one of the most difficult aspects to
creating a manga comic or graphic novel
is when you have certain skills in one
area but you need to work with an artist
or writer in order to fully bring your
manga comic or graphic novel to life
finding a free or affordable option in
this current industry can be really
really difficult
in today's video i'm going to be talking
about how you can find the perfect
artist or writer for your project
i hope you enjoy this video and helps
you with your mega creations
hi everyone if you don't already know me
my name is midnight cross and on this
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to helping you turn your manga into a
masterpiece
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now first of all before i get fully into
this video i want to say that you are
welcome to advertise your projects
in the comment section below i get a lot
of messages where people might be
looking for a writer to work with
or an artist to work with so i want to
use this as a space to sort of bring
those artists and writers together
and hopefully give them the opportunity
to find creative collaborations
so here is how you can advertise in my
comment section below
if you are a writer say this first i am
a writer looking for an
artist then write what you are looking
for in an artist
so colored pages inked pages darker art
style
cute style help with screen toning
backgrounds etc
whatever you are looking for in the
artist you are hoping to work with
the length of your series so keep in
mind that smaller series are more likely
to appeal to more artists so just
vaguely give the length of the series
that you would be hoping to work on
also tell what you are willing to pay so
that might be a free collaboration
10 per page overall budget of 100 460
pages etc
also write what your story is about keep
it brief but also make it interesting
you're advertising yourself
later on in this video i talk about how
to write a synopsis so that can help you
in this point
also link your past work or your current
work if applicable
also write your contact details so
preferably an email address or your
social media
please don't write any personal details
if you write any personal details
i will be removing your comments so just
keep that in mind
now if you are an artist say this first
i am an artist looking for a writer
then write what your art style is like
so dark cute
fantasy detailed shoujo etc
also write what you are looking to help
with so drawing the whole
manga story inking the pages helping the
screen tones backgrounds
being an assistant etc also write what
kind of story you want to draw
so if there is a certain type or you can
just leave it to the writer you can just
ignore that point
also write what you are hoping to be
paid so are you willing to
do it for free do you want 10 page 100
for a set of 60 etc
also link your current work or your
password if applicable
also add your contact details to
preferably an email address or your
social media
again don't put any personal details
here otherwise i will be removing your
comment
if you want to go further with personal
details that's something you can do
through further contact with a potential
artist or writer
but it's not something to write in a
youtube comment section also don't worry
if you don't have a youtube channel to
comment with
if you would still like your
advertisement to appear in the comments
section you can still send me an email
to art@midnightxcross.com
or a message to any of my social media
@MidnightXCross with your
advertisement
i will happily put that in the comment
section for you so you can join this
discussion
i will be pinning active advertising
comments to the top of this video
if you have found an artist or writer
please let me know and i will unpin the
advertisement to the top of the comment
section
i'm hoping that through doing this a lot
of people will be able to see active
advertisements
and be able to hopefully find someone to
work with on their manga projects
so now that we've talked about this i
want to talk about other ways you can
find
an artist or a writer for your mag comic
or graphic novel
first of all let's talk about how you
can best prepare for finding
someone to work with so for writers one
of the most important things and the
most important way to be able to
advertise your work is to write a really
good synopsis
you want to keep it very brief but also
enough to make it sound very exciting
your synopsis will be the first thing an
artist sees so you need to make sure it
covers your story without giving
anything away
a synopsis is what is written on the
back of a book to essentially advertise
it to a potential reader
here is an example of a good simple
synopsis from the manga series b stars
at this high school instead of jocks and
nerds the students are divided into
predators and prey
at a high school where the students are
literally divided into predators and
prey
it's personal relationships that
maintain the fragile peace
who among them is a beast an academic
and social role model destined to become
a leader
in a society naturally rife with
mistrust last night at cherrington
academy
a herbivore student was killed and eaten
among the members of the drama club
the herbivore's suspicions naturally
turned to their carnival classmates
the prime suspect ligoshi a large wolf
but he wouldn't hurt a fly
or would he and will dwarf rabbit haru
bring out the beast in him aura's
feelings for her
something else using this synopsis as a
brief example
i want to give you some quick tips on
how you can write a good synopsis
because this will help you
in your advertising towards a potential
artist you want to make sure you have a
synopsis that really advertises your
story
because the more interesting your
synopsis is the more likely an artist
will be willing to work with you
so here are a few tips that can help you
write a good synopsis so first of all
write the major plot points of your
story
and consider how you can add those major
plot points into your synopsis
these major plot points are important to
tell your reader about so they know what
kind of story they are going to be
reading
here is an example of the major plot
points taken out of the synopsis of b
