Dobie-Takahama

So.... Who am I? Why, I'm Dobie! I'm an art student from San Jose, CA and I love to draw!

I usually draw characters of my friends and of my own characters as well, both fan made and originally created. I also draw pokemon stuff and other fan art too.

I have been trying to draw more fan art aside from pokemon like Nintendo, Disney and caricatures of famous people and maybe drawing them as pokemon. I do mostly digital art, but I do other medias here and there like painting. and I'm trying to explore different styles of art.

My Influences are Walt Disney, Tim Burton, Kingdom Hearts, Nintendo stuff, some of the people here on DA, some types of architecture, Music and among others that influence my art.

But wait, who is that blue gryphon you see hanging around in my DA page and galleries and such? That's just Dobie Takahama! He's the character that represents me online. I do not really consider him "Furry" I see it as he's a character much like Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny. Do we consider Mickey and Bugs as furry characters? Well, I certainly don't!

I'm a big Nintendo fan, especially Mario, Pokemon and The Legend of Zelda series! I've been a fan of the big N ever since I could pick up a controller and developed enough coordination to play the games. I am a Loyal fan and will continue to be a loyal fan, so there!

I also like Disney stuff too! I grew up watching Disney Movies and watching some of the cartoons on Dsney channel, back when they showed that stuff. and I do like Disneyland too! Walt Disney is basically one of my idols and I do love to read about him as well as watch him when he was doing presentations.

As far as characters go, Stitch from Disney's Lilo and Stitch, is my favorite character. But I also Like Homer Simpson, Mario, Jake the Dog and Louis the Alligator from Disney's Princess and the frog.

Did I mention I like pokemon and my favorite pokemon are Swampert, Typhlosion and Floatzel? No? Well, now you know!

I love music too, The Beatles are my favorite band, but I also like others such as Earth,Wind and Fire, Michael Jackson and even musical composers like Danny Elfman. I'm trying to experiment with different bands or musicians as well, so far, Nirvana has me interested... . My favorite Genre? If I like it, I like it, but I don't like Rap or Country though.

I guess that's all you need to know for now...

Oh yeah, and I like chubby cartoon characters <_<;;; soooo... expect to see some chubbiness in my gallery yeah... I dunno, I just find chubby cartoons characters cute and appealing. So I do have some chubby characters... Hey, if you don't like it you could always check someone else's DA page. I do draw chub.. but I'm not like those "OMG maek him planet sized!!!!11!!!" people who draw chub.. I have a limit, y'know! So if Chub isn't your thing, I suggest you go elsewhere, Thanks much! =)

Anyways, Enjoy what you see! =)

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Current Residence: San Jose, CA
Favorite genre of music: 60s and 70s (Usually), Soul, Dance music and No Country or Rap, except Weird Al Rap.
Favorite photographer: I dunno o_o but I take random and candid pictures.
Favorite style of art: Disney animation new and old, CGI, Retro 50 and 60's styles
Operating System: Windows Vista (Its a Lappy.. I really need a new one)
MP3 player of choice: Zune HD... Touch Screen! =D
Shell of choice: A choice between a Koopa or a Squritle shell maybe even a Blastoise shell!
Wallpaper of choice: Anything I like that I can make into a wallpaper... or DLing it <_<
Skin of choice: Uhm... Yellow matter custard dripping from a dead dog's eye?
Favorite cartoon character: Swampert, Stitch, Homer Simpson, Louis the alligator, Perry the Platypus, Oswald The Lucky Rabbit & more!
Personal Quote: Before you Judge, Try hard to Love