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Published: 2007-11-23 14:56:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 2163; Favourites: 54; Downloads: 78
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I was bored last night again...
I was supposed to be working on my sequential image making project but...yeah...didn't happen. >_< I got two frames done so I guess that counts for something. 
I didn't initially intend on drawing Bardock, but it just seemed to develop into him.
It counts as a bit of practise, since I tried out some different techniques (just by using the colour dodge/burn layers). 
Bardock (c) Akira Toriyama
Art (c) Linz
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You're welcome!
It's soooo awesome! Will you draw him this way again soon?
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Aw, well I'm glad you think so! ^.^
Well, I might draw him like this again, but this is pretty old now...not sure I could even draw like this anymore haha! (Besides, this account is kind of 'dead' right now so~)
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Aw, reading this makes me sad, do you have a new account? Or a Facebook page to follow?
Anyways, it's a great piece of art and love it
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Don't worry 
Ah, thank you for the links, I will definitely stop by
I see :3 But maybe I find other artworks that I like ;D
You're welcome dear!
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He looks beautiful in your style! Nice work!
I agree with what you said, dA is for everyone and there's nothing wrong with fanart in your own art style. 
I'm so late!
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Haha, thank you so much! 
Ooooh the rant...I forgot about that. xDD But yeah, people are still complaining about it. I really can't see the point in getting worked up about it. 
It's ok, I'm a little late replying to this anyway!
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I'm really late with this reply!
You're welcome anytime hon!
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O__O
Oh my dear, your drew him so lovely and....
You did a great job on Dockers! : )
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*le gasp* 
Thank you so much, hun! 
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Waaii!! Bardy looks wonderful!! 
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cute bardock pic!
as for the rant, who cares what style it's in as long as it's reall good?
i like different styles. like seeing fan art in different styles like maybe dbz are simpsons style.
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Thanks a lot.
"as for the rant, who cares what style it's in as long as it's reall good?
One of the points I was trying to make. 
I like different styles too.
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He seems younger... and sad.
Love his hair! Are you searching a good way to colour them too, hm?
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"He seems younger"
I noticed that. 
Thank you very much!
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Yesterday I hadn’t time to read ALL the comment of this drawing, but now I have read it.
Well… Do you know which is my “more popular” deviation? Bardak (Toriyama’s one, not Yuki’s son). I created a lot of ORIGINAL characters, and the more popular isn’t MINE.
Well, but I think it’s obvious: Bardak IS famous because he comes from a very famous and loved anime/manga, and my comic isn’t…
So it’s ok. People prefer Dragon Ball to “Yuki Ball”
But, at the same time, sometimes someone (this happened very rarely, fortunately) told me “your characters aren't original. They're related to Dragonball” (something like that).
This confuses me a bit 
Oooh, well… don’t worry, Kagira: World is full of “strange” people! And, above all, every person is different from the other ones
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I agree with you my friend. I think it's ridiculous how people get nitpicky when fanart doesn't look JUST like the artist that inspired it... I mean come on... a person might as well trace for crying out loud... and that's the thing that DA discourages.
Lately I draw what my muse tells me. It happens to be DBZ. But there is a huge component of OC in it. And some people who oppose fanart would argue, "Why not just do an ORIGINAL thing". Well perhaps I could... but that's not what I"m motiviated to do right now.
I too get ticked when my original stuff gets overlooked in favor of my fanart. But at the same time I'm half hoping that I'll get the people who visit for the VB art to also give my original art a chance. And if they don't, it's a blow, but it's their loss.
You and I have what can be considered 'our own styles'. And though I've adapted my art to reflect DBZ, I haven't tried so hard to 'make it look perfectly like Toriyama'. I could but it would be a waste of time. I needed to go in a different direction and see if I could do DBZ style art... I might end up changing it, or my muse, but this is what moves me now. I do this purely for fun... though I do love the compliments.
My take on fanart is this: Fanart gives people 'confidence' to try original ideas and then when they DO come up with their own they can feel a lot more solid with their skills. At least that's how I feel. And I've got my original characters too. But I have lacked the confidence and motivation to do 'original' stuff.
So I totally see your need to rant. And I hear you, believe me!
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"Lately I draw what my muse tells me. It happens to be DBZ. But there is a huge component of OC in it. And some people who oppose fanart would argue, "Why not just do an ORIGINAL thing"."
I might be going off on a tangent with this so bear with me.
