Influence Map

Gentlemen, BEHOLD!!!! My influence map!!

FINALLY!!!! I figured out how to set up my influence map. No seriously, it took me days to figure it out. Before, it wouldn't let me submit. Now that I have changed it to a PDF file, and put it in the Resources and Stock category (Didn't let me put it in Deviantart Related, even though it was one of the suggestions), I can finally submit it. I hope you guys like it ^^.

I would like to give thanks to for helping me out. If she is reading this, all I want to say is this. Thank You. I appreciated the help you gave me, and I couldn't have done it without you. Once again, thank you


1st Row

Walt Disney Animation: This was my childhood back in the day, and a big inspiration for my art and stories that I want to make. I love the old shorts, the shows during Disney Afternoon, and of course the animated movies. 

WB cartoons: What is not to love about the Warner Bros cartoons? I love the slap stick, and the risqué humor in them. You gotta love the Looney Tune classics with Bugs Bunny, Daffy, Sylvester, Taz, and so much more. They even got a big comeback in the 90s with Tiny Toons, and Animaniacs. 

Glen Keane: One of my all time, if not my favorite Disney animator. The man worked on such amazing characters like Ariel, the Beast, and Tarzan. Speaking of which, the anatomy of Tarzan is amazing. They way he moves is very animalistic, even though he's a human. I wish Glen would make a how to draw book. Or better yet, an anatomy book!!

Eric Goldberg: Another Disney animator who's mostly known for drawing funny and lovable characters like the Genie, and Louis the Alligator. He also did the animation sequence's for Fantasia 2000 in Rhapsody in Blues, and the Flamingo with the yo-yo.

Tom Bancroft: Not only did he, and his brother Tony (who are twins btw) worked on Mushu, Simba, and Iago, but he also written some great how to draw books. They are very helpful for drawing cartoon characters. I hope he makes more. This is his DA page

2nd Row

Craig McCracken and Lauren Faust: Some of the most well loved animators in the industry. Craig McCracken started out with his series the Power Puff Girls. Later, Lauren Faust came and helped out. The two of them not only got married, but also made more cartoons together. But they did produce that terrible show Fosters Home for Imaginary Assholes, which made me avoid them for a while. Thankfully they did redeem themselves with Wander Over Yonder, a cartoon that everyone should watch. Just hope that the two of them, or Disney doesn't screw it up. These two a both great team, and a wonderful couple.

Genndy Tartakovsky: While he did made Dexter's Laboratory a cartoon I didn't like (with the exception of The Justice Friends and Dial M for Monkey. Why didn't these two segments get their own show?) I became a fan of him with his show Samurai Jack. The man also created Sym-Bionic Titan, a cartoon that was canceled for being too good. I just wish cartoon studios would stop screwing creative people like him over.

Bruce Timm: The man that made DC heroes awesome. I just love the way he draws his characters, they are so cool and fantastic. I just love his style, and anatomy of the characters. I've always tried to mimic his style, but I can never get it right. I hope he makes a tutorial book on how he draws. Truly, one of the best animators of all time.

Jack Kirby: The king of comics ladies and gentlemen! His drawings are some of the most fantastic, incredible, amazing, and uncanny pieces of art that has ever been drawn. This is the man that made comic book art something grand, and majestic. Just look at this documentary about him. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2odpSR…

Derrick Wyatt: When people first saw the promo of his drawing of Optimus Prime, then later the Autobots, everyone thought it was terrible. Then when the series came, it look amazing. I think what I loved most about Derrick's drawings of the transformers is that they have emotion and character. I mean this was probably the second Transformer series where the robots eyes change shape based on emotion. I also love the design, very different from the blocky look of G1, or the overdone look on the ones made in Japan. This is the guy that gave all of us a reason to love Transformers again.

3rd Row

Glen Murakami: An animator on Teen Titans, who mixed both Western and Eastern styles of animation together. I love the designs of his characters, and how they range on heroic to villainous. I really love his style.

Osamu Tezuka: The king of anime and manga. The man who started it all. His styles on characters like Astroboy, Kimba, Unico, Princess Knight, and Black Jack, have been an inspiration to artist and animators of Japan. Truly one of the greatest.

Akira Toriyama: I call this guy the Bruce Timm of anime. I love how he draws his characters with heroes looking pure and courageous. Women looking hot and strong. And villains looking terrifying and menacing. He's known for creating the Dragonball franchise, and did work on the game Chrono Trigger.

Don Bluth: Before he became the laughing stock in the animation industry, he made some of the most wonderful, yet dark children's films. His movies like Secret of NIMH, An American Tail, The land Before Time, and All Dogs Go to Heaven have influences us not only to draw, but to write wonderful stories. The movies he made in the 80s are classic, while the ones made in the 90s are best to be ignored. 

Tim Burton: There was a time when Tim Burton didn't suck. Before he made terrible remakes of Willy Wonka, and Alice in Wonderland, his early films were weirdly creepy, but at the same time fun. This is the guy that made the dark and the gothic awesome, before it was ruined by Hot Topic drones. I also love his work on stop motion with his partner Henry Selick. They are wonderfully made both in the animation, and the designs of the setting and puppets. I just wish he would make good movies again. 

