Korean OnomatopoeiaKorean Onomatopoeia(Growing list) Hangeul used only, see notes.을상 - Dejected쯕쯕 - tsk헉 - gasp씀씀 - Bitter쓱쓱 - Tickle땡 - Wrong (Bell noise used on game shows like the buzz of the US and UK)딩댕동- correct bell sound.패닉 - scare고민 - worry아에에 - puke열심 - Eager낑 - Shoveling멍 - blank (as in blank stare)유치 - childish막막 - uncertain무응답 - static헉 - gulp오호호- a woman's laugh (slightly haughty)Ȣ
Story-Driven is the bestI know, I know people buy the 1980's hype of "Character-driven" v. "Plot-driven" and agents liked the categorization so much that they took it up and ran with it even though critics have long ago abandoned the idea as trash. So I'll translate it for you.Character-driven really means, "Have a strong and compelling character."Plot-driven takes a bit more translating. Plot-driven really means, "event-driven" and event driven means that the events are strong.Historians cleared it up with the idea that people create events which influence humans which create more events in a circular fashion, throw some random crap in there that no one can c
How to reply to flamersMost of this is a heavily modified version of this: Thirteenth Floor which was started by a bunch of psychologists.Your first option with all flames is to ignore them, but occasionally it gets to the point where you can't not answer them, or you just have a lot of time on your hands and the other person is being obnoxious in an area where you wish to get them banned by the admin.First rule of flames: You don't have to answer them all. Ignore the ones that are not relevant.If you *have* to reply for whatever reason, here is the rest of the guide on how to do so.How to answer a flame well:1. Make sure you take the high road.2. Leave
Tips for MangaWhat follows is the crap the never tell you... but you would get in a graphics class.Tip 1: The greatest space should be the margins (if there are any) followed by the spaces in panels next (if there are any) then space between lines then the space between words (if there are any) and then space between letters.Tip 2: The thickness of solid lines inside of the bubbles should not exceed the thickness of the panels.Tip 3: When you lay out a page, think of the whole page, including screen tone. (I had trouble with this when the ellipses periods were the same size as the screen tone on the page).Tip 4: Most manga is designed to have both