Hehe, I thought I would do this after seeing it around several Deviants pages.
The biggest image is probably the one that influences me most…
But from left to right…
1. Beatrix Potter – I grew up with A LOT of Peter Rabbit and all of his little friends! I like little critters, what can I say?
2. Disney – Probably the biggest influence in my work! I love how they do pretty much everything! Again, another one I grew up around. I chose the picture of Simba as ‘The Lion King’ is probably the one that got me drawing first. I’m really interested in watching all the process steps that come with the ‘special features’ on the Disney DVD’s. The whole idea of having the animals in front of you so you can ‘characterise’ them is just too cool for me! I would honestly love to work for Disney.
3. `gorjuss – I love how Suzanne does all of her girls. She manages to bring a lot of emotion into her pieces, which is something I really admire. Plus… They’re so cute!
4. *DreamsOfALostSpirit – I love the little grey bunny character Jeanette has brought to life and really love the way she uses traditional media to colour them.
5. *yumedust – One of the first artists I discovered here on DeviantART. Katie never fails to impress me with her flawless painting technique.
6. *imaginism – I love the creativity Bobby & Kei manage to bring to their pieces. They all have such amazing detail and I really hope I can manage to perfect my work in such a way eventually.
7. *jermilex – Jeremy has really inspired me to focus more on my backgrounds so I can give the pieces a more finished and illustrative look and feel.
8. *Kamirah – I love the sweet, innocent and whimsical personalities Anna manages to give her characters. They will all make you melt!
9. Panda – Okay… One of my favourite animals! The way they naturally behave inspire me on so may levels! I would really love to visit the Wolong Panda Reserve someday so I can watch them closer.
10. ~faboarts – Another one of the first artists I discovered here. Fabo has such a crisp way of working with traditional media!
11. *balaa – I love the way Anastasia mixes the animal kingdom with fantasy and all in such a beautiful way! Her paintings are just so realistic and breathtaking!
12. ^Norke – I have to thank Yannick for his amazing tutorials and walkthroughs! They have all really helped me learn what I know today and I hope to still learn more each time I look at them. I originally found him through his Pixar fanart.
13. *anry – I fell in love with Anry’s character ‘Snow’ from the first time I saw it! It’s one of the cutest things I have ever seen! The details in his pieces are truly amazing!
So that’s a little bit of who and what inspires me. (I ran out of boxes!)
