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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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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.

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    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.

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    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).

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    Diana Lopetaitė
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of Levi from AOT, especially after a few certain things happened at the end of season 4 part 1.

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    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!

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    White Cats With Heterochromia

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    IlovemydogShilo
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My sister has a cat just like that. He's gorgeous.

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    Friesian Horse

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    Gabrielle Riley
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If loki disguised himself as a priest. . . Stunning atrwork!

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    Gabrielle Riley
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Think this is my favorite, just because a lioness is both beautiful and a powerful machine and this is just *chef's kiss*

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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very cool, the camo pants are smart since lions can blend in with the dry grass. Also the scars are cool since lionesses do the hunting, overall beautiful. The short hair is good too since the males have the long hair, a lot of thought went into this and I appreciate it!

    Taylor Carroll
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sooooo a female version of the lightning lieutenant from pokemon

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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i wonder if she's going to avenge her husband

    AppleDragon
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg imma write a story: So the tribe of lions were casually hunting and then the male went ahead to look for prey. He saw the honey badger and was like "Aww, look at the cute little FOOD" and lunged at him. They fought for a while until the honey badger overpowered and decapitated him. His wife, who saw everything, attacked the honey badger but he fled. Driven by the hunger for revenge, the lioness waits for the perfect moment to strike at her prey...

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    Kalmar
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    meanwhile a male lion would have a dad bod :P

    Caleb Burrows
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's this interesting thing I know about lionesses and their mating habits. During the time that lionesses are ready to mate the pair generally mates every 20–30 minutes and if the male lion get tired and the female wants to keep going I heard they will start biting at the males balls and this along with the image of the human version of the Lioness kinda made me chuckle a little.

    Kiera Mortensen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this makes me think of Daisy from The Magnus Archives

    Christina Keenan
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lionesses do the majority of the hunting

    Eva Falzone
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lioness is a female lion and yet the human version is a male? TBH this makes no sense

    GramDB
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lion-ness - Beautiful! Female - too manly!

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    TheOriginalPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A mighty but cruel king, scarred from battle yet craving more

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    Karis Ravenhill
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like the steroid version of Ryan Reynolds at the end of Free Guy.

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