Tamás Baranya
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Ramóna nehezen viseli ami közte és az apja között történt, majd sort kerít egy rég halogatott találkozásra is.
Tamás Baranya
Hi, so it seems like I have 21 followers. Thank you guys, that you're interested in my work! I'll write a few lines about the projects I'm working on and about myself. The stuff that's happening and have influence on what I do.
First of all, Things People Dream About. I've worked on that project for like 3 years. It's not complete and to be honest I'm not sure if it ever will be. I started working on it with a vague sense of writing and now I see the many things I would do differently. It was a big undertaking with my level of experience at the time. The version here is a redraw of the original version, which was about 50 pages when I decided to start over. I'm not stuck with it, I actually have storyboarded almost two chapters in advance. Still, I would do many things a lot differently. I was freelancing back then and I felt I have the time and energy to grow this part of me and hoped very much that it would be a financially viable venture and I could be a full time independent comic artist. I did buymeacoffee consistently and hoped to have people who like my work enough to support it with money. And there were a few. If you're still here and reading this, I'm so grateful for your support! Thank you! But as time went by and my bank account emptied, I questioned everything related to my "hobby". I needed to get a full time job, which I was dreading, because I went through a burnout before. But in a sense I was burning myself out with the expectations I had regarding my success as a comic artist. I had to make choices and focus on not going bankrupt. In the process this story got further away from me. I didn't let completely go, but in this current state I don't see the way forward. I still like the story but I would do it differently if I were to start over (which is a possibility). Furthermore, the perceived lack of interest from the audience also got to me.
I decided to step back and stop trying to appeal to an international audience. I wanted to do something that I had real confidence in, so I switched my writing to Hungarian (my native language) and did a shorter project. I'm proud to say that it was published this year in Hungary. It's the short story A Man and His Wife. I should translate it to English, I know it, but I lack the interest and will. So I won't promise anything. I'm happy with the feedback I got so far, but I'd lie if I said, that I don't care how much money I make with this whole thing. I'm not greedy, but if I can't make a living off drawing comics, I will need to have a job and I won't be able to live up to my potential. I'm getting older anyway and no longer believe that I have to prove anything to anyone.
Currently I work on Ramóna the rebel graphic designer, which started out as a dumb little strip but now this project has a mind of its own and I will see where it takes me. I would want to do more serious work, but I let go of expectations. I'm pretty sure I will never be able to make enough money from drawing comics, so I do it for myself. Maybe I need this freedom to not give a duck.
Thank you for reading, hope you'll enjoy my work in the future.
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Tamás Baranya
Hello Friends,
I've been busy in the last few months, with a short story that I'm writing in my native language which is Hungarian, but I will do my best to eventually translate it to English. So instead of working on the new chapter of TPDA, I decided to work on a project that I can complete in a shorter time period. It gives me a breather and some time to come back to the graphic novel with renewed energy. In the meantime I had to get a job, as I was running low on money (still do actually), so my progress will be even slower. Sorry about that.
The short story is half complete and I hope to have it printed in Hungarian at least, during spring.
See you soon,
Tamás
Tamás Baranya
Hello Friends,
Still a few pages left to complete the current chapter. Until then I made the entirety of TPDA free to read! Enjoy!
Tamás Baranya
Hello Friends,
After a summer break, I'm back and working on Chapter six of TPDA. I'll write a more detailed post on buymeacoffee as soon as I have enough material to show. Stay tuned, hope to update the story within a few weeks.
Tamás Baranya
Hello Friends,
I've been working on Chapter 5, but my commissioned jobs are slowing me down. I decided that instead of releasing a few pages of a chapter, then adding the rest one by one, I will only release it when it's completed. I hope I can finish the current one in a week or two.
Since I'm an unknown creator and I'd really like to expand my audience, the graphic novel will be free to read (mostly). Only the most recent chapter we'll be behind a paywall at any time.
See you soon!
Tamás Baranya
Hello Friends, Chapter 5 of Things People Dream About is in progress and Chapter 3 is free to read now! Update coming soon.
Tamás Baranya
Hello Friends, just completed chapter 4 of Things People Dream About :). Enjoy!
Tamás Baranya
New pages of Things People Dream About are available to read. Approaching the conclusion of Chapter 4!
Tamás Baranya
Hello Friends, first 10 pages of chapter 4 are available to read. More pages will be added soon. Enjoy!
Tamás Baranya
Hello Friends, I just started working on Chapter 4! New release coming soon.