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    • Kimberli Johnson
      Kimberli Johnson last edited by

      Hey all,

      We all have those artist who really inspire our work, who are your biggest influences? here is a little chart of some of mine I am sure that I have left some out!

      inspiration.jpg

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      • Sarah LuAnn
        Sarah LuAnn SVS OG last edited by Sarah LuAnn

        I really did a detailed version of this for a blog post awhile back. Its basically the same as yours though :-). Mine is here: http://www.sarahluann.com/blog/influence-map
        Influencemap.jpg

        sarahluann.com

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        • Kimberli Johnson
          Kimberli Johnson last edited by

          Sarah, you have some really great artists on there! and you designed yours so well!

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          • Sarah LuAnn
            Sarah LuAnn SVS OG last edited by

            Thanks! It was helpful for me to think through the placement, relative sizes, and design, and to see it in front of me--we visual thinkers like to represent things visually ;-).

            sarahluann.com

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            • Jake Parker
              Jake Parker SVS OG last edited by

              Really cool to see your influences!

              I wish I had a minute to make an influence map like yours, but this will have to suffice.

              Here's my biggest influences and what I've stolen from them:

              Bill Watterson: Shape language, and line work
              Mike Mingola: Composition, shape language, and sequential storytelling
              Jean Giraud: Shape language, linework
              Masamune Shirow/Katsuhiro Otomo/Yukito Kishiro: Machinery and technology design, sequential storytelling
              William Joyce/Hayao Miyazaki: Creativity (i.e. how to make interesting connections between everything I'm reading, watching, seeing, experiencing, and turn that into something uniquely mine.)
              Michael Whelan: Composition

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              • Lynn Larson
                Lynn Larson SVS OG last edited by Lynn Larson

                I love Micheal Whelan...i have 3 prints in my living room hehe

                Stephanie Pui-Mun Law has always been a favorite of mine
                Terryl Whitlatch, Bobby Chiu, Amy Brown. I have a couple of prints by the Hildebrandt brothers, one being a kick ass Darth Vadar.

                Love the classics as well..,.Bouguereau. Monet, van gogh and no matter what anyone says, Flaming June by Leighton is one of my favorite paintings!

                Discovered several new artists since i've been here as well, Wylie Beckert, Loish, and of course our esteemed instructors. I could watch Jake draw for hours...in fact, i have lol. I haven't seen Will and Lee draw much other than the 3rd Thursdays, but I really enjoy their style

                https://instagram.com/lynnlarsonart/
                https://twitter.com/lynnlarsonart

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                • Maile McCarthy
                  Maile McCarthy last edited by

                  Here are mine:

                  Cory Godbey, especially for color
                  Kazu Kibuishi, especially for color, environments, shape/flow
                  Sara Varon, for her humor and quirkiness
                  Dan Santat
                  Peter de Seve

                  As well as the sculptors:
                  Valerie Hadid
                  Dirk deKeyzer

                  Close seconds:
                  Owen Davey
                  Chuck Groenink
                  Poly Bernatene

                  Twitter @MaileMcCarthy
                  www.mailemccarthyillustration.com

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