Your biggest influences

[Dr. Furball]

Whether it be in art, writing, or music, everyone's style is influenced by others in some way; but some stand out more than others.

The biggest influences on my drawing style are probably manga artist Monkey Punch, and Warner Bros.' Chuck Jones. Both were able to cram a lot of energy and movement into a single drawing, and they had excellent timing when it came to visual gags in their respective medium.

One of my biggest influences in writing is Stan Lee. His use of over-the-top dialogue and descriptions do a good job of keeping the reader's attention, even if the story itself isn't all that great.

[Bomby]

The one work of art that has changed the way I think about art, more than anything else, is William Faulkner's The Sound & the Fury.

[CaptHayfever]

Groucho Marx, Michael Nesmith, E.E. Cummings, Micky Dolenz, Louis Sachar, Lemony Snicket, Kevin Smith, John Linnell, Tim DeLaughter, Al Yankovic.....

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[Dizzy]

The only art form I take on is spriting. Does that count?

I think my inspiration came from either Tonberry2K or Cylent Nite.

[Ace Mercury]

Azumanga Daioh. I was watching it when I was getting partially serious about drawing figures. The first tutorials I found online were from PolyKarbon, and I also got some from this guy back when his tutorials were still online. I also was creating that RPG Maker 2k game, and I picked up some aesthetics from there too. All in all, it has given me an anime look which I'm sort of stuck with now =/

[Panfan]

The Panfanny wit that you all have come to love was derived a lot from my siblings. Also, The Office. Every time Dwight Schrute walks on screen I think to myself, "I would like to be him"

Musically: Radiohead, Primus, Massive Attack, Pixies, The Beatles. Other obvious answers.

[t3hDarkness]

In roundabout way I draw a lot of influences from Isaac Asimov, Niel Gaiman, Phillip Jose Farmer, Scott Mutter, Salvador Dali, Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Twilight Zone, Faust, Tomosuma's freaky art, Hyung Min Woo's 'Priest' manhwa, a Japanese Occult and Horror Art reference book, Most Mythology, and some of the bits of the Holy Bible that got cut out.

[Cosmonautical]

Originally Posted by Ace Mercury

Azumanga Daioh. I was watching it when I was getting partially serious about drawing figures. The first tutorials I found online were from PolyKarbon, and I also got some from this guy back when his tutorials were still online. I also was creating that RPG Maker 2k game, and I picked up some aesthetics from there too. All in all, it has given me an anime look which I'm sort of stuck with now =/

There's always time to learn some more techniques, bud.

I, at first, really got into drawing by copying-by-eye/freehand-drawing pictures I liked. There were a lot of techniques I was doing back then that I didn't really understand, but I learned a lot about proportions, because I didn't step down and trace pictures. I eventually started to use poses from one character, and adapt them to another. I learned most of what I know about the human body by studying skeletons and actual models, as well as the exaggerated muscular physiques of the super heroes.

So, long story short, I was taught to draw with a lot of different sources, and eventually came back to doing line-based art after learning realism. I would really recommend anyone else learn realism before seriously attempting cartooning, or you might find it difficult to change up styles when you want to.

[Galefore]

In terms of my drumming, I'm influenced by nameless, faceless groove drummers in various songs found on various albums, Steve Gadd, Gavin Harrison... In fact, almost every drummer I've listened to has had something I liked and learned, so I suppose I take a little from everyone.

In terms of lyrics, Thom Yorke, Steven Wilson, Matt Berninger, Will Sheff, and Jeff Mangum immediately come to mind. There are others, I'm sure, who I've imitated subconsciously in the past.

When I write prose, I actually find myself without a specific set of influences. I never really picked a specific author who has influenced my style, though I tried to take a little from Gene Wolfe for a little while. As well, there were several guys who wrote for the Gunjin whose style sort of seeped into mine early into my attempts at writing and haven't really left me yet.

[ScottyMcGee]

Ian Fleming
Philip K. Dick
Douglas Adams

Hrm. I don't really feel "influenced" by anyone other than those. And even those are slight. When I write, I just. . .write. Not really thinking about how others have written their books.

I wonder if being an entertainer still counts, being that I'm making a youtube show. So I guess David Letterman, Stephen Colbert and other known talk-show/satire hosts.

[Bomby]

Originally Posted by Ace Mercury

Azumanga Daioh. I was watching it when I was getting partially serious about drawing figures. The first tutorials I found online were from PolyKarbon, and I also got some from this guy back when his tutorials were still online. I also was creating that RPG Maker 2k game, and I picked up some aesthetics from there too. All in all, it has given me an anime look which I'm sort of stuck with now =/

Azumanga Daioh is entertaining. Have you ever read Yotsubato?