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marshallpupfan · 10 months

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Are there any TV shows/Movies you look back on fondly? Anything you’re looking forward to?

"Over the Hedge" is definitely one that comes to mind right away. Its a film I fell in love with when I first seen it a long time ago. In fact, at one point, I watched it so many times, I practically had every line in the film memorized! RJ the Raccoon, the main character, was even my #1 favorite character for the longest time, and I recall even trying to collect some of his merchandise, too (fortunately, there wasn't too much... nowhere near as much as a certain spotted pup has 😅).

Even though I don't love the film as much as I used to, I still rewatch it every now and then. People seem to be mixed on it anymore, but I still think it holds up. Not as well as Dreamworks' other films, like Kung Fu Panda 2 and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, but I think it's certainly worth a watch if you haven't seen it!

As for TV shows, practically anything I watched that I fell in love with when I was very young. One that pops to mind quite quickly is "Top Cat", an old Hanna-Barbera cartoon that aired long before I was even born (early 1960's, I believe). Then again, a lot of the old Looney Tunes cartoons gets the same feeling out of me, since I remember watching those a bunch on TV. For the most part, they all really hold up quite well to this day!

As for what I'm looking forward to now... admittedly, I can't think of anything right off hand. I haven't been following along with that kind of stuff as much as I used to, so I'm not too sure what new films or TV series are upcoming at the moment. If anything, I'm very curious about Hayao Miyazaki's final film ("How Do You Live", or the new American title, "The Boy and the Heron"), since I've been a fan of practically all of his works for a long time now ("Spirited Away" and "Kiki's Delivery Service" being two of my all time favorite films).

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barbieburnanator · 3 years

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for the artist ask meme: 1, 5, and 17!

Thanks for the asks! I may have gone a little overboard on my answers, but I love details. (both in my art and answers.)

1. When did you start drawing?

I've been drawing and coloring since I could hold a crayon. I have a vivid memory of coloring in Ariel from the Little Mermaid on my dining room floor when I was 6 or 7. I started drawing more when I got into anime, around 12, and even more so when I entered high school. But I'd say I serious on drawing and anatomy, color, environments, etc., about 1.5~2 years ago. For now it's a hobby, but I would like to make a career out of it, or at least a side hustle, one day. Here's the earliest drawing that I still have. I was maybe around 6 or 7 drawing this and it's hanging on my wall in my studio as constant inspiration to keep going!

5. UR proudest artwork.

Oh, this is hard. Mainly because I'll feel proud of a piece I finish, then by next week it's old news. I don't think I could pick just one, there are a few pieces I feel proud of, even if they're old.

I was really proud of how these three came out looking, especially since I was still getting used to digital art back then. I remember spending days (even weeks) on them, but I was so happy with how they turned out.

More recently I feel pretty proud of my landscapes and face portraits from this year -

I've been trying new techniques for coloring and shading left and right this year. Finding new ways to get coloring and ideas down faster. All three of these pictures are something I wouldn't haven been able to do 6 years ago like the previous pictures, and they all took way less time to boot! There's a lot that I would already like to fix or change, but I'm still pretty proud of how they came out.

17. UR inspiration?

Another long answer! (Sorry, not sorry.)

I gain a lot of inspiration from artist, but also from nature. When I go out for walks I'll snap tons of pictures of what I find interesting. (My two recent landscape painting are from pictures I took.) Movies, TV shows, videogames, and books are all things I draw inspiration from. Such examples being Ghibli movies like Castle in the Sky, Spirited Away, Whisper of the Heart (go watch if you're feeling down about your art!) Tv shows like The Promised Neverland, Clone Wars, Final Space, Cowboy Bebop, Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood, Bleach, Gurren Lagann (I rewatch every year), Yu Yu Hakusho, Tigun, the list goes on.

As for other artist, the list gets pretty long here too, so I'll mention my top 5 -

Loish - Been following her since my high school years and when digital art was making it big in the media. I continue to follow her and love her tutorials. Her style and movement in her work is what drives me to give my own characters movement. She was also my main inspiration for when I started painting digitally.

Steven Zapata - This is guy is the best. Not only as art but at the philosophy of art. Why do you draw? What keeps you drawing? I will listen to his videos as I draw and it always makes me smile. I think he's helped in a big way, not so much when it comes to drawing, but rather the mindset that we have while creating art. I could talk for hours about this guy so go check him out on Youtube!

Trent Kaniuga - Awesome artist and painter! This guy made his own way in the art field, creating a comic that sold in stores when he was in high school. He never went to college but he made his own way as a self taught artist. That alone has always been a big inspiration for me as I can afford a university and have been teaching myself. The way he uses colors and paints has given me ideas of how to do it in my own work.

Adam Duff LUCIDPIXUL - Another artist you'll find on Youtube. I've been watching this guy for almost two years and he's so warm and heartfelt in his videos. I love putting him in the background as I work and he's very down to earth when talking about art and the world around us. His art isn't my style but it does give me interesting ideas.

Dave Greco - An amazing artist in rendering and color. I've been following him for a while and I love how he paints hair and uses color. Though I think it's the way he uses lighting and paints faces that I love the most. (I uses a few of his brushes too for painting faces.)

Phew! I know I probably answered way more than you expected but I love getting these questions! It gives me a chance to think more about my own art and how I think about it as well. If you have any others questions, from the list or in general, just send it in. And thanks again for the asks! :)

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