Hi Steemit!

Hi everyone,

My name is Manga Samte (Pronounced: Maang+nga Saamte). I'm currently a freelance illustrator and soon to be a professional storyteller from Manipur, a small State at the cusp of India and Myanmar border.

Ever since I could remember I've always enjoyed being immersed with stories using my imagination. Whether those stories were in the form of pencil and paper or the gazillion toys that I had. So after finishing high school I decided to pursue the art of animation.

It's been nearly three years since I've started working freelance and I've had the experience of working for a number of ad agencies doing story-boarding, graphic and print designs for various clients (both personal and small retail stores). I've also had the pleasure of volunteering for 'The Art for Change Foundation'. A charitable trust that organises art and creativity classes under the project 'Made to Create' for the general public, as well as take art to the marginalised such as the destitute, young people living in slums, and at-risk adolescent girls, both to discover creativity and identity as well as have their voices heard.

If you're interested in seeing my work, you can check out my portfolio and follow me on social media through the links below:
Portfolio
Instagram
Twitter

So why am I here on Steemit?
Well as of right now, I'm busy overseeing the construction of my house (which is quite close to being done) so I've decided not to take up any freelance work for a few months (more like I can't!).

But instead of wasting away my time I thought I'd work on my personal project, i.e. my graphic novel. And in order to hold myself accountable and actually make progress, I've decided to take up 'The 100 Days of Making Comics' challenge. Now I haven't yet decided on whether I should just post blogs here or make videos about it in D-tube. Doing both would take up too much time, so maybe a daily short vlogs and a summarized weekly blog? I don't know. Plus, I'm both curious and confused about cryptocurrency and blockchain that I figured I'd dive head first into it and figure out what its all about.

Well thank you so much for your time, please feel free to leave a comment and I look forward to getting to know new people and yeah Steemit as well.

Manga Samte