Buster Call is everyone's mother.
THE SEA.
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Buster Call is everyone's mother.
…and boy am I tired. LOL
Sea lives in Vietnam, and I live in the US. It's just that we met early on in my forum career, and he was one of the first to befriend me and adopt me as his forum mom, so he has a special place in my heart.
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I love your art Sea, the expressions are rich. Keep it up!
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but not his real mom.
That's not true. Never say that again. She's my real mom, as are you my real sister.
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D'aaaaaaaaw. You're gonna make me cry Sea. ;u;
Big brother<3
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So obviously you're my brother too, since I'm another of Mama Buster's children~
Brother Sea~! tears of joy
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@THE:
That's not true. Never say that again. She's my real mom, as are you my real sister.
Aw Sea. :wub: You are sweet.
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I am surrounded by awesome people.
It seems to me that I have employed a style inspired by Hojo Tsukasa, Hara Tetsuo, Araki Hirohiko, Boichi, Otomo Katsuhiro, Ikegami Ryoichi, Michelangelo Buonarroti and Inoue Takehiko.
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Harmony is created by balance. Aesthetic balance. This harmony gives the viewers a soft of peace of mind, which is why, even though the breast are huge, they don't raise sexual arousal (I hope), as long as they are in harmony with the rest pf the picture structurally. Whereas, disharmony in structure create excitement, stirring the still water of the mind, breaking a balance formed by common sense and whatever soft of habit of thinking. Which is why people are often more sexually aroused by weird things (stuffs they don't see/experience often), like naked apron, extremely huge breasts, or doing it with clothes on or weird styles, or BDSM (I suspect most Vietnamese don't know what the term means), et cetera and et cetera. The excitement created by sexual desire and violence drive people away from the stability of the mind, but they can also establish a new balance and get used to it.
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Well for me it doesn't raise any arousal, but I guess I'm not the target audience here. Haha
What is the most astonishing thing in this piece for me must be the shading. Dear god, it looks like marble, absolutely spotless! Great work.
I especially like how you worked out muscles and facial structures with it.
I am reminded of ancient roman statues when looking at this.A little detail that looked slightly weird for me are the hands and the area around the wrists. Maybe that was the intention, but they look a tad stiff. Don't know how to put it but they lack something "organic"; they look as if, in theory, they would be hard to move for the person.
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I am reminded of ancient roman statues when looking at this.
That's exactly the way I want it to be.
A little detail that looked slightly weird for me are the hands and the area around the wrists. Maybe that was the intention, but they look a tad stiff. Don't know how to put it but they lack something "organic"; they look as if, in theory, they would be hard to move for the person.
But it's just a tiny thing compared to the rest. Keep it up!Thanks. I get what you mean. :)
So I couldn't keep my promise at all. I am too occupied with the general plot to finish chapter one.
But this sketch is a glimpse of what Ashina is about:
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You draw really nice nipples.
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I actually got some critique for ya this time around:
In panel 4, Ashina is supposed to look like she's about to grab hold of the kingdom, correct? To be honest, right now it looks like she's flashing a gangsta' sign rather than about to grab something. My suggestion would be to show a lot less of the back of her hands and out stretch her fingers, possibly even showing some of the palm. Imagine how someone's hands look when they're about to strangle somebody. It would even give it a more menacing appearance that way. You could have the hands cast a shadow on the palace, although that could be overdoing it.Some minor dialogue stuff: In the next panel, you have two emphasized phrases really close together, and it makes the voice sound awkward in my head. Maybe change 'the king' to just the fake?
In the next panel, you used soon twice, and it's a little redundant (I make that mistake a lot in typing too).Second to last panel: It should be 'I wish it was that simple.' I know I'm knitpicking now, but it sounds like something that might be easily overlooked over and over.
I loved the dialogue in the second to last panel. It was really strong, even if it still made Ashina look slightly overblown to me (for what it's worth, I've had the same feelings with Nausicca, so I'm wholly admitting that it might be just me. I usually like a set up for a person being liked rather than just having it happen for no apparent reason).
This is sketched, right? I'd love to see the final product one day.
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I love your detailed comment, Cuddle.
@Cuddles:I actually got some critique for ya this time around:
In panel 4, Ashina is supposed to look like she's about to grab hold of the kingdom, correct?I think I was trying to describe a hand gestures of a puppet manipulation. That was why I chose the word "manipulate" instead of "take control". But perhaps it didn't convey clearly so I really need to fix it.
