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Published: 2014-07-11 15:43:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 3283; Favourites: 146; Downloads: 0
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making bio pieces for all of the main/important characters of the manga currently ongoing... this one is for Kei, the OC primary character of my BL/yaoi manga Knives & Cigarettes. the others will be available shortly on my Patreon for those supporting my manga, including bio/infos for Kazuo, Jirou, Midori, and others (maybe even Jiraiya,
) and ofc those for the Bastard Prince manga also~! following the bios will be more info on the influences for the designs/characaters and concept arts too.
my BL manga are moving to Tapastic! find the regular versions here:
-------> "Bastard Prince" and "Knives & Cigarettes" mangas <-------
or you can support me $1 on Patreon for the uncut version, plus extra BL arts, wallpapers, process and other perks:
-----> Ikeyasu's Patreon <------
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thank you! ^^
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you are very welcome :3Β
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that sounds ooo like a manga I'd love to read *__*
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It has started on IB if you would like to read as I make it: ^^ www.inkblazers.com/manga-and-cβ¦
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I can't ebcause of the Mature Content tag o.o
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if you make a free account on Inkblazers, then you can toggle the mature content filter on or off. ^^
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oh, and if you add it to your bookshelf on your account there it will automatically notify your email when there are updates to the manga.
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moar updates soon on Inkblazers! Β Β
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that emote is awesome. x)
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PFFFFF that emote is perfect XD
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Oh my god, you couldn't have made me more interested in this story if you tried!
I swear, I am catching up on both of your manga this weekend, and I cannot wait to see how things play out with Kei.
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you're like my most enthusiastic fan RF! Β Β maybe I'll try to get in a extra update over the weekend on K&C, just for you
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*Squee!* You...you'd do that...for me? *Glomps* Β Awww...even if you don't manage to get another update in there, that's alright. I'm just stoked to see what I've missed since going away.
And any time, dahlin', anytime!
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I wish I could work on both of them more, or maybe I just need to get faster... I'm not doing anything else tonight so I can plot out the next page for K&C since BP got all the attention lately. . . I think this is why it takes so much time, I haven't had chance yet to do the page roughs for either of them, even though the stories and script for both of them are already done the page rough layouts aren't so I do them as I go.
or maybe I'm just a slowass xD
I noticed I seem to put more time in on the pages than maybe I should but, I don't want to look back on it and hate my work later, you know? or look at it and think I've gotta redraw it because I skimped on the art or the design. (which I'm susceptible to doing >.>)
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Hey, to each their own methods, right? I like the fact that you're meticulous with your work. It may take longer, but the pay-off is well worth it, really. 
Honestly, that makes perfect senseΒ to me; I mean, you'll still notice a difference between your work from say...oh, a year ago, and now, but at least you can say, with confidence, that whatever you did beforehand, you gave it your all; whatever progress you make from there only further complements that.
Besides, what better way to keep your fans on the edge of their seats,Β then to make them earn those next pages a little? 
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I get some compliments on it so I figure it's appreciated I take the extra time to try to be cinematic or set the scene or whatever. one thing that always bothered me is how in long manga series the artist sometimes begins at a much lower art level than they end up at by the finish~ it's inevitable I guess, and not that it bothers me that other artists get better as they go, but more that I didn't want to start out rushing and sketching only to eventually decide to be careful and have this huge quality disparity. I sure hope I do get better, mind you... but at the same time I don't want to start off not spending time with it only to become a freak for detail, and people be like "huh, was this artist drawing with his ass at the start?!"
yeah, as long as I'm trying the best I can I can't expect more than that of myself.
ah he was always to make dramatic entrances, so you can be assured of his character and impression. you'll probably be calling me a sadist even more soon XD Β
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I know exactly what you mean; there are artists on here that I really like, but you can see such a massive difference from their early pages, to now...and I know a couple of those have expressed a dislike for their earlier work, and have wanted to update it (fortunately these are fan comics, so any original work they do after the fact should greatly benefit from this growth period).
Lmao! I doubt anyone will say that of your work; once again, I can't help admiring you for how hard you are on yourself, even though your work is downright brilliant. 
Damn right, I will be! I'm calling you one again, now! Must you torture me so with these juicy little tidbits? 
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yea, think it's a condition of some artists, some have to take the old work outside and set fire to it... but I know this stuff I put online is potentially somewhere for as long as the internet is around. not long back I saw this discussion by two people about Shingeki no Kyojin's author/artist and were like "hey, did you see what that artist used to draw like?" and posted a bunch of links to some of the artist's earliest works... I think this was to encourage newer artists to see that nobody starts out perfect but I saw it and thought sh*t, I draw badly or poorly and if I ever get somewhere with my stuff someone's gonna wave it around full view like a goofy high school mugshot XD
thank you. I know I've still got a long way to go before I'll feel like I deserve any kind of kudos, I think the proof of that might be in how many people think the manga are worth reading. in art terms I still feel like a beginner~ it's so weird. I mean I'm not but I still feel like one. it'd be nice if that went away some point but, it's pretty useful because it makes me think there's things I'm missing out on knowing, so I go search out more knowledge.
anyone who is curious about Kazuo is gonna be unduly tortured in this book, but they'll also be rewarded as well, I think.
