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Original blank meme hereTwo artist I've +devWatch-ed (=Noiry and *orpheelin ) have -almost at the same time- done this today and I thought I'd join in for the fun of it.
The images are arranged in almost no particular order, though. That, and a few of them are practically not really related to my current style and all. But who knows, I might change and improve from it.
Brief (yet maybe not so brief) explanation on each of the images (in random order):-
**Horses --The horses were my first drawing influence when I was a kid. They're my favourite animal, I suppose the admiration started when I had my first horse ride. I still love horses until now, albeit not as thoroughly obsessed as I was before (even my skills in drawing animals are horribly rusty).
**SailorMoon --my first exposure to the world of anime/manga when I was....I donno, 12 maybe? I drew Sailormoon fanarts and experienced drawing in anime/manga style for the first time then and it's been a major influence in my style since then.
**The Little Mermaid --since a child the movie AND basically almost all Disney-related movies were another one of the major influence in drawing. I'd say TLM has the biggest influence because I vaguely recall drawing a LOT of Ariels and random mermaid OCs than anything else.
**Dragon Heart --since watching the movie I started to love dragons with a passion and drew a lot of dragons and had a lot of dragon OCs in which my nickname Black Storm originated *lol* I still love dragons till now though, like horses, I can't draw 'em to save my life.
**Beast Wars --I used to love the old 80s Transformers as a kid, though I'd have to say Beast Wars were my favourite, I almost forgot I used to draw some fanarts of the characters -my crappy attempt at drawing animals and dinosaurs and robots whatnot. It was short lived. Basically epic fail. Period.
**Biker Mice From Mars --an old 90s series. One of my major influence in drawing anthros, which lasted for a great 8 years long (a fact that's still almost hard to sink in, I mean, holy shit, I've spent 8 years drawing nothing but anthros....not that I'm complaining, though). I saw the series when I was around 10, but only got obsessed with it again 6 years later. Aside from that, I believe BMFM was what got me attracted to lean build chiseled men in the first place.
**Biker Mice From Mars fanart by ~Morning1 --not only does ~Morning1 's work was what encouraged me to draw anthros and BMFM fanarts in the first place, but her style was also actually what had influenced me into drawing realism and into the style I've been using now.
**BLEACH --My current major obsession and subject of drawing.
**Grimmjow fanart by RAE [link] --more of an inspiration and an influence but then and again since I got hit hard into Bleach I tried to draw like her (style wise) but...failed. Though she hardly draws BLEACH fanarts anymore, she still remains as my favourite influential Bleach fanartist and artist (even her realistic digital coloured works are astonishing it made me envious). I truly adore her 'aggressive' style, most especially on Grimmjow Jaegerjaques.
** --her textured works was what influenced me to try experimenting with textures on my works lately.
**Photo manipulation (featuring my own manip work from here
**Matte painting (image sourced from `tigaer ) --though creating scenery ain't my forte, I admire matte paintings. I had my first go at it for my Conceptual Illustration class's matte painting project but failed miserably in the end, though it was a little bit fun, but I just lack the creativity.
**GrimmIchi (image sourced from a doujinshi cover "Punchi Drunk") --I wasn't really big into yaoi before (not that I was homophobic), but watching/reading Bleach and discovering the chemistry between Grimmjow and Ichigo -and BAM!- sort of changed my world, in away and I started to appreciate yaoi more and eventually picked up the courage to draw yaoi when I loved the pairing far too much to not draw them at all. My point is, GrimmIchi was what influenced me to draw yaoi (although admittedly I've done a few pics of an OC slash pairing between me and a friend's OC long before GrimmIchi, but the feeling was a whole different level, so to say).
**[Random oriental illustration I've dug through my old collage assignment research/reference back ups] --another type of style I admired. Kinda introduced to it in collage and we were taught the technique to create it (the lecturer called it 'romantic style' *lol*). But alas I failed, somewhat. Long story *le sigh* But I've forgotten the technique to create it (not that I've never tried my hardest when I tried to go it for one more time a couple of months ago, but it all ended in epic failure -to put it simply- and I gave up).
