Thank you very much for your critique.



I understand the issues regarding originality. Actually, that was the most important problem that an art critique professor told me when I show him my works. He doesn't despise my anime-like creation, he even said I got potential(though may simply out of politeness), but he told me that I need to find a way to establish my own originality. I could do so in painting style, character design, story concepts...etc. In short, I should find something that no one could think off and add it into my works.



I did thought of a few OC. Only that they aren't ponies. They are more of Chinese mythological characters or something belong that genre. However, for now they are all just some rough concepts. I don't know when will I able to expand them into concrete characters and make their stories. Guess I need to figure it out somehow.



About where the beauty lies. I must admit that my drawing is rather rough and amateur and I am very aware of that. Since I know I can't perform excellently in esthetic aspect, I therefore focused more on story telling.



I have read comics and manga as well as watched cartoons and anime since I entered elementary school. For so long, those materials entertained me with a lot of fun ideas. However, as I grow, I start to wonder what could they means to me? Are they just funny? or are there something more? Furthermore, I am influenced by Confucianism whose ideas for literature "文以載道 ( literature is for conveying moral ). I believe the same principle should be applied to other form of art as well.



I know that in present days, people are under serious pressure, so the fun itself is meaningful enough. As a matter of fact, I still like fun ideas, but that's not the meaning I'm looking for. Although I don't dare say my works hold some great philosophy or moral, I do hope my works could hold something that larger than the drawing itself; I hope they could be meaningful or even inspiring for me as well as the viewers.



As for the suggestions you mention in tech section. I think they're great idea. I'll fix them once I got free time. And thank you again for your critique.