I was raised on analogue and tactile media. I still love vinyl records, cassette tapes, physical books, and despise kindle. I miss when movies were shot on film, and when animation was hand drawn with pencil and ink. I don't know if I'm crazy, but I struggle so hard to connect with digital work...

Please hear me when I say I get it, and I appreciate what digital has allowed so many artists to achieve, myself included. I'm not poo-pooing it. It has value.

But as we start to lose physical media, transition to an economy where we own less and less, everything is a subscription or a lease, and AI is flooding our eyeballs with ghastly abominations, I feel like something very important is being lost, and it feels worth fighting for. To me, it's existential.

So - with that said...can we start a discussion about our favorite tactile animation, manga and webcomics? Not just looking at the past, but specifically looking at modern artists today who are reviving the feeling? Even if they are using digital tools, but still pursuing that organic, vintage look and feel?

A few recent examples I love are Goodbye, Lara, Go for It, Nakamura-kun!!, Look Back, Cocoon, and The Girl from the Other Side. All very different, but there's something about the texture, imperfect linework, and organic quality that I find so much more compelling. I'd love to discover more artists working in this direction, especially independent manga and Webtoon creators! Which are your favorites?

Thank you in advance for sharing your picks!

-❤️L

I only published 4 episodes because i m all alone in this project but seeing that someone loved my work really melts my heart 🥹

https://m.webtoons.com/en/canvas/clownxtown/list?title_no=1143122&webtoon-platform-redirect=true

It's currently at 166 and I'm so excited!! It feels kinda crazy that people are actually reading it. 😵‍💫 I'm so happy. I use to always make stuff, but never post it cause I didn't think people would be interested so this is really cool!

Big thanks to everyone in this subreddit. I lurk here a lot and it's super awesome getting to see everyone's work. I feel like any time I feel art/writers block I can come here and get inspired by everyone haha. ^^

My webtoon "Xanthe and the starlight" is so close to reaching 400 views so if you want to read a story about cosy alien magical girls, please consider reading n subscribing!

And leave your own webtoon links n summaries in the comments so we can support each other!

https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/xanthe-and-the-starlight/list?title_no=1131873

Seriously, every time I post about my comic I want to hide myself in a pit! What’s your advice and where and how do you make your work known without feeling awful about it afterwards? Or will that feeling always linger? I honestly have no idea and am trying a bit of everything for now, but so far posting on Reddit has shown most success. Instagram is NOT reliable when it comes to advertising your work that you post outside that app. Just had a post go very very viral and literally got no new readers (guess because it was more of a meme post, but still, it had to do with the comic characters). But how do you do it? And what strategy worked for your comic? And how can I not feel annoying?? Or is that part of the job now?…

The Sun is the Moon's Dream is a 90s mystery vampire drama! If you like the supernatural, mystery, and romance, it can be read here.

These are some of the bad guys from my comic. In this episode we get introduced to the guy in blue shirt, Calix. A vain, arrogant guy who has a strong dislike of Sin, the one in red. After this little gathering he hates her and is not opposed to getting rid of her altogether. Let’s see if that happens. Sin’s pretty tough.

https://m.webtoons.com/en/canvas/augur-slip/making-enemies-ep9-part-1/viewer?title_no=1162446&episode_no=11&readingLanguageCode=en

Like my mom keeps asking me what I did today, and im always like "nothing" or sometimes I'll say "I drew" and she'll be like "what did you draw" and I'll be like "I dunno, people." And she'll be like "well do you wanna show me?" And I'll just be like "no." Because I don't show anyone, and I don't really know why I don't show anyone, it might make it look less like I do nothing all day (I have a job, but on my days off) if I did.

Not even my best friends know about it,

Idk, ig I find my comic sorta cringy/corny, and also, there's a LOT of swearing in it, and I don't really swear much irl. But i don't think id show anyone even if that wasn't the case.

Idk, do you guys do that? And if so, what's your reasoning?

Check out the rest on Webtoon!

https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/idk/list?title_no=1139740

Read "Demon King is Misunderstood!" at:

Webtoon https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/demon-king-is-misunderstood/list?title_no=1035639

Yeah I wish I could draw. But I can't. So I am forever confined on the current webtoon km working on which has its artsyle mimic that of a child's drawing since that's the only thing I could do with my skills. But yeah I have some ideas I want to make but I can't. I have nothing better to do so imagine share sum

A kid getting tormented by an ancient god and slowly has his life devolve and worsen

A webtoon from the perspective of 4 kids living through their violent and terrible lives while in the innocent view and perspective of children

A creature being stuck in an endless loop of tasks and trying to escape when finding the outside world is completely run down and rotten

An assist adopting a child originally to raise the kid to be a killer but developed a genuine love for the kid

Yeah those were my ideas for webtoons I could make if I could draw. But I can never do them. So I'll just keep making my current one. I mean I like making my current one I just like these ideas alot. Especially the 2nd one

Oc

• Webtoon: https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/sirius-the-jaeger-rework/list?title_no=553338
• NamiComi: https://namicomi.com/en/title/3WNYPk6W/sirius-the-jaeger-rework
• MangaDex: https://mangadex.org/title/a72600aa-68b4-48eb-be09-5437ff2b1d2e/sirius-the-jaeger-rework
• Tapas (until March 31, 2027): https://tapas.io/series/Sirius-The-Jaeger-Rework/info

I figure we should do this every few months

Hello fellow webtoon creators. Posted and aspiring posters. First, I want to say congratulations for taking the leap to make a webtoon. It's not easy. But you have a story to tell. And you decided to tell it. No matter the outcome, be proud that you took the leap. Most people's ideas stayed ideas, which isn't wrong. Making webtoons is hard. But you're putting your dreams into action

1. How are you doing mentally and emotionally regarding your webtoon?
2. What challenges have you faced recently regarding your webtoon?
3. What are your goals with your webtoon?
4. Is there anything you feel you're missing now that would help you with your webtoon journey?
5. Are you satisfied with your schedule? And work/life balance?

Hiii! We just updated the latest episode and added an English translation, so it’s now available in both Spanish and English.
Hope you enjoy it! ♡ ♡ ♡

(Here I’ll add what the story is about + links)

Mandreake Tea It’s the story of a pumpkin girl and her ghostly cat who run a magical coffee shop, and their adventures in a world full of strange creatures.

art by me: @_natu_art_ (INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK, YOUTUBE ETC)
story by my brother: maxpach07_ (WATTPAD) maxi.pachi07 (INSTAGRAM)

Links:

Mandrake Tea ENG: https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/mandrake-tea-the-pumpkin-girl-/list?title_no=1086272

Té de Mandrágora ESP: https://www.webtoons.com/es/canvas/t%C3%A9-de-mandr%C3%A1gora-la-%C3%B1i%C3%B1a-calabaza-/list?title_no=1015785

And if you enjoy extra lore:

my brother is writing a Wattpad prequel! (Weekly updates)

Tales of the Pumpkin Girl ENG: https://www.wattpad.com/story/404307683-tales-of-the-pumpkin-girl-official-prequel-to-the

Cuentos de La Niña Calabaza ESP: https://www.wattpad.com/story/404116631-cuentos-de-la-ni%C3%B1a-calabaza-precuela-oficial-del

Let’s see a sketch or lineart you’re proud of and link your comics as well! 😌