ART & COMIC STUDIES

PEAK action scenes. raw energy amplified by fluid & raw linework.. the right amount of exaggeration, doesn't feel jarring. smooth strokes and flow.
storyboarding, directing, and pacing is immersive and nail-biting!
semi-realistic. anatomically correct/believable and pleasing to the eyes, a mix of figure & gesture drawing.
consistent art style... NOT STIFF.
we can see the artist is having fun drawing! not dull / repeating similar angles or boring poses.
REAL P

#lighting #moody #composition #shot-types studies

beautiful panelling, lighting, and composition.
very atmospheric.
pretty + anatomically pleasing art style.
also: EMOTIONS / expressions.

it's THAT good! the type where I keep coming back to look at my screenshot even after hours...
the type that makes me so pumped to draw / re-draw.

i always admire the #visual storytelling and #directing style of this webtoon!!
the storyboarding, pacing, panelling, and everything else is so good! especially the epic, folkloric fantasy parts... so good!!!
makes the story even more engaging and enjoyable to read.

also have some interesting long shots to study from.

AYEEEE hand-drawn!!!!
the artist's perseverance to draw such detailed panels with sheer drawing & painting skills instead of 3D materials like most webtoons... wow.

pretty face. pretty art style. pretty brush for the colors.

but the #key shots are sooo goood, so study worthy!!! like watching stills from an expensive movie!!

the artstyle feels like action shonen/seinen from YLAB studio.

best part: NOT STIFF!
we can see the artist always tries to make the drawing fun and experimental, and i like it when authors do that!!

this artist is especially playing with the unusual but well-executed gestures, facial expressions, and especially the clothing!
damnnn the most satisfying & stimulating clothing folds/shading i've ever seen.
makes me wanna draw and learn in specific how they approach the cloth rendering!

i love the minimalistic(?) but also very ambient approach on the background—emphasizing colors on the characters instead, while the background is mood/tone instead of colors.
also so much pretty, feely, dreamy shots.

not exactly atmospheric but the art direction is TOP NOTCH, literally study-materials worthy! the art style, the character designs, the coloring & rendering, the textures, the effects, the assets used, the boss monster designs, the composition of the action scenes, even the typesetting... everything is so well-done, elaborated, and visually appealing!! it's so good!!!

don't really wanna put toxic smutty rapey thing here but gotta admit around the mid part... the art is INSANE.

anatomy, pretty face, expressions, definition, colors & rendering, even the flow of gestures are so good.

usually the emphasis on pretty anatomy & pretty face like BL artstyles make the art feels stiff but this one is not! it's rather balanced with good amount of believable exaggeration.

it's kizu natsuki / gusari.
what else do i need to say?
she's always very good with heart-wrenching, atmospheric, indie-style drama augh.
composition, panelling, camera work, pacing... UGH. everything screams FEELINGS.

slowburn.
characters, plot, and the story itself isn't worth investing that much... but the art does feel like watching an atmospheric, well-directed drama.
the blue-tinted "filter", man...