okay first things first!!!
KIRIBAN. a whole buttload of people got it!! so imma make a group pic of sorts. the bounty hunters that dog'd it:
any characters in particular you want me to draw, guys? note me!
SECOND: THE LEGEND OF THE TAG-FACED SCROTUM
i was tagged by that fucking jerk greg who is an ass of gutsmans ass

and im totally putting work to the wayside to answer it hahahaha
OKAY.
"List ten things about your art, then tag ten people to do the same."
1. PENCILS AND PAPERS KILL HIS BONAR
i cannot and i mean CANNOT use traditional materials to save my life. i hate using pencils, and drawing on paper. i'm a spoiled digital boy who only knows how to draw on his tablet and his tablet alone. i have like, two or three deviations where i used pencils, and i hate them so much. they're ugly and retarded and pigeons shit on them on a daily basis. the only reason why they're still in my gallery is because i am against deleting anything from my gallery (i like to see the progression of my art over the years)
2. WHAT A RIPOFF
contrary to what any of you might think, i don't have an original style. hahahahahaha!!! no really. this is what i believe. i feel like im a series of ripoffs mishmashed together in hopes of trying to passing it off as my own style. i'll break it down. obviously, Corey Lewis

(www.reyyy.com) is my biggest influence. i love his work so much, it borders on creepy. like.. ever since i read sharknife, my work has been gravitating more and more towards his style. im consciously trying not to bite his style, but it's hard. how can you NOT want to emulate it. i hope i'm doing a good enough job at keeping my style mine, though.
other very notable people include:

for coloring and general photoshoppery. i learned how to use textures and overlays because of him, and lord knows i got my love for warm orangey yellowy palettes because of him (and FLCL), although i took it to a crazy stupid saturated level. hahaha!

because of her wtfawesome lines. at that point in my artistic development, i had wanted to stop drawing and just color things all the time. her in-your-face confident-ass lines just... blew my mind. how so few lines could be so powerful, it was a breath of fresh air. I DIDNT NEED TO KNOW HOW TO CHIAROSCURO IN ORDER TO MAKE LINES OMGZ
Byran Lee O Malley. he's one of the prime reasons why i decided to pick up my stylus in the first place and trek down the comicking path.. but more on that in my next point.
MORE PEOPLE THAT HAVE INTENSELY INSPIRED ME BUT IM TOO LAZY TO WRITE MORE ABOUT:
3. 20 BILLION YEARS TO ART PUBERTY
i didn't start drawing seriously until i was like, 20? in my last year of college. sure, i made a doodle here and there in my notebooks, but i never really dedicated myself to art until i was on my way out of school. i was kind of searching for direction, and finally decided that i would give graphic design and illustration a try. i remember the date well, it was when i joined deviantart! i joined dA specifically to become a better artist through hard work and burning vigor.
maybe half a year or so in the art game, i was ready to give up on illustration and just stick to graphic design. but then... i read a little comic called SCOTT PILGRIM'S PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE. by Bryan Lee O' Malley. and it just... floored me. ever since i read it, it has been and i believe will continue to be the best comic i have ever read. it was ALL HEART. HEART, BABY, HEART. you see, i don't have much confidence in my art-skills. but i am confident that my heart-level is strong. and seeing an all-heart comic bolstered my courage and made me wanna keep on trucking... and get better. and you know what, i think i have. definitely a long way to go, but i've made good progress i think.
4. HOMEGROWN DAVE JUTSU WITH ARTSKUUL PENISENVY
i learned how to draw by myself. everything i know now is because of me, or because of me taking cues from people i eye-doh-lize. however, i've always wanted to go to art school and get good fundamentals. i feel like i really lack that foundation. i mean... anatomy alone... gah. this makes me feel like such an art scrub in the presence of those who have had the proper... training? prep? method? i mean, i know that method is a very varied and personal approach, but knowing the groundwork can't ever hurt, s'what i think.
5. SCROTUMCOMIX = ANIME SERIES + INDIECOMIC FUSION HA!
okay, i watch a lot of anime. a lot more than you would think. and it inspires my work so much, although i consciously try to keep a distance between me and it. i make parallels - every series me and mihk (my comicking partner in crime) make are influenced by a comic and an anime series. A Perfect Ten runs parallel to FLCL and Scott Pilgrim. Juan Aswang: the Legend of Johnny B. Ghoul runs parallel to Re:Cutie Honey and Sharknife. The Ballad of Meng Francisco runs parallel to Eyeshield 21 and Peng. There i said it. im not sure if i'm making much sense. but anyway!
6. VIDEO GAMES DOOMED THIS POOR SOUL
i have to say that i stand on the same page with

on this. it was all video games' fault. i wouldn't have had an art charge in the first place if it wasn't for mario 2 and megaman. i drew that shit all the friggen time when i was a kid. video games filled me with wonder and love and hopes and dreams. it fueled my imagination, and it just brimmed. i had to release somehow, and that somehow was drawing. then i got into fighting games and it was hopeless. i'd never be able to turn back from my nerdy geekdom. i'm not so into RPGs though (except for FF6 and Breath of Fire), so i feel somewhat redeemed. hahahaha!
7. IT'S NOT A RACE YOU IDIOT
i actually try to get faster and faster with each piece that i draw. as weird as it may sound. i try to see how well i can make something in a certain amount of time. i dont really know WHY honestly. i just see people churning out awesome shit and go 'oh this only took me .3249 seconds' and i go FUCK i want to be that fast too. maybe it's some sort of competitive tick in me, hahaha
8. PATRIOTISM???
i really like drawing filipino things and putting in filipino references into my work, although it's not always apparent. i just think the philippines has a wealth of culture and mythology and cool quirks that people could really get into. it's totally an untapped market that i want to tap into. oops. now you know my secret DIE NOW HRRRAAAARRRRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHHBUTTSECKS
9. OH THOSE BEAUTIFUL MELODIES
okay everyone says this but. music is a make-or-break factor when i draw. i need to listen to certain things to draw certain things. it comPLETELY influences my mood and what comes out of my tablet. for instance, whenever i draw something Perfect Ten-related, i have to listen to the Cardigans (the Life album). and when i make juan aswang stuff, it always HAS to be Tokyo Jihen. so if you force me into a room with only kenny G playing, the only art you'll get out of me is buttsex in supermarkets. and unicorns.
10. SCROTUM IS OUT OF INTERESTING THINGS TO SAY SO HE WILL MAKE PENIS ASCII
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okay. i need to tag peoplez. so i tag:
