Genko

I created this account when I was pretty much just a boy. More than a decade later, I think it's time to leave this one behind. There is too much stuff on it, and to just strip it out would take too long. However, I have created a new account (link below) and would love if my current watchers would start following that one. I will post any and all new art there! Thanks, Genko http://us-amano.deviantart.com/

How long have you been on DeviantArt? 12 years~ What does your username mean? I made it up as a fan as Dragonball Z character name. However, depending on how you pronounce the word, in Japanese it can mean fist, second, or manuscript (which meaning I usually use). Describe yourself in three words. Dreamer, Realist, Religious. Are you left or right handed? Right handed~ What was your first deviation? This thing: Downswing What is your favourite type of art to create? Impressionistic Oil Paintings (in the style of the Russian masters) If you could instantly master a different art style, what would it be? 2D hand-drawn animation! What was your f

So lets see.... My university dropped my major! So I started digging around and they have an "Entertainment Arts and Engineering" Program (aka video game development). I no longer need a second BA so I'm preparing to submit an application to the EAE MA program with an emphasis in game art. Hopefully that goes well. The hard part is I am building a new portfolio from scratch. Somehow the idea of doing art for games is helping my art fire rekindle, and also God being kind. I don't like the idea of being a freelance illustrator at all. But the idea of doing art for games as a normal hired staff position makes me all kinds of giddy! I've been w