#def inspired by ken sugimori for these

[kof-xiii]

do you have any favorite artists? maybe ones you take inspiration from or really look up to?

i’m supposed to be getting ready to head out in a bit but YOU!!! YOUU!!!!!!!!! PURPOSEFULLY TRAPPING ME!!!!! anyway omg i have a list of the artists i really like on my listography but its not up-to-date thank u for reminding me that!

in no particular order ken sugimori, shigeki maeshima, kazuya nuri, masayuki doi (particularly in smtiv) have really latched onto my head as i progressed thru my art over the years i think. more recently, most of the snk artists especially shinkiro, and eisuke ogura’s smooth watercoloury painting styles are so pleasant to look at. ryoko kui’s art studies and little doodles for building up on dungeon meshi are also so inspiring they have been enough to break me out of my really bad art block 😭😭!!!

i think the key illustrator that really has stood out to me the most is shigeki maeshima! PLS LOOK 🫵

tatakau shisho is a light novel ive talked abt on here several times and it had such an intense grip on me in middle school and i think his work for the series is some of the most gorgeous art i’ve ever seen in his portfolio and for any series even, and to this day is still what i grab my inspo from😭😭

idk if i could achieve the details he has in his art ever but omg liking his works was my personality and im so sad tatakau shisho was never really known enough for ppl to notice jus how beautiful the artwork (and the story) was. on the plus side some of yall might know him from drawing for fe heroes so I THINK HES DOING GREAT IM SO HAPPY FOR HIM FOR THAT

anyway as a summary i think the pattern is i really like seeing smooth crisp lines and velvetty palettes, expressive eyes, REALLY DETAILED HAIR yeah. i started looking deeper into art as a kid with maeshima’s works and eventually got to here 🫡 my art is a little more on the cartoon-y pixel-y style recently but that is def also due to many more wonderful influences (see above!). im working towards incorporating my style into that flowey watercoloury vibe! eventually!

[paperose]

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