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Anime cliches, I can't stand them. But this, I never expected! Cowboy Bebop is fantastic. It breaks away from the stereotypical anime, and is... just fantastic. Although hardly original (bounty hunters, trying to make money... and failing) Cowboy Bebop is a joy to watch. The characters are so imperfect, you love them for just that. The whole 'Space' element is hardly there, it's just a means of transport. It's just like an animated detective story [sic].

One thing that always stands out though, everyone will say it, is the music. A deadly fight scene will be accompanied with a light hearted jazz soundtrack, taking off the serious edge and making it so enjoyable! You don't have to like jazz to appreciate how it's used.

Enough praising of Cowboy Bebop, this here is Spike Spiegel, one of the main characters from the series. He's quite often seen with a bent out of shape cigarette hanging out his mouth, and for me that just summarises him. Bah, as much as I hate smoking, he makes it look cool.

On a technical note, I've employed a slightly different colouring technique this time around - probably visually no different, but it's much quicker for me. Huzzah! Glad to get more pictures out too.
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2dforever In reply to ??? [2014-03-12 09:06:56 +0000 UTC]

Sure! Of course you can use it. All I ask is that if anyone asks who made it, you'll point them in this direction

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4lric In reply to 2dforever [2014-03-12 22:09:51 +0000 UTC]

Of course !
Thanks a lot !

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Rorro1 [2014-03-06 02:15:43 +0000 UTC]

omg just awesome

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Gratteurdenez [2013-10-27 16:39:53 +0000 UTC]

Yeah!
That's how we like Spike!

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KevinNichols [2013-05-26 21:43:58 +0000 UTC]

Cool!

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TheMostSpoonyestBard [2013-02-24 15:14:03 +0000 UTC]

One thing I did love about the series was that theme song, Tank! That was a good, heart-pounding tune that would always pump some blood to even the most depressed of people.

I believe that theme songs can be trademarks to any anime.
I always first judge an anime by it's opening theme. Then I sink into a bite of the plot and consume the living hell out of that certain series. Cowboy Bebop was no difference.

I mean, no other anime back then was about cowboys in SPACE!

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2dforever In reply to TheMostSpoonyestBard [2013-02-24 17:28:30 +0000 UTC]

Yes yes yes As soon as I heard the theme tune on the first episode I knew I was going to love Cowboy Bebop. The action and jazz just seem to work so well together, it's a fantastic series

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TheMostSpoonyestBard In reply to 2dforever [2013-02-25 00:35:12 +0000 UTC]

This is a pretty good conversation that we're having, and I agree perfectly with you.

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TheMostSpoonyestBard [2013-02-24 00:23:05 +0000 UTC]

I always loved Cowboy Bebop! And I personally thought that Spike should stop smoking the same cigarette for an entire series!

I really love your work. My personal favorite piece was about the Dreamcast. As much as I loved what the Dreamcast had to offer, (From Sonic Adventure to NiGHTS: Into Dreams to Jet Set Radio) I love your art!

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2dforever In reply to TheMostSpoonyestBard [2013-02-24 14:03:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I'm really glad you like them! I hate to be picky, but NiGHTS didn't come out on the Dreamcast (I always wished they made a sequel for the DC...) - it was a Saturn game, and probably the best Saturn game at that

Anyway, thank you for the kind words!

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TheMostSpoonyestBard In reply to 2dforever [2013-02-24 14:10:28 +0000 UTC]

Awww! Damn it! I made a mistake! Thank you for pointing it out for me.

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TheMostSpoonyestBard In reply to TheMostSpoonyestBard [2013-02-24 14:24:23 +0000 UTC]

I knew there was something wrong with that first comment. Thank you for pointing out what I couldn't have. I guess I thought NiGHTS was so good that I forgot it was a Saturn game and mistook it for a Dreamcast game. Anyway, you're a good artist and thank you for pointing that out.

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kaoiel [2013-01-27 17:54:36 +0000 UTC]

I spotted this being used here and fell in love with it. [link]

Took me a while to find you, but I think the image is fantastic!

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Thesleepywolf [2012-10-23 15:21:40 +0000 UTC]

I've never heard of Cowboy Bebop but if it's an anime that probably explains it. I love the hand, I heard they're like kryptonite for artists, but yea it looks so good.

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2dforever In reply to Thesleepywolf [2012-10-27 07:11:04 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I'm not a massive anime fan, but Cowboy Bebop is quite different. Give it a chance if you happen to come across it one day, it's great fun!
Thanks for the kind words

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ZeBaZt [2012-10-03 18:12:15 +0000 UTC]

Cowboy Bebop!

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EndorphinSelig [2012-08-11 17:33:35 +0000 UTC]

That looks like a good anime

If you like that kind of anime, I hardly recommend you Hunter x Hunter

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Budumpshh [2012-07-22 20:59:32 +0000 UTC]

funny thing i'm listening to the end theme to this show right now :3

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Sevroy [2012-06-23 13:28:50 +0000 UTC]

Very nice! Very cool. Good work.

