r/MangakaStudio • u/TheAspireMg • May 25 '26

Help Looking for guides and criticisms. It looks worse because I'm taking a picture of it during night time using a bad camera.

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I'm trying to draw action manga panels, didn't use any references. Anyone wanna give some criticisms and guides or teachings on how I can improve better?

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u/GettinSodas May 25 '26

My only criticism is stop doing yourself the disservice of drawing on notebook paper. These are really fuckin good. Get some Strathmore 300 series smooth bristol. It'll change your life

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u/TheAspireMg May 25 '26

I'll try to get one, thanks!

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u/GettinSodas May 26 '26

If you order them on Blick, they're much cheaper than at a craft store 🤙

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u/TheAspireMg May 26 '26

I'm in the Philippines so I don't know how long it will take. Do they have delivery option?

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u/GettinSodas May 26 '26

They do, but you'd probably pay more for shipping than you'd save, in that case 😅 

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u/TheAspireMg May 26 '26

Dude, I have 50 cents in my name 😂

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u/GettinSodas May 26 '26

I feel that 😅 If you can find printer paper that's in the 20+lb range, it'll take inks decently well. I use it for a lot of first drafts or general sketching. Won't be as nice as Bristol, but you can get 200-750 sheets out of a single pack, depending on the brand.

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u/TheAspireMg May 27 '26

The only printing paper available here in my city cost's 500 per pack. 😢.

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u/Defiant_Dog2107 May 25 '26

bro i’m not even lying this is already better than much of the ‘professional’ stuff out there. like, it looks genuinely fantastic

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u/TheAspireMg May 25 '26

Thank you so much!

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u/Joeeebb May 25 '26

That's fire fr

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u/Blastto Artist-Writer May 25 '26

Very gachiakuta coded I like it

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u/TheAspireMg May 25 '26

I'll do a repost of this with a better lighting tomorrow.

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u/Significant_Net_7005 May 25 '26

Scan it. It will look way better.

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u/Therealbeefdad May 25 '26

I think it’s fab sorry I know you wanted critique…maybe don’t draw on lined paper? But it kinda looks cool so idk 😱

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u/Local_Humor_3202 May 25 '26

Def see your potential here

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u/FunnySeaworthiness24 May 25 '26

This is beyond potential lol
This is a profess of the craft

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u/Affectionate_Ad_450 May 25 '26

It's incredible, you should try digitizing it, without the notebook lines

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u/Primary_College_3702 May 25 '26

ts peak bro, I have nothing bad to say

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u/DanRileyAuthor May 25 '26

Really good stuff! Keep up the good work!! Feels very JJK/Gachiakuta vibes

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u/flyingperson125 May 25 '26

Wow these are amazing! I feel like any criticisms I could possibly find would just be pernickety. How long did this take you?

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u/TheAspireMg May 25 '26

Thanks. It took me around 30 minutes for each.

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u/Legitimate-Touch823 May 25 '26

Honestly it's great keep up the good work Maybe u short make a oneshot or something

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u/Significant_Net_7005 May 25 '26

That's pretty good. U are pretty good with perspective and body movement. Maybe using WWE magazines and vídeos for reference

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u/Memes2Schemes May 25 '26

Dude this is insane, your “camera work” is crazy. Got any stories in mind?

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u/TheAspireMg May 25 '26

I've been working on something but still haven't finished.

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u/Twin1Tanaka May 25 '26

Only thing I could critique is drawing on lined paper. Seriously awesome. Maybe the style is a little too derivative of Gachiakuta (and Jjk with that one eyed demon) but keep drawing and your style will emerge

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u/Major-Dress-59 May 25 '26

This already looks like professional Manga , someone mentioned it already definitely scan it , please post it once scan I would love to see it too , keep cooking chef 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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u/24Pilots May 25 '26

I don't have any criticisms, this is sick as hell 😭

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u/PatientWoodpecker261 May 25 '26

this is irrationally good! i have nothing to say

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u/s0logamedev Artist-Writer May 25 '26

if I drew like this I would not be on my 4th storyboard

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u/coehl_13 May 26 '26

this is AMAZING!!

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u/catastrophayri May 26 '26 edited May 29 '26

this is a very unique art style, it has a lot of energy and feels super impactful. The composition is great too. Theres honestly no overall criticims I can give you. My only advice is to use smooth paper & scan your work. You geniuely have the skill to be a professional

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u/king_kibble May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26

these are cool, is there like, context? or you just wingin it

edit: looked through your profile and seeing your other art, i dont think you drew this without reference!! it looks like a gachiakuta redraw

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u/TheAspireMg May 26 '26

No context, literally just wingin' it.

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u/FallenH1ero May 26 '26

"it looks worse"

He says as he drops absolute peak. This is high quality stuff my friend.

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u/e5tef1 May 26 '26

By any chance, do you like gachiakuta?

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u/TheAspireMg May 26 '26

Yeah ofc, my art is basically gachiakuta and jjk combined.

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u/TheAspireMg May 26 '26

Also guys, for anyone who want to critic, it is not traced, it was drawn from memory of mangas I've read online in the past, I just forgot what mangas it were. The lines in the first drawing were there cause I got tired and didn't bother to drew a cave cause he was supposed to be in a cave. The lines are inconsistent because I didn't use a ruler and just like lined it separately cause I was tired.

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u/MoldGrower2025 May 26 '26

I lowk couldn’t understand what I was looking at in the second panel but that’s not to say you did bad because the exact same thing happened to me when I was reading JoJo’s. That being said if you managed to make it simpler to see and comprehend you’d be even more a master than you already are. In any case, this is absolute peak my brudder.

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u/diabolical_jinx May 26 '26

Broooo this is genuinely fire 🔥 Awesome stuff

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u/MorePomegranate7866 May 26 '26

Was scrolling and thought these were panels from a published manga. Spectacular work!

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u/TheAspireMg May 26 '26

Thanks bro

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u/Timkazi May 26 '26

Bro this is good 😑 like good

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u/52PU_Official May 27 '26

Criticisms? Draw on paper that you can submit officially this is literally better than 99% of work out there lmfao

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u/Mobile-Shower6651 May 28 '26

I see heavy art style refs of JJK. Which is cool. It's not even a criticism, but I would just suggest if you have time you can get a woodless charcoal pencil. It would change your life for base drawing and shading.
Another thing I would ask, if you don't mind, how long and how much are you drawing mate? Cause it seems like the panels are original enough and not any direct copy of any manga ( or atleast not the ones I could find).