4 Time-Saving Tips (from a guy who spent 13 YEARS drawing a comic)

Imagine having to keep the art style consistence for more than a decade...

I spent 13 years basically doing nothing, so don't worry about it.

Realizing how quick 13 years passes stresses me OUT

And then there’s the issue of procrastination.

I mean, yes, while 13 years seems insane, I'd say it really, really paid off. Your work here is gorgeous

But dude, it looks like a freakin' masterpiece with its details! Its pretty unique looking from other comics nowadays.

I wish that we lived for 1000 - 2000 years so we could have the time to invest passion into creative works.

I really, really enjoyed this video. Just ordered the Tonoharu trilogy as a result, and I'm looking forward to jumping in. Hope you're doing well, Lars.

tldr: the only reason this happened is because he spent 90% of his time crosshatching dont be this man

"Work smarter, not harder" should the moto.

"Inspired by 19th century illustrations" You fool

So basically: Cut corners and be lazy. Arright, I'm down.

Draw a comic without cross-hatching and you can get a 1000X speed boost.

One tip I want to share: Don't be ashamed to stay in your comfort zone sometimes. Surely, you must try new things and work on your weakness, but not in an actual work. If you're not that good in scenarios, don't push yourself too much, instead, invest on your strengths, drawing better facial expressions, body language, effects. Study scenarios in a sketch book or individual drawings. Don't be ashamed to use technologies help to cover it. Also, if you learn how to work on it, it will be your art style, and it's even better than being averagely good at everything, because you will not be a master in everything.

4:39 fail faster 5:43 embrace creative laziness 8:08 pick your battles 9:38 let nothing be sacred

I read the title as “from a guy who spent 13 years in a coma.” Like goodness, don’t be so hard on yourself, you’re a medical miracle!

I got a hand cramp just from looking at all of that cross-hatching. Definitely going to buy your books both out of respect and as a cautionary reminder.

I would have appreciated it if you had made this video 35 seconds longer.

Little tip for digital crosshatching: you don’t have to draw all the lines, you can draw 6 or 7 lines and just copy & paste and it can look just as good

"Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow." -Plato