At least she's trying, unlike a lot of people over there

( SuperMatt, Tue 26 Aug 2008, 20:39, archived)

True.
She can be really trying at times.
( BraynDedd Natasha Kaplinsky's labia majora, Tue 26 Aug 2008, 20:41, archived)

No she's not.
She's got no drive to improve. She just posts the same shit over and over again.
( Bob Todd whee, Tue 26 Aug 2008, 20:45, archived)

That's because her shitty stuff is bought by idiots on the internet who secretly want to rape and murder her.

( BraynDedd Natasha Kaplinsky's labia majora, Tue 26 Aug 2008, 20:46, archived)

It actually sells?
D:
( Bob Todd whee, Tue 26 Aug 2008, 20:48, archived)

Apparently.

( BraynDedd Natasha Kaplinsky's labia majora, Tue 26 Aug 2008, 20:48, archived)

^This.
She needs a lot more practice. Don't get me wrong, I do like manga. I just find her drawings lack some of the basics like the impression of any actions for example. Her characters all seem static... unless that is what she is trying to portray. If that is the case then I really don't get emo-manga.
( Templeton Blah, blah, blah..., Tue 26 Aug 2008, 20:49, archived)

It's not even manga, really.
I think she's fallen into the trap of thinking 'If I draw anime/manga I don't have to study anatomy'. A lot of people don't realise that the best manga artists learn to draw realistically first, then learn to distort and simplify.

EDIT: But yes, they are painfully static. I was trying to draw dynamic poses even when I was 12.
( Bob Todd whee, Tue 26 Aug 2008, 20:52, archived)

That's why I gave up and just draw my rabbit.
I was sneaky at her age when I did art at school - I did mainly sci-fi stuff and worked with either oil pastels or inks (I fear that my mum may still have the offending items). It managed to disguise how crap my work was like a treat. I still can't go near watercolours without having a fit though.
( Templeton Blah, blah, blah..., Tue 26 Aug 2008, 20:58, archived)