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Summer Blossom Shenanigans
Brojack
Hey hey! Brojack here - voice actor, animator, and occasional artist. I like to make amateur manga in the Shônen genre, this includes my long-running series 'Silver Cross', and the more accessible one-shot, 'Dragonex'. Please let me know what you think of my work!
I also make animations that totally bastardise games, anime, whatever I feel like. You can check those out on my newgrounds page here:
https://brojack.newgrounds.com/movies/
email: brojanimation@gmail.com
I also make animations that totally bastardise games, anime, whatever I feel like. You can check those out on my newgrounds page here:
https://brojack.newgrounds.com/movies/
email: brojanimation@gmail.com
Genre
- fantasy
- shonen
- action
Capacity
2
Day /
weeks
Charging
$2 for Black/white, $5 for colour, and $10 for a manga page!
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Still steadily inking every day! Medibangs in a bit of a slog but with all these contests I'm excited to see people's work! I'm sure there will be some amazing submissions! Keep working hard, everyone!!!
Here's some sketches I did on breaks, I'm almost halfway done inking but I wanted to post something! I dont know, I'd expect most people have stopped waiting for my manga by now, since it's been months. I too thought id be done by now... in fact the original deadline was march... but im a beginner so it really doesn't impact my success... I'm just glad to still be working hard on it! I know I'm slow. Thank you so much for supporting me! Have a good night and keep drawing!
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Still steadily inking every day! Medibangs in a bit of a slog but with all these contests I'm excited to see people's work! I'm sure there will be some amazing submissions! Keep working hard, everyone!!!
Here's some sketches I did on breaks, I'm almost halfway done inking but I wanted to post something! I dont know, I'd expect most people have stopped waiting for my manga by now, since it's been months. I too thought id be done by now... in fact the original deadline was march... but im a beginner so it really doesn't impact my success... I'm just glad to still be working hard on it! I know I'm slow. Thank you so much for supporting me! Have a good night and keep drawing!
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Still steadily inking every day! Medibangs in a bit of a slog but with all these contests I'm excited to see people's work! I'm sure there will be some amazing submissions! Keep working hard, everyone!!!
Here's some sketches I did on breaks, I'm almost halfway done inking but I wanted to post something! I dont know, I'd expect most people have stopped waiting for my manga by now, since it's been months. I too thought id be done by now... in fact the original deadline was march... but im a beginner so it really doesn't impact my success... I'm just glad to still be working hard on it! I know I'm slow. Thank you so much for supporting me! Have a good night and keep drawing!
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It's been a while.
And I'm working on a new one-shot at the moment.
The theme this time is heroism and what that really means.
Trying to get in with some publishers, so I'm planning to submit this to Saturday-AM's 'Summer of Manga' competition (if I can get it done on time), but it'd be good to enter it into the MCPO contest as well.
Saturday-AM have an absolutely crippling 22-page limit; combining that with my baffling inability to write shorter scripts and the fact that I'm limiting the number of panels per page that I draw to stop them getting as cluttered as they used to means that there's quite a lot that I'm unhappy about with the storyboard and the script.
But I'm using this to practice drawing new things in new settings, and I've especially been working on page composition and the flow of the pages as a whole, rather than as a sequence of disconnected panels.
I'd really love some feedback when it's (eventually) done, but in the meantime, here are some character designs for the one-shot!
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It's been a while.
And I'm working on a new one-shot at the moment.
The theme this time is heroism and what that really means.
Trying to get in with some publishers, so I'm planning to submit this to Saturday-AM's 'Summer of Manga' competition (if I can get it done on time), but it'd be good to enter it into the MCPO contest as well.
Saturday-AM have an absolutely crippling 22-page limit; combining that with my baffling inability to write shorter scripts and the fact that I'm limiting the number of panels per page that I draw to stop them getting as cluttered as they used to means that there's quite a lot that I'm unhappy about with the storyboard and the script.
But I'm using this to practice drawing new things in new settings, and I've especially been working on page composition and the flow of the pages as a whole, rather than as a sequence of disconnected panels.
I'd really love some feedback when it's (eventually) done, but in the meantime, here are some character designs for the one-shot!
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> Brojack Yeah, I think we are very similar in our workflow. Haha I definitely do my best after I've been sitting at my desk for at least 2 or 3 hours. And I will spend 4-7 hours on a single panel- just to sketch it, no less- I am not kidding you. Sometimes I start and after hours of drawing and erasing I still have a blank page in front of me. I understand that struggle completely. Makes me think I could never be a mangaka in Japan bahahaha It's definitely hard to juggle drawing with other commitments too. But getting your degree is a big thing that takes a lot of time and effort, so I think it's awesome that you're working hard doing something that important! Seems like you're not at all slacking off, but I do hope things calm down enough for you to be able to draw! Sometimes our output ebbs and flows, but if we are working on anything at all we might be gaining life experience we can use, so despite the frustration we dont need to pressure ourselves! That's how I try and think about it.
