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

My name is Lars Martinson and I'm a cartoonist. I devoted 13 YEARS to drawing a graphic novel. In this video I discuss what went wrong, and lay out four things I intend to keep in mind to finish future projects more quickly.

[videoswithsubscribers-xkhb]

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

[themonarch]

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

[like.lauren]

Realizing how quick 13 years passes stresses me OUT

[mysteriousgal]

And then there’s the issue of procrastination.

[scalyfoot]

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


dont be this man

[bananapy]

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

[nothingposted]

"Inspired by 19th century illustrations"

You fool

[Benl]

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

[merrickwells]

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

[ziiiboom]

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

[austinmcconnell]

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.

[thecolorpurple]

So basically: *Cut corners and be lazy.*

Arright, I'm down.

[helium-]

"Work smarter, not harder" should the moto.

[RockLockster]

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

[thefile]

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

[officialellimac]

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!

[Gogglesofkrome]

I'm 22 and I feel like my life has been wasted up until this point already. Even though I'm still young in the eyes of many, I can't help but have this horrifying urge to accomplish 'something, ' before this time begins to run short. This vid and some of the apathetic comments in the comment section really help frame it for me that I'm not wrong at worrying, however I am still wrong for being perfectionistic. Fantastic vid, really sets things into stone that the only way forward is to 'just do it, ' like so many others have said. Shart out a basic low detail premise, and build up things from there.

[aemonwarrick]

Brilliant. The irony is the Japanese have always mastered 'cheats' in manga and anime for decades.

[theothercomicguy]

Could be worse, you could be 42 and have procrastinated for 26 years and make excuses for not ever starting. You did fantastic.

[sleepycyborg]

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