Embracing Backgrounds · by Kina de Grasse

I started out making artwork like anyone does; with crayons and markers in primary school. I remember art being my favourite class in school, and thinking to myself that someday I wanted to be an artist when I grew up. I never actually thought that I would attend school for art and seriously consider a career in it, but here I am! Starting out, my biggest inspirations were other artists my age, the cartoons that I watched, and Japanese culture. I have been greatly influenced by Japanese animation and comics, and to this day I find it very hard to kick ...