![]() – was inspired by the art form after watching anime and reading manga as a kid. Like many manga artists, freelance Taiwanese illustrator Han-Yuan Yu – known online as B.c.N.y. The Ocean Whisperer tells the story of a person who is able to communicate with the sea and the creatures it contains (Image credit: Han-Yuan Yu) "I think it just kind of happened through my interests.” 05. "It's not like one day I woke up and thought, ‘I want to have a manga art style' though,” she adds. Traces of these particular manga influences can clearly be seen in López's work, as she uses objects and scenes that catch her eye in everyday life. I completely adore the way they use colour and the thick line-art in their art style.” "Another one of my favourite manga artists that I discovered recently is AidaIro from Jibaku Shonen Hanako-kun. I've admired all of her work for years now and I'm amazed by all the details she puts into her characters: for example, their hair, clothing and big exaggerated eyes. "One of my biggest manga influences is Arina Tanemura. "I'm also a huge shoujo/slice of life manga fan," López explains, "and I fell in love with how easily they can portray the emotions and personality of the characters simply through their expressions. As well as being inspired by watching how the artists she looks up to work, López also cites Disney films and anime as the biggest influences on her illustrations. Spanish illustrator Laia López developed her own art style while studying fine arts at the University of Barcelona. ![]() ![]() López hasn’t put her tablet down since learning how to use it: this piece is called Liv (Image credit: Laia López) "Although my current favourite artist is Aoki Spica." 04. "My biggest influences include shoujo manga artists such as Peach-Pit, Keiko Suenobu and Koge-Donbo, she adds. At the moment she's working on Unicorn Death, a death metal shoujo manga about cute but deadly unicorn girls. Kataja's dream is to become a published comic artist. "I feel these stand in contrast to the more masculine and rugged worlds found in American comics.” "I'm drawn to manga because of the colourful and powerful femininity and cuteness that exists within the characters of the fictional worlds,” she explains. ![]() The publication, which is one of Japan's leading shoujo manga magazines, also runs a manga school programme to help train artists who are looking to be published, of which Kataja is a member. Her comic, A Maid Story, won honours in Ribon magazine's January 2019 Comic Grand Prix. And with the help of a strong social media presence (over 60,000 followers at time of writing), she's opening herself up to work by showing her audience the latest developments in her art. NYC-based artist Linnea Kataja has been pursuing a career in manga illustration ever since she graduated with a BFA in cartooning from the School of Visual Arts. Kataja's original Death-Metal Shoujo Manga, Death by Unicorn, is available to read online (Image credit: Linnea Kataja) Drawing manga is no longer a handicap, and it can take you to working on anything you want." 03. "If drawing manga was kind of problematic in the past, barriers between styles are blurred nowadays. Infante doesn't shy away from the fact that, as an art form, manga has its limitations and detractors, although he thinks that attitudes are changing. the Japanese film and animation industry was an endless source of fresh ideas and inspiration for me.” "Later on came Akira, Ghost in the Shell and Evangelion. "The action scenes and Akira Toriyama (opens in new tab)'s art style quickly got me hooked, and I spent most of my childhood just trying to copy his dynamic shapes and poses. "That show made me fall in love with comics and animation,” he reveals. Speaking of influences, Dragon Ball had a huge impact on Infante. "But no matter the job, from the way I draw hair or clothes, to how I use camera angles or even the lens flares, the manga influence is always there. "I've been obsessed with manga and anime since the 90s,” says freelance illustrator Toni Infante (opens in new tab), whose work includes illustrations and cover art for a huge variety of clients, including Warner Bros., Marvel and Apple. Infante brings his Akira-inspired manga style to projects such as this promotional art for Procreate 5 – Drifters (Image credit: Toni Infante) ![]()
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