And sheep's mask being one of the most fucked up ones lmaoo can't help but agree. Would recommend checking out this author's work. Their short stories are pretty great!
https://www.mangago.zone/r/l_search/?name=bopul
okay... Thank you for the recs! their works is such a hidden gem. It's beautiful, really.
and the arts of BL Manhwa pre-2020 surely hits different, they don't make it like that anymore T.T
I know right!! Glad you liked it <3 I wanted to read more of their stories cause of how creative and beautiful they are TT
Yess!! So true, i was at first shocked to find out that the chapters were uploaded in 2019! but then the artstyle made sense lol. Even in 2020, when I used to read webtoons each of them had their own unique style, now that I look back at them a lot of the art in those popular webtoons was wonky as hell lol so that was one thing but now even though majority of the manhwas have amazing art they all look quite the same, especially for bl genre. You can see the same face syndrome not just for artists own characters but also for other artists works too lmao.
couldn't agree more.
They basically already have this identity before but then all of the sudden everything shifted into soulless generality (well at least for the most bls)
and not to mention, the creators currently being too reliant on 3D backgrounds & objects.
In '11:59' by Bopul, the first thing that I noticed was the breakfast. it's a complete handrawing of an egg and sausages! It's something rare nowadays in BL Manhwas most of them are relying on 3D renderings even for a food!
Yess so true! As for the soulless generality thing, Chinese stories i.e. manhuas take the first place. The way they mass produce same plot, same art stories is crazyy, only very few are good and that too ones that are based on popular novels.
Omg i thought I was the only one that noticed this pattern of artists using 3d objects and backgrounds lately! It irritated me quite a bit cause those stand out so much from the hand drawn art!!
Gosh I love your attention to details! I noticed the food being 3d rendered too in a lot of manhwas. This one manhwa i was reading had 3d rendered even the shoes lmaoo. Its fine for cars i guess cause it saves time but rendering even easy things is just kinda lazy and it ruins the vibe of the panel cause of how weird it looks.
dude ive been reading here for years but it's my first time meeting who truly agree with my stance on manhwa arts T.T
Also, it's quite concerning because with the rise of AI. it's just a matter of time before these manhwa artists starts using AI images for their works.
aww! this is my first time meeting someone who gives attention to details, like me, enough to notice the use of 3d objects in stories! (ʃƪ＾3＾）
Yes! As concerning as it is tho i think only dishonest people would do something like that. A real artist would wanna actually draw and give the story their own unique touch rather than using AI, cause well drawing is their passion. Nonetheless using AI is definitely a possibility, in fact there's literally a webtoon where the artist is very obviously using AI for every chapter. Its called "Quantum Entanglement" and people have pointed out the obvious ai mistakes fount in the panels. Its embarassing!
korea should figure out how to properly make a short BL.
the only short BL manhwa that Ive read so far in which it was written finely is the 'Sheep's Mask' all every other are like this. horrible phasing, felt like rushed, cringey logic etc.