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> Nass Thanks for the link! I'll read through it when I get a moment. I know what you mean about it taking longer than you thought, happens to me all the time. I'm not really the kind of guy that can just sit down for 5 minutes and produce my best work. Being able to sit down for hours at a time and really get in the zone is how I prefer to work. I've just got so much work to do for my degree right now that I barely even have the time to play video games, much less draw. I'm gonna work on managing my schedule a little better so I have more time. I also feel like I draw a lot slower than most people. Just drawing a page in pencil (not including things like storyboarding, inking, etc.) can take me anywhere between 4-7 hours, which seems like a really long time!
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oh_dnHJYeJSjdI6HegUSpQZmIVCUdLGmD4yvgdLCgLg/edit?usp=drivesdk Here it is! Sorry if any parts are unclear, but i followed the posts pretty closely in the order i wrote everything. Ive been having my timetables pushed back by stuff too lately, and especially hard is when you have time to draw but it takes longer than you thought it would. That's happened to me a lot. So, do you only work well when you have time to sit down and really focus for a few hours, or are you able to squeeze in drawing time while eating or something? Ive carried my art on lots of outings and trips and that always helped!
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> Nass Hey, they show up as links for me, so all good! Yeah it majorly sucks, don't think I'm going to be able to get it done in the time I wanted to (and it's only 22 pages as well), but I'm looking forward to when I'll have more time to draw. Yeah, I wouldn't mind looking at that script actually, it might help me out!
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One more page to sketch then on to inks! There are so many people who have been patient waiting for this oneshot as i got slower and slower, but i hope its worth it because i have been painstaking in my effort to improve and make every page better than the last. I love this manga so much! All of my love, attention, and patience has gone to developing the art and making constant revisions but i have loved it every step of the way, even tho i got frustrated to tears many times. I took so long and sometimes a couple days went between pages. Some panels have taken me five hours to do. 72 pages and every panel has my emotion in it. I truly love this world and its characters more than any other ive done. Im so excited to share it with you all!!
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It's been a while.
And I'm working on a new one-shot at the moment.
The theme this time is heroism and what that really means.
Trying to get in with some publishers, so I'm planning to submit this to Saturday-AM's 'Summer of Manga' competition (if I can get it done on time), but it'd be good to enter it into the MCPO contest as well.
Saturday-AM have an absolutely crippling 22-page limit; combining that with my baffling inability to write shorter scripts and the fact that I'm limiting the number of panels per page that I draw to stop them getting as cluttered as they used to means that there's quite a lot that I'm unhappy about with the storyboard and the script.
But I'm using this to practice drawing new things in new settings, and I've especially been working on page composition and the flow of the pages as a whole, rather than as a sequence of disconnected panels.
I'd really love some feedback when it's (eventually) done, but in the meantime, here are some character designs for the one-shot!
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> Brojack Yeah, I think we are very similar in our workflow. Haha I definitely do my best after I've been sitting at my desk for at least 2 or 3 hours. And I will spend 4-7 hours on a single panel- just to sketch it, no less- I am not kidding you. Sometimes I start and after hours of drawing and erasing I still have a blank page in front of me. I understand that struggle completely. Makes me think I could never be a mangaka in Japan bahahaha It's definitely hard to juggle drawing with other commitments too. But getting your degree is a big thing that takes a lot of time and effort, so I think it's awesome that you're working hard doing something that important! Seems like you're not at all slacking off, but I do hope things calm down enough for you to be able to draw! Sometimes our output ebbs and flows, but if we are working on anything at all we might be gaining life experience we can use, so despite the frustration we dont need to pressure ourselves! That's how I try and think about it.
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> Nass Thanks for the link! I'll read through it when I get a moment. I know what you mean about it taking longer than you thought, happens to me all the time. I'm not really the kind of guy that can just sit down for 5 minutes and produce my best work. Being able to sit down for hours at a time and really get in the zone is how I prefer to work. I've just got so much work to do for my degree right now that I barely even have the time to play video games, much less draw. I'm gonna work on managing my schedule a little better so I have more time. I also feel like I draw a lot slower than most people. Just drawing a page in pencil (not including things like storyboarding, inking, etc.) can take me anywhere between 4-7 hours, which seems like a really long time!
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oh_dnHJYeJSjdI6HegUSpQZmIVCUdLGmD4yvgdLCgLg/edit?usp=drivesdk Here it is! Sorry if any parts are unclear, but i followed the posts pretty closely in the order i wrote everything. Ive been having my timetables pushed back by stuff too lately, and especially hard is when you have time to draw but it takes longer than you thought it would. That's happened to me a lot. So, do you only work well when you have time to sit down and really focus for a few hours, or are you able to squeeze in drawing time while eating or something? Ive carried my art on lots of outings and trips and that always helped!