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Now I'm curious to see what the Attack on Titan creator's work was like, before; even if it was terrible, I think I would take the inspirational value from it, over all else--after all, I think the artwork for it is amazing, now.
Aww, I can understand that; it's actually a really good thing that you maintain your modesty, yet, at the same time, you're definitely worthy of the praise. I like the fact that you still approach it like you're new to it. It will keep you from becoming stagnant, after all; hopefully you'll reach a sort of equilibrium, where you feel a bit more comfortable with it, while still maintaining that thirst for knowledge and improvement.
Lol! As long as our suffering isn't in vain, I guess you can be forgiven. Β
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I can't remember where it was I saw this, might have been Crunchyroll, but that's probably way buried in my temp files to find now... but the artwork of the author wasn't so bad, was just simpler, more basic as you'd expect if they started drawing that way. pretty different in style to how he draws now if the poster was correctly posting old work that was his - I didn't see much similarity tbh.
it's good to know that other artists or writers are human too and they weren't born perfect or just able to do all this stuff.
I do wonder what artists think who I admire, or people will a lot of skill... when they get to a point where they know they are successful do they feel like they are totally vindicated or comfortable with that? or does it always feel like it does now, which is for me like, not quite knowing how a piece is gonna turn out. from what I understand from reading interviews with some of these people it looks like most of them never feel like a "master", so... I better get used to the idea. someone I know who is more accomplished than me was like "does it feel easy now? uh, no. it's the same, you just get faster at some things, but you never feel like you know it all". if all this stuff is true then the state of being creative is always gonna be like a state of uncertainty. but you can call yourself an "artist" the moment you start thinking seriously about being one (include writers in that).
don't worry, I actually like drawing him the most, even if he's not supposed to be in one part of it I've found ways to put him in there
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It is. Realizing they are every bit as human as we are gives us hope for our own aspirations. I mean, I know it's silly--of course they're human, and of course we know that--but seeing the skills they have while we're just starting can be a bit daunting, so to know they come from humble beginnings as well certainly does help a great deal.
I like that; uncertainty can be a pain in the ass, but I like the fact that it keeps us honest, keeps us humble. Heh, funny you should say that--I didn't feel like I deserved the title of "writer" until I started making a true, genuine effort with my own work.
Hahahahaha! Dare I say Kazuo is a favourite of your brain children? They say we're not supposed to play favourites, but, well....it's harder than it seems. 
Hmm...it will be interesting, seeing how your story unfolds.
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it's inspirational, pretty much :>
with the art, people around me kind of equate it with financial success~ like, if it doesn't make a "good" living then you're just another wannabe. which isn't true if you read about most artists who are well-known... either got famous after being dead or else worked their asses off most of their lives to get where they are, so I kind of expect that. but I've always thought of myself as an artist the moment I started using it to earn a living. with the *books* I think of myself as an author or a writer more, and I've never been able to call myself that till now (or mangaka, although that literally kind of means like an expert or skilled person, and I'm totally not >.>). thanks, btw! there's a lot about what I'm doing that I have total uncertainty on, where it will lead... but I'm at a point where I don't care I just want to do. if good stuff comes of it, awesome. if nothing comes of it, at least I'll have no regrets about not "trying". ^^ the title starts - I reckon - the minute you take the work seriously and want to create a quality piece of work. any other kinds of definitions of artists or writers just seem like people's own opinions talking.
haha, he's the most like myself in personality I guess, I can understand his outlook more than I do that of certain other characters. he's kind of an ass sometimes but ultimately he still makes a lot of sense to me as a person. it's the other characters who are a bit more screwed up than he is, despite his background. I have to be careful about favoritizing him though like you said. the others are just as important, else you could just make a story about that one character! I know here I'm making a story about two guys (well, three) who have reasons for being in each other's lives, it basically about how one affects the other and vice versa, and maybe it leads to disaster and maybe it doesn't. I think you need to ensure all your characters have a solid foundation for who they are and what they do and not just one or two characters having that. everyone has to be accounted for. Β Β
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OHHHHHHHH MY GOODNESS This sounds amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing!!!!!
I read the first couple of pages of Knives and Cigarettes and have been waiting for a larger portion to have come out.
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thank you! Β I'm glad you like the sounds of it... :> sorry for the speed of the updates for now... things are slower than I would like due to updating two manga simultaneously... if I were to gather more support for these via the Patreon I know they would be done faster but we will see how that goes. ^^
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