Comic: I Can’t Find My Ruler

[teaberryblue]

This happened! But it had a happy ending– I DID find my ruler!

Mirrored from Antagonia.net.

I CAN'T FIND MY RULER
(picture of sad ruler)

Panel 1: (picture of Tea holding up a comic of Tea holding up a comic of Tea holding...you get the idea)
Tea: I resolved to take my comicking more seriously.

Panel 2: That requires drawing straight lines. But my lines look like this: (Row of wobbly lines) Because I have no ruler. REALLY.

DRAMATIZATION:

Panel 3: (Tea going into art shop)
Tea: Lala!
Panel 4: (Tea goes in a door with an "OPEN" sign)
Panel 5: (Tea goes to a man behind a counter that says RULERS)
Panel 6: Tea: Sir may I have one of your finest rulers?
Panel 7: Man: Here you go! (hands over ruler)
Panel 8: (Tea kisses ruler. With hearts!) Tea: Mwah!

Panel 9: (Tea shows off her shiny new ruler)
Tea: My new ruler is SHINY!

Panel 10: (Tea punches her ruler)
Tea: And hard!

Panel 11: (Tea bends her ruler)
Tea: And flexible!

Panel 12: (Tea's apartment, with lots of things turned over and messed up. Tea looks very distraught.)
Tea: AND MISSING!

Comments

[batchix.livejournal.com]

i bought three six inch plastic rulers and put them in various places in my apartment/work. One is always in my purse. So far I have lost one... but it might be inside the couch.

also, envelopes will work in a pinch. a new use for those pesky bills! yay!

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was using a manila folder but it is not the same as a nice ruler! I put my ruler in my purse once I found it and now I know where it is!

[boxbrown.livejournal.com]

These are great! Why do you transcribe them?

Also: what kind of ruler did you get? Did it have the cork on the bottom? Those are best.

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

I have a few people who read my LJ who are blind! Their reading software can't read the text on an image so I started transcribing them so they knew what was going on and aren't left out.

And I got a six inch metal ruler! It has a straight edge on one side and a jaggedy edge on the other. It is awesome. It doesn't have cork on the bottom, it has foam though! And I actually found it before I finished inking this, yay!

OH AND THANK YOU! I am glad you like them! I am totally taking Tom Hart's class right now.

[boxbrown.livejournal.com]

oh man really!? How Comics Rule?? I took that class twice! Tell Tom I said, "what's up dog."

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

Yes I know! That is why I decided to take it because you said it was awesome! I will tell Tom hi next week!

[craterchest.livejournal.com]

Sometimes, for minicomics such as this, I like the spontaneity, the look of uneven borders. It gives a comic more life and quirkiness. For more professional comics, of course a ruler is required (unless you're like one of my professors, who just naturally draws straight lines like a freak) but for more personal comics, I like the more styled lines.

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the ruler is for a little more serious story I'm working on, not these little comics I've been posting here!

And I know some people like that! Freakish!

[ldragoon.livejournal.com]

THIS IS SO. FUCKING. CUTE.

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

Hee, thank you!

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

Hee, thank you!

[spiralstairs.livejournal.com]

Is it one of those fabulous clear grid rulers? Because I am always losing those.

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

No! It is a teeny one I can carry with me. I NEED one of the clear grid ones.

[whirled.livejournal.com]

aww. sad ruler is sad.

I actually *like* the freehand borders you've got going here. it kinda adds to the chatty style of these comics. :)

you're taking a comic class? that is also incredibly awesome. sorry, I totally sound like a groupie, but I think I've gotta admit I'm a freshly converted tea fan!

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

I am taking a comic class! I feel like I should because, you know, I judge other people's comics as part of my job. I need to know what goes into making them.

And the ruler is actually not for these comics; it's for a little book I am putting together about two young teenaged girls having their first lesbian romance. Which is done in a much more realistic style. I like the wobbly boxes for this stuff!

Thanks! I don't mind the questions! It's not like you're asking where I live or what brand of underwear I buy.

[elderwoodpixie.livejournal.com]

Yay for the ruler! Boo for losing it! Yay for finding it! LOL I love your comics! They always make me smile.

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

Ahaha, aw, thanks! I am so tickled that folks from LJI are reading my non-entry comics!

[risingtofall.livejournal.com]

hahaha cute!

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[cherriesarered.livejournal.com]

Hee!

Totally a different topic, but when you're making the comics, do you use pencil or anything first?

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

Yes, I draw everything in .7mm mechanical pencil and then ink over that!

[fannyanns.livejournal.com]

funny!!!

ETA: I also cannot draw a straight line to save my life. I approve of your crooked lines!!!