To be honest, right now it looks like she's flashing a gangsta' sign rather than about to grab something.
I see what you mean.
My suggestion would be to show a lot less of the back of her hands and out stretch her fingers, possibly even showing some of the palm. Imagine how someone's hands look when they're about to strangle somebody. It would even give it a more menacing appearance that way.
Thanks. It's a helpful advice.
You could have the hands cast a shadow on the palace, although that could be overdoing it.
I think that will be a little over-dramatic. I try to give the manga a realistic feel; and tone down the melodrama as much as possible.
Some minor dialogue stuff: In the next panel, you have two emphasized phrases really close together, and it makes the voice sound awkward in my head. Maybe change 'the king' to just the fake?
I will change "the king" in the first sentence to "his majesty".
In the next panel, you used soon twice, and it's a little redundant (I make that mistake a lot in typing too).
That was a repetitive structure ("And soon…will"), to emphasize how fast it's going to happen.
Second to last panel: It should be 'I wish it was that simple.' I know I'm knitpicking now, but it sounds like something that might be easily overlooked over and over.
Oh, don't worry, I need grammatical critique too.
I loved the dialogue in the second to last panel. It was really strong, even if it still made Ashina look slightly overblown to me (for what it's worth, I've had the same feelings with Nausicca, so I'm wholly admitting that it might be just me. I usually like a set up for a person being liked rather than just having it happen for no apparent reason).
Thanks. That page is not going to be put anywhere before chapter 10, so there will be lots of setup.
You draw really nice nipples.
Must be because I read lots of hentai. (and pay close attention to how other artists draw nipples and…many things else)
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Wow. I really like this taste of your comic Sea. The way Ashina used the king then turned to the prince to earn his trust as their mistress? Love it. I didn't know what to expect of her, but I like this… 'impure' way of slowly taking over for the good of the kingdom.
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Must be because I read lots of hentai. (and pay close attention to how other artists draw nipples and…many things else)
It's a combination of the fact you actually do draw them nicely and that the actual size and shape you chose for them I like.
She has small, cute nipples which are complimented by perfectly proportionate (both to the breasts and areolas) and nicely drawn (noting the shading job) areolas. And I can comment them in this manner because they aren't super cartoonish.
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Your art is nice as always Sea, keep improving it and thinking more about the plot.
And your determination to do it made me think about improving my drawing and do something nice with it.
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@Chrissie:I didn't know what to expect of her
Expect that she is the biggest baddest of the series who outsluts Paris Hilton and outevils empress Wu Zetian.
She doesn't eat babies though, because she knows for a fact that eating babies won't preserve her youth.for the good of the kingdom.
Perhaps. I suppose nobody running for the throne intends to make a pathetic mess out of the kingdom.
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I love the very JoJo-esque pose in panel 7.
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Is that a campaign for this years Arlong Park tournament? :o looks good
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I have used up my time for the tournament since last year.
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i always love how you draw people with strong emotions sea , you do a great job at that
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The tear in the first picture looks a bit weird to me because it doesn't go straight.
Otherwise great work as usual.
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All those expressions are great, but the second one in particular is just beautiful.
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@THE:
I am surrounded by awesome people.
It seems to me that I have employed a style inspired by Hojo Tsukasa, Hara Tetsuo, Araki Hirohiko, Boichi, Otomo Katsuhiro, Ikegami Ryoichi, Michelangelo Buonarroti and Inoue Takehiko.
[qimg]http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/6239/goddess.jpg[/qimg]
Click to enlarge.please study woman's anatomy
that looks like a dude with beach ball tits
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@taboo:please study woman's anatomy
that looks like a dude with beach ball tits
Thank you. I love comments like this. I wish I woke up 2 hours earlier.
I dunno though, I was trying to make her relatively big/fat and muscular. Like these:
http://i.imgur.com/VQFhE.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/WAa1V.jpg
I hope you'd elaborate some more.
Rather smaller women anatomy sketchs:!
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I hope this one wasn't too bad: http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=31545&p=2212878&viewfull=1#post2212878
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First, you need to reference images of actual humans and not famous works of art. Or maybe Wonder Woman to see how other Comic artists have characterized muscle bound women. A six pack and a v line are both very masculine characteristics
second, the Venus of Urbino is the opposite of muscular, and is actually quite chubby depicting an image of weath for that time period
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Thank you miss Taboo!!
