One of my personal aesthetics is cartoons. I grew up watching Cartoon Network. In early childhood watching Courage the cowardly dog, Dexter’s laboratory and The power puff girls was something I looked forward to every day. Later Pokemon, Bayblade and Dragon Ball Z became my favourite.
In primary school I used to sketch my favourite pokemon whenever I got time, which was basically all the time. I also collected Tazo’s that came free with the Cheetos pack. I ended up collecting around 300 different Tazos.
Even now as an adult I am into Cartoons. I love The Rick and Morty show which is cartoon basically for adults as it has a lot of dark humour. I am into Anime as well. Dragon Ball Z and One punch man are some of my favourite Anime series. One of my favourite anime movies is “Your Name”. I still like to watch Tom and Jerry original cartoon series from time to time.
I also wear apparels with cartoon prints on them as I find them cool.
If I end up making the sketching and writing robot for my final project I will definitely draw a bunch of my favourite cartoon characters and keep them for my self or sell them.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoon_Network
https://www.google.com/search?q=Pokemon+cartoon&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjP7e6L86nvAhXETN8KHe6iDAgQ_AUoAnoECBUQBA&biw=1536&bih=666&dpr=1.25
https://www.google.com/search?q=Pickle+Rick+T-Shirt&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjozfOT86nvAhWnqnIEHawNAPcQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=Pickle+Rick+T-Shirt&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzICCAAyBggAEAUQHjoGCAAQBxAeOggIABAIEAcQHlC6FVigImDNJGgAcAB4AIABbYgBsgSSAQM2LjGYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=qutKYOjQKKfVytMPrJuAuA8&bih=666&biw=1536https://www.google.com/search?q=BayBlade+Cartoon&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjw3PKW86nvAhV2lnIEHZ3NBG0Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=BayBlade+Cartoon&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoFCAAQsQM6AggAOgQIABBDOgcIABCxAxBDOgYIABAIEB46BAgAEB46BggAEAoQGFCweljilwFgyJkBaABwAHgAgAGLAogB9hGSAQY0LjExLjGYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=sOtKYPDEOfasytMPnZuT6AY&bih=666&biw=1536#imgrc=CSmxWTMGvt00qM
https://www.google.com/search?q=Pokemon+Tazo&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjx__Wg86nvAhUKgHIEHQ05DQUQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=Pokemon+Tazo&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAA6BQgAELEDOggIABCxAxCDAToHCAAQsQMQQzoECAAQQzoGCAAQChAYUMWtAVjUzwFgxNEBaAJwAHgAgAFaiAHECJIBAjE0mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=xetKYLGJO4qAytMPjfK0KA&bih=666&biw=1536#imgrc=gWVJNGGeB4evSM
https://www.google.com/search?q=Tom+and+Jerry&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-sai_86nvAhWSiOAKHWEjANUQ_AUoA3oECAoQBQ&biw=1536&bih=666
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I really liked the idea that such a 2d dependent artform can be the basis of your aesthetic and I’m curious as to how you could translate your aesthetic to something like a chair.
Hi Ankit,
Your post really gave me nostalgia about my childhood. I used to own DBZ comic books and didn’t know there was a anime series until I was older. And Even though I never got into Pokemon, I also used to collect Tazos as a kid just because they looked cool. Your sketching/writing robot project sounds really hard but also really awesome, I’m excited to see what it can do!
Hi Ankit,
I also grew up really enjoying cartoons, I greatly enjoy all the shows you listed and am sad to say I never really got a chance to get into DBZ though I do enjoy the old original episodes. I think we saw cartoon network peak during our childhood, and hopefully soon we get the next season of OPM!