My Illustrative style usually consists of Pretty girls and Fantasy themes. I’ve spent most of my life being influenced by Japanese Animation and comics. Through this medium, I like to create beautiful or fun images that sometimes tell a little story.
My Illustrations:
Artist #1
Yoshihiko Umakoshi
He’s a freelance animator who also does character design. He uses a stylized anime/manga style with slender forms. He designs expressive faces and uses thick lines with heavy shading.
His work:
Artist #2
Ilya Kuvshinov
Ilya Kuvshinov is a Russian illustrator and comic artist based in Japan. He’s the art lead for Game Insight, a Lithuania-based mobile, and social game developer. He uses a semi-realistic anime/manga art style that looks somewhat photorealistic. His art usually consists of beautiful women.
His work:
Ashli-
Well done researching your artist heroes. I can see the parallels between your work and that of both Yoshihiko Umakoshi and Ilya Kuvshinov. The combination of the two feels like the stylistic space you are in.
I would have like to have seem more detail regarding their respective careers trajectories and what lessons you learned from your research that may help you to launch yours.