Elentori: My Hero

To each person the word “hero” has a different connotation. Some people think of a superhero, someone who protects the innocent with great powers. Others think of the half gods of greek mythology, who go on great quests and perform great feats of bravery. To me a hero is someone I look up to and inspires me. I think a hero is a person who does what they enjoy, and uses that to help others. Someone I view as a hero is Elentori. Elentori is an self-taught artist on tumblr who inspired me to be an artist. She is a huge inspiration to me and someone I look up to.

When I first saw Elentori’s art I never drew because I saw so many people that were so much better than me, and I thought I would never be that good so I didn’t see a point in trying.

Until that point every time I saw art I was disheartened because I felt I could reach that point. Then I saw Elentori’s art streams where she would talk and draw live. I was fascinated by the process and the advice she gave. I started drawing and improving thanks to her and continue even now to be inspired by her as an artist and a person. Elentori was how I first found out that art could be an actual job other than fine art. She is a concept artist and showed me the world of art for entertainment. I loved the idea that drawings could become part of a finished product for things I loved like video games and movies. I now love nothing more than art and my life goals are to work in the animation industry, something I never would have found if it weren’t for Elentori. She’s a kind person who helps others and when I am having trouble with my art watching her streams inspires me to work harder, and because of that, I consider her to be my hero.