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 The Special Dream Printed issue 2 is out!! It is a 160-page thick manga volume with a collection of one-shot manga by various Dream mangaka and members. Currently selling through the Dream Store! Grab your copy before they run out!! Do you love manga? Do you make your own manga? Dream Manga is the place for you! We are a group of non-professional manga artists around the world with a common passion for manga-making. All the manga on this site are original work by their respective artists! Start by reading our awesome issues from the right content bar!
 
 
 
 
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Ki Hiwatari 
Manga 
About FORUM NAME: KiHiwatariLOCATION: Hong Kong/Canada CONTACT: Ki.Hiwatari@gmail.com Smackjeeves: Hiwatari DeviantArt: gumokohiiragizawa Tokyopop: Hiwatari
Favourites MANGA: Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne, Fairy Tail, Cardcaptor SakuraANIME: Gundam Seed, Code Geass, Erementar Gerad, Nabari no Ou MANGAKA: Tanemura Arina, Mashima Hiro BOOK: Sherlock Holmes Mysteries, Pride and Prejudice WRITER: William Shakespeare, Jane Austen SONG: Myself (Changin' My Life), Hikari (Hoshimura Mai) Interview 1. What are some great tips you can share about drawing? Well, the old "practice makes perfect" thing... I know it is boring, but it is the fact. And perhaps it would be good to copy and learn, instead of copying and copying =) 2. When did you first start to draw manga? I should say in 2001... When my work was mostly inspired by Cardcaptor by CLAMP. Those sketches are really horrible... perhaps it is better to burn them all @_@ 3. Name the greatest influence on your manga. I don't really know... I guess it is Tanemura Arina's way of drawing, which appeals to me so I learnt how she draws. 4. Has DREAM been helpful to you in any way? It is still early to decide on this =D 5. What was the first manga you ever bought for yourself? If you mean bought with my own money... it would be Detective Conan 29. Yes, it is 29 because I did not have the chance to buy earlier ones... if you mean manga I own... it would be Doraemon 35 bought by my mom. 6. Name the pens you use for drawing manga and how you use them. If you ink digitally, name the sizes and types of brushes you use and how you use them. Very basic utensils: pencil, ball-point pen or fineliner XD And I am sure everyone knows how to use them... I tone and colour digitally, and to name the brush... I think it is simply known as "the brush tool". =P 7. How long does it take you to do one page from planning to toning and lettering? I never do planning for my mangas, thus saving time =P From wough work to finished product of one page, depending on mood it take me an average time of 40 mins to 80 mins. 8. What is the average length of your mangas? I don't really know... One-shots are usually around 40 pages... For the long ones I have done 10 chapters, 17 chapters and am aiming for a really long one for Contradiction (but I am trying to keep it under 30 chapters). My chapter length is quite short though, about 2/3 of the normal chapter length. 9. After this manga, what type of manga would you like to draw next? I have already thought about this! For one-shot I will be drawing high school drama... and for long shot, I hope to turn my devil story into a manga =D 10. What inspired you to draw manga? The thought to become the god of a totally new world where everything is different from the existing world =D Drawing manga has always been a way of encouragement to myself. I get to stay away from the dreadful reality for a while =) 11. When did you first start to draw manga? In 2001. Summer holiday time to be exact, when I am too fed up with working on summer assignments... (LOL different answer from above) 12. Who do you say gave you the most support while drawing manga? My other self =P LOL Actually no one. My fans and whoever supports me on the net are my greatest source of motivation. 13. Do you want to draw manga as a living? Yup, but I know this will never happen... *sad* *draws circles in a corner...* 14. Do you prefer traditional or computerized when it comes to coloring? I think traditional colouring looks much better then digital, but under the pressure of lack of drawing utensils, I prefer digital colouring. It is also somewhat due to my high level of laziness... =P 15. Have you ever tried to promote your manga in any way? Name some please. Not really. I try to post it everywhere so that I can share it to everyone. 16. Was there ever a period of time where you completely stopped drawing manga for any reason? Yes, there was. It was the time when I first entered university. I was drawing a series called Love Game then... and then didn't know why I lost motivation... and I have not drawn any manga for about 2.5 years. 17. Do you usually know the ending of your manga before you begin? Do you enjoy knowing/not knowing the ending? No, as I have mentioned before, I never plan out my mangas... that's why I have a lot of unfinished works... *hides again* 18. Out of all your series, which one do you feel closest to? Please describe it in a few sentences. Contradiction XD Because I try to put myself into it, and I even give that stupid arrogant guy my own name =P I have always loved to live in a magical world. It looks fun and interesting =) 19. Have you ever done a doujinshi? Which series was it based on? Nope, perhaps yes... if you count that mere 8 pages I did for Gundam Seed Destiny... 20. Which of your characters do you like the most? Wow... I have a lot, basically most main characters... like for girls I like Tsuki, Aya, Yana, Ruya, Anko... and there may be a new character from a "not-really-sure-up-coming-series" called Elena I think... For guys I like Teiki, Hiko, Ki, Aritaka... *goes to dig out his old mangas to find the characters' names...* |
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