In Memoriam

As many of you have heard, Monty Oum, the creator of one of my favorite web series, RWBY, passed away yesterday. I thought I'd honor him by drawing Lie Ren, the character he plays in the show.

Monty was the absolute epitome of resolve. It's not enough to have ideas, you have to have the drive to bring them to fruition, and Monty never wasted a minute doing so.

So for him, I'm making a change. Here I've been bitching about not having the motivation to draw every day, and here this man spent every waking second of his life working to bring his ideas to life.

For you, Monty, I'm going to strive to be the best goddamn artist I can be. I will spend every ounce of my being to bring my own ideas to life, and I won't waste a single day in doing it.

After all, tomorrow is never a promise.

"I believe that the human spirit is indomitable. If you endeavor to achieve, it will happen given enough resolve. It may not be immediate, and often your greater dreams is something you will not achieve within your own lifetime. The effort you put forth to anything transcends yourself, for there is no futility even in death."

- Monty Oum




Lie Ren/RWBY © Rooster Teeth
Art © Marcus Bower/Spritedude

EDIT: Added his ponytail blowing in the wind to give the drawing more action, and messed with the colors.