.....Phew.....I didn't expect to ramble this much, I tried hard to make it super brief like =Noiry and *orpheelin had done on theirs, but.... *headdesk*
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Comments: 45
chaos-of-vinnie [2010-10-04 10:15:11 +0000 UTC]
Cool it's nice to see all your influences and were your insprations come from.
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LycanFangs1941 [2010-09-08 03:12:05 +0000 UTC]
THat's pretty cool. I should do one of these. I love reading them.
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pinkandblackcat [2010-08-29 20:18:11 +0000 UTC]
^^ I named my cat after Draco. I love that movie... a Lot.
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MaliciousRuby [2010-08-20 00:28:21 +0000 UTC]
I am no where near as awesome of an artist like you, but we almost have all of the same influences. horses, dragonheart, beast wars, sailor moon . maybe in a few millenia i'll get better lol
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yukisentai [2010-08-18 19:55:35 +0000 UTC]
Huh, this should be interesting...cool influences
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deathbabi [2010-08-18 00:36:29 +0000 UTC]
aaaaaH Bleach at the middle *-*
(picture of grimmy with jaguars) WOW 0_0 just perfect...
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readingoptimistic [2010-08-17 23:24:33 +0000 UTC]
LOVING THE JAGUAR PIC IT SCREAMS SMEXYNESS
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Yuutsei [2010-08-17 20:52:18 +0000 UTC]
AH AHA AH AH AH AH! THAT DRAGON. -LOVES THAT DRAGON- ..Draco, was it? Oh and this is kinda cool c: Could be a good reminder of where inspiration USED to came from.. xD
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GenkoFox [2010-08-17 20:35:53 +0000 UTC]
omg! How awesome!
x3 Talk about inspiration!
-squeal-
^^ I especially adore thee jaguars with Grimmy~
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Akina-Shichiyou [2010-08-17 20:16:47 +0000 UTC]
lol
long paragraph is long...
i love the jaguars picture ^^
for a second i thought you drew that then i was like "Nah, never seen that in his gallery" then i had to go back and check...lol...XD
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MaxiBeyond [2010-08-17 19:05:03 +0000 UTC]
GrimmIchi is the best damn yaoi pairing in the whole world =3
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aksus [2010-08-17 18:16:26 +0000 UTC]
lol i think im too stupic to remember what influented me! XD hah
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JudySparrow [2010-08-17 17:50:36 +0000 UTC]
Dragon Heart...
I cried when Draco died. My syster tought i'm stupid, cause I called her stupid when she cried on Leornado Dicaprio death in the Titanic. I laughed on that scene. I don't liked that actor those days...
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S-u-b [2010-08-17 17:50:11 +0000 UTC]
wow i think i might just do this! you are a horse fan! wooooop!!! and dragonheart!!!!
its awesome to see what inspires you!
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Koguma-za [2010-08-17 17:21:28 +0000 UTC]
Ahh a dragon heart and bleach fan! im not alone! ever read eragon? its a great dragon book. I used to draw dragons all the time and then i found the world of bleach in April and got super obcessive with it.
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blackstorm In reply to Koguma-za [2010-08-17 17:33:46 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, I have (from my older sister as a christmas present) but half-way through the first book I got bored :/ The movie adaption on the other hand feels too rushed and lacked chemistry, so to speak.
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Koguma-za In reply to blackstorm [2010-08-17 18:36:21 +0000 UTC]
I despise the movie. I was one of the many ppl who set the makers hate mail. you got bored!! normaly i would go on a rant but since you make such good bleach art work ill let you off my eragon rant which has been known to last over 2 hours (its true!! ask anyone i know about the rant, they've all heard it)
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Lilixis [2010-08-17 17:20:51 +0000 UTC]
I watch *orpheelin as well. I have since like a few months after I first joined DA. Her art is amazing, just as yours is. I wish I have half of the talent you two did.
