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Alex Ahad
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Hello! I'm Alex Ahad / o_8, the creator of the world, characters, and artstyle of Skullgirls. Welcome to my DA page~ m(_)m You can see examples of my work here, including original content as well as fanart.


I also have books on sale at Gallery Nucleus:

https://gallerynucleus.com/artists/alex_ahad

As part of the process of working on the Dark Solstice illustration, I figured I should share some of the inspirations and references/ research that went into the concept. A lot of different sources contributed, and while I couldn't fit all of them on here, you can see several of the key ones included. I think it's important to have a variety of sources, ranging from things found in nature, art history, and contemporary pop culture, as well as a variety of mediums when possible. It's fascinating to also notice the overlap, and an awareness that no thing comes from nothing, and influences are a lineage that can be traced back quite far. It's good to be aware of both the source material as well as modern interpretations, in order to have a fuller picture of potential options and ideas. With that in mind, here is the mood board: The main inspiration for this idea was the Skull of Mary Magdalene. Seeing her skull in that glass case started to make me think about a setting with a dark
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This second poll is less formal, and I have a few preferences with which composition I'll be going with. However, I do like to hear what everyone's preferences are among these choices, to see if any stand out in particular. Feel free to vote in any of the polls and/or let me know in the comment which composition you like most. See the poll(s) here! https://www.deviantart.com/oh8/poll/DA-Focus-Poll-2A-Composition-8136121 https://www.deviantart.com/oh8/poll/DA-Focus-Poll-2B-Composition-8136122 https://www.deviantart.com/oh8/poll/DA-Focus-Poll-2C-Composition-8136126
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DA Focus, Poll 2C: Composition~

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DA Focus, Poll 2B: Composition~

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Happy belated birthday Alex Ahad! 🎂

Happy Birthday 😁👍

your drawing style looks like skullgirls, I love it

do i have good news for you

there is a webcomic you should see

''HELLGASM SLAUGHTER'' is a webcomic that i ramdomly found on TAPAS a webcomic publishing site, which look like some kind of kill la kill/ devilman/evangelion fusion. It tells the story of the devil of pride Belial who fight hell and heaven armies to become the new ruler of the cosmos, and there a lot of stuff about hell and its 13 circles. The story is full of dark humor and bloody fight with funny insane characters.

PS: take time to read cause there are lots details which can be easily missed sometimes (particulary in fights)

here the link : https://tapas.io/series/hellgasmslaughter/info

Love your work!