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Plastic Chibi Okami Keychains
I'm going to be an artist in the Anime Boston Artist Alley, so I'm coming up with different designs of fanart to sell.
Here are some of my keychains, based after the style in Okami. The top right coyote is my character Tsukuyomi--the moon to Amaterasu's sun.
The keychain part is to be added, as I didn't want to scratch the scanner-bed!
If anyone is interested in purchasing one ahead of the con just note me, they will be $4 each 3 for $10. I'm not making terribly many, as I have to manually add the color.
i've got some more chibi videogame characters coming, including some adorable dogs from Resident Evil.
Here are some of my keychains, based after the style in Okami. The top right coyote is my character Tsukuyomi--the moon to Amaterasu's sun.
The keychain part is to be added, as I didn't want to scratch the scanner-bed!
If anyone is interested in purchasing one ahead of the con just note me, they will be $4 each 3 for $10. I'm not making terribly many, as I have to manually add the color.
i've got some more chibi videogame characters coming, including some adorable dogs from Resident Evil.
Category All / Fanart
Species Wolf
Size 415 x 401px
File Size 68.7 kB
Honestly, I'm sure it's not good but i don't know. I know that all sorts of fanart is sold at anime cons, and I do only my own art in a different style (like here, i did a mock Okami style, but they are chibi versions and one is my own character)
If I were asked to I would stop, and I'm mostly doing fanart because my original work will not sell at an anime con...it's expected that most of my stuff will be fan-art.
If I were asked to I would stop, and I'm mostly doing fanart because my original work will not sell at an anime con...it's expected that most of my stuff will be fan-art.
ah, I see. well, luckily enough they are not interested to expel fans who do similar art styles with different characters, or the myriad of TLK, WatershipDown, anime, whatever fans using their preferred art styles would be in trouble.
unless of course, it's about something done by Paramount. they sue the asses off every fanwriter or whatever who only uses anything remotely mentioning StarTrek.
unless of course, it's about something done by Paramount. they sue the asses off every fanwriter or whatever who only uses anything remotely mentioning StarTrek.
I thought paramount stopped that a few years ago, (provided one does not make ANY money off of the work). They did this once they realied they could market it...XD:
http://www.amazon.com/Strange-New-W.....71/ref=ed_oe_p
there's something like 12 books out now.
That being said..I haven't heard of anyone getting in trouble (except...the company itself for stealing IGNs picture for it's own damn label!:http://www.mywiinews.com/okami-wate.....-ign-involved/ XD)
Copyright is a sticky thing though. I try to stick to my own style for the most part but...fanart sells. It not only sells but doing fanart is a quick way to get some folks attention and hold it long enough to show your real work =/. I'm going to have a lot of my normal work at that con, but I need something fannish to attract people in the first place...trying not to sell out too much though! I'm only sticking to animal based characters, and mostly Okami because it has a couple recognizable style elements that can be used to make what I wish of it.
http://www.amazon.com/Strange-New-W.....71/ref=ed_oe_p
there's something like 12 books out now.
That being said..I haven't heard of anyone getting in trouble (except...the company itself for stealing IGNs picture for it's own damn label!:http://www.mywiinews.com/okami-wate.....-ign-involved/ XD)
Copyright is a sticky thing though. I try to stick to my own style for the most part but...fanart sells. It not only sells but doing fanart is a quick way to get some folks attention and hold it long enough to show your real work =/. I'm going to have a lot of my normal work at that con, but I need something fannish to attract people in the first place...trying not to sell out too much though! I'm only sticking to animal based characters, and mostly Okami because it has a couple recognizable style elements that can be used to make what I wish of it.
and some nice little guys you created. :)
I'm not too sure if it would work for me doing fanart. most are either interested in TLK, watership down, or something anime. except the last ones I have the impression TLK and WD fans are in only if the artwork very closely resembles the original. and some do so exactly you think it's a screenshot from the original or something. ^^ not what I want to do, really...
and anime... I see so many trying to copy it, and soem even are published in comic form, but only a few really pull it off. and creating a distictive style is even more difficult I think. Rod Espinosa is one of those I easily recognize. ^^
I'm not too sure if it would work for me doing fanart. most are either interested in TLK, watership down, or something anime. except the last ones I have the impression TLK and WD fans are in only if the artwork very closely resembles the original. and some do so exactly you think it's a screenshot from the original or something. ^^ not what I want to do, really...
and anime... I see so many trying to copy it, and soem even are published in comic form, but only a few really pull it off. and creating a distictive style is even more difficult I think. Rod Espinosa is one of those I easily recognize. ^^
Totally agree with you on both counts. Thankfully, in the case of tlk, you have a rare case where the artist can not only mimic the style ot TLK exactly but has her own style such as 
Balaa
That being said....anime fans...I think the biggest problem is they never learn anatomy BEFORE they start the stylizing. They seem to think that knowing how to construct a proper face or body doesn't matter since anime is so easy to make "look good' even though a closer look reveals most of the artist's flaws. Nice eyes don't cover up shitty linework/anatomy/lighting/composition.\
I prefer fanart where there are obvious traits to the style where as long as you include those traits (such as the swirls in Okami) that you can play with everything else and still keep it recongnizable.
BalaaThat being said....anime fans...I think the biggest problem is they never learn anatomy BEFORE they start the stylizing. They seem to think that knowing how to construct a proper face or body doesn't matter since anime is so easy to make "look good' even though a closer look reveals most of the artist's flaws. Nice eyes don't cover up shitty linework/anatomy/lighting/composition.\
I prefer fanart where there are obvious traits to the style where as long as you include those traits (such as the swirls in Okami) that you can play with everything else and still keep it recongnizable.
her, for example, or 
hibbary who also can play greatly with her disney-influenced art style. :)
what you say. I bought the whole "How to draw Manga" series by Antarctic Press, and it struck me that most of the contributing artists show what they do, but not why. Rod Espinosa was one of the few who explained it. also, how to proportionize the figures is not explained anywhere to a satisfying extend. (I bought the series hoping for new ideas on inking, scenery and movements)
the same problems come from aspiring artists which lean onto cartoon styles. others I have seen needed to learn how to draw what they see, and not what they think may be right...
also, I agree with you. fanart only makes sense if it is not a copy of the original art, but a re-interpretation. I also try to come up with something unusual. why draw what everybody else has drawn before me? :)
hibbary who also can play greatly with her disney-influenced art style. :)what you say. I bought the whole "How to draw Manga" series by Antarctic Press, and it struck me that most of the contributing artists show what they do, but not why. Rod Espinosa was one of the few who explained it. also, how to proportionize the figures is not explained anywhere to a satisfying extend. (I bought the series hoping for new ideas on inking, scenery and movements)
the same problems come from aspiring artists which lean onto cartoon styles. others I have seen needed to learn how to draw what they see, and not what they think may be right...
also, I agree with you. fanart only makes sense if it is not a copy of the original art, but a re-interpretation. I also try to come up with something unusual. why draw what everybody else has drawn before me? :)
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