Ep.89: The journey of a professional comic/manga artist with Odunze Oguguo (Whytmanga)

Odunze is a comic manga artist, storyboard artist, character designer and a writer, originally from Nigeria, now living and working from Texas, United States. He is the author and illustrator of Apple Black comic and Co-Founder of Saturday-AM, the HOME OF THE MOST DIVERSE SHONEN MANGA ANTHOLOGY SINCE 2013.

Get in touch with Odunze

• Apple Black comic: http://www.saturday-am.com/appleblack
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whytmanga/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhytMangaTV

Key Takeaways

“Always want to improve yourself and don’t quit!”

• Odunze has always wanted to be a comic books author and illustrator. He went straight for his goal and it was actually an easy decision. Now, even if he lost his hands and couldn’t draw, he would fight to tell his story somehow!
• Odunze says that school helps you to connect with people to tie things and put things together easier
• About YouTube, Odunze advises that first, you need to know to be a YouTuber and then an artist. YouTube is a ‘beast’ on its own.
• Odunze says you shouldn’t let perfection stop you from doing anything. At the end of the day, nobody is perfect!

Resources mentioned

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• Odunze’s comic books Apple Black
• Odunze’s’ early influences: Pokemon, One Piece, Bleach series
• Co-Founder of SaturdayAM – Frederick Jones
• #summerofmanga – each summer SaturdayAM try to find creators out there
• YouTube tool – TubeBuddy – helps you work with production more efficiently
• Art Tools: Wacom tablets
• Learning tools: Skillshare

Special thanks to Odunze for joining me today. See you next time!

All artworks by Odunze Oguguo, used with permission

Hi, I am Iva (rhymes with “viva”). I am an artist, illustrator, teacher, and the founder of Art Side of Life™️. I've worked as a commercial artist since 2009. I believe that we are all creative in infinite numbers of ways so I’ve made it my mission to teach you everything I know, to contribute to waking up your creative genius.

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