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18. Frank Frazetta. Being a fantasy artist makes influence from this guy inevitable.
17. Fiona Staples is a fantastic comic artist, but it's her brilliant and creative character designs I've tried to learn from most.
16. Claire Hummel, master of line, color, composition, and costuming.
15. Bill Amend's influence on me mostly comes in the form of joke construction, but I definitely spent some time as a kid experimenting with the Foxtrot style.
12. René Magritte. I have a great appreciation for his humor, cleverness, and penchant for odd juxtapositions.
6. Todd Lockwood. My introduction to D&D was seeing a buddy's 3rd edition PHB and becoming instantly fascinated by the artwork, particularly Lockwood's character work.
5. Ramon Perez, who I also discovered through webcomics. You can probably see influence from his Butternut Squash webcomic in my Bag Drop character designs. I've learned a lot following the evolution of his career and style.
4. Scott Kurtz's PVP was one of the first webcomics I discovered back in the early 2000s, introducing me to the world of comic strips outside newspapers. I also learned a lot about joke construction and character design from his work.
3. John Romita Jr. was the artist on Spider-Man when I started reading comics regularly in middle school. As a young artist, I know I tried to approximate a lot of his dynamic, lanky Spidey poses and broad, numerous clothing folds.
@GHC_and_Tacos I was just recently made aware of these things when a guy hired me to design a mascot for the rails he designs for them. I'm surprised I haven't seen people riding around on them here in Chicago.