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Falling Starby *spoonbard

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Hey ^__^ This is a preview page from Falling Star, my entry into the Rising Stars of Manga UK competition.

*EDIT* I can't belive that I won, it still hasn't fully sink in. For those of you who are interested in reading the full thing, you can pre-order the book from amazon ^___^ It seems like it'll be available in both the Uk and the US, score!

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~jHalton Jan 15, 2007

those computer screens really carry your eye the right way thru the page

*spoonbard Jan 18, 2007 Professional General Artist

^_^ Thanks!!

=MangakaMaiden Nov 29, 2006 Hobbyist Digital Artist

To me its a beautiful manga story. The parts showing trains reminds of my recent relationship that didn't last, cos I had to travel by train a lot to see him. The detail is just stunning. I found it quite emotional, showing he was in a relationship that falls apart (I think thats right?) I like the idea of the rough panel outlines, its seems to give a feel softness.

Well done on a great manga, congrats on your win and good luck for the future.

PS I love your photoshop skills ^_^

*spoonbard Dec 2, 2006 Professional General Artist

^_^ Thank you so much! It's lovely to hear what you thought about the story!
In the end, I kept the relationship between them quite loose and open to interpretation... It was built up out of my own experiences (a relationship at a distance, like yours for example), and the difficulties I've faced in relationships, but still kept vague so that people could relate thier own experiences to it as well.
Thanks once again!

=MangakaMaiden Dec 2, 2006 Hobbyist Digital Artist

you're very welcome my friend

~Tintreas Sep 20, 2006 Professional

Congradulations! i'm up for it this year

havn't completed yet.. running out of time..

*spoonbard Sep 22, 2006 Professional General Artist

^__^ Thanks so much! Good luck this year! I'm really excited to see the new winners

~Leonor Feb 25, 2006 Student General Artist

Very interesting page and wonderful drawing style. I'll be watching for that book, although I don't understand why is your style included in "manga"? It doesn't look like japanese style. Congrats for winning.

*spoonbard Feb 27, 2006 Professional General Artist

^___^ Thanks so much! Hmm... not an easy question to answer. I did go through a very generically anime phase in my development as a comic artist, and what I took out of it was less of a style and more of a method of observation. So the figure work is inspired by a sort of 'manga way of seeing'. Plus my layouts and pacing are almost 100% manga influenced

I'm into a more obscure side of manga though, so a lot of the time what I think of when I say manga isn't the same as other people's.

~Naoru Jan 24, 2006 Professional Traditional Artist

congratulations on winning! I know a few of the winners myself...i loved their storys, and this looks excellent, so im looking forward to the release of the anthology =3 Im glad you won first place, because from this page I think Im in for an interesting story with lovely art! ^_^ after reding some of the US books, I was worried that the first prize winner might be some bad mediocer story line which only has nice art, but this looks excellent, I know I wont be dissapointed!

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