Week 5

The author of STEAL LIKE AN ARTIST says “Don’t steal the style, steal the thinking behind the style.” Honestly the best way to do this is to do more research you find inspirational. sometime the artist him self explains his process.
The difference between imitating and emulating, is that imitating is following some one and using them as an example, an example could be a child and their parents, do what dad does,  while emulating is doing exactly what they can do and try to perfect their own style or work.
The author has a chart in his book to emulate your thinker/mentor/hero’s work. I would honestly study his work and the process, and not just from him but from many, I would come up with an idea or remix, and put him or her as one of the many that inspired me.

 Below are some art or illustration done by David Gonzales, & Kentaro Miura; I also added a sketch of mine where I try to emulate the artist above and try to create something. I try to combine Japanese illustration features and pachuco imagery. It’s difficult to try and combine a Mexican-American style with an eastern take on it. I plan to get the combination right eventually.


    


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