I had a comment from someone yesterday, saying "It'd be nice to see more original stuff." It made me think, because the majority of my characters ARE original in my opinion. They may be "fan characters" but the design, personality and background history are entirely thought of by myself. The ONLY factor that makes them fan characters is that they're Saiyans. And even that concept is mostly my own design; MY Saiyans, as it were. I don't understand why they're considered "unoriginal" by this person. And I didn't get an answer when I asked them.
~End of tangent rant.
"I do this purely for fun"
That sums everything up PERFECTLY, my friend. That's the reason we're here. 
Most of the time, I don't give a damn whether people like what I draw or not. As long as I have fun, I couldn't care less.
And I agree with your fanart theory.
Again, I'll stop there because I'll go into a rant again.
Great to hear your opinion on this hun!
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You're welcome! From what I've seen of your characters they are all original. And your concept may be DBZ inspired but it's like you've taken it to a whole other level that makes it an original concept. I suddenly realized JRR Tolkein's Lord of the Rings inspired a WHOLE genre of fantasy that some might have considered 'rip offs' of Tolkein years ago. Yet now it formed the foundation for a whole new genre. Tolkein merely crystallized universal myths into a format that was copied, modified and morphed into the individual worlds of many fantasy writers now.
The same could be said for that work inspired by any major groundbreaking concept. DBZ is a phenomenon that's inspired many people to start out with fanchars. And there are DOZENS if not hundreds that create what seems a 'fancharacter' on the surface but is in fact their own unique creation that ends up having LITTLE to do with Toriyama's and more to do with the person's OWN creativity.
So if anything, you've got your original universe with DBZ elements to play with. And that takes a LOT of creativity and it is original.
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It's so refreshing to hear things like this! I'm really glad there's someone on the same wavelength as me, that's precisely my opinion on it!
Thanks for sharing hun! ^__^
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Very good Bardock job. :3
And I agree with ya, dA is NOT a popularity contest.
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Thank you very much. ;3 On both counts.
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Wait, what am I saying? THESE kinds of debates are based on opinion? ALL debates are based on opinion. Therefore, it's my opinion that debates are generally pointless.
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"Wait, what am I saying? THESE kinds of debates are based on opinion? ALL debates are based on opinion. Therefore, it's my opinion that debates are generally pointless. 
I concur.
You should run for Prime Minister.
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"You should run for Prime Minister.
Aha.
Yeah...and with my "debating is pointless" theory, I won't even have to do much.
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"Has everyone seen the vicious-ish debates going on at the minute, regarding fan artists and generic anime artists??
I may have seen forum topics that may have been about those, but I didn't actually read them (I mean, I just saw the titles). Why don't I read them? C'mon; it's an argument on a massive online community. I have zero faith that those will ever turn out pretty, or completely mature.
So I don't bother reading those. I only get pissed off when people start attacking eachother over stuff like this. These kind of debates cannot stop and they cannot be won. They're based on opinions, not facts. Opinions can't be proven. One side of the argument is not going to sway the other side because neither side can be proven, so neither side will shut up and admit defeat. I think debates like this are trivial because they will not lead to an answer and will only result in conflict.
Well, unless every single person involved is mature enough to keep themselves in line and be mutually respectful. But, you know, I've never seen that come up.
For the record though, I think people should draw what they want and look at what they want, and also not attack others for liking something else. YOU don't have to like it, but you also don't have to try and make other people stop liking it or insult them for it. Nothing's for everyone, but everyone has the right to enjoy whatever they want.
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"Why don't I read them? C'mon; it's an argument on a massive online community. I have zero faith that those will ever turn out pretty, or completely mature."
I completely agree. But I'm naturally inquisitive by nature, so I read them anyway. Even though I SHOULDN'T because it only gets me annoyed. Gah.
"These kind of debates cannot stop and they cannot be won."
True.
Which is why I didn't want to get personally involved - they have their opinion, I have mine. I didn't want to be caught up in someone else's argument, so I 'replied' in my artist's comments because I know few people read them nowadays. Sneaky.
At the end of the day, I don't want to tell people what to think or believe, or what and what not to like.
"For the record though, I think people should draw what they want and look at what they want, and also not attack others for liking something else. YOU don't have to like it, but you also don't have to try and make other people stop liking it or insult them for it. Nothing's for everyone, but everyone has the right to enjoy whatever they want."
Exactly the point I was trying to make.
Huh. I feel like I've contradicted myself somewhere, for some reason...
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