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Beowolf13 [2010-08-17 17:18:04 +0000 UTC]
Dragonheart!! Like you that movie inspired my past, current, and future dragon obsession. I do have to say though that the second one was an absolute mess and should have never been funded. Thank you so much for sharing.
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blackstorm In reply to Beowolf13 [2010-08-17 17:29:53 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, I agree. Then and again, as a friend once said "nothing beats the original".
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Ruumatsuku [2010-08-17 17:07:43 +0000 UTC]
omg wow u like Dragonheart and Beast Wars too! I remember watching Beast Wars, Sailor Moon through my childhood days XD. Dragonheart is soo epic too i still wish Draco didn't die D: I literally cried at the ending lol. Love the rest of the artwork too ^_^.
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blackstorm In reply to Ruumatsuku [2010-08-17 17:11:21 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, it was really sad, I was so upset I think I've cried then, too. Ah, nostalgia....*fishes for her older brother's old Dragon Heart CD soundtrack*
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michaelmonroe [2010-08-17 16:52:29 +0000 UTC]
i LOVE BIKER MICE.. ONE OF MY FAVORITE CARTOONS
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blackstorm In reply to michaelmonroe [2010-08-17 17:00:48 +0000 UTC]
Indeed, it's personally one of the best 90s cartoons Ah nostalgia...
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blackstorm In reply to michaelmonroe [2010-08-17 17:15:30 +0000 UTC]
Heh, have you seen the similar shows like that such as Extreme Dinosaurs, Street Sharks, and Road Rovers? >XD
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blackstorm In reply to michaelmonroe [2010-08-17 17:42:37 +0000 UTC]
Yay! *lol* XD Still BMFM was the best. Pity it was canceled merely because of the stupid Power Ranger's popularity then, or so I've heard, and I loathe the new (2005) BMFM series -it's what makes me gradually loose interest.
Ah, pardon my rambling...
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michaelmonroe In reply to blackstorm [2010-08-17 17:46:21 +0000 UTC]
it's ok yea i know what you mean..
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BoogermeisterNeema [2010-08-17 16:48:35 +0000 UTC]
Wow, you saw Sailor Moon at twelve?! I saw it when I was four! And I remember Biker Mice from Mars and Beast Wars, and I also love horses! Guess this is a small world when it comes to fanarts!
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blackstorm In reply to BoogermeisterNeema [2010-08-17 16:59:56 +0000 UTC]
What?! Four? Whoa, you can remember since then? I must be loosing brain cells drastically then *lol* Yay, glad you know those -and horse love!
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BoogermeisterNeema In reply to blackstorm [2010-08-17 17:04:08 +0000 UTC]
Oh, must be the age difference cuz I'm 20! And yays! I love horses (according to the Chinese Zodiac, I was born under the year of the Horse!), though I'm also into wild cats cuz I'm a Leo!
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blackstorm In reply to BoogermeisterNeema [2010-08-17 17:08:31 +0000 UTC]
*lol* Oh? Interesting. I was born under the year of the Ox *sniffs*, and a Gemini.
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JudySparrow In reply to blackstorm [2010-08-17 18:02:44 +0000 UTC]
*Try to calculate out how old can storm be, and which month....*
...if I wont be a discalculian... damn it!
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blackstorm In reply to JudySparrow [2010-08-17 18:05:04 +0000 UTC]
*lol* I thought I've made it clear enough to everyone before: I'm born 4th June 1985.
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JudySparrow In reply to blackstorm [2010-08-17 20:48:59 +0000 UTC]
Maybe the information slipped through my attention... or I was in a really bad mood and deleted that journal, or.... aliens beamed out from my box. Yeah that's a realy good possibility.
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