Thai teen manga artist gains online fame, praised for exceptional talent

[webfact]

 

An exceptional Thai teen‘s Japanese manga-style drawings have captured online audiences’ attention, after an art teacher shared them on Facebook. The 14 year old student from the northeast Chaiyaphum Province is passionate about art and hopes one day to work in the cartoon industry.

 

The talented young artist, named Rapiphatt Kwan-Krueang, is a year 9 student at Phu Khiao School in Chaiyaphum Province.

 

His extraordinary artwork gained widespread attention when his art teacher published it on social media, receiving thousands of shares and high praise from netizens. Rapiphatt, known as Prem, dreams of becoming a professional cartoonist and creating his own unique characters.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

 

Top Photo by Khaosod

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/teen-manga-artist-gains-online-fame-praised-for-exceptional-talent

 

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[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

An exceptional Thai teen‘s Japanese manga-style drawings have captured online audiences’ attention, after an art teacher shared them on Facebook. The 14 year old student from the northeast Chaiyaphum Province is passionate about art and hopes one day to work in the cartoon industry.

Should do well half the Thai adults still read cartoon magazines.

[RichardColeman]

Unfortunately for the kid, most of the comics he is drawing come out of Japan, or USA - not Thailand. If he stays here he's more likely to end up drawing women's soap comics