✦ redrawing my old art + discussing why anime isn’t considered “real art” ✦

[@adorabao.studio]

Yassssss. I grew up on anime and manga. Loved magical Girl series and I would draw magical girl outfits I wanted. I learned so much about drawing clothes and poses. I tried later in high school to move towards realism because it was "art". But after years of blending the 2, I realized that realism was good to learn for a foundation, but drawing in an anime-ish style has ultimately given me more creativity, and more value into finding my own style of drawing. Now I wouldn't consider my style super anime or super realistic, but somewhere in between.

[@lemongacha]

ooh i love this!! i kinda had the same experience, a lot of people still see “anime” when they see my style but my art is also “normal passing” which is helpful for school assignments😭

[@Zumirow]

that line work... daaaaamn, that's so satisfying, and beautiful

[@toetoni123]

That's so obnoxious that your classmate criticized your art when you literally didn't ask for them to comment. 🙄 So uncalled for! I would honestly be so insulted if someone said that especially after asking for my sketchbook 😂 As someone also in art school, I also feel a sort of embarrassment with my base skill starting from drawing anime, but like you said, it actually opened up so much expression and personality in my art even though it's not entirely anime anymore!

[@WildArtistsl]

Man i miss your sketchbook, draw with you videos with you. Before I listen to the essay I just want to say for a long time Japanese or any eastern story telling that wasn't Americanism was and still is very villainized because it uses unique storytelling (Kishotenkentsu) that isn't plot driven but focuses on world building and its characters

[@lemongacha]

this explains so much!!! thank you so much for sharing I’ll definitely have to look more into that :-O also will for sure make more sketchbook videos soon!!

[@WildArtistsl]

@@lemongacha ❤️

[@jouusta]

your voice is so soothing and your art is so PRETTY!!! i also agree with p much everything you said regarding the respect of anime styles, even as someone who usually prefers western stylization. its such a shame that any piece with that style doesnt get the recognition it deserves. with that being said, a whole generation of kids in the west who were raised on anime are about to enter the art industry and i feel like there's going to be a bit more respect for it going forward. im really only familiar with the animation side of the art world, but a LOT of animation projects in recent years have had references or obvious inspirations from anime, which makes me happy. i cant speak for the fashion or fine art worlds, though 😭😭

[@lemongacha]

omg thank you for sharing your thoughts!! honestly i’ve definitely seen an uptick in anime becoming more relevant in the western sphere which is super cool - glad that there may be less stigmatization of it in the future :-)

[@livflr]

Anime is what got me into drawing so of course I'll never say that it's not real art. I actually used to be very pissed at art teachers when they said that. However, I'm so glad that I'm out of my "anime phase" because I was at point where I wasn't making any progress anymore. I would only draw anime girls and everytime someone would tell me to learn other things I would be upset. I totally understand wanting to draw stylised art only, and it's totally ok to draw anime style, but it's impossible to do that without learning the other techniques. After realising that my art progressed so much faster because I was finally trying new things, getting out of my comfort zone and actually learning the fundamentals of arts that would allow me to later draw in a more stylised way. Anime is great to start drawing but it's important to eventually learn all the different ways to draw

[@lemongacha]

this is so true too!! i’ve definitely “left” my phase as well (aka when i solely did anime art and nothing else) and i agree that it’s definitely more limiting, especially if you want to become a well rounded artist, i think stylized art tends to plateau off at a certain skill level if that makes sense

[@keepyourshoesathedoor]

I’m assuming your new style is semi realistic but has some anime elements to it?

[@livflr]

@ yeah pretty much! But I also like to paint and do completely different things, I’m still experimenting

[@jamilla8588]

your lineart is so satisfying to watch! love the way you vary the line width, and seeing your pen movements/marks.

[@thefrogoftheforestYT]

I love your art and am very excited because I am the first one to comment 😂

[@hannahsart7792]

Really pretty! I love your art style!

[@keepyourshoesathedoor]

They say some excuse that a lot of children artists don’t have the anatomy skills to make it work and it usually looks terrible, which is just silly because most young artists, regardless of style, don’t have good anatomy skills. It just is kind of telling that anime/manga is much more complex than being bad art because the teachers usually can’t look at a reference the child has and correct it. A lot of people think people’s styles are awful because of the exaggerated anatomy and automatically assume the artist can’t draw or doesn’t know proper anatomy and the only way to get out of it is to have a Picasso card and draw “realistically.”

[@ChantelleArts]

Really enjoyed listening to your thoughts, I'd easily watch more videos like this ❤

[@L4NEGXCHA]

Your art is gorgeous!! I’ve been working on my drawings but can’t seem to get it down 🤪

[@Evelynn501]

Loved this video !! So relaxing and I agree on so many points !! and would thousand percent love an Asmr 3 hour version of this!!

[@Gleamiarts]

4:57 amogus? Edit: it came out stunning 😍 i love all the details and frills you added

[@danasa4994]

Good one! I enjoyed it thoroughly and learned some of your art techniques on top of that too ❤

[@minsugamaxsalt]

So pretty ❤

[@moritakaishida7963]

Wether people realise it or not, id argue people saying anime isnt real art is actually kinda racist and western centric in its own way, people are looking at an art style that belongs to another culture, art that has made people, laugh, cry, has had so much influence...but "its not art" because its the weird japanese drawings with big eyes and multicoloured hair 🤡

[@keepyourshoesathedoor]

It definitely has racist elements to it, but I’d argue that the people that critique it heavily like teachers don’t know anything about it and just see mid art from their students. Now the people who make the curriculum and have say what is art for schools and what should go in a teacher portfolio is probably racist, especially considering that going in depth with other cultural art (that the people don’t consider sacred) is looked down upon.

[@King_Eris]

i thought this was famous lol also nice among us