoe7370]

Walter Ostlie what do you think about doing a webtoon by writing the story and just drawing/uploading 3 episodes (since that’s what they say usually gets people hooked or dropped), wait for a following and while you wait continue to make more episodes (just save em for later) and when you get a bigger following start releasing weekly and it gives you like a buffer to work with so you don’t feel so rushed? I hate feeling rushed because I know it affects the story and I’d hate to have that happen. Edit: I’m asking also cuz I’ve just recently started saving for a tablet with a screen (which is super pricey I know). I’m one of those artists that have to draw directly on the surface. I’ve tried traditional, then upload a pic as a layer to trace over, but it’s hard for me to use the screen less tablets to trace and I’m horrible with my mouse.

[@aghost8389]

I updated my webtoon for the first time last month, and I didn't like the quality or how long it took. But I suspect after watching these videos that the quality will spike quickly! Thank you so much for these videos ❤️

[@walterostlie]

Congrats on a new update! You're always getting better and if these videos help you along the way that's awesome. Thanks for watching.

[@evelifeworlds6639]

I didn't write a script page but I drew it in my mind to do the comic... drew my character where I begin to start thanks my idea from my childhood or other stuff in my mind now

[@walterostlie]

That's great. I hope you're having fun.

[@evelifeworlds6639]

@@walterostlie Thanks keep up the video doing next

[@brandonchapman4532]

Im restarting an old webtoon that I did a few years ago, I got the general setting , characters, and what it's about, just need to work things out and try to get at least a few pages done

[@walterostlie]

Right on. Good luck! Let me know when you start posting again.

[@mikeyw295]

I’m on the writing aspect of things, but still some world building ideas pop in my head sometimes, and jot that down. I did some character concepts as well.

[@sthiel126]

"A reader won't realize what they're realizing about the situation if you do it right." 👌 Prime, prime advise.

[@phikaphinorthborneo]

Good sharing Walter.

[@walterostlie]

Thanks, Philo Karen. Good watching and commenting!

[@chickenstraps5348]

Thx for the advice I've been trying to start my Webtoon but I didn't know where to thx so much!

[@jazzy8391]

I've been in the writing stage for a few months. Almost done but sometimes I have no idea what to add for my scenes even when I know which direction I'm going in.

[@walterostlie]

That's a tricky part. I suggest looking at movies or other comics that are in similar genres and see how they did it. Don't read it for enjoyment, but build a map for how their story progressed.

[@princessroyalty9071]

Omg you are so helpful you make my life easier than all my teachers thank you so much

[@jerpanils8875]

Your stuff is brilliant bruddah.

[@walterostlie]

Thanks, Jerpa Nils! I hope it's helping people.

[@vazq9319]

ive just started with the script for the first chapter; thats why Im on here to figure out how to start

[@walterostlie]

Congrats on starting! It's a big step, have fun.

[@EchoJ]

I haven’t been successful in writing a comic in over 20 years, but your WEBTOON creation series has helped me more than words can say (pun intended😅). I can’t wait to upload the first episode of the story I’m working on now. I’m *_so_* putting you in the acknowledgments 😊👍🏾😉

[@walterostlie]

That's awesome. Let me know when you post your comic online, I wanna check it out for sure.

[@mochaforever7955]

brother really ... i mean really ton of useful knowledge on this channel ..thanks for sharing ..god bless you

[@tysorex]

I've been in the depths of character creating and world building. I've drawn a lot of my characters but I want to get started on writing so I can get a good start while I finish up. I've done a comic before that had 8 uploads that I abandoned because of terrible planning so Im trying to do the best i can as of rn

[@walterostlie]

I abandoned a few projects when I was starting out, but I learned a lot from them. I'm still learning a lot with each new project.

[@cassidypalmer1322]

I’m on my 10th or so attempt, I keep getting lost while working because I have no idea what I’m doing. This was really really helpful, Thankyou.

[@DrawandTalk]

This is great advice!

[@walterostlie]

Thanks dood! We still need to do that thing. Whats the best way to chat you up?

[@DrawandTalk]

@@walterostlie you on twitter dude? my twitter is @tyler_c_world HIT ME UP!

[@KimBryanArt]

Hi! I just found your videos while working on my webtoon comic. I am in All The Stages at once. I published a pilot episode to test it (search for "Villain's Volunteer"). I am front loading a lot of visual development that also affects future chapters. And then I've already started writing and drawing the comic proper. I've found it easier to make thumbnails after I write my dialog because otherwise I forget to include it as part of the composition! So my scripts don't care about the exact framing or panel numbers until I'm in Photoshop. Though I do try to consider odd/even pages for if and when I make printed books.

