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Korean Artist Turns Animals Into Original Characters That Look Like They Belong In An Anime (17 New Pics)
Have you ever woke up and wondered what some of your favorite animals might look like in a 2D universe? Or even in different art styles? Korean artist Nitro committed themselves to transforming various animals into anime characters, and the result of these artworks pretty much stands for itself.
The Korean artist finds various images of animals and uses them as inspiration. Using the image as a reference he creates unique-looking anime characters while maintaining the distinctive characteristics of the said animal.
Nitro's work has been featured on Bored Panda previously, and if you'd like to see more of his work then think no further and click here for part 1!
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Spectacled Owl
In case you didn't know, Nitro is an artist from Seoul, South Korea, and his work is quite well known across the internet as his main forte is working on original character designs that come not only from using specific references such as animals. Nitro certainly doesn't lack imagination as he uses various inanimate objects such as statues, or even lesser-known video game characters that he turns into monsters and whatnot.
Brown Bear
Polish Chicken
As an artist, Nitro's main selling point is concept art. In case you didn't know, concept art is a form of visual art used to convey an idea for use in films, video games, animation, comic books, or other media before it is put into the final product. Concept art is not only used to develop the work but also to show the project's progress to directors, clients, and investors who are working with the said artist or the art department.
Borzoi (Russian Hunting Sighthound)
Guineafowl
Nitro mainly uses Photoshop to create his amazing artworks. Speaking frankly, to most artists, Photoshop is great because of its versatility. The best drawing function of Photoshop is truly how well it works with existing photos. You can use all kinds of tools to adjust photos and draw on top of them with amazing results. It is easy to see why artists favor this system when making adjustments, and it allows you to have easy access to your references (exactly the way Nitro does it, as he even goes as far as to attach a small image to the side).
Raven
Reminds me of Levi from AOT, especially after a few certain things happened at the end of season 4 part 1.
So, Pandas, tell us, which artwork was your favorite and why? We would love to hear your opinions down below or under the illustrations you liked the most! Don't forget to upvote the ones you liked the most, and please stay respectful to the artist who has put a lot of time and effort into his work. With all of that said, we will be seeing you very soon with a new article!
White Cats With Heterochromia
Friesian Horse
Boss Gorilla
Iguana
Cotton-Top Tamarin
Lioness
Think this is my favorite, just because a lioness is both beautiful and a powerful machine and this is just *chef's kiss*
Tiger
Shock-Headed Capuchin
Belgian Blue
Looks like the steroid version of Ryan Reynolds at the end of Free Guy.
Hiena
Definitely! Hyena is the most female-power mammal :D
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Naturally a hyena would have a mullet. I'm reimagining Lion King as we speak.
Hyenas are very cool animals! They are matriarchal. I was saw a nature program following a particular pack. The leader was getting old and she had apparently been training one of her daughters to take over. Then, the pack was being stalked by a lion. They had all gotten away, except for that daughter. Her mother went back and threw herself at the lion, enabling the daughter to escape. Mom however, didn’t. Think about that. Mom deliberately sacrificed herself to save her daughter and the future of the pack. Utterly amazing. Don’t ever try to insult someone by calling them an “animal”. We can only hope to be as strong, smart, and brave!
Oh thank you comfy panda I am ocd and nicknamed the grammar police…. lol thanks!
I didn't expect to learn to feel this way but the hyena will now forever be known as the mullet bearing animal spirit in my world. Thanks Nitro! effin thanks!
I want to kick him in the face. He looks like a scavenger and a coward. Epic job🤭🙌
His questing eyes and manic appeal are borderline irresistible to me tbh! 🥰 Plus nothing wrong with being a scavenger. Far more noble than an outright killer from a survival ethics standpoint.
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All of them could have been more creative with the slim colour. Some impossibly black skin with jet straight black hair, or mottly orange skin, 16 could have been an albino. How boring.
These are fantastic! I would definitely binge watch this if it were a series!
As i was going through these i was already constructing a story line for a series called zoos (In my brain)
Me being the edgelord I am.. I'd prefer smth like 'BeastReality'. ............Okay now don't everyone all kill me at once for being risqué.
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I cannot give enough kudos to this artist! Creative minds are so damn beautiful.❤️
Guys... If possible someone in this group... Refer them to Arcane series... 👍👍👍 These works deserves it... 🙏🙏🙏
These are fantastic! I would definitely binge watch this if it were a series!
As i was going through these i was already constructing a story line for a series called zoos (In my brain)
Me being the edgelord I am.. I'd prefer smth like 'BeastReality'. ............Okay now don't everyone all kill me at once for being risqué.
Load More Replies... I cannot give enough kudos to this artist! Creative minds are so damn beautiful.❤️
Guys... If possible someone in this group... Refer them to Arcane series... 👍👍👍 These works deserves it... 🙏🙏🙏