star so you can see
how the major plot points work in each
kind of story
so here are the major plot points of b
stars the students are divided into
predators and prey
b-star an academic and social role model
destined to become a leader
last night at cherryton academy a
herbivore student was killed in eden
the prime suspect ligoshi a large wolf
and will dwarf rabbit haru bring out the
beast in him
these are the major plot points taken
from the basic synopsis
so when you are creating your own
synopsis make sure to
write down the major plot points of your
story and see how you can also include
those major plot points
in your synopsis my second tip is choose
the hook
so the hook is what will make the reader
curious to know what happens next
so here is the hook in the b star
synopsis last night at cherriton academy
a herbivore student was killed and eaten
the prime suspect
legoci a large wolf but he wouldn't hurt
a fly or would he
it leaves a sense of mystery because now
the readers need to actually
read the story in order to find out who
killed the herbivore student
so when you're creating your own
synopsis you need to try and think of a
hook
that the readers can only find the
answers to if they actually read your
story
my third tip is consider what sparks the
conflict
in this particular synopsis what sparks
the conflict is not only the murder but
also the suspicion of the rest of the
herbivore students
so when you're writing your synopsis try
and choose a conflict to have
and focus on in your synopsis think
about what the problem is
and tell your readers what that problem
is in your synopsis
my fourth tip is who are the characters
mention who the characters are in simple
terms
we learn in this synopsis that the two
main characters are ligoshi and haru
and they are likely different from what
could normally be expected of these
kinds of characters
my fifth tip is highlight what makes
your story different
in b stars the fact that the predators
and herbivores are all going to the
school together is something unique and
as is shown in this blurb
so with your own synopsis make sure you
also include what makes your manga or
story unique among others
because again you're selling yourself so
you really want to tell your potential
readers or tell the people that you will
be working with
why they should read your book tell them
what they would actually get from
reading your book
and what makes it unique among other
stories i went on a bit longer than i
thought but it's really important to
create a good synopsis because
as i said your synopsis is what a
potential artist will be looking at
when they are trying to decide if they
should work on your story with you
so you want to be able to write a really
good synopsis that will really interest
your potential artists and
hopefully make more artists willing to
work on your story with you
the second thing you want to do to
prepare to find an artist as a writer
is to prepare examples of your scripts
your notes and descriptions of
characters as well
these are things that a potential artist
will be looking at to know a little bit
more about your story
of course this isn't information you
need to give up straight away
and you might feel reluctant to give
such information but if you're going
further with particular artists and you
want to
show them more examples of your work
showing them a little bit of your script
writing process
and showing them some of your notes can
help this artist to know
if you are a writer that they could work
with they need to see your script in
order to
say okay well what could i accurately
draw pictures from this script
could i actually see myself drawing
these kinds of characters
and that's what you really want to do
you want to make it easy for the artist
as well
for artists here are some things you can
prepare to do before you
start seeking a writer to work with so
my first tip is compile the best
examples of your artwork in manga style
these should be examples of what your
finished pages would look like
also compile examples of sketches choose
not only your best examples
but also keep in mind how fast you can
create these
if drawing one of these beautiful pages
in this particular style takes a week
then you might want to try and find a
style that is more suitable for faster
mega creating
it's also good to include your past
experience as well
my second tip for artists to prepare to
find a writer
is if you want someone to write the
story for you compile examples of
character designs this is more optional
but it is something that can really help
in this process
so now we've talked about how to
actually prepare this process now let's
go further and talk about how you can
find an artist or writer for your
project
if you are willing to pay for an artist
or writer it's going to be easier for
you to find one because
people are more willing to take on
commissions for money
it takes time to create things and so if
you are willing to pay money to
someone you're going to work with it is
going to be easier however
these tips in this video can also apply
if you are looking to work with someone
for free
however finding someone to work with for
free can be more difficult and i want
you to keep that in mind that's why it's
so important to make a good impression
and show examples of your work because
you need to put yourself out there
if you're going to find someone who
would be willing to work with you
the places i talk about here are places
where you can advertise
the project you are working on whether
you are looking for someone to work with
you for free
or whether you are willing to pay
someone my first tip is check deviantart
groups
there are actually manga groups on
deviantart where you can say you are a
writer or an artist and they can
actually help to pay you out with
someone to work with
so one example of these kinds of groups
are da mega makers
you can also try finding someone to work
with in groups like the manga project
manga makers fan club and b3 manga but
there are also so many other kinds of
manga groups
it might help if you find artists on
there who have the kind of style you are
looking for and send them a message
you never know some artists might be
