Post your artwork (56k warning)

CM August · Post by **CM August** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 8:12 am

Made this just now.

TailsPrwr · Post by **TailsPrwr** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 12:35 pm

Kishi wrote:Yes, kindly knock off the Megatokyo shit.

This has nothing to do with Megatokyo, so stop being a wise ass.

Is the style similar? No.

What the hell do you have against it?

j-man wrote:Are you Japanese? If not, stop kidding yourself.

What the hell does my style have to do with me being Japanese? WOW, I do vertical comics! Whoopdy-fuckin' do! It doesn't mean I'm trying to be Japanese.

Thought you guys had open minds. Oh well.

Post by **Esrever** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 1:21 pm

I don't think they are talking about the vertical panel orientation. I think they are talking about the character design style -- particularly the facial expression conventions you've used -- and the character names. It's not as specifically derrivative as a comic like Megatokyo, which looks exactly like the work of one particular Japanese artist named Ken Akamatsu. But it's definitely playing in the same convention sandbox as a lot of other Japanese comics.

I'm not sure if we can really pick on folks anymore for doing this, though. Back in the day, most or all of the white kids trying to draw "manga-style" were usually embarassingly hardcore japanophiles. You had to be! Anime was still a cult thing, and only the hardcore would be familiar enough with the style to even bother trying to ape it. But these days, this Japanese stuff is everywhere. These kids are growing up watching primarily Japanese cartoons and reading Japanese comics. It's only natural that the work of a whole new generation of cartoonists is going to look like Manga by default, because that's the style they're being exposed to the most.

Neo Yi · Post by **Neo Yi** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 1:40 pm

It's only natural that the work of a whole new generation of cartoonists is going to look like Manga by default, because that's the style they're being exposed to the most.

Which is really hard on me (and I'm sure others as well) whenever I draw something that isn't suppose to be anime/manga at all, yet some random dude says it lools very anime/manga, a style of art I don't wanna overdo (since I've been cutting back on my anime watchin' and focusing more on American cartoons like the good ol' days).
~Neo

Saturnman · Post by **Saturnman** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 2:07 pm

Tough crowd.

chriscaffee · Post by **chriscaffee** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 2:29 pm

"Don't be Japanese" says the Sonic fan.

Gwilym · Post by **Gwilym** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 4:39 pm

I think it's the whole sweatdrop/veiny forehead and happy '^_^' eyes that really get my goat.

plasticwingsband · Post by **plasticwingsband** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 4:56 pm

Now I know why MISO SOUP looks familiar. It was the featured Awful Link of the Day on Something Awful a short while back.

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:25 pm

Esrever wrote:I'm not sure if we can really pick on folks anymore for doing this, though. Back in the day, most or all of the white kids trying to draw "manga-style" were usually embarassingly hardcore japanophiles. You had to be! Anime was still a cult thing, and only the hardcore would be familiar enough with the style to even bother trying to ape it. But these days, this Japanese stuff is everywhere. These kids are growing up watching primarily Japanese cartoons and reading Japanese comics. It's only natural that the work of a whole new generation of cartoonists is going to look like Manga by default, because that's the style they're being exposed to the most.

I agree. But I will still harp on his art, not because it's Japanese, but because it's bland and unoriginal.

And CM August, I love it.

Protodude · Post by **Protodude** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:31 pm

Sure, the art was pretty bland, but what I disliked about it the most was the "me too" japanese styled humor it presented.

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 6:14 pm

Protodude wrote:Sure, the art was pretty bland, but what I disliked about it the most was the "me too" japanese styled humor it presented.

I wasn't even going to talk about the comic itself, but since we're on the subject, might as well. It plays off of clichÃƒÂ©s, and the characters are fairly two-dimensional. I'd go as far as to call them static, but that would require a general idea of their personalities, which is not really defined beyond "pathetic, male" and "violent, sociopathic female", as well as "intelligent and more or less not having a defined gender". There are almost no redeeming qualities.
No effort whatsoever. D-

CM August · Post by **CM August** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 6:27 pm

Baba O'Reily wrote:And CM August, I love it.

Thanks, Baba. I should probably work on my timing more, so it's not posted at the arse end of an argument.

Ritz · Post by **Ritz** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 7:32 pm

Yeah CM, it's great. Reminds me of K. Rool from Donky Kong Country 2.

chriscaffee · Post by **chriscaffee** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 11:24 pm

Blunderbuss wins.

CM August · Post by **CM August** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 12:55 am

He may be from the SatAM cartoon, but Cluck was awesome.

Double-S- · Post by **Double-S-** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 12:00 pm

plasticwingsband wrote:Now I know why MISO SOUP looks familiar. It was the featured Awful Link of the Day on Something Awful a short while back.

Hey, I remember that. It must have been a while ago, then, since I haven't checked SA in a long time.

DarkPrime · Post by **DarkPrime** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 12:22 pm

Yeah, I can't find it in the front page archives. Anyone got a link?

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 12:35 pm

What I like the most about CM's work is the shading. Very tasteful and radawesome.

Gwilym · Post by **Gwilym** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 12:49 pm

CM, darken it down. It's light enough to be a watermark.

CM August · Post by **CM August** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 7:24 pm

Tell me about it. I have a fear of screwing up my own work; I'm shit-scared of inking things since even my own handwriting comes out a wobbly mess. Also, the best pen I own is a biro.

It's not a decent excuse, but yeah. I'll print out a copy and go from there, methinks.

Omni Hunter · Post by **Omni Hunter** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 7:31 pm

If you have image editor software just increase the contrast, that should make it clearer.

CM August · Post by **CM August** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:39 am

Thanks, Omni. Gwilym, your wish has been fulfilled.

CM August · Post by **CM August** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:39 am

Enjoy this.

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:55 pm

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:34 pm

Jesus Baba, she's SIX!