walter and jesse
mixed media - digital
Cartoon shows and comic books were my primary inspirations as a child, the
way anything can happen in the cartoon world has affected my perception of reality
which is why I detest drawing landscapes and still life, it’s just not meant for me I
guess. But the turning point for my art was because of anime, I forgot I was halfJapanese at that time and was just fascinated at what Japanese artists can dish out so
from then on I became proud to be the bastard child of Japan. I tried anime like any
typical grade-schooler did back then but I realized that I’m just copying someone’s art
style from a horribly conceived “how-to draw manga” art book so I rebelled of course,
I tried to make my own style with all the things I’ve learned over the years from all
my heroes and somehow I have accomplished it in a way that my works tend to stand
out from the others though it lacks the beauty and elegance of life because that is just
plain overrated.
HUBIN MAGAZINE
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