[@walterostlie]

I tend to write very loose panel descriptions and the dialogue, then I start thumbnailing. I tend to rewrite, add, remove panels as I draw and also rework dialogue. It's one of the nice things about doing everything yourself, you can make edits easily.

[@CHess-jp3zh]

"I love you, plug-in! Thank you!" XD

[@walterostlie]

Saved me sooo much time. Side note - If you ever want to use the plugin, I just found out the plugin was discontinued or was disposed of by some nefarious means, so I found another one called "Markdown Tools". I haven't used it yet, but it looks similar. Just open google docs, go to add-ons in the menu, click get add-ons, and search for markdown tools. gsuite.google.com/marketplace/app/markdown_tools/788541604518

[@sincerelyINKdevil]

I'm in the process of making my webtoon but it's in the thumbnailing phase. I ambitiously wanted to thumbnail the first 10 episodes before I went through with sketching everything, but now I'm stuck around the 6th episode 😫 this series is helping me get back into it, though!

[@walterostlie]

What's got you stuck on ep 6? Thumbnailing all 10 is tough. It would be really tough for me, because I go off-script a lot, so going back to pencil episode 1 after being away from it for a week or more, I'd forget all the choices I made ;-) I need to do a better job of editing the script if I draw it different, just to make my life easier later.

[@sincerelyINKdevil]

Walter Ostlie I go off script too! So when I am thumbnailing I feel like I am still re-editing my story and trying to determine what will actually work when it's finally drawn. So by episode 6 I started second guessing if I had executed the current scene well or if I had to rework it, and so I've been procrastinating on that haha

[@thamonwanbanjongkliang7447]

This is really helpful and inspiring! Thank you so much for sharing and making this video! 😊👍🙏

[@joshuablake4126]

Amazing educational content, keep it up!

[@walterostlie]

Thanks! I'm glad it's helping.

[@austrelforgefeu5888]

Thank you a lot ! I am working over the creation of the world where the story will be and the characters is on the way too. I need to continu practice my drawing before. But i can slowly begin the basic script of first episode who wont need all information. I would like to have it write before to beging the draw. I will be able to focus on the creation part after that :) looking for information about everything. I want to produce something of quality, to be proud to show ^^

[@szyszysz]

I'm really thankful for this video, it helped me a lot!

[@walterostlie]

Glad I could help. Good luck with your stories!

[@hararazzaq5405]

first of all love your channel :) ive most of the important parts of the story and random details in my head and im trying to write it all down, ive got most of my main characters fully thought out and drawn multiple times too. but thats it i dont know where to start nor what to work on next :")

[@nicoles9413]

This is an old video, but I mine as well interact :,) I am in the script writing/thumbnailing stage of my first ever LONG comic (I combined the two stages because I am working by myself and I flow better that way). I have done 3 page comics before, but never anything this long and complex... So I have been binge watching all your content for the past month... For my outline, I am using Google Slides because for some reason it just makes everything easier? Each page is 1 slide, and if I need to rearrange things I just drag and drop the slides into order. Also if I have references or doodles/thumbnails I want to keep in mind for a certain page I can drop it in.

[@shantanumore5659]

Thanks for this, im really good at art and im a content writer. Ive got a story and characters planned in my head. This video helped me and now il start putting it down on a paper. btw the story is abt a boy who stays in india in a buddhist monastery with his grandfather. He is a japanese kid his grandpa had to bring him with him to india when something bad happened to their family in kyoto. Then the boy grows up and has to return to japan for a tournament of martial arts. and there is where the story unfolds. This is not even a summary. but thought i would just say it

[@walterostlie]

That sounds really cool. Let me know when you start posting it online so I can check it out.

[@ScientObject40]

I'm planning to make a small webtoon to gauge my abilities. I'm purposely aiming small so that I have a higher chance of actually doing it.

[@robwong7206]

This helped a lot. Thank you for this video.

[@walterostlie]

My pleasure

[@alikibueno2062]

still working on the story and characters but my main idea is like some kind of narnia thing where you enter to a magical world. Can't wait to see how this is gonna go. If you have ideas on what i should add feel free to do so :}

[@walterostlie]

I am a sucker for Narnia type story. I can't think of anything off hand that you should add... Maybe town names to give a little depth to the world, depending on the direction of the story of course.

[@alikibueno2062]

@@walterostlie thanks :D I'll keep that in mind

[@savvyxbanana4105]

Hi, I’m currently doing scripts... Glad I clicked on a pretty good video!

[@walterostlie]

Thanks! Have fun writing.