My (first) Influence Map!
Picture meme! Picture meme!
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This Influence Map meme (created by fox-orian of Deviant Art) has been filtering through all my favourite illustratey twitter-mates of late (if you want to have a go, you can get the template here). It’s made for some very interesting viewing, and some very pretty viewing indeed. It’s also an excellent way to stumble across artists you’ve not seen before (I discovered the amazing art of Craig Mullins this way).
I’ve decided to cheat a bit, and do a few. I realise the point of the Influence Map exercise may well be to ruthlessly pare down ALL your influences into one map, but… but… there are so many!
I couldn’t possibly leave out any of the chaps & chappesses on this map, as their work has all contributed enormously to why I draw what I draw the way I draw. And their drawings make me go “mmmmmmm” inside, which is probably the most important part.
Next up: Makers!
Though maybe not for a while. How did all these illustrators doing their Influence Maps knock them out in a day? It took me that long just to think of people & find pictures to use on tinterwebs!
It must be perfect, you see. PERFECT!
