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yay spiderverse! i tried several times to do something more along the lines of the poster and iconic "what's up danger" shot, but i couldn't get it looking spiderverse-y enough. i also debated having him shoot the webs from his feet. a rare case of restraint for ya boy
this attempt at the mario strikers style was one of the most challenging! getting the outline thickness and amount of strays to feel right was tough, and that background stuff was even tougher. still don't think i got it 100% (nor really any of these tbh)
like the sugimori piece, i wanted to give props to tim burton's old solo watercolor stuff! a lot of that populated his LACMA exhibit, which really resonated with me as a kid; it made me appreciate him more as an individual artist for sure
another missed opportunity is that i wasn't able to make the rankin-bass one out of clay like i intended. i tried, but the r-b models were made out of wood i believe which is a very particular look. i ended up sort of fusing that modeled look with the style of these r-b dev arts!
the SU ep "the answer" starts in a style inspired by lotte, and when ruby and sapphire fall to earth, the backgrounds go full mary blair. the show evokes two woman animation pioneers to symbolize r&s's radicalization and SU as a show's entrance to the canon of women-led animation
the ken sugimori one was going for his older gen 1-2 watercolors. hugely comforting nostalgic vibes for me. i love the occasional geometric elements in the bgs, so i incorporated one. scorbunny felt like an appropriate starter for himbo! two leggy boys
the mike mignola one was fun, albeit definitely more geometric than his normal style. the sally cruikshank one is one big "quasi at the quackadero" reference because i like it a lot!
the sonic and mario ones were the first two i attempted. i'd been wanting to put himbo in the sa1 pose forever, but i had trouble (and still did with this) conforming him to the pose while compensating for his lack of torso. i was v back and forth on the mono-eye
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Jhonen Vasquez
Masanori Sato
Hirohiko Araki
The "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse" team
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Junji Ito
Rankin-Bass
Tim Burton
LIVE ACTION HIMBO, a creature with no influences, no gods, no masters