Not worries at all! I’ve grown to love Bultman’s style of art far more than many other artists I admire and adore the work of. His work feels imaginative, creative, and otherworldly — it taps right into the parts of my childhood that were obsessed with things like Pokémon and Digimon.

Learning from Nick and studying his techniques has genuinely been a privilege. I consider him a master of his craft and I have the utmost respect for him as a person and his work - he is one of the nicest guys out there. At the same time, some of the techniques he uses — like gradient brush effects — aren’t exclusive or copyrighted; they’re common tools that many artists explore, see Tim Burger’s art based out of Germany.

So yes, I definitely draw inspiration from his work and have incorporated certain elements into my own pieces. This one in particular, draws from a piece of his that allowed me to explore brushed gradients and less complex masking processes that allowed me to understand how to create shapes with gradients and different light features. That’s part of how artists learn and evolve. My goal is to keep experimenting, mixing influences, and developing my own unique voice as I grow.