Ever since I was younger, I’ve always had a love of cartoons and illustration. I was the kid in class who would doodle little characters in his notebook and show them to my friends, I got more into reading in a general sense from graphic novels, comics, and illustrated works, and even now as an adult I find myself looking in bookstores or book sections of stores and seeing all these amazing works of storytelling and illustrations, from children’s stories to more adult focused stories and comics. With this, I very quickly realized how much I love creating stories and characters and I wanted to make this my career.
Most of the content I make is of my own ideas/characters or my interpretations of certain things or ideas in my own life. The best examples for this are when I create something based on the music I hear. I listen to music and create a story connected to it. Especially when I create stories for the characters I make. My actual process always starts in a sketchbook. I always start in pencil and build the initial image on paper before I move it to the computer and start working in color and adding in details to help push my work farther. My art style is very cartoony and expressive. I love making expressive work using different lines, shapes and colors. They help me when I want to push expressions or make a character or setting look bold and unique.
The two biggest reasons on why I love making art are that I love creating characters, stories, and new interpretations of ideas; the second is that I love sharing my art with others. I love creating stories and characters along with them. I love to ask, “What would this kind of hero look like? or listen to the lyrics of a song and give visuals and make my own interpretations, and to see how those ideas you had in your head come together visually the way you want is amazing. Most importantly, talking to people not just about the art I made or ideas I had, but about different cartoons/movies we’ve seen or pieces of art we’ve seen in a gallery helped me make friends in school, it brings me closer to my family, and helps me create new ideas. I want my art and my stories to help create connections with people. I want to let my talents help someone smile. That is why I love make art.