It all started when I was just a child, I loved the concept of creating drawings as a way to express adoration, be it to friends or to things I liked, like cartoons. It escalated to the time I learned what an RPG maker game was. I believe my first ever game was Mad Father. I fell absolutely in love with the concept of making stuff yourself. I only thought I could DO IT when I first laid eyes on the games made by CHARON or even funamusea. THAT'S when I thought "Huh... this was made by a PERSON who drew this digitally?" And I went out of my way to figure out just how digital artists did it and got to work.
Just the idea that something so inspiring was created by simple people like you and me was enough to make me think about creating my own game someday. I catch myself looking back at older versions of famous RPG Maker games like IB or Misao and feeling my heart get full of glee and inspiration.
I have always had a fascination to the 6th gen of video games and consoles. (PS2, dreamcast, etc) It's the era I grew up with and every time I play or see footage of gameplay of certain games from that era it brings back incredible memories of me as a child playing Ape Escape 2 on my cousin's PS2 and being completely entranced by such a stupid game... lol.
I also adore Silent Hill 2, Jet Set Radio and Sonic Adventures 2. These are only some of my favorite games that inspire me... Yes I love the low poly look to things. How could you tell?
Anyways, going back to the actual speech. Everything I like, from Half Life to something so community based like The Sims 2, inspire me to no belief. They were created by HUMANS. They came from people's passion. From their motivation to just make something, to share, to innovate. Not everything has to be perfect. Let it exist first. It will get more polished as you pour your heart into it more. Please trust yourself and your capabilities. You only get better at things the more you do it.
LET IT BE STUPID! LET IT BE RIDICULOUS! BE YOURSELF! EXPRESS YOURSELF! DON'T LET OTHERS FORCE YOU INTO A BOX. REJECT ANY SORT OF LABELS!
Comedy and campy sort of things have always been my thing. I adore art that glorifies it and doesn't take itself too seriously. I see art as a way to give people a "lens" of sorts to how you see the world. Be it as ridiculous as it could be. I like seeing how others view this world we share together. Everyone has a very specific and personal "lens". Sharing it is like a portal to other worlds of sorts. :)
The reason 80's horror movies inspire me so much is for that reason alone. THEY ARE RIDICULOUS! They are gross and perverted pieces that make you burst your eyes crying-laughing at it even if it's the grossest thing you've ever seen. They aren't afraid of being weird or being gross. They show you EVERYTHING and some more with no regrets.
I want my art to give off this specific vibe. It's the way I see my world and I want others to see it too. Every time I see these types of movies I feel a warmth in my heart that could never be explained to others. It's like when you feel like something actually gets you, and in a way, is connected to your soul. I want my art to showcase my soul.
I want to create and inspire others to be authentically themselves through any type of artistic medium they prefer. Be it drawing, game developing, etc. The internet is filled with unauthenticity nowadays. From social media being completely bland to young artists out there thinking they have to follow a certain mold to be successful.
If you are a young artist out there, it doesn't matter what you do. Please do stuff for yourself. Don't let others tell you what to do. DEFY any and all rules. The internet is FREE! People like you and me will find eachother, we can fight agaisnt this world without colors. Trust me, you only want an audience that truly loves your art for YOU. People can sense that shit. Let your creative juices flow and draw/create whatever you want. I PROMISE YOU, people like me will see you and they will treasure your art more than any other dead account would like your labubu matcha latte art.
NUMBERS DON'T MEAN SHIT! ART IS SUPPOSED TO MAKE YOU FEEL THINGS! NUMBERS ARE ONLY TEMPORARY.
That's why I even created this site to begin with. I don't want to be shackled by modern social media. I only use it to advertize my work related things and that's IT. I want a space where I can share my art and promote individuality. As inactive as I might get on social media. I trust myself enough to know that web-developing will always be a passion of mine from now on. I've never felt more free.