[hide]second, the Venus of Urbino is the opposite of muscular, and is actually quite chubby depicting an image of weath for that time period
I suppose when I said "like these" I was more thinking about the over all "big" (fat) figure rather than muscular. But this is more likely as an example I guess: http://i.imgur.com/JACLc.jpg
Well, that particular one was supposed to be like a Roman statue, so I had classic work of art in my head when I was drawing it.
Ashina is supposed to have small figure but muscular (like a female version of Bruce Lee) while Wonder Woman's body is typical of healthy Caucasian women, quite tall and large, yet not as muscular as Ashina. Having six packs is just one of her defining characteristics.
But I will try to find and use more real life references.I wasn't in the impression that muscular men and women are much different in the middle area though: http://i.imgur.com/cWSvN.jpg But I have to say these female bodybuilders don't look very feminine.
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If you want female muscular but lean, body references, you could try searching different sport teams. Or pics like this that have different body types included:
(right click and open)It's true that women can get as muscular as men but not in a normal way usually. They need steroids along with weight training to reach that point, otherwise they have muscular but still feminine bodies.
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Thanks.
Realism is the most important factor of Ashina. Her world, though in a different dimension, is supposed to have same basic natural laws with our world. I am not going to employ skinny characters with monstrous strength in many comics, manga, and films, so I just tried to make Ashina look as muscular as possible without losing her golden figure. She wields a huge sword and slice horses after horses into pieces after all. I mean her strength is far different from that of normal female sport enthusiasts. Letting her accomplish her feats without that degree of muscle gives me the feeling I am creating a delusional, illusionary image of a strong woman, rather than actually conveying a message. -
Well, the best way to that is to give her muscles but to make them more subtle than the muscles men have! Like in this pic http://i.imgur.com/uykRz.jpg you posted. Just try to avoid giving her a V line at the end of her abdominal because that's a manly treat like taboo said. You can kind of see that in this pic http://www.projectswole.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/female-male-abs.jpg
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Frankly I can't say I've ever seen a female body builder being someone's mistress
But okay
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Thinking on this a bit more:
-what bothers me about the six pack is, yes I know women can have them, but only after a ridiculous amount of training. Training that would have vastly developed muscles that would be much more defined than what I am seeing in your drawings. It's also hilarious that you're combining the stomach muscles of a bodybuilder with the thunder thighs if the Fatass of Urbino. Also lose the junk in the trunk. That is a fat ass, not a muscular one.
-secondly, the level of detail in your work. I get that it's your thing and all, but sometimes I feel like you have lines covering up (or also creating) anatomical flaws. A master can express form with a single line as well as a zillion.
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[hide]This discussion about v-line and six packs really helps. I have always been in the impression that v-line in female body is sexy. But it seems that's just me. I guess I can abandon that now. I think I am trying too hard to make her uber-muscular and sexy gorgeous at the same time.
Frankly I can't say I've ever seen a female body builder being someone's mistress
That page is a discussion between villains. :) And you will know why I chose to post that.
–---secondly, the level of detail in your work. I get that it's your thing and all, but sometimes I feel like you have lines covering up (or also creating) anatomical flaws. A master can express form with a single line as well as a zillion.
I just love shading.
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Ashina's right ear is deaf. Everything else works superb. Perhaps that is why she often turns her left to the wind.
Her strength and intellect is peak female human. Far from the strongest, but she doesn't fight to compete, so she wins.
What is a woman? That, I don't really know. Women are often more feeling-oriented than men. Ashina's most defining characteristics is her sensitivity to be in tune with others' feeling. I think that's the strongest weapon of a woman, if anything. Ashina doesn't employ sex or beauty to manipulate anyone. But she manipulates people perfectly.
To quote Buronson:!
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What's Ashina about?
Summary:
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A story about an exceptional woman in feudal society who doesn't follow the trend of female movements, woman right struggles of the time but create her own path to power and her own way of expressing female individuality. She becomes the victim of her own accomplishment, a prisoner of the deification dedicated to her, forcing her to face against her own "doctrine" to prevent her image from being used as a tool for high-level control of a new social system which she knows will grow after her death, yet at the same time she has to protect her status from being ruined by her dissidents to keep fulfilling her duty. As the fight begins, Ashina is put to choose between her responsibility and her happiness as a woman…
Ashina in the cross is a religious-esque image that combines Jesus Christ at death and Gautama Siddhartha at birth, symbolizing the circle of life. A result of her personality cult.
