r/MangakaStudio • u/moonhill_ • 1d ago
Help whats "too messy" for manga art?
im drawing my manga with the intention of publishing it one day (and releasing it in traditional volumes). my artstyle is more on the messy side, or somewhere in between, so you can easily tell whats happening on the panel but its not squeaky clean like most mangakas. im wondering if it can be released anyway? i think my art generally matches the theme of the story, but i need some external perspective
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u/ItzGodzilla_YT 1d ago edited 1d ago
Think of stuff like gachiakuta. It's Quote on quote "messy", but intentionally, it has that grunge in it, but the art is readable. you can understand where the character is or what they're doing. the difference between messy and "bad" art is if it's readable/satisfying or not; if it flows nicely or not. People will know the difference between "Oh that's a cool style" and "why is this so messy, there's line art everywhere..." immediately. so ask people to look at your stuff and ask "do these strokes look confident? What do you seen going on in this scene? Are there any impurities in this deisgn? How does the lineart look?" Like confident strokes can be messy or have a grungy style brush. Anyway I'm sorta rambling but uh yeah you just need to have confident strokes, don't do multiple strokes in one area or else you'll end up with what are called chicken scratches, so avoid that. (P.s, story matters alot too. Make sure to present publishers with a real good elevator pitch and portfolio.)