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Published: 2012-06-01 09:09:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 1200; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 12
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Description i drew Terry! surprised?

...moving along,
Akira Toriyama is the entire reason i got into anime. which is what shaped me, i believe, as an artist and writer. after years of Chrono Trigger and of course, where it all started, Dragonball (and my big ridiculous crush on Vegeta. )
whom oddly, when i drew him on here in 2008, i drew in my style. huh.
so the other day, when i was leafing through an old artbook of his given me by ~RKLemieux and ~StitchFacedAngel during the artblock of the last few months, i was moved to do this thing you see here.

so it's not dead-ooonn... because it's been a long time and i was never REALLY great when i was like, 14, but i really like the marriage of my old old art habits based on idolizing Akira Toriyama with my latest and most dear story project Law of Averages, because they feel worlds apart. it's like my childhood and my adult life coming together to say, "hey, we still define the same person. neat."

i love that kinda shit.

so enjoy a chibi Ox King in my derpy little homage to Mr. Toriyama.
it was difficult to suppress the urge to play "Terry" or "Toreas" together with "Toriyama" somehow. i... chose the uh... the classier route, here.
three nights' work over a week and a half or so. i lost track, shit's hectic.

...might do a Ka.
don't wait around for it or anything.
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Comments: 18

DemonStash [2012-08-30 02:34:32 +0000 UTC]

This is also very awesome.

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Vashtastic [2012-07-29 21:54:01 +0000 UTC]

awesome blend of styles. actually it reminds me a lot of dragonquest character designs.

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sparkpenguin In reply to Vashtastic [2012-07-31 05:53:12 +0000 UTC]

hfc that is EXACTLY what i was going for. thanks sooo much!

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casim [2012-06-12 11:23:00 +0000 UTC]

Aaaah Chibi Terry. I do have to say major that the blend of both old and new has deffinately yeiled surprisingly amazing results. Keep up the awesome work Major!!! #40 OUT!

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sparkpenguin In reply to casim [2012-06-14 02:43:47 +0000 UTC]

thanks Will! i was so happy with this one. and your comment makes me happy too!

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Zeah1Renee5Voinovich [2012-06-01 18:30:36 +0000 UTC]

I could definitely tell what style you were going for. ^^ He looks adorable.

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RKLemieux [2012-06-01 13:51:22 +0000 UTC]

I feel like I should be playing him in a video game or something. Its super cute.

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sparkpenguin In reply to RKLemieux [2012-06-02 04:19:39 +0000 UTC]

thanks Rita! and that's exactly what i was going for... video game art. hence the white background (i dunno i feel like it's in a game manual?) XD

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MachinesBleedToo [2012-06-01 10:15:19 +0000 UTC]

I love the shading and the crispness of the candle glow. It works- I'm always afraid to be that bold with lighting. I can really see the influence and I only vaguely know the artist, but it has your own charm to it too. AND LOL VEGETA CRUSH! HIGH FIVE I HAD ONE TOO.

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sparkpenguin In reply to MachinesBleedToo [2012-06-02 04:20:50 +0000 UTC]

well lighting is one of my only strengths if you separate it from coloring... if you don't... that's my only strength lol. i'm glad you recognize the inspiration! and omg... Vegetaaaa *_* i hated Bulma for so long, i was such a little twit. XD

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MachinesBleedToo In reply to sparkpenguin [2012-06-02 07:08:49 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha lighting and colouring are my strengths too, it saves my ass so many times. IF ALL ELSE FAILS JUST ADD GLOWY SHIT AND NO ONE NOTICES THE AWFUL ANATOMY/PERSPECTIVE. <--- story of my artistic life.

HAHAH. I was too oblivious to hate her from what I remember. Do you watch the DBZ abridged series on YT? It's so good.

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sparkpenguin In reply to MachinesBleedToo [2012-06-02 07:23:43 +0000 UTC]

LOL mine too. i'm... doing that right now, actually.

...homfg i might post before the end of the night. o_o TWO IN A ROW.
and no, i don't really watch anything in YT. i was watching Plinkett movie reviews for a while but only when i hung out with a friend who'd seen them. i should look into this DBZ thing sometime...

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MachinesBleedToo In reply to sparkpenguin [2012-06-02 07:33:45 +0000 UTC]

GO YOU BEAST. I'm kind of burned out from that last picture but inspired enough to want to draw...just...all out of ideas.

Yeah, YT is my music box but I never go beyond that and what people link me. EXPLORING ANY SITE MAKES ME ANGRY because of just. Well, you know. The internet is a cesspool.

That said I was looking up really horrendously huge zit popping videos(like the pus that came out of one was like those door snake things AND AS THICK AS THEM TOO) and bot fly removals for ages. :l

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sparkpenguin In reply to MachinesBleedToo [2012-06-02 08:12:14 +0000 UTC]

ROFL OMG
perfect words.
also i just lol at you and me getting hoss about artwork like we're lifting weights. but that's what it feels like now! RRRRRGH! MUST! PRODUCE!

and i second the internet cesspool thing. there are like five sites i visit. i'm afraid to go back to BF. i have a feeling in the last three years trolls found and bombed it.

OH OD THOSE VIDEOS! WE USED TO WATCH THEM AT JESSE'S HOUSE FOR HOURS. ...i love pulling shit out of my skin. -_-

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MachinesBleedToo In reply to sparkpenguin [2012-06-02 14:49:26 +0000 UTC]

Mental weights is what it is. <_> I dunno, I'd love to live off my art but I'm afraid I'll find it too mentally draining.

What's BF? I might know it I'm shit with acronyms.

HAHAHA. Yes. It's so cleansing.

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CarmanMM-Dirda [2012-06-01 09:22:43 +0000 UTC]

I really like how this looks c:
This style is nice, and love the simple candle light ring.

I love those moments when you're browsing through your past work. Only reason I keep some of the crap. xD

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sparkpenguin In reply to CarmanMM-Dirda [2012-06-01 10:07:25 +0000 UTC]

thanks Carman! and yeah... i wanna go through my super old stuff again sometime soon... good reminding me!

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CarmanMM-Dirda In reply to sparkpenguin [2012-06-01 17:31:16 +0000 UTC]

Welcome c:
I need to dig it out, too. Want to redraw my old characters.

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