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Action
Adult
(Historical) Drama (it just has a historical atmosphere, it is not set in real life history)
Fantasy (if setting in a different world from our own makes it fantasy, otherwise it's based on normal law of physics)
Psychology
Romance (a fair part)
Tragedy
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Why the hell does a manga about political intrigues and religious mind-control like this one have Berserk-esque goofy metal scenes like a chick wielding "impractically flashy sword" slicing people into pieces? I suppose I just wanted to make it more exciting for casual readers. And not to take myself too seriously. Yet I have to make it all realistic.
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To be clear, Ashina's conclusion to how she’d live her life is not necessarily my message, and her moral compass is not necessarily my doctrine. Otherwise it'd be propaganda. I just imagine of a woman with certain exceptional qualities and what she is able to accomplish. Ashina is not the only “strong” woman in the series.
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Ashina is a very complicated character that I had trouble dealing with. The original, basic concept for Ashina is that she has a voluptuous body but even if she walks around naked, no man would be able to think of anything perverted because of the aura from her eyes and her overall grace. In short, she has a conqueror's Haki (not One Piece's Haki, I am mentioning the concept of Haki in oriental culture). The next thing is her strength. I have to make her body muscular yet voluptuous. The overall atmosphere about her body is that it should be full of life/vital force. I spent lots of my time trying just to be able to convey that.Then the hardest thing is her personality. Her eyes would tell you that she is determined and prideful. She is not the kind of woman who’d sell her body, sure. But she is also very open-minded about sex. She has sex for her own pleasure. That’s her pride. (Though she won’t have much free time enjoying it.)
She does manipulate people’s heart to work for her sake, but she doesn’t want it to be an easier job just because she is a woman and a beautiful, sexy one; so she approaches a man through his heart, not his eyes or his penis. That’s also her (unique) pride as a woman. She'd tell you that what she can do, a man should also be able to do, and she doesn't let herself become a sexualized symbol or an object of beauty.
“A woman can accomplish no less than a man”, thus spoke Ashina, at the age of 14, and from that point she strived toward an ultimate accomplishment. She cannot be satisfied with pulling the string from the shadow, which is not a rare thing for women in history. However, the accomplishment of becoming a monarch is just a bridge and not her actual goal. Anything further than this would just be spoiler.
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Frankly I can't say I've ever seen a female body builder being someone's mistress
Just for clarification, it's not unprecedented in manga history.
I remember it now. In the manga of the most realistic manga artist ever, Ikegami Ryoichi. (who is, of course, far above my current level.)
How the hell did I manage to forget Dark Eyes Bugnug, the hottest muscular female assassin to this day? (before she is topped by Ashina of course ).
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The pages are flipped (NSFW)!
And she is the mistress/lover of the main character (who already has a wife). She fell in love with him, but she is hot enough to seduce thousands of men, if she wants.
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She is about as perfect a sample for Ashina as can be. (starts doodling)
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its nice that you're ambitious in your characters, but that isn't uncommon in amateurs
everyone wants to make a comic 'epic' but can you even finish a comic that's only 10-20 pages? 5 pages?
when i look at your work, and this also includes what i said earlier with you adding so much detail, i feel like you over complicate things.
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Semi-NSFW sketch:
its nice that you're ambitious in your characters, but that isn't uncommon in amateurs
Except that unlike other amateurs, I am a genius.
Seriously though, I do need a more professional work ethic. But before all else I want to see what I can accomplish.everyone wants to make a comic 'epic' but
I just wanted to make something a little unprecedented in comic.
I feel compelled to see what kind of things I am able to do that others aren't. I know I am an over-ambitious fuck, but I will look down upon myself if I give up on doing to the best of my ability.
@taboo:adding so much detail
I have a tendency to fill up every centimeter of a page with lines upon lines. I think ever since I learned how to draw properly I have been accustomed to that. That's the very reason I wanted to become a comic artist in the first place. I love the process of drawing itself more than seeing the result. Looking at my own works made me feel pissed more than joy.
can you even finish a comic that's only 10-20 pages? 5 pages?
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It's not that others can't do what you're doing, it's just they chose not to. It's not like you're going to get paid for this comic anytime soon, if ever. They chose something they could handle, while holding another job, and in the end they stuck with it. Many projects started as something small, until their name got out there, and they could actually afford to draw more detailed works. If you have the money and time to actually draw as much as you want, then have at it. If you can somehow drawing as detailed as you are for every page, for your whole project, while still having a job, I look forward to reading it.
