But I never thought peer pressure would be a good thing. I have a deviant account now, so I can answer finally to someone's request for online art.


There is a goal, though, which I should explain now (since I don't wanna keep having to type it in the submissions!). I have an interest in manga and anime (like about 10,000 other people at DA) but I would like for my work to reflect as close as I can what is seen in places where manga is a native expression. "ZOMG! But what about ur stylz?" Don't worry, I don't want to be a clone of (insert famous person here), I still plan on making it very much my own. But unlike people who see this stuff every day on the train, in the coffee shops and on TV, my immersion dosage is very small. There are things that will be instinctual about this style to someone who grew up with it everyday that may not be to someone who hasn't as much. So I'm hoping to discover those "little things" and incorporate them into my work.

I'm looking for the artistic equivalent of a "native speaker" of manga. So if you're from Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Thailand, and you draw in this way, your critique is treasured to me. Yah, I know each of those countries does it their own way (Manga isn't exactly like Manhua or Manwha) but there's enough overlap there to start.