feihong Posted May 5, 2011 at 03:09 AM Report Posted May 5, 2011 at 03:09 AM Welcome, again, to another installment of the Grand Comic Reading Project! Love Sketchbook (爱，速写) is a pretty straightforward romance from Shanghai-based artist Chaiko. This is one of our shortest selections, at only 63 pages with minimal dialogue. Therefore it's a pretty good jumping-in point for lower-level readers who don't mind traditional characters. Sample Pages Read Online: Parts 1-6: http://www.kanunu.org/article/pic/comic/200707/552.html Parts 7-9: http://www.kanunu.org/article/pic/comic/200707/553.html Read Offline (CBZ File): All 9 parts in one file Word List: http://grandcomic.wikia.com/wiki/Love_Sketchbook_Word_List Page Count: 63 pages Summary: A young woman reconnects with an old friend, in the most elegant and minimalist way possible. Chinese Title: 爱，速写 English Title: Love Sketchbook Character Set: Traditional Country of Origin: China Year of First Publication: 2007 Genre: Romance Series Info: Webcomic Buy Online: N/A Difficulty: Easy Legibility: Good 1 Quote
jbradfor Posted May 5, 2011 at 02:07 PM Report Posted May 5, 2011 at 02:07 PM Finished it yesterday. As you said, pretty quick read. Although, I have to say, I'm not sure I really followed the story. I liked the drawings. I assume they aren't actually real water colors, just make to look that way? [Liked it, that is, except for the impossibly long and slender fingers on the women; I know some think it's elegant, I think it's creepy.] So the artist is from Shanghai, the story takes place in Beijing, but yet it uses traditional characters? Quote
feihong Posted May 5, 2011 at 02:48 PM Author Report Posted May 5, 2011 at 02:48 PM I think it's part of a larger story, but these 9 chapters stand on their own relatively well. The book which contains the full story is advertised on the artist's site, but I can't find any online stores that sell it. I believe it's digitally painted, but I don't have a good enough eye for that sort of thing to say for sure. Yeah, I don't know why a mainland artist would want to use traditional characters. I guess he just likes them more. And as far as I know just about every educated adult on the mainland can get by while reading traditional characters. Quote
Gleaves Posted June 7, 2011 at 03:20 PM Report Posted June 7, 2011 at 03:20 PM I'm a little behind in the comic projects. Just read this one. Very pretty. I had to read/flip through it a few times to get my bearings. There were only four characters, but you saw them so little it was hard for me to keep track. 爱，速写 is a good title because it feels like quick glimpes. I enjoyed it in the same way as a music video. Quote
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