Sweatdrop Studios - Notable Achievements of Sweatdrop Studios As A Group

Notable Achievements of Sweatdrop Studios As A Group

• Sweatdrop had a noticeable presence in the Anime/Comic Village of the London MCM Expo - London's Comic Con, a Bi-annual event held at the ExCeL Centre, Royal Victoria Dock, London, where they ran the art competition that has been sponsored by Future Publishings ImagineFX magazine Wacom, e-frontier, Letraset, Momiji and Ambient Design Ltd.

• The group has published a handful of manga style comic anthologies: 'Sugardrops' (2004), 'Stardust' (2006), which has been reviewed in Neo magazine as well as 'Pink is for Girls' (2006), 'Blue is for Boys' (2006) 'Cold Sweat & Tears' (2007), 'Drop Dead Monstrous' (2008), 'Talking to Strangers' (2009) and 'Telling Tales' (2010).

• The group also attends UK manga/anime conventions such as Amecon and Ayacon on a regular basis. They run the Artist's Alley, take panel discussions on how to produce manga styled comics, and hold a table in the Dealer's Room. They have also been to numerous smaller events to take part in workshops and panels.

• Sweatdrop members have attended promotional events run by publisher Tokyopop, in UK bookstores, to give advice on manga styled drawing.

• Some members of the group have participated in the art and design of the Collectable card game Herocard Cyberspace.

• The group ran a monthly manga tutorial section in Neo magazine, featuring several of their members.

• The group ran numerous workshops and seminars at the huge Artists and Illustrators Exhibition in London in 2005, and have also had a tutorial published in Artists and Illustrators Magazine.