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Description I go by many names across the world wide web...

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And now some brief explanations, going from top left to bottom right. This might be confusing.

God: Didn't refer to Christianity to be cliche, I actually meant it. My biggest influence on my art are my beliefs and events that can be traced back to God and what He has done. I mean, I literally wouldn't be doing what I do now if I weren't a believer, but the story of how I came to be an artist is a story for another time. And yes, I used my own artwork from Easter this year to represent God.

Shidu: I've known about Shidu's works for about two years, and I'm in love. That's all I need to say.

otherwise known as Grace: I've known Grace for about four years now, and Grace's writing and artwork has always been an inspiration to me. That and her imagination and perspective of life has had an influence on what I create too.

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Jesse: Another good friend of mine who makes beautiful music. I used my floral umbrella drawing to represent him instead of a real life photo because reasons. Anyway, music is something that influences me the most, and Jesse's music has inspired a lot of the art I made this past year. He's also that type of person you can get ideas from just by knowing him, which is really cool.

Don't Starve: I've never actually played the game, I don't even know half the controls, but when I stumbled across it in it's early days in 2013, I instantly loved the art style. In fact, Don't Starve served as a big inspiration for Crowning Okapi Do I really want to bring up my old middle school comic again?..., although it's not really obvious. I had quite the thought process in between.

Himaruya Hidekaz: I learned about Himaruya because of his web comic series Hetalia in 2013. Seeing how creative he is and devoted to writing Hetalia I mean ten years wow that's not easy especially considering that it's Hetalia and keeping in touch with fans inspires me to keep working on my own crazy projects. His art style has also influenced my own in some way.

Kenshi Yonezu: A singer, retired Vocaloid producer, and visual artist I've been a fan off since 2013, his songs and artwork definitely impacted my art and writing. His unique work really gets me to think.

I-Ekk: One of my favorite artists on Tumblr. I love their drawings so much that whenever I am in real need of inspiration or ideas I just scroll all the way through their blog. I-Ekk what are your brush settings I love it

iiSuperwomanii: One of my favorite Youtubers for two years. The way she influences me is more on the "keep making art" side over "what art to make" side if you know what I mean. Although, her creativity is also contagious.

Studio Ghibli: I started watching Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli films last year thanks to Grace. I still have a lot to watch! I usually find myself watching them whenever I'm in a creative block and gaining inspiration afterwards.

KickthePj: A Youtuber Grace introduced me to last year who has quickly become one of my favorites.Grace really knows where to find inspiration His stories and personality have definitely made an impact on my writing style.

projectTIGER: Another one of my favorite web artists. Their cute art style with the popping colors and awesome anatomy is why I also look at their stuff a lot when my brain is dead.

Pinocchio P: One of my favorite Vocaloid producers for two years. His interesting way of writing deep lyrics from a childlike point of view is something I admire and try to use in my own writing.

Neru/Oshiire P: I only started to get really into Neru's songs last year. His music and Neruke has inspired many of my latest projects. I'm kinda obsessed. His cast of characters has also impacted the way I design my own.

Jin/Shizen No Teki P: Yet another one of my favorite Vocaloid producers. From the Kagerou Project and all his other projects, his stories and music and characters all are things that inspire me to write my own. That and it's great that there's someone else who loves heroes and the color red and is awkward like me.

Powapowa P/ Siinamota: I've only learned about Powapowa when I learned that he passed away about a year ago. When I heard the news, I listened to some of his music and wow, it still hits me even now. But not only has his music inspired some of my latest art and writing, like Yellow Cat Cassette and Grave of a Stranger , but the fact that he's gone has been something that influenced the type of art I create now. It may sound a little odd, but back when he recently passed, I remember thinking that when talented people like him die, it leaves an effect on the world next to what they have done, and like I wrote in Grave of a Stranger, people like that are worth saving. That sort of theme has been rather dominant in my latest art and writing.

Jen-Jen-Rose: Another of my favorite web artists, and another person Grace introduced me to haha. I admire Jen's work and looking at her art has helped me as someone learning digital art on my own.

The Book Thief: Grace let me borrow her copy last year and wow, I've never read any other book like it! It's the only book I read by Markus Zusak so far, but the Book Thief has made quite the impact on my writing style.

Home?: That photo of the cloudy sky and trees was something I took on a bus ride. I realized that I get a lot of inspiration and my best ideas everyday just from observing the area I live in and sitting on a rickety bus. To give you an idea of how many, things like Route 17, World Domination, the Adulthood Theory, I'm a Terrible Person, Self-Cannibal, One Minute , and Strawberry Perfume and Deodorant Coming soon are projects that I remember the beginning ideas forming on the daily commute. There might be more, I just forgot. 

Go Go Ghost Ship: A song by Kenshi Yonezu. This song and its PV have had a big influence on my art. The song's use of odd phrases and unusual word usage has really impacted my writing style. Meanwhile, the PV drawn by Kenshi Yonezu himself features his messy but in a good way art style. Right after watching it the first time, my art style changed to a slightly more scribbly and less neat one. That was great for me because before I hated how I could just never make a perfectly neat line art without the usual crooked angles and stray marks. I even quote the song's first line a lot in my online profiles, "A sickly something sort at seventeen, I drew art with dry ink and pen."

VOCALOID: While the the Vocaloid producers I featured before influenced me as well, there are some songs that inspired my art as well. It would be too much to name everything, so I'll just say that the Vocaloid industry and music has had a creative impact on me.

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penniepapaya [2016-07-09 22:11:30 +0000 UTC]

  Ah thanks for the mentions! This is really cool!

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okapi-queen In reply to penniepapaya [2016-07-09 22:34:28 +0000 UTC]

You introduced me to a lot of the things on there haha

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