So, drawing is something I really love to do, although it's not really something I'm best at. Just think of it as one of my favorite hobbies.
I was never interested in drawing when I was at the beginning of elementary. In fact, I haven't had any hobby that time, I just do what ever I wanted, whether it's playing outside or just reading my books.
Then at fourth grade, I had this TV station called Animax (I'm sure a lot of teenagers know) and I watched it everyday after I arrived home. The first anime I loved was Keroro Gunso, about of some sort of frog alien invading the earth. Looking back I can't believe I liked that show. I started my hobby of drawing, but I drew the frogs from that show. I still keep them, and looking at them makes me rather surprised I was actually proud of them. I continued to draw at fifth grade, this time I started drawing anime styled humans, Teenage girls in short skirts, flowing hair, I loved drawing things like that. I only shaded my drawings, though, I didn't have the initiative to color them with crayons or color pencils, even though I had them. I was very lazy that time, after all I knew it's gonna be dirty and untidy.
Then at the last week of April, my cousin paid a visit to our place. They lived in Canada. I found out she was also an anime and manga fan, but she was really into Pokemon, and I was not. How surprised I was to see her drawings. It was so tidy and cute, way more professional than mine. I felt humiliated, since we came from the same family and especially she was a year younger than I am. But even though I was envious, she introduced me to digital art, and we became closer.
In digital art, you use art programs such as Microsoft Paint (this is for pixel art, actually), ArtStudio, Paint Tool SAI, Adobe Photoshop, and many more. I had a netbook which only had MS Paint 2003 that time, yet my cousin could draw very well. I actually had no idea on how you do that, but I tried my best to learn from her. My cousin uses Paint Tool SAI that time, though that was only a one month trial. I started to become jealous, and I really practiced hard to get better.
Then on my 12th birthday, my parents bought me a Wacom Fun Tablet and Manga Studio EX 4 (actually it's special for making and inking manga for professionals). I was extremely happy, and could not wait for me to use them, because Final Exams were coming so I had to study. At the break, I used it and drew a lot of fan art. I also watched a lot of speed paint videos, so I can get to know better of all the tools, windows, and how to use layers better.
Through out the the next school year, a classmate of mine said she uses Paint Tool SAI to draw. But actually, Paint Tool SAI can only be used if you have the liscence and pay for the program. Then she said that you can download a free copy from the internet. At first, I couldn't believe it. PTS was the program every artist would wish to use since it had a variety of tools and options, also it is easy to use. So I did try it, and I was overwhelmed that you can actually download it!
Then I used PTS from since then, and tried all of the tools and styles. I'm trying to find my own style and in addition I used my artworks for school projects. I'm pretty happy of my creations now, but I'm still trying my best to be a better manga and anime artist!