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> Nass Hey, they show up as links for me, so all good! Yeah it majorly sucks, don't think I'm going to be able to get it done in the time I wanted to (and it's only 22 pages as well), but I'm looking forward to when I'll have more time to draw. Yeah, I wouldn't mind looking at that script actually, it might help me out!
It's been a while.
And I'm working on a new one-shot at the moment.
The theme this time is heroism and what that really means.
Trying to get in with some publishers, so I'm planning to submit this to Saturday-AM's 'Summer of Manga' competition (if I can get it done on time), but it'd be good to enter it into the MCPO contest as well.
Saturday-AM have an absolutely crippling 22-page limit; combining that with my baffling inability to write shorter scripts and the fact that I'm limiting the number of panels per page that I draw to stop them getting as cluttered as they used to means that there's quite a lot that I'm unhappy about with the storyboard and the script.
But I'm using this to practice drawing new things in new settings, and I've especially been working on page composition and the flow of the pages as a whole, rather than as a sequence of disconnected panels.
I'd really love some feedback when it's (eventually) done, but in the meantime, here are some character designs for the one-shot!
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> Brojack Yeah, I think we are very similar in our workflow. Haha I definitely do my best after I've been sitting at my desk for at least 2 or 3 hours. And I will spend 4-7 hours on a single panel- just to sketch it, no less- I am not kidding you. Sometimes I start and after hours of drawing and erasing I still have a blank page in front of me. I understand that struggle completely. Makes me think I could never be a mangaka in Japan bahahaha It's definitely hard to juggle drawing with other commitments too. But getting your degree is a big thing that takes a lot of time and effort, so I think it's awesome that you're working hard doing something that important! Seems like you're not at all slacking off, but I do hope things calm down enough for you to be able to draw! Sometimes our output ebbs and flows, but if we are working on anything at all we might be gaining life experience we can use, so despite the frustration we dont need to pressure ourselves! That's how I try and think about it.
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> Nass Thanks for the link! I'll read through it when I get a moment. I know what you mean about it taking longer than you thought, happens to me all the time. I'm not really the kind of guy that can just sit down for 5 minutes and produce my best work. Being able to sit down for hours at a time and really get in the zone is how I prefer to work. I've just got so much work to do for my degree right now that I barely even have the time to play video games, much less draw. I'm gonna work on managing my schedule a little better so I have more time. I also feel like I draw a lot slower than most people. Just drawing a page in pencil (not including things like storyboarding, inking, etc.) can take me anywhere between 4-7 hours, which seems like a really long time!
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oh_dnHJYeJSjdI6HegUSpQZmIVCUdLGmD4yvgdLCgLg/edit?usp=drivesdk Here it is! Sorry if any parts are unclear, but i followed the posts pretty closely in the order i wrote everything. Ive been having my timetables pushed back by stuff too lately, and especially hard is when you have time to draw but it takes longer than you thought it would. That's happened to me a lot. So, do you only work well when you have time to sit down and really focus for a few hours, or are you able to squeeze in drawing time while eating or something? Ive carried my art on lots of outings and trips and that always helped!
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> Nass Hey, they show up as links for me, so all good! Yeah it majorly sucks, don't think I'm going to be able to get it done in the time I wanted to (and it's only 22 pages as well), but I'm looking forward to when I'll have more time to draw. Yeah, I wouldn't mind looking at that script actually, it might help me out!
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21 pages left to sketch!!!! I am drawing very slowly- even though I'm working on it every day my rate is like 1 panel/2 hours, which is a drastic difference from other oneshots I've done. Sorry about that. I don't know why it's like this. But I hope it'll be worth it!
Here's a drawing I did so that I could take a break and have fun!
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Last one gets his own post... Cuz it's my favorite hahaha
First g-pen sketch of Shinji!
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Last one gets his own post... Cuz it's my favorite hahaha
First g-pen sketch of Shinji!
