#Kirby magic paintbrush series#

The only major downside is that they're still made of ink, and thus water soluble. Garaku's effectiveness is aided by his ability to draw super-humanly fast. Garaku Utagawa is able to bring any of his ink paintings to life, giving him a wide variety of creatures to command (from tiny rabbits to a giant dragon).In As the Gods Will, Mei's knack for drawing ends up becoming her greatest strength in the Demon Extermination portion of the Kamiculum, as her Tomfoolery can bring to life anything she draws of something/someone she likes.Nagu from Arata: The Legend has a hayagami that brings anything drawn with it to life.Compare with Rewriting Reality, the written version of this trope. A villainous character whose method is this may well be a Mad Artist or in games, a Mook Maker for a level or area.

#Kirby magic paintbrush series#

This is also not always a wanted side effect of these drawings, as in some series there have been instances where a character with this ability was not aware that there was actually an effect. Usually using some rare MacGuffin or Advanced Phlebotinum, this most often happens with a character bringing their paintings or drawings from canvas to reality, possibly using some form of a magic pencil, but can also cover various other forms of art, such as sculptors bringing various statues to life. The Dragon and the Butterfly, ' Chapter 84: Sticks and Stones'Ī common power for many one-shot villains and examples of Monster of the Week, Art Initiates Life is where a character can quite literally change their artworks into real versions of whatever they depict.