Influences and future growth

This post will go away from the normal pictures and little talking that this blog is known for instead I'm going to talk to you today about my influences. there are plenty and they are varied.

Paul Pope: Since i first saw one of his comics has been my favorite artist i don't even know how to explain it. to me it feels like his pictures were effortless like they were always there. I also am in love with his inks, he has a very nice balance of busy and calm.

Dan Hipp: I actually first saw Dan Hipps work when i graduated from high school i picked up a copy of the amazing joy buzzards. i dint really discover i'm again until last year i believe i was on ffffound.com and someone had posted one of his pieces up. From there i went to his website and feel in love. He always seems to have a great composition, but the main thing i love are his vivid colors they are to die for. if i could even have a fraction of his awesome fearless coloring ability i would feel blessed.

J.H. Williams III: was introduced to me by my friend Alex Mann when i first saw his work i didn't like it at all. A week or so later i came back to look at it and i liked it a little more. Another week pasted and i all of the sudden was in love and had to get my hands on it that was when he was making the first Batwoman. i enjoy his way of mixing styles and amazing page designs he is definitely one of the best comic book artist around.

Ghostco: is a resent person i started to follow i believe i found him through juxtapoz.com. I feel his inks are awesome i enjoy his muted tones when looking to his work it feels soft something that i don't feel I'm to good at but would love to learn how to do.

Roxie Vizcarra: I first found Roxie's art on deviant art by complete accident. I love her work because its loud and different. Her work reminders me of others but it also has its own strengths

D-pi: Has a great way of combining things he loves the two biggest seem to be hip-hop culture and ninjas. otherwise he has a nice use of line

my future plans are to become a lot better with my use of ink and to understand use of line better. i feel like to strength my voice i need to focus on the core or my work which i feel is the ink work.Other things i have been and will continue to work on is use of texture and color both these are really foreign to me for the longest time i was all about black and white pictures and stayed away from color. Even when i used color i didn't use it in any form that i would consider good. i feel that my colors weren't brave enough they were just local colors afraid to be neutral or vivid since then i have found artist that i feel are masters of color. the master( at least i think so) of vivd color would be Dan Hipp as i spoke about before. the master of neutrals is ashley wood.

i promise the next post will be back to the norm and it will be soon until then.