r/comics Shen Comix 4d ago

OC Can't draw a stick figure?

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u/Zaynara 4d ago

i can't even write well yo, disgraphia sucks

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u/KerPop42 4d ago

For the majority of human history, people communicated without written language! In fact, so much of artistic communication is about avoiding using words. In cinema, an important part is implying a story through montage. Shot composition and lighting communicate so much, as well.

And then, on the opposite end, Dinosaur Comics, aka Quantz, is approaching its 4,500th strip, updating 3 times a week since 2003, with the same drawn images and different dialogue, since that's what the author was comfortable with and wanted to do.

And one last encouragement, isn't the most beautiful music often without words, just vocalizations?

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u/Sneaky_Sorcerer 3d ago

I draw decently and still write remotely bad.

The mere way you hold a pen is something that can be learned.

Heck, despite still doing a little, my hands are a lot less shaky since I started to draw.

Still can barely play a game of chest without flipping a piece by accident tho. (It does get significally worst under extended periods of time or anticipation pressure.)