Design took a practical wrong turn when people thought (or were taught?) that turnarounds are the best way to create characters.
You’ll be doing yourself a favor if you conjure your characters moving. Doing the things they do.
And an even bigger favor if you can doodle them quickly.
What advice would you give an aspiring comic creator? - 🦝
Jan 26, 2026 01:19Precisely measured turnarounds are instructions you create when you hand your characters off to *other people*.
The characters you draw, for comics or animation, should come easily off your pen. In a natural mode of drawing that already fits you.
You should love drawing them.
