Should I Do It?

[Neo Emolga]

Well, even on smackjeeves and deviantart, I received way more hate for my comic than I did praise. That's the main reason I stopped updated. I couldn't take the constant "your art sucks" 24/7.

I should emphasize that if it's something I'm not confident about, like drawing, I cannot take ANY form of criticism. At all. I'm just that sensitive about my work. It makes me feel that my already crappy stuff looks even worse.

...And those people can go take a hike.

No matter how good anyone gets, there will always be naysayers. You need to ignore them. Let the compliments you receive fuel your passion, and forget about the insults. No one ever gets a "perfect score" when it comes to skills and creations, because even if one person says it's "perfect," another will not. You need to stop trying to be perfect across the board and get to that level where you enjoy what you do and enjoy getting better at it.

I used to SUCK at making banners. I got better because I enjoyed making them and enjoyed the thrill of getting better. Same thing with drawn art. Holy crap, I used to be unable to draw Pikachu at all and what I did was practically insulting to the little guy. But I enjoyed the idea of getting better and I didn't let anyone's garbage stop me. And I know the running joke I have going is I'm not great at spriting. Could I get better at spriting? I definitely could given time, tutorial practice, and passion, but the problem is... I just don't enjoy that form of art as much as I enjoy the drawn and graphic side of it. And that's all there is to it. I just prefer to work with a pen rather than do things on a pixel level. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.

STOP being so hard on yourself. STOP trying to compare yourself to others. And STOP thinking you have to be perfect at all times, or you can't be allowed to partake in that activity. That's silly talk. You know what? These drawn pictures aren't even bad. Some tweaking here and there and they would be fine. They show possibility and they PROVE that when you started this whole thing in the first place, you had a burning desire to do so and decided to share it with others. Focus on the burning desire to do it. Sharing it with others isn't as important.

Create to EXPRESS, not to IMPRESS. Work for a CAUSE, not for APPLAUSE.

That's true, all good points. Well, I plan to script out the whole thing first. It'll make everything much easier on me. Once that's done then, if all goes well, I'll start the comic.

Glad to hear it. ;)