<![CDATA[Leodorizer]]>https://www.leodorizer.com/blogRSS for NodeSat, 18 May 2024 12:06:51 GMT<![CDATA[Get Wild and Tough!]]>https://www.leodorizer.com/post/get-wild-and-tough6632e22b411789ce226e49e1Thu, 02 May 2024 00:51:10 GMTLeo AquinoTsukasa Hojo’s City Hunter is a foundational work for me, both in terms of my fandom and as a chief influence on my artistic taste and my style. It was one of the first shows I latched onto as a kid who had just moved to Japan looking for cool cartoons to watch. And man, was it cool - cool contemporary setting, cool music, cool “realistic” action, beautifully drawn women, and the coolest protagonist (when he wasn’t being a pervert - it was the 80s). It was utterly unlike any of the cartoons I watched back in the US and it made me feel like a whole new world of animation for adults had opened up to me. Little did pre-teen me know at the time, but it originated in Shonen Jump which was targeted at kids exactly my age.


I caught the new Netflix live-action adaption of City Hunter over the weekend and as a fan, I was really impressed by how it captured the spirit of the source material. Ryohei Suzuki was pitch perfect as Ryo, able to shift from sharp, cool operator to goofy lecher in the blink of an eye. Misato Morita was also great as Kaori. The plot was fairly goofy, but that’s also very City Hunter. Not a flawless movie but I had a lot of fun with it and I hope it’s successful enough to become a series.


I was still thinking about it the next day when I started drawing this little tribute piece of Ryohei Suzuki as Ryo Saeba.



... and a time lapse:



]]><![CDATA[Bizarre Adventure on Reddit]]>https://www.leodorizer.com/post/bizarre-adventure-on-reddit662c2a3e0fc6bc377612a037Fri, 26 Apr 2024 22:35:30 GMTLeo AquinoAnother study for Reddit. The poster requested to be drawn in "anime style" which I took as a cue to try to draw someone as if they came out of Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The pose was inspired by a fashion pose I found on Pinterest, though adjusted a bit to add more JoJo flavor.


The poster deleted the thread almost immediately after I posted this drawing, so I'm guessing he wasn't too happy with it? I'm posting it here for posterity.




]]><![CDATA[Reddit Photo Study]]>https://www.leodorizer.com/post/reddit-photo-study662aa17df1095ad5f0523db8Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:45:05 GMTLeo Aquino


A little photo study for r/drawme on reddit. I like to do these from time to time when I need a warmup or want to experiment with a style. For this, the setting and dappled light from the reference photo got me thinking of some of my favorite Japanese Illustrators from the 80s - namely Eizin Suzuki and Hisashi Eguchi, so I drew something in a style inspired by those breezy, nostalgic pieces from years past.

]]><![CDATA[Taira no Kagekiyo]]>https://www.leodorizer.com/post/taira-no-kagekiyo6628643750e068c235b5eec4Wed, 24 Apr 2024 01:49:06 GMTLeo Aquino


Taira no Kagekiyo from Namco’s Genpei Tohmaden series (aka The Genji and Heike Clans or Samurai Ghost).


I had the idea of doing a series of drawings of characters from old, obscure video games around a decade ago, but didn’t get very far before I got busy with other projects. I’m starting to get the itch again.

]]><![CDATA[The Kentucky Connection - Part 1(?)]]>https://www.leodorizer.com/post/the-kentucky-connection-part-166006c92bb5f02d55573c2ebSun, 24 Mar 2024 18:27:54 GMTLeo AquinoSo it's been a while since my last post. I was busy with some longer projects in 2023, which was great but it left me creatively drained in my spare time. This happened to coincide with the season that the Kings became relevant again. I followed last season with excitement with the rest of my fellow Kings fans and gradually convinced myself that it would be best not to jinx them by posting art - the Richaun Holmes re-signing and De'aaron Fox pre-bubble pieces I did a few years ago look like freezing cold takes now. I do have a few unfinished rough sketches sitting on my Mac and iPad that might see the light of day someday though, who knows?


Anyway, I couldn't hold out forever so here's a piece I did earlier this week following the Kings' March 18th win agains the Grizzlies.


Light the Beam!



Timelapse:




]]><![CDATA[K33gan Murray]]>https://www.leodorizer.com/post/k33gan62d88c76cec99b875155744eFri, 22 Jul 2022 21:25:16 GMTLeo Aquino

Click or tap on the image to get a high-res version you can use as wallpaper for your phone.


I'll admit, I was very MIA this past NBA season. My interest in the NBA goes pretty much as the Kings go and they didn't give me much to cheer for - meaning anyone who enjoys my basketball-related work should really be rooting for the Kings


They always end up reeling me back in by around July though, this time with an amazing showing by Keegan Murray in summer league. There were some other nice moves that I might have some ideas for too …


Stay tuned.

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