Here's some of the most amazing and invaluable advice you'll most-likely ever get from one of my good colleagues and legends in comics/gaming, creator JOE MADUREIRA. It's what i've been preaching to you aspiring artists since i arrived on DA, but i think his POV says it perfectly:
*WARNING: SOME MATURE LANGUAGE*
"DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE A SUCCESSFUL ARTIST?
Or a successful WORKING PROFESSIONAL?
Believe it or not there is a difference. I'm not usually a soapbox type guy, I don't like instructing people, and I think I'm a terrible teacher. But hey, it's Friday and I'm in a strange mood. So here goes:
I've noticed that a good number of my fans happen to be aspiring artists themselves. This is for all you guys. I get asked constantly: "Where should I go to school?" "What classes should I take?" "What should I study for anatomy?" "What pencils and paper do you use?" "Should I be working digitally now instead of traditionally?" "How do I fix my poses? Learn composition? Perspective?" "When
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Proto Soul and Mega Soul
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Jojo Part 4
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Solitaire Spider
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Gravity Hold - Mega Man 11 Style
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LBX Style Lan and MegaMan.EXE
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Mega Man Ice Soul concept
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Cache
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Mega Man 30th
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BN6 Cross Beast swap concept
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Geo and Mega
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Dwabble: EXE CD Cover
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Dwabble: MegaMan and PETs
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Pokemon Cybeast Solgaleo and Tournament Blue Moon
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Dwabble: Mega Man NT Warrior Manga
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Dwabble: MegaMan and MegaManDS (3)
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Dwabble: MegaMan and MegaManDS (2)
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Megaman Battle Network Chrono X - Quick Memento
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Custom female Navi examples.
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Burnerman EXE Prototype Figure Paint Job
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mighty no.9 why not all calls?
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Power of the Sun:Double heroes
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Journal
TO YOU ASPIRING ARTISTS...FROM JOE MADUREIRA
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MEGAMAN X RX ARMOR OFFICIAL ARTWORK
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When April 1st came for XOver..
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Activity
Proto Soul and Mega Soul
In the Progress PET toy, ProtoMan can Double Soul with other Navis, including MegaMan. So I came up with a design for ProtoMan Mega Soul and put them side-by-side
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Jojo Part 4
Drew this after watching all of Jojo week to week (sans a few weeks) with the N1 Grand Prix Community.
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BN6 Cross Beast swap concept
What if you can use opposite version Crosses with Beast Out? Heat Cross with Falzar Beast form and Tomahawk Cross with Gregar Beast form.
Twitter re-upload.
Twitter re-upload.
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Solitaire Spider
Design for an OC Spider-Man. Inspiration from Blue Beetle and Kamen Rider Ex-Aid. Made him Korean, because hey, why not? Also, since his design is based off video games, I though Solitaire Spider should vaguely work for him. The gauntlets are Dreamcast controllers because I thought they look cool.
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Gravity Hold - Mega Man 11 Style
I was one of four winners in the Get Equipped Mega Man contest! www.capcom-unity.com/capkel/bl…
I thought drawing super detailed wouldn't be interesting to others, so after a bit of brainstorming, I decided to make the piece as charming and fun as I could. No every angle shot, just a cool pose then some in-depth weapon usage. I actually drew it right to left (due to poor planning)!
I was so incredibly surprised that my picture was praised by Ishihara and Higurashi. Both are Battle Network alumni and great influences on my style and thought process. Those little quotes are greater than the actual prize to me (of course, an autograph is great too).
I thought drawing super detailed wouldn't be interesting to others, so after a bit of brainstorming, I decided to make the piece as charming and fun as I could. No every angle shot, just a cool pose then some in-depth weapon usage. I actually drew it right to left (due to poor planning)!
I was so incredibly surprised that my picture was praised by Ishihara and Higurashi. Both are Battle Network alumni and great influences on my style and thought process. Those little quotes are greater than the actual prize to me (of course, an autograph is great too).
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X and Zero (Project X Zone pixel art.)
Maverick hunters. ver ke
The Day of Sigma.
Mega Man 8-bit Deathmatch Cover art (sketch)
Megaman 8bit Deathmatch X Rockman Online