Artwork collection post: 5

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Artist:Tite Kubo

Medium: pencil and ink

Going back to the central focus of my art collection. Here i give you an actual manga page from the manga Bleach. Bleach was created by Tite Kubo, Kubo was the son of a town concil member. he was inspired to create manga after reading the manga Saint Seiya. He created Zombie powder first, it only ran for 27 chapters then was canceled. It wasn't succesful at all, mainly because Kubo took advice from his editor instead of his own ideas, and on top of that he was in a very bad emotional state. He was in a position to give up on the manga industry until he was inspired to create another manga that he would purely use his own ideas on. That manga was Bleach, Bleach is now one of the most poupular manga ever made, and it's rivaled only by Naruto, and One Piece. The artist, Tite Kubo, in my opinion, doesn't have the best of story telling skills. For me however, it's the art that mainly make the manga, and through artwork Kubo delivers. The scene depicted is of the main character, Ichigo Kurosaki being stabbed through the chest by a close friend of his, Rukia Kuchki. Although it was to really help Ichigo regain his powers that he had lost, he doesn't know yet what's going on. So he believes his closest friend has betrayed him. the expression on his face clearly depicts the pain he feels. He believes that his friend truly came to kill him, and he is completly shocked beyond words. I LOVE this purely for the feeling it gives, also for the expressions both characters give off. While Ichigo's is one of pain and confusion, Rukia's is one of accomplishment, and happiness, because she knows that by stabbing him with the sword she will be able to restore her friend to his former self, and ultimatly give his life back. Kubo's artwork is just amazing. i seek too create a simular style, but not EXACTLY the same. It's always good to use another's art for inspiration, but it's also essential to create your own style of it as well. I'm glad Kubo's an inspiration for me, through him i know i will create something truly great one day.