For the most part, my inspirations come from early 2000's cartoons, video games and movies that I enjoy. I don't really have a particular style, I just call it "cartoony" since that's the style i'm more drawn to. I also take inspiration from various artists I come across. On the other hand, I want to have a more realistic/renaissance-like painting style when I draw animals and nature.
Here's my inspirational pinterest and tumblr.
This is an ongoing list that will be updated when I feel like doing so.
art tools
Ever wondered what I use to produce my work? Well, I got you covered. :]
I use Clip Studio Paint for all of my digital work, be sure to get it when it's on sale.
note: includes photoshop brushes, but they're compatible with csp
paid Brushes:
Free brushes and assets:
- hhh 2
- Raz' roughy brush set
- CELL SHADE razou
- Coloring / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (彩/●◆■)
- Simple Retro Halftone Brushes
- Noisy Ink Brush v2
- DevinElleKurtz's brush collection - csp, ps, procreate (fur, nature, buildings, etc.)
- yumingli's brushes - ps
- nsmith's free chalk brushes - ps
Textures:
Other helpful tools:
inspirational artists
- Paul Jouve
- Norbertine Bresslern-Roth
- Alphonso Dunn - I own one of his books! He has a youtube channel where he teaches how to draw the fundamentals of stuff. I really recommend watching his videos if you're itching to draw anything on your mind or to develop your artistic skills.
- Andrew Shek
- Craig McCracken
- Stephan Silver - I own his character design book, The Silver Way.
- Nico Marlet (fanblog gallery)
- Juni Ba
concept arts
Xiaolin Showdown:
- Character designs and illustrations created by Min Lee [XS]
- Character designs by Chris Battle [XS]
- Character designs by Philippe Duchêne. [XC]
Kingdom Hearts:
Movies:
- The Lion King [1, 2, 3, 4]
- Monsters Inc.
- Kung Fu Panda