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Daughterofdreams [2012-03-15 10:24:10 +0000 UTC]

Hi Tom (2DForever),

I'd love to know if I can use this image in an upcoming guest blog of mine - with attribution to you of course! Please let me know as soon as possible by e-mailing: rosie ... @ ... travelground ... .com (remove the two ...).
Thanks in advance!

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2dforever In reply to Daughterofdreams [2012-03-16 09:39:31 +0000 UTC]

Of course you can! Providing you give me some form of credit like you said, that'll be fine. I've also emailled you to say the same thing.

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DethExplosion [2012-03-14 19:02:59 +0000 UTC]

I love this series... It's so different! Love this pic too ^^

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aureliefaun [2012-02-29 19:51:24 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE this. You have real talent. It's so accurate. His nose, his crazy hair, his sharp, glowing eyes...I love the veins in his wrist and his shallow cheeks. His character is fascinating, and even though I got bleary eyed when I thought that Spike might have died at the end of the series, I don't think I'd really like him in real life. Hmm...ironic. I love your portrayal, nonetheless.

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2dforever In reply to aureliefaun [2012-03-06 13:39:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks
I'd probably do it a bit differently now, but I'm glad you liked my portrayal of Spike!

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vespa-woman [2011-10-31 04:02:17 +0000 UTC]

this is absolutely amazing! i love it!

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TheCoozieS [2011-10-28 06:32:15 +0000 UTC]

Very nice portrayal of Spike ...

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MooseMega [2011-10-03 22:13:38 +0000 UTC]

sic

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Alfrek [2011-09-29 06:27:34 +0000 UTC]

Whoooaaaa...

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Katana-Queen [2011-09-21 06:11:50 +0000 UTC]

fantastic! cowboy bebop is one of the few animes i can watch more than once and still enjoy it each time

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gersangalang [2011-09-14 07:14:55 +0000 UTC]

nice style....

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TheSkullKnight [2011-07-26 13:56:09 +0000 UTC]

daaaamn thats siiick

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Wolfzero-kun [2011-07-13 20:13:24 +0000 UTC]

Classic!

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Sketchlogic [2011-04-27 09:53:00 +0000 UTC]

Bad.Ass......period.

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2dforever In reply to Sketchlogic [2011-04-27 13:15:33 +0000 UTC]

Spike is the ultimate bad ass!

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Sketchlogic In reply to 2dforever [2011-04-28 07:24:24 +0000 UTC]

The fact that your image conveys that truth is amazing lol.

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Oklap [2011-04-15 02:25:51 +0000 UTC]

cwaboy bebop....!!!.

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Melibells [2011-03-24 08:28:32 +0000 UTC]

Great take on Spike! You got him spot on! :-D

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werewolfsfan [2011-02-22 05:59:56 +0000 UTC]

Here via the link from QualityFanArt. Great job with this!

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2dforever In reply to werewolfsfan [2011-02-25 12:57:50 +0000 UTC]

Cool, thanks for the nice comment

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Starlace [2011-02-20 22:12:53 +0000 UTC]

Don't know who this is, but I know that your technique and syle are both fabulous.

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2dforever In reply to Starlace [2011-02-25 12:58:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! The comment gives more detail than you might want/need about the character if you're interested

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crystalisyellow [2011-02-20 07:12:13 +0000 UTC]

Perfect.

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OriginalNick [2011-02-04 02:15:38 +0000 UTC]

This is KILLER!!!

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KeroTheStrange [2011-01-26 02:32:33 +0000 UTC]

uh heyy, i was googling pictures of people smoking for some refs and i found this pic... so i kinda used it as a ref
and AFTER i did all the line art nd most of the coloring i realized it was a deviantart pictureso i was wondering if i could upload the pic? i promise i'll give you credit, and i'm really really sorry, i should have checkedd before i used it

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2dforever In reply to KeroTheStrange [2011-01-30 15:28:29 +0000 UTC]

Of course you can, thank you for asking first though. All I ask is you put some kind of reference to me and I'll be more than happy!

Thanks

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KeroTheStrange In reply to 2dforever [2011-01-30 21:20:20 +0000 UTC]

thank you so so much ^^
i gave you credit for the ref, would you like to see it?

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2dforever In reply to KeroTheStrange [2011-02-01 13:18:42 +0000 UTC]

Yes please! Thanks for giving credit

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KeroTheStrange In reply to 2dforever [2011-02-02 01:35:15 +0000 UTC]

[link]
yeah no problem ^^ i wouldn't just use someones pic and NOT credit them

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TheBlackWolf07 [2010-12-31 00:46:40 +0000 UTC]

very real looking - pissed off spike i have ever seen. Great job

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FunkySpearShake [2010-12-20 07:48:56 +0000 UTC]

Simply my favourite bit of Spike art I've ever seen, on and off the internet. Really great work 2dforever.

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