I draw people,still life and random patterns...

me too

@Akillaz
So you drew your Avatar?

"Restricted by art rules"? These "rules" still exist. Look at art schools. If there was nothing about art to learn about, why would they exist? There are plenty of critics around, who's more than willing to rip a picture apart.
That's what wrong with a huge majority of manga artists: they ignore these rules. They think manga is just their ticket to becoming an artist. Fundamentals, what fundamentals? These people don't realize that, like with most skills, it takes practice. They find that real people are too difficult for them to master, so they take the more appealing, simplified, anime face instead. And when someone points out the error, they cower and say it's their "style". It's in this way that art is deteriorating.
You can pin down Picasso and argue that his art is no better, but if you've ever seen his sketches before, it showcases his firm understanding of anatomy. Besides, he was acclaimed for another reason, but I won't get into that.

I'm not saying that every manga artist is like that, and it's those people who shine above the carbon-coping posers.

And you must be able to understand reality before you can warp it to benefit yourself.

I'm just gonna ask you this: Why so serious?
Manga isan't created to be realistic or because we artsists who draw in taht particular style are lazy. Its a much more flexible style to draw in, tahts all, you can make it as deatailed or as simple as you want it, and it will still be unqiue and fun. Drawing art shouldn't be a contest of who can draw the most realistic or the most detailed art, its a means of self-expression. Its delightful to looks at and evokes emotions to the reader/artist and the best part is anyone can create manga, not just "proffesionals".