As for the boobs…add some gravity to them, it looks as if she has implants.
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This is a comic made by an amateur:
http://www.nonplayercomic.com/p/nonplayer_22.html
@DanialG:It's not that others can't do what you're doing, it's just they chose not to…
...and they could actually afford to draw more detailed works.I wasn't mentioning the level of details in drawing though. Taboo was talking about epicness.
As for the boobs…add some gravity to them, it looks as if she has implants.
Thanks.
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@the sketch: I think her shoulders are a little too large, and the area around her abdomen seems just a little too thick.
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@THE:
This is a comic made by an amateur:
http://www.nonplayercomic.com/p/nonplayer_22.htmlI wasn't mentioning the level of details in drawing though. Taboo was talking about epicness.
Thanks.
But he/she is making money off of the comic. Talking about epicness, or drawing style, you're trying to do a lot of things at once, try to start smaller. Maybe try doing a small 5page comic, in full detail. Try to see how long it takes, and see if you could keep that speed up.
Or, instead of an ongoing comic, try small chapter stories? 10-15pages for one story? Think about what you can do with the free time you have. Could you do 1page a week in full detail?
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I dn't know about the drawing technicalities but I just like how her strength in the sketch seems to be shown by the shoulders/arms instead of a heavily manly torso. You dn't like small breasts :ninja:?I think slightly smaller ones would be nicer on her though. Finally, I really like her eyes in the spoiler panel and your sig. Her as a child/early teen? her expression is so cute.
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When I say amature, I'm referring to the kind of people I'd run into in my animation classes, with these grandiose comic ideas starring: warrior girl or royal fox guy or whatever. But they spend so much time on this one thing, they never expand their writing styles or build up credibility by actually 'finishing' work.
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I came up with several ideas for some short stories. Was doing this one but I dropped mid-way because this kind of stories won't require much detailed art and won't be able to measure how much time I will need. Posting it anyway. I am trying to come up with a more action-oriented story.
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Yikes, hard on yourself much?
Sea, sweetie, I am not much of an artist, but writing I know a thing or two about–not much, but a thing or two. My advice, which you are, of course, free to disregard, comes from my heart and caring for you, so I hope you'll accept it in that light.
I suggest that as far as plot and storyline, you should concentrate on writing that with which you are familiar. I understand the concept you are going for with Ashina, and it might be a good one when all is said and done, but, at the risk of sounding old and mother-like, you are still very young, and have so much more experience to gain from living, and right now Ashina may come off as stilted and forced if only because of your lack of experience. Logic says if you can't draw on experience, then the only other source would be drawing from other artists' work, and you said yourself that you want to do something noone has ever done before. An epic like that can wait a bit. You have time on your side. I have not read a ton of manga like you, so I can only reference those I know, Oda being the most familiar to me. Oda started with a work that was based on something with which he was very familair--a little boy's fatasies about pirates. He never even attempted to make it real or true to life, only fun.
So I say write from experience. You have a tremendous amount of talent. You also have experiences that are unique to you and your life--experiences that are worthwhile as they are, just as you are. Stop trying to appear and sound older and wiser than you are--that comes with time and is earned with age and experience, not reading. You need to live a little, sweetheart. You said you lived in Hochimin City and went to school there. Tell us about life there. I have no idea what it's like, and I would be fascinated to know. People there would be glad of a chance to see that others share their pain and successes, as well, I suspect, as it's human nature to want to share experience. There are stories all around you every day. Tell us about them. Tell us about your choice to leave university--your struggle to be understood and accepted in your art by your parents--the things that touch your personal world and make you feel. If you feel it, your audience will. Unless you are a completely different person that you have said all along, I'm betting you haven't lived in a palace, nor seen many naked women standing over people with a HUGE sword. Right now try to write what you know, and strive to keep the dialog and stories genuine--maybe even based in part on actual people or situations you know or have experienced. Writing good dialog is a challenge that takes pratice, especially in a second language--it takes a little understanding and knowledge about human nature.
