~Just cause I feel like it~


So, I’ve been drawing for a few years now (nothing compared to pros) and its only recently have I drawn comics. This is mostly a ranting journal of my journey at being a ‘manga artist’. I do have a written journal but it mostly consist of general life things and ideas for projects.

To keep things clear for me and well, just to share, I make this separate digital write up. Also an excuse for me to draw more chibis because I suck at them. I’m stating this now, when I write, draw or even think of manga, I become very childish and over happy for some reason. So even though I’m 20 at the time of writing, I might sound like an 8th grader since that was about the time I truly discovered anime and manga and knew what it was (I first watch Robotech in 3rd grade).

So I’ve been drawing since 11th grade with spots here and there from 8th grade and later. At that time, all my characters had their hands behind their backs so I don’t really consider me drawing until that late. At the time was also when I just got up one day and decided to become an artist. I hadn’t decided to be a comic artist then though not until after I decided to drop from SCAD. Which is why I dropped out of SCAD (that and I had no money). You see, I have this bad habit of doing ‘class work’ and never personalizing my school projects so I knew that their was just a gap I had to fill so I left. I wish I could go back D: but now it’s because I just like the school. Nope, I don’t need SCAD for my education so I’m not going back but its nice to just be surrounded by ‘art’ people and get all this inspiration. Right now, I’m taking some classes in general graphic design to learn how to use the programs and make cool fonts ^^. While doing that (and having a part time) I work on personal and commission projects. Things that would have been too difficult to do at the same time as SCAD. I’ll finish school eventually ( once I know where I’d like to move too) and decided if I want to return back to SCAD to finish my BF or go to another school like Ringling.

Anyways, This past week, I’ve felt really hyper and have drawing a lot of characters. Most are sketched inked, but nothing finish since I feel to jumpy to steady my hand to color. I’ve done a lot of stretched foreshortening, and all look good thought mistakes here and there. . .

Then I realized ‘I’m pretty good’ . I looked over at them the next day, turning them upside down ‘there is mistakes but .. I’m still pretty good’. I pat my self on the back often, very often but more to self motivate my self since no one else I know is doing this. This time was different though. Even with 2 people (one’s an editor the other is my high standard bro) and a few other friendly pro artists saying my work is pretty good, I still kind of brush it off since I show my work really to tell me what I’m doing wrong. This time I finally feel like I’m ‘good’ even ‘great’ (but not ‘amazing’ : d ).

So, I’m self proclaiming that with in a year, I’ll be a contracted/published artist on one of my stories . With some intensive life drawings, background drawings and better inking skills, I’d say I’ll be about good and ready for deadline work.

‘So close!’ I said, ‘but I’m soooo hungry’ -leaves work to salvage for food-