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Laurawatton

Real Name: Laura Watton
Gender: Female
Age: 28
Location: England

Joined: Dec 11th, 2006
Last Visit: Jul 14th, 2008

User Tags: animator, manga artist, manga illustrator, painter, pixel artist, professional illustrator, sequential artist, storyboarder, writer

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Laura Watton is one of the founding members of the leading UK manga group, Sweatdrop Studios. She has been drawing her own comics since 1994 and was one of the winners of the 2006 Neo Magazine UK Manga Competition.

Laura has also contributed to numerous magazine articles and has been published in Shout Magazine through DC Thompson. She has also illustrated for Just 17 Magazine and has created numerous greetings card designs. She has also contributed illustrations to various “How To Draw” manga-styled tutorial books, published by Ilex Press, Harper Collins amongst others.

A graduate in Illustration and Animation, Laura is a 2D animator and pixel artist for a Cambridge-based online games company. In her spare time, she enjoys painting with acrylics and watercolours; she also enjoys honing her great 1337 granny skills through knitting, crafting and sewing together small and stupid things, as well as being a gamer and collector and of various video game consoles.

If you get chance, please visit her website!

If you like what you see, please drop Laura an email.

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Sweatdrop Comics Online
Laura currently produces comics through Sweatdrop. This is a list of comics Laura has contributed to or created that have been or are currently published by Sweatdrop .

Rising Stars of Manga UK & Eire #3
This is Laura's published entry in the third UK RSoM. You can view it via the Tokyopop website, linked directly from here.

Mammoth Book of Zombie Comics
In October 2008, Laura's work will be published in the "Mammoth Book of Zombie Comics", story by Andrew Davies. This anthology is edited by David Kendall.

Click here for an introduction to Biomecha, one of the UK's longest-running manga-styled comics.

Hope you enjoy the show! :)

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	[ Posted by morphine on Jul 16th, 2007 2:30 PM ]... Thanks for the add!
	[ Posted by evnsue96 on Jun 9th, 2007 6:41 PM ]... Hi There, Thanks for being my friend. I hope you have had a chance to check out my work! We are currently in the final hours of voting for Small Press Idol. If you hsven't had the chance to vote, won't you consider doing so? http://www.dimestoreproductions.com/sky-pirates.ht ml Thanks! Everett
	[ Posted by AlternaComics on Jun 6th, 2007 10:26 AM ]... We're just stopping by to say hi and to ask that if you have any time, please check out some great indie comics at www.alternacomics.com! Thanks!
	[ Posted by EvilEdandNastyTed on Feb 21st, 2007 10:25 AM ]... hi thanks for letting me say HI!!! loving the face one of the sweatdrop elite is on this thing carrying the flag for UK manga and your defo the best people to do represent us brits. if you ever get a chance drop by and say hi http://www.myspace.com/russ_d_toole
	[ Posted by Catboy_Trades on Feb 11th, 2007 9:50 PM ]... Love the pics ^_^
	[ Posted by pablowapsi on Jan 22nd, 2007 8:55 PM ]... Thanks much for the add! ^_^
	[ Posted by Artassassin on Jan 22nd, 2007 5:52 PM ]... Pleasure to make your acquaintance!
	[ Posted by the_energon on Jan 21st, 2007 6:05 PM ]... Hi. Thanks for the add.
	[ Posted by Lin_West on Jan 20th, 2007 11:29 AM ]... Heya, thanks for the add. Its a pleasure to meet you.
	[ Posted by hightower67 on Jan 19th, 2007 9:24 PM ]... great artwork...keep it up,i go to 30 anime cons a year in the U.S. enjoy your anime life.
	[ Posted by CarolFox on Jan 19th, 2007 8:14 PM ]... Yay! So glad you're enjoying Tramps Like Us. I'm really excited about Volume 12, which I'm editing this month...things are finally coming to a head... _
	[ Posted by poisondusk on Jan 14th, 2007 3:32 PM ]... Thanks for the add ^_^
	[ Posted by herbertzohl on Jan 12th, 2007 10:47 PM ]... Thank you for the add on!!
	[ Posted by Gil_Roland on Jan 11th, 2007 9:14 AM ]... Thanks for putting me on your list and seeing more innovative Mangaka stepping out. Hope to speak with you soon!
	[ Posted by thefangirlco on Jan 8th, 2007 9:30 AM ]... Thanks for the comments. We are working on the 07 T-Shirt line currently. It's pretty cool looking and of course, very fashionable. We'll let you know when it is ready to go. ~ the Fan Girl Company ~ show off your inner geek in style
	[ Posted by mazscara on Dec 31st, 2006 4:17 AM ]... Thanks for the friendship. Happy New Year.
	[ Posted by LeeOConnor on Dec 30th, 2006 8:15 PM ]... Cor, thanks a lot, Laura! I appreceiate it! It was the likes of you and the other original U.K. Manga artists(reprazzent!) that got me into drawing my own comics in the first place, so cheers! ;)
	[ Posted by darren_taylor on Dec 29th, 2006 11:23 AM ]... Thanks for the add laura...Hope you are keeping well and all the best for the New year!
	[ Posted by coldknight_jg on Dec 29th, 2006 1:31 AM ]... Thank you for adding me.
	[ Posted by DSNG on Dec 28th, 2006 4:43 PM ]... Thanks for the add!

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