Yohan & Kim Hye Jin | Telling Through the Colors

Korean: 색으로 말하다
Synonyms: Communicating with Colors, Speak Through Colors, Speak Through Colours, Talking Through Colors
Type: Manhwa/ Webtoon
Chapters: 20
Volumes: N/A
Status: Completed
Year: 2010
Genre: Drama, School Life, Shoujo, Slice of Life  
Authors: Yohan (Story), Kim Hye Jin (Art)
Serialization: Naver Webtoon

Synopsis: Three young aspiring artists; three stories. Each individual is struggling with his or her practice, but when everything seems hopeless, they find inspiration in colors. Find heart-warming inspiration and hope through their stories in this stunning, full-color webcomic.

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Bamboo Garden
Onigiri Scanlations
Raw Crossing


Source: Baka updates


Side notes: The first story is about a girl that likes to make dolls. She's struggling with the gap of the anticipation of the society and her own dreams. To be something one needs to study and everything else must be put aside if wanting to success. As I'm not familiar of the art schooling and it's levels it just feels odd that only college or university could provide something to make people successful in life. In my opinion there is always other ways around if there is a talent.^-¨ But don't mind me... studying is a good thing. Well anyways... the art is on the good level for a webtoon but it's a bit plain at times. Good thing is that it is varying so it's not dulling by any way. Also the artist talent is showing when there is room for it.^-^

P.S. All three participate on the same contest that is aimed for middle school and high school students. This makes it so that also Su-ee should be in high school although it seems that she's already in uni. So there is lil uncertainty about the translation but it's not that big thing after all.

Main characters

Hwang Shin EE (Shini), high school
student that likes to make puppets

Baek Su-ee. Likes to draw and her dream
has always been to go to an Art college/
university. After getting in she had a
lack of inspiration until she learned to
dye fabrics and make needlework.

Park Dong-in, photographer, high school
 student

Supporting

Jiyoung Shin Ee's friend

Shin Ee's Neighbour,
she likes Gardenias, dying
clothes and making food

Neighbour's son. He has
Atopia and is very sensitive
for chemicals. He likes
pungmul nori dancing.

Shin Ee's mother

Su-ee's art teacher at Uni

Su-ee's mother

Instructor at the National
Natural Dying Museum
(story 2 and 3)