I’m starting a pre-production thread for a manga I’ve been developing for a few years. The name is still a wip but it’ll be a story that’s heavily inspired by 90s shoujo fantasy anime.

You're allowed to do creative stuff even if you don't think you're good at them. Do it because it moves something stuck inside you. Because creativity isn’t about being impressive, it’s about being expressive. Create badly. Create awkwardly. That’s not failure, that’s freedom.

Shitposting aside, I’m excited about designing hot plot relevant characters

Is it wrong to put so many pretty boys in a manga and not make it a reverse harem?

“I Quit Streaming to Turn My Vtuber Persona Into a Manga Protagonist” the manga

Im thinking either I study assassin’s creed or aria the animation

I’m challenging myself by taking references of Italian architecture to base my story setting off of. Lots of jrpg settings take inspiration from German architecture so I thought I’d try something different.

she’s nonna-coded🤌

How to exercise use of free will 🍨

thoughts

Head turnarounds ft. Renault

Yeah, I don’t think I’ll be able to break into the art industry even with my first degree. Though I’m grateful that I’ve fumbled my way into figuring out that I can still pursue artistic freedom while having a job. I just like being busy :)

Hear me out but I’m much more productive in making manga when I have a job and going to school to get a second degree

a cool page composition

So I’m on the verge of completing my first draft. It’s not inked and there’s no dialogue yet, but I’d like to reach out to some fellow mangakas to beta read it for feedback 🙇‍♀️

Viz’s portfolio review submissions is ending soon but I don’t feel ready to turn anything in 🫠

Japan gets new Pixiv-like social media platform for artists that strictly bans AI-generated images. Creators can authenticate work as hand-drawn Tegaki has attracted over 5,000 users on its first day, and it comes with an English version https://t.co/y2pyDFX6Mc

chibi icon for funsies

I can’t decide on an inking style plz help

So many goddang trees! (And a leggy 🦵)

Too broke to buy a Toyota Supra but a girl can dream