really interested in this kind of
opportunity
if you are just starting out it may be
better if you contact smaller artists
first
with less followers because they may be
more willing to work with you
once you start creating manga and
building your reputation it may be
easier
to contact artists with more followers a
good rule of thumb is to find
artists with similar amounts of
followers to you but anyway when going
to these deviantart groups
try scrolling through the groups and
just seeing first of all if there's
anyone advertising that they are looking
for someone to work with in the comments
some of them have journals where people
are advertising that they are looking
for someone to work with
and i think that would be the best place
to start first is to actually contact
some of those people
and see if they would be willing to work
with you my second tip for finding an
artist or writer is to check
forums so first of all check the manga
raiders forum
there are actually places on the forum
specifically for
looking for available artists or writers
though i believe you have to have 25
posts
and also have had an account for at
least two weeks you can not only scroll
through the available
writers and artists but you can also
post there yourself
you can also try various subreddits such
as manga makers
or comic book collabs most of these will
be paid collaborations however it is
still worth trying to see if someone
would be there willing to work for free
or willing to work for the price you
were choosing this is why it's so
important to have a good synopsis
because you really need to advertise
yourself in these kinds of places
my third tip is try manga forums like
taptastic and so on
most of the people here will already
have someone to work with however it is
still worth trying to see if you can
find someone in the forums
who is looking for someone to
collaborate with so go to the taptastic
forum
and sort it by collaborations to see
what is there
you will find that there are quite a few
you can take a look at with examples of
their work
my fourth tip is along this line you can
also try going to webcomic sites like
webtoon
taptastic smack gs and find smaller
artists and writers
who might be interested in working with
you so here's how you can do that on
taptastic using taptastic as an example
so if you're looking for an artist to
work with you could go to comics and
then
click all and then click sort by date to
find the newest series being released
you can scroll through there and see if
there is an artist whose style you like
and then try sending them a private
message of course this could get really
annoying so please
don't spam these people just a simple
friendly question would be perfectly
fine
in these circumstances you could just
say hey i really like your art
i'm creating a manga and i was wondering
if you would be interested in working
with me
if they say no just accept it and move
on
i would send them a brief message first
before going into further details just
send a brief message
see if they're interested and if they're
not that's okay if they are interested
you can send more details then
now if you're an artist trying to find a
writer you could try clicking the novels
category
click on all and then sort by date and
then see if there is a certain person's
writing you like
again please don't spam them just a
friendly short question is best
and if they say no just accept that try
looking around
on all of these webcomic sites and
seeing if there is someone who is
interested in working with you
with what you offer my fifth tip is look
for artists and writers on social media
there are a lot of artists and writers
on social media and you never know which
kind of artist or writer
would be actually really interested in
working with you now again
please don't spam anyone i don't want
anyone getting spammed with lots of
questions
but if you find an artist or a writer
whose work really stands out to you and
you feel like you could work together
really well just send them a message
because you never know if they would be
willing to work with you
just a brief message would be perfect
and as i mentioned earlier try
aiming for accounts that have a similar
amount of following to you
because if they have a similar amount of
followers to you then it's more likely
that they would be willing to work with
you or more willing to hear about what
you are offering in your projects
now these next tips apply more if you
are looking to actually pay the person
you are working with
my sixth tip is try a freelance website
like
fiverr people per hour or upwork sort it
by budget to find something in your
price range
there's actually a lot of manga artists
who have their pages at really good
price ranges
so even if you aren't paying money it
still looks quite affordable
plus if you pay an artist to create
something high quality being able to
have a high quality example of your
manga
means that you'll be more likely to find
other opportunities in the future
to work with someone more easily of
course when paying for freelance manga
make sure that you know what you are
agreeing to and you read their terms
it can also help if you look at their
reviews and prior work to make sure this
is someone that you would be
really interested in working with and if
they would suit the project that you are
creating
seventh tip is allow a publisher to pay
you out with an artist or writer if
you're looking to publish your manga
comic or graphic novel
sometimes it can just make things easier
if you give your potential publisher
your art or your writing
in the hopes of them pairing you up with
someone to work with but there are some
things to keep in mind with this process
one thing is that a publisher will be
less likely to take you on if you are
just new and you don't really have a
whole lot of prior work examples
it can be really difficult to actually
get that mega published and
let them pay you up with an artist
usually if you're sending your manga
into a publisher
you would have a much easier time if you
already had examples of your manga work
with an artist or a writer already so
you sort of need to find them already
but this is one thing you can do if you
want to really try and push for this
