/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

Japan simply has a richer culture and a deep connection with nature. Long isolation on an island with shinto, buddhism, etc produced a fascination for beauty and ideas that isn't generally communicable to western minds that come from a history of constant war and shifting religions.

iirc there was some interview i read commenting that Japanese kids are generally introduced to drawing through Kachou Fuugetsu (flowers, birds, moons, etc) which are all heavily based on c-curves and provide a huge range of variety and thinking about composition. but this is kind of a meme thing anyway. culture is key. start learning those kanji.