You are an extrememly intelligent and sensitive person, a caring friend, and a very talented artist, Sea. Make that work for you. Accept yourself--you are a wonderful person just as you are today. I recall thinking wisdom would be all complicated when I was young. That I'd need to read philosophers and study to learn it. I thought for sure that as I grew older I'd learn. In the end, what little wisdom I have acquired turns out to be so simple that it's almost too simple to accept. Learn to accept yourself as you are today–live your life fully as it is today. That's the whole thing. "Get" that, competely–understand that you are squandering the gifts you have now if you don't, and you will be in the path to something approaching wisdom. (Argh, that sounds like a greeting card, it's so cheesy, but it's true.)
Ah well. I can't find good enough words to make it clear, so I'm done I guess.
All my Love, my special internet son. I hope you find what you are searching for.
Mom
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This is why Buster is an awesome poster, a brilliant mother figure and truly wise. I am getting all starry eyed while staring at your post Mom.
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Listen to the smart lady!
I too can relate with being unsatisfied at where you're going with your work. I nearly had another breakdown just last week because my Sketchy Novels were going to go nowhere and won't really be loved outside of this community. Then Jay pretty much shook my out of it by pointing out the obvious: no one is really recognized until much later in life. I know you want to do something epic, but you will have to start off small as you let your world grow.
Now writing, that I can tell you something about. Me and Uncle Kenny, we're really serious writers (with motivation problems but we're working on that), and we've both built these really elaborate worlds….over the course of a decade or more. And you know what? Kenny actually finished his story, and even he is crumpling up the first draft and rewriting the whole damn thing. The point is that no matter how good or epic your story initially is, you will end up not being satisfied months later and will make changes. It's just a simple fact, and forcing yourself to do this epic story in one go isn't really healthy for your mind set nor will it be good if you do all that work and it falls below your expectations. Your stuff needs to grow over and over and over again. I'd go with what everyone else is saying and just do smaller stuff first to build up practice in how you draw your world. And trust me when I say you can't have too much practice. I started drawing really shitty, but in less than a year I was already accelerating in how to portray a character's eyes, mouth and body language. I still have a lot to learn when it comes to backgrounds and such, but the point still stands that sometimes you have to draw something sloppy over and over before drawing it well comes naturally to you.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to punching my motivation into high gear. I wish you luck whichever route (easy or incredibly hard) you choose.
EDIT: One important thing I forgot to add: There are hardly any original ideas left anymore! It's what you do with your ideas that count. And besides, don't feel bad about taking inspiration from others. In fact, you should do. I command you!
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Thanks everyone for your opinions.
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I don't want to brag before I get anything done but, Ashina is exactly what I do to gain experience. It's the smallest one among the three "epics" that have haunted me even in my sleeps for long, set in three different epochs, with Aledias in modern society and Evercrave in an apocalyptic future. I also have two or three pulp series in my head (The Deliverers, Genies Armageddon, etc.) And if anything Evercrave is going to be the biggest thing I will ever do in my life.
Ashina is by no mean my most original and unique idea. She is the closest to Mary Sue among my characters if anything, which is her role (Even though I do try to make her genuinely flawed). She was originally just a background for the story of Aledias, and I wanted to do a 20 pages one shot about her at best, but she grew in me so I decided to develop her stories to the extent it is now.!
Aledias was also originally just a background for Evercrave.
I felt afraid I'd die before I get those stories done, so I was always in a haste. I know Evercrave is going to take me more time to finish than One Piece would do Oda.
But I digest everyone's opinions. If anything I will make Ashina an one shot and see if things go smooth. One Piece and most huge series also started as an one shot.
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I just wanted to laugh at myself a little.
naked women standing over people with a HUGE sword.
That was supposed to be metaphoric/symbolic, in case you missed. I know Ashina is a huge pervert and quite insane, but I suppose even she wouldn't be too fond of going to the battlefield naked, outside of my wet dream.
But I get what you say.
I always try to insert my personal experience and ordinary life into my stories though. Ashina spends her youth travelling around the country, interacting with her people to gain experience.
I don't think knowledge and wisdom are for the sake of appearing knowledgeable and wise. But if I come off as such, I suppose I do need to watch my behavior more.
I will consider making something about my life. Thanks to my sister, my family agreed to let me enter art university or any university I want. I will make my decision carefully.And besides, don't feel bad about taking inspiration from others.
My main source of inspiration is real life history and events.
I wish you luck whichever route (easy or incredibly hard) you choose.
Part of the meaning of life is to face hardship, IMO. If I can choose, I choose the storm, and do what's more challenging.
I hope that doesn't sound like an old man. I have always thought I am kind of a spirited and ambitious youth, or am I?[/hide]