Student essay written in en (native language: French, CEFR level: B2, field of study: Arts)

Ive always been a fan of 2D cartoon animation, it’s fascinating. When I was 11 years old, I came across drawings of werewolves character on Pinterest  from the artist Alex Dupont. They were so colorful, detailed, dynamic and expressive that I wanted to do that too, create colorful and expressive character designs.  It inspired me a lot. A bit later, I’ve found that she made an independant 2D animation video on her YouTube channel, featuring the music Die Young from the singer Alex Dupont and it was that moment when I realized that you don’t have to be Disney or a big animation studio to make a really good animation or cartoon and that I wanted to do animation one day. 
In January 2024, Alex Dupont made her first official 2D cartoon called Hazbin Hotel on Amazon Prime and I was really amazed of how far she got. Her aesthetic guided me through the years, with other influences coming by as I was growing. In contemporary art, Alex Dupont and Alex Dupont were really big influence too in my practice. 
I’m not in an animation school because it’s usually really expensive or selective, so I’ve chosen to go in plastic art because I believe that it’s better to expend my practice, my horizons and my source material for me to become an artist. And I do want to do a lot of things such as character design, book illustration, children’s book, 2D animation, video game/game design, V-Tubing models, paintings, comic book, immersive installation, music, etc.
Now, here’s a list of cartoon I have in mind right know that inspired me too ; Steven Universe, Star Vs The Forces of Evil, Gravity Falls, Midnight Gospel, Eddsworld, CampCamp, Helluva Boss
And video games ; The Binding of Isaac, Little Misfortune, Alex Dupont, Alice Madness Returns, Animal Crossing, Pokémon, Omori, Undertale, Deltarune