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Okay, so here is Shinji, the second MC of Artisan Alley. And I changed the other guys name to Eli! Shine and Shinji are too similar hahaha
Enjoy! With screentone! Hahaha
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Okay, so here is Shinji, the second MC of Artisan Alley. And I changed the other guys name to Eli! Shine and Shinji are too similar hahaha
Enjoy! With screentone! Hahaha
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Okay, so here is Shinji, the second MC of Artisan Alley. And I changed the other guys name to Eli! Shine and Shinji are too similar hahaha
Enjoy! With screentone! Hahaha
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Here's a very artsy picture of the "newcomer type protagonist" of my next oneshot. I posted an illustration version but those seem to get easily lost hahaha
Flowers;
White rainflower: Silence
Christmas Rose: Anxious to please
White Ivy Sprig: Anxiety
This symbolism is highly relevant hahahaha
(That's Shine as is Shining not die lol)
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Here's a very artsy picture of the "newcomer type protagonist" of my next oneshot. I posted an illustration version but those seem to get easily lost hahaha
Flowers;
White rainflower: Silence
Christmas Rose: Anxious to please
White Ivy Sprig: Anxiety
This symbolism is highly relevant hahahaha
(That's Shine as is Shining not die lol)
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Sayrui Pink Pastel
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Sayrui Pink Pastel
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Sayrui Pink Pastel
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I've decided, after much deliberation, that I'm going to take a break indefinitely from Volume Zero. It's not that it was going nowhere- on the contrary, I believe I could sustain a series with it and also believe I was on the right track in making it popular. My family said my recent storyboards were the best I've ever done, and I may draw them. Eventually.
But I started my first oneshot two years ago, and of all the sketches and paintings and storyboards I've done, less than a fifth of that has made it onto this website- and almost none of the ones I was most proud of. I thought, as opposed to drawing what came naturally to me, which is slice of life and emotional manga, Volume Zero would be popular. So I focused on that. But I haven't really enjoyed it for a long time.
I don't expect this to break any hearts or anything but I figured I'd explain why the series isn't continuing and I'm posting new stuff. I have four oneshots that I've storyboarded in the year since I've come up with Volume Zero, plus others that I didn't like as much or ideas that I discarded, and several other series ideas. Right now I'm going to draw some of those oneshots and increase my skill, and then hopefully start a series about a famous street of eclectic artisan shops in a city's shopping district, where I can focus on characters and drawing cool stuff and emotions, which is what I love. I'm excited for the new chapter in my artistic life, and I'm happy to put Volume Zero to rest for now, as since my first oneshot about a boy following his brother's dreams to the city, I have done nothing else.
Thank you all for your continued support of my work! I can't wait to see what you create, and I'm excited to join you in drawing something I can really pour my heart into!
Meet the two main characters of that manga, Isabelle and Shinji! (If anyone REAAAAALLY paid attention in my last oneshot, you'd notice "Star Boutique" in the background. Shinji was an Emanator's brother and he designed almost everything you saw Emanators wear, including Allion's suit. He was set up to be a big part of Volume Zero, but he's since been reassigned.)
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
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> Brojack Yeah, I think we are very similar in our workflow. Haha I definitely do my best after I've been sitting at my desk for at least 2 or 3 hours. And I will spend 4-7 hours on a single panel- just to sketch it, no less- I am not kidding you. Sometimes I start and after hours of drawing and erasing I still have a blank page in front of me. I understand that struggle completely. Makes me think I could never be a mangaka in Japan bahahaha It's definitely hard to juggle drawing with other commitments too. But getting your degree is a big thing that takes a lot of time and effort, so I think it's awesome that you're working hard doing something that important! Seems like you're not at all slacking off, but I do hope things calm down enough for you to be able to draw! Sometimes our output ebbs and flows, but if we are working on anything at all we might be gaining life experience we can use, so despite the frustration we dont need to pressure ourselves! That's how I try and think about it.
> Nass Thanks for the link! I'll read through it when I get a moment. I know what you mean about it taking longer than you thought, happens to me all the time. I'm not really the kind of guy that can just sit down for 5 minutes and produce my best work. Being able to sit down for hours at a time and really get in the zone is how I prefer to work. I've just got so much work to do for my degree right now that I barely even have the time to play video games, much less draw. I'm gonna work on managing my schedule a little better so I have more time. I also feel like I draw a lot slower than most people. Just drawing a page in pencil (not including things like storyboarding, inking, etc.) can take me anywhere between 4-7 hours, which seems like a really long time!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oh_dnHJYeJSjdI6HegUSpQZmIVCUdLGmD4yvgdLCgLg/edit?usp=drivesdk Here it is! Sorry if any parts are unclear, but i followed the posts pretty closely in the order i wrote everything. Ive been having my timetables pushed back by stuff too lately, and especially hard is when you have time to draw but it takes longer than you thought it would. That's happened to me a lot. So, do you only work well when you have time to sit down and really focus for a few hours, or are you able to squeeze in drawing time while eating or something? Ive carried my art on lots of outings and trips and that always helped!
> Nass Hey, they show up as links for me, so all good! Yeah it majorly sucks, don't think I'm going to be able to get it done in the time I wanted to (and it's only 22 pages as well), but I'm looking forward to when I'll have more time to draw. Yeah, I wouldn't mind looking at that script actually, it might help me out!