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I was going to ignore this one but for some reason I did it. I'm going to pretend like it's because I want to show off some stuff that could use some more love. (As opposed to just showing off?)

I kind of cheated and went with my own square arrangement because I felt like there wasn't any one thing that influenced me The Most, just a lot of different things.

For anyone who cares about the specific influences...
Strangers in Paradise: A good chunk of my art style, particularly inking.

Gold Diggers of 1933: Actually Depression Era musicals in general, but this one is one of my faves. Mostly just influenced my love of 30s fashion and music.

Homestuck: Very recent! I've been studying off of his "Hero Mode" drawings to try to swipe some of the dynamism.

Thieves & Kings: Sort of a general influence during my Formative Years, though I think it also first gave me the idea that people in fantasy stories didn't have to be all high-flown when they spoke.

Phantasy Star 4: This thing keeps leaking into pretty much everything I do, ever. I loved the shit out of this game. Badass ladies, sweet weapons, forgotten ancient technology, magic, eldritch abominations, nifty clothing design... this is pretty much My Game.

Tomb of Dracula: Another source where I shamelessly lift things for dynamism, also for inking inspo. Gene Colan kicks ass.

Akiko: I aspire to one day be able to do sound effects the way Mark Crilley can.

School Rumble: My go-to source for fight scene rendering, which may seem odd, since it's usually a screwball/romantic comedy. But it has some excellent action bits.

Faxanadu: Another game that's just sort of formative for me, and probably paved the way for my love of Silent Hill. I am in love with the "broken down ruins also LIVING ON A GIANT TREE" world design, and the freaky-ass monsters.

Silent Hill: Should be obvious, but yeah, this really kicked off my obsession with horror, which previously I'd ignored because I thought it was all uninteresting slasher things. Amazingly, I discovered that there was this other kind of horror, with creepy things and deep psychology and horrific mutations! And then I did about a jillion fanarts of it.

Tales of Destiny: This is sort of Phantasy Star IV 2.0, in terms of being My Game as well as getting all into all my stuff. I cheerily steal the location ideas from this whenever I feel I can get away with it.

Edward Gorey: Mainly an influence in mood and phrasing things, but I also love his lavish costuming and scenery.

Wandering Star: Another Formative Influence, and one I cribbed a fair amount of design from. Probably also some early character stuff.

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Template's here, if y'all want to do it, too:
[link]

Description
I was going to ignore this one but for some reason I did it. I'm going to pretend like it's because I want to show off some stuff that could use some more love. (As opposed to just showing off?)

I kind of cheated and went with my own square arrangement because I felt like there wasn't any one thing that influenced me The Most, just a lot of different things.

For anyone who cares about the specific influences...
Strangers in Paradise: A good chunk of my art style, particularly inking.

Gold Diggers of 1933: Actually Depression Era musicals in general, but this one is one of my faves. Mostly just influenced my love of 30s fashion and music.

Homestuck: Very recent! I've been studying off of his "Hero Mode" drawings to try to swipe some of the dynamism.

Thieves & Kings: Sort of a general influence during my Formative Years, though I think it also first gave me the idea that people in fantasy stories didn't have to be all high-flown when they spoke.

Phantasy Star 4: This thing keeps leaking into pretty much everything I do, ever. I loved the shit out of this game. Badass ladies, sweet weapons, forgotten ancient technology, magic, eldritch abominations, nifty clothing design... this is pretty much My Game.

Tomb of Dracula: Another source where I shamelessly lift things for dynamism, also for inking inspo. Gene Colan kicks ass.

Akiko: I aspire to one day be able to do sound effects the way Mark Crilley can.

School Rumble: My go-to source for fight scene rendering, which may seem odd, since it's usually a screwball/romantic comedy. But it has some excellent action bits.

Faxanadu: Another game that's just sort of formative for me, and probably paved the way for my love of Silent Hill. I am in love with the "broken down ruins also LIVING ON A GIANT TREE" world design, and the freaky-ass monsters.

Silent Hill: Should be obvious, but yeah, this really kicked off my obsession with horror, which previously I'd ignored because I thought it was all uninteresting slasher things. Amazingly, I discovered that there was this other kind of horror, with creepy things and deep psychology and horrific mutations! And then I did about a jillion fanarts of it.

Tales of Destiny: This is sort of Phantasy Star IV 2.0, in terms of being My Game as well as getting all into all my stuff. I cheerily steal the location ideas from this whenever I feel I can get away with it.

Edward Gorey: Mainly an influence in mood and phrasing things, but I also love his lavish costuming and scenery.

Wandering Star: Another Formative Influence, and one I cribbed a fair amount of design from. Probably also some early character stuff.

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Template's here, if y'all want to do it, too:
[link]