/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3112227
I live in Japan cus I am Japanese. Manga has not been considered art until rather recently. Many manga artists don't go to college. Instead they start their carrier as assistants for pro manga artists. This way they can acquire skill, money and business chance at once. Also in Manga industry, the younger the better. Because manga magazines' main reader is teens and young manga artists' strong point is that they understand what teens want to read. And in Japan often arts which would not be considered professional level in western countries can pass as commercial works. Again manga isn't "art". You know Attack on Titan? It's the bestseller manga but the artist can't draw shit. Pic related is his live drawing without any help from his assistants.
As for illustrator, more people go to art college or vocational art school. But those who become pro start their carrier while they go to school. Many students that don't develop skill or talent graduate from school and nobody knows what they are doing. There is this constant argument whether art school is necessary to become pro in manga & anime industry, because so many pros don't go to or graduate from art school.