option
there are certain publishers that can
really help to pair you up with someone
to work with
if you want to know more about getting
your manga published in the more
traditional way
i have this video right here which goes
through all of the details and talks
about everything you will need to know
my eighth tip is promote yourself and
your projects on your social media
now this is obviously more of a lengthy
process but if you actually get your
project out there more
whether it be writing or art people may
be more likely to be naturally
interested in working with you
if you're willing to show your examples
and show your art to people
it's more likely that someone would see
the experience you have
and be more willing to actually reach
out to you and work with you
but as an artist you might share your
manga style pages and say that you were
looking to find someone who would be
willing to work on a mega review if you
were a writer you might share examples
of your script writing
or notes or anything like that and
mention that you are looking for an
artist to work on your story with you
you might feel nervous about putting
your stories or your art out there
but sometimes you have to be willing to
show yourself and put yourself out there
you want to really make progress with
this and be able to find someone who was
suitable to work with you
as you gain more of a following online
and in your social media
it's more likely that someone would be
willing to collaborate with you
so now we've talked about how to find
someone to work with here is how you can
make this collaboration go more smoothly
my first thing is be willing to change
things and compromise
not everything has to be completely set
in stone and you should be willing to
change things depending on what the
other person wants
you should be willing to listen to the
other person's advice or thoughts
and consider how you could work together
more smoothly in that regard
so bernardus gives advice to you as a
writer and says
that maybe the scene would be better if
this was drawn
then you may want to consider their
advice rather than say oh no my script
is completely set in stone i'm not going
to change anything
instead be willing to have that little
bit of compromise
of course don't completely change
everything based on the other person
but be willing to talk about things and
discuss how you can do things in order
to
make it suitable for both parties my
second tip is communicate
very often make sure everything is
really clear and really understood
because if things are not completely
understood things can go wrong
so even if it seems a bit silly at times
make sure everything is really clear and
understood
and both people know what is happening
ask
questions if you need to ask questions
and give advice if advice needs to be
given
my third tip is create a schedule a
schedule really help with collaborations
because it means that neither you
or the person you're working with will
fall behind and get slack
if you don't have a schedule then it
might happen that the artist might not
put the pages in in time you as the
writer might neglect the things that
you're supposed to be doing
so having a schedule means that things
are more set in stone a bit more
and it means that it's more likely that
this collaboration will be successful
so your schedule might be that you send
in the notes on a monday
and then your artist works on the pages
for a week and then they send you the
sketches on sunday
so that's an example of a schedule that
could work but you really need to
discuss it with the person you're
working with and consider
what schedule would suit you the best
considering maybe your daily jobs
and other things you have to do in your
day-to-day lives what kind of schedule
would be really achievable and what
schedule would help you to work together
more smoothly
my fourth tip is start smaller first
before working on longer series
now i mentioned this earlier but i feel
like it's really important so i need to
mention it again
in order to find someone to work with
you're going to have more luck if you
actually start with a smaller series
first
once you get more experience of course
you can then work up to longer series
but if you're looking for someone to
work with more initially
be willing to create a smaller series
first because that allows
your person you're working with to be
able to actually see
how good you work at these things and
once they see that you have experience
in this
then it will be more likely that they
will be willing to you on future
projects if you successfully create
something small then surely you can
successfully create something bigger as
well
but first you need to create something
small to actually give it a try
my fifth tip is be respectful having
respect and kindness will help you
succeed in any kind of circumstances or
situation
so when you are working with someone
else always remember to be kind and
respectful to them
give compliments where it is due or
thank them for sending in their work
just make sure to be kind and respectful
and it will really help the
collaboration go along smoothly
now along this line as well if someone
is disrespectful to you
and doesn't treat you right then you can
still treat them with respect but also
politely say that you don't want to work
with them because obviously you would
not want to work with someone who
doesn't treat you right
it's okay to say no if the
collaboration's really not going well
and maybe someone in the collaboration
is
really not acting right however do make
sure to
be polite and respectful about it you
can just politely come to them and tell
them this
you don't have to be disrespectful if
both parties are really respectful and
kind to each other
it can help this collaboration to go a
lot more smoothly thank you so much for
watching my video today everyone
i really hope you enjoyed it if you did
please let me know in the comment
section down below
let me know what kind of manga you're
working on because i would love to hear
about it
feel free to chat with me on any of my
social media administrators because i
always enjoy hearing from you
again thank you so much for watching and
i will see you in the next video
bye
