Richard Wesker

General info
He is a self-taught artist living in Ohio who enjoys anime, manga, videogames, and horror films.

Getting involved with TGWTG
Like many people at the time, he got involved with TGWTG.com after seeing The Nostalgia Critic's Final Battle with the The Nerd. At the time, he'd been a fan of James Rolfe's work on Cinemassacre.com, particularly AVGN. So when he had his battles with the Critic, he naturally became curious as to who this Critic guy was. He visited TGWTG, and found it to be a pretty cool and fun site. He finally stopped lurking eventually and joined in February 2009. As time passed, my fandom grew to the point to where he couldn't help but want to get involved creatively in some fashion.

Getting involved with Phelous
Histitle card work with Phelous actually began with TheCat. At the time, it'd been a long while since he had drawn anything. In fact, he had considered myself to be retired from the art world. However, being a fan of TGWTG and of Cat, he decided that I would begin doing some fanart for the site, starting with a simple drawing of her. He subsequently posted his fanart of her on his Facebook, and it got a good reaction from her and from many of their respective Facebook friends. This further encouraged me to pick up my pencil again, and to start drawing on a regular basis. Eventually, my drawings got the attention of his favorite TGWTG video producer, Phelous. He had me draw up a title card for his Pet Sematary 2 review, and it eventually lead to me becoming his regular title card artist. Since then, he's done title card work for HopeWithinChaos}Sean Fausz, Braeden Orr and Anthony Ragusa, as well as doing character design work for a possible future production on the site.

Plans for the future
He wants to continue working on TGWTG material for as long as possible. Not to sound dramatic, but the site is responsible in a very real way for his return to the art world, and he has absolutely no intention of leaving TGWTG ever. He's a big believer in the site, and in the people who choose to be a part of it. He's also made many friends because of TGWTG, which is amazing when you consider how reclusive he could be. As far as his art goes, He's decided to go back to school sometime in the future, money and time permitting, to further refine his skills. He loves art, and He loves TGWTG, so being able to bring those two things together, and to make people happy on top of that, is just the best feeling in the world.

Links
Wesker's Deviantart Page.