Kumar Ankit Anurag

Anurag Ankit Kumar: Ever since I was little, I was so invested in cartoons and loved making them. Even during school, I was always doodling in my notebook. However, I was always in a dilemma about whether to choose this as a career since rumor had it that artists barely make a living. I never left doing art as it was like dopamine to me.

After some brainstorming, I realized it’s better to become something that interests you rather than get bored of my life doing something mundane. My decision of becoming an artist was later strengthened after meeting a lot of people over the internet who were making good enough money working as an artist. Here I am today, continuing down to the same road and not looking back. This road can be frustrating sometimes but, God, I love the process!

Anurag Ankit Kumar: Cyberpunk Kitsune. I recently fell in love with cyberpunk and wanted to integrate it with my artwork, so I started my research and learned a lot while being fascinated with the process. There are endless possible ways to approach this genre.

Especially for this piece, instead of Kitsune’s 9 tails, I gave her 9 blades to make it look cyberpunk while maintaining Kitsune’s trait. Hopefully, you will see more cyberpunk in my works in the days to come.

Anurag Ankit Kumar: My brother introduced me to the Anime “Naruto” and I quickly got hooked on it. Not only were the plots fascinating, but I also found the character designs bizarre yet appealing. So I drew and posted them over the internet. After getting appreciation from many people and some people even wanting to buy my works, I wanted to make Anime/Manga more than ever.

Anurag Ankit Kumar: The problem with new artists is they try to find their “own art style.” I was one of those artists but the answer was way simpler than that. You won’t find an art style. You just draw what you like and the style comes to you naturally. What do I mean by that? Well, as you can see, my art style is nothing but a mix of all the different things I like.

My love for anime; my love for cool color combinations; the way Vinnie draws faces, Xinyue’s great compositions, Yun Ling’s minimalism, and much more stuff. In the future years, my taste will change and so will my art style. Hence my advice will be to not discover any art style but instead discover what you like and draw them regularly. Last but not the least, it’s really important to learn from real life as you need to learn the rules before you can break them!

Anurag: The day I got my first commission is still one of my greatest achievements as it was not only a commission, it was also my answer to many doubters.

Anurag: I would say, my iPad. I love the fact that I can carry this powerful machine wherever I go and will have a canvas anytime I want with all the art supplies and all the colors without any compromise.

Anurag: Below is the artist that has inspired me:

1. Vinnie
2. Yun Ling
3. Xinyue Xu
4. Zeen Chin
5. Kuvshinov
6. Xi Zhang

Anurag: Usually, I receive commissions from my Instagram, Artstation, and, for most projects, I have to make Illustrations of their own characters based on the description/story or their favorite fictional character. Sometimes it’s for their games; sometimes they just want me to draw their favorite character.

Anurag: In the future years, I want to expand my art knowledge beyond characters and learn how to do background work while integrating 3D with my works. I also want to have a cozy little art studio where I can sell prints and hopefully work in my favorite entertainment industries as a freelancer.