You know, it kind of makes me happy when I go through a Deviant Artist's gallery and see that the amazing people who can draw people amazingly started off with a more anime style. I've heard a lot of times art teachers disregard anime as not art at all and it has always kind of bothered me.
To me, art is just an expression of one's self or one's expression of emotion through creation. It can be through drawing, writing, photography, filming, whatever. I don't think it's right for people to deem one style of "art" better or more highly acceptable than another style of art. There are some artists here that do beautifully with realistic or semi