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Wow. These guys are really frickin old. Five to be precise, which considering that I refer to them as my "Generation 1 OCs" (and there's 3 other separate groups of OCs I've created in the past years) that's pretty old xD
Let me introduce you to... Lillian (green-hair), Jason (blue-hair), Zane (blond boy), Ciel (blond girl), Luminary, and Allan. And...Lillian and Allan are siblings.
++Your Style Challenge++
I first began drawing when I was very little; I'd draw on any paper I could get my hands on and I always loved art classes. I began drawing in the anime/manga style about 5-6 years ago - though that doesn't include the Pokemon fan art I did in elementary school.
When I first started out, I was a fan of YuGiOh, so the majority of my fan art from that time was copied/referenced YuGiOh characters. Eventually I created original characters (the guys pictured above), and mostly drew in Kazuki Takahashi's style. YuGiOh introduced me to the rest of the manga world, and I deviated away from Takahashi's style. In terms of manga artists, at this point in time Eiichiro Oda, author of One Piece, influences my style. However, the past nearly-year of being a member of theO and DeviantArt - being exposed to a lot of amazing artwork and artists - has influenced my current style and my determination to improve my drawing skills.
I've got loads of room to improve, so I most likely will change my style in the future - I might just tweak it, or I may change it completely.