My Influences

This is a list of people that have inspired my work from when I was very little to very recent. This list includes some people that I don't respect as a person nowadays because of their actions, but they still go on the list nonetheless due to how much they changed my style.

Note: The names that are in bold & italic are the people that have made a major, significant impact on my art style.


Bob McKimson

Tex Avery

Chuck Jones

Walter Lantz

Bob Clampett

Ed Benedict

Ub Iwerks

Peyo

Paul Coker Jr.§

Maurice Noble

Tim Burton

Uderzo-Goscinny

Morris

John Kricfalusi

Jim Smith

David Feiss

Jean-Yves Raimbaud

Olivier Jean-Marie

John R. Dilworth

Bill Melendez

Richard Williams

Emery Hawkins*

Ken Harris*

Rod Scribner

Virgil Ross

Doug TenNapel

Don Hertzfeldt

Ralph Bakshi

Ward Kimball

Don & Ray Patterson

Rumiko Takahashi

Harvey Rothman

Harold Whitaker

Murray Ball

Børge Ring

Jim Tyer

Milton Knight

Robert Crumb

Kiyohiko Azuma

Brösel

Don Martin§

Uni M.

Tyler Sanchez


If you think I support some terrible people in the list, please read the text above the list again.

* Discovered and heard of these artists from the Animator's Survival Kit book by Richard Williams.

§ MAD Magazine Artists



How I Draw & Animate

I also traditionally animate too.

Software Used: Adobe Flash/Animate, Animation Paper, FireAlpaca, GIMP, Blender, Kdenlive, DaVinci Resolve

OSes (and some distros too) That I Have Experience With: Windows (versions 95 to 11), Linux Mint, Ubuntu

Tablets Used: Just my laptop, for now. (and a broken Huion Inspiroy H950P that went unused...)