TapSmack Artist of the Month:
Smack101

Geographic Location:
Bay Area, CA

Biography:
I am pretty much a self taught artist.. I just love to draw. I got my inspiration early in life from comics and pro-wrestling! Seriously, growing up that was all I was into, so I bought comics when I could, stole them when I couldn’t.. same thing for the wrestling magazines. But I learned by copying what I saw. I started drawing when I was a child and my pencils became my friends, since we moved around alot I wasn’t too social. Not that I am today either! LOL. But let’s see, I am originally from the East Coast, and now I live in the Bay Area, and I love it here. I learned how to paint also on my own… early in life I basically was obsessive with my creativity, learning how to ink, learning how to shade, learning my colors… I made a few home made comic books back in the day too. I never really took art classes I mean I did here and there, but I never really felt I belonged in them, so I just did my own thing… over time I got into Photoshop and digital design.. in the 80’s I was heavy in the streets like crack in New York, so I did alot of street art.

So here I am today.. Tapping and Smacking! These days pro-wrestling blows, except lucha(because of the masks) and the Japanese stuff,(Puroresu) they are dope!

Influences:
John Romita jr, John Cassaday, Micheal Lark, Todd McFarlane, John Bryne from the old X Men comics.. I learned alot from these guys…

Favorite TapSmack Artists:
I am feelin’ this new guy Mr Majik 007, Gartidi has some funky stuff, Artfinger, oh and CreativeBug.. buth those are just off the top of my head, there are tons of Faves… just need to look!