4th Row

Jim Henson: Another big influence in my childhood. I love how creative this man was in his puppets, jokes, and stories. Speaking of puppets, the way Jim and his team work the puppets make you believe that the are alive. For example, in the Muppet Show before Gonzo was about to sing Memory Lane, he was adjusting his tie just like a real person would. It's amazing how much you can show us a character by letting him or her do one small thing. Such a wonderful man, and I hope we can see him at the rainbow connection.

Ben Caldwell: I have two of his drawing books, and they are a lot of fun to study. His drawings are helpful in drawing characters, as well as animals. I hope he makes more in the future.

Chuck Jones: My favorite Looney Tunes animator, and is responsible for some of my favorite Looney Tune shorts. He also did work for animating cartoons based on Dr. Seuss books. 

Pixar: Such a wonderful and creative animation company. Their movies have stories that I would have never come up with, and their characters are some of the most human and believable pieces of CGI that you would ever see in movies. Well with the exception of Cars and Cars 2 (hate those movies). I also love how adult their movies can be, even though they're technically family films. You gotta love family films that don't treat their audience like idiots (like Cars or those Pixar movie knockoffs). Pixar might as well be the last animation industry to make wonderful stories, without catering to the lowest I.Q.

Preston Blair: Another great animator, who wrote a book on drawing cartoons. His book was one of my first drawing books, and I have studied it for years in making cartoons wonderful, and full of life.

5th Row

Transformers: Best toy franchise ever!!

Nintendo: Who doesn't love Nintendo (I can name a few)? Their games are so much fun, and the characters are still famous after almost 30 years. Also, Nintendo pretty much saved all video games after the crash of 82. Thank you Nintendo, you are one of the best (though you have made some flops like the Virtual Boy, you still find ways of digging yourselves out of your grave.)

John Lasseter: The man who made Pixar the power house that it is. This man brought a whole new style in animation that it changed all the animation industry forever (for better, or for worse.) He also believe that writers and artist have a say about what goes in a story, not the executives. Though I do wish he had more control at Disney.

Walt Disney: This man has played a huge part in our lives, but mostly when we are younger. The stories, the characters, and the animation that Disney and his team worked on inspired all of us to be artist and storytellers. He even revolutionized animation with techniques like squash and stretch, and the multi-plane camera. Walt was more than a man, he was a dreamer.

Stan Lee: If Jack Kirby was the chisel that made Marvel great, Stan Lee was the hammer. Sure his writing style back in the 60s were corny, but they did shoe character unlike DC at the time. Take for instance the Fantastic Four. The four heroes Reed (Mr. Fantastic), Susan (Invisible Woman), Johnny (human Torch), and Ben (The Thing) don't get along too well. Reed would be so focused on his work, that Susan will believe that he doesn't love her, and Ben would lose his temper on Johnny or anyone else that irritates him. Also, The Thing actually hates being a hero, because he's not human anymore. You also gotta love his cameos in the Marvel movies.

6th Row

80s and 90s: The music, the games, the shows (mostly cartoons), the movies, pretty much had a lot of spark back in the days.

9 Old Men: I could't choose which one. Each of these men were all a part of our favorite classic Disney movies. Ollie Johnson, Frank Thomas, Les Clark, Marc Davis, Ward Kimball, Milt Kahl, Eric Larson, John Lounsbery, and Wolfgang Reitherman drew some of the most beloved characters that touched our hearts.

AVGN: What can I say about this guy? From the moment he started making his reviews, he has made a fallowing of fans and future reviewers. While his video game reviews are a lot of fun, his movie reviews are fun as well, and you can tell how much he loves movies. Heck, he's been making movies as a little kid, and still is making movies with his independent AVGN film. I just hope the movie comes to my theaters.

TGWTG: A community of internet reviewers, what more could you ask for? To think this was all started when Doug got sick of the copyright crap on youtube. Not only does the site cover movie reviews, but cartoon, video games, comic, and music reviews as well. Would I ever join the TGWTG community? Probably not, since I can't make a 30 minute review on a weekly basis. My favorite reviewers are The Nostalgia Critic, Linkara, Cinema Snob, JesuOtaku, Phelous, Rap Critic, Marzgurl, Bennet the Sage, Familiar Faces, and Diamanda Haggan. 

Red Letter Media: This is a reviewing site that is famous for its iconic character Mr. Plinkett. Mr. Plinkett (played by Mike Stoklasa) did an entire review of the Star Wars Prequels, and they are probably the funniest reviews ever made. While the reviews are hilarious, they also contain some morbid humor that I found simply hilarious. I mean, we have an old man doing a review of all 3 Star Wars prequels films, with a tied up hooker in his basement. But his analysis on the prequels are so well written and thought out, that you'd be amazed by how the films are as bad as they are (or worse). I just love his reviews, and even though they take a long time to make, they are worth it.




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