Inspiration: Banksy

I absolutely love Banksy, not necessary because of his amazing art, but because of the thought behind it, every single Banksy piece littered around street corners all over the world has some meaning behind it, normally known for his anti oppression paintings he is also known to d sculptures and even decorated the inside of a old van to look like a waterfall paradise.

He inspires me to think about what I am drawing and see if I can really put across an idea or feeling, as a designer this is my main goal and must strive to make this happen.

His influence on me has effected the way I see art, finding deeper meaning in the artwork he produces makes me very exited for his next located piece.

Inspiration: Will Terrell

Will Terrell is an amazing caricature artist with his own YouTube channel, his videos consist of very insightful comments about working as a freelance artist and he talks about the struggles he has faced

He compliments his ideas and processes with anecdotes, (I saw this little old lady at the coffee shop and she was adorable) then he goes on to draw her in a stylised cartoonist way, the way he does this just makes him seem like a very down-earth person. which is very relatable ad helpful to aspiring artists such as myself

He talks a lot about how you are always learning in the art industry and you are never fully happy with your work, but you always get better, so when you are feeling bad about your art, you shouldn't feel discouraged but happy that this piece is better then the last.

Inspiration: Bob Ross

While he is an very popular artist known for his calming personality and afro, no one can deny his talent and skill when it comes to traditional painting.

When the stress of deadlines is drilling into my head I like to watch some Bob Ross, it calms me down and I learn a lot as he speaks


He also helps me calm down and not take myself so seriously, I need to just calm down and just paint and do what I love most rather then worry about the result at the end, just keep painting those "happy little clouds"

Inspiration: Feng Zhu

Any aspiring digital artist is highly likely to know the name Feng Zhu, His artwork is astounding, he has his own design school in Singapore and has gained much knowledge over the years of his career.

I watched his YouTube channel for many years, I have seen all of his videos that I know of. I love listening to his as he paints as he always talks about the industry as a whole and helps me understand the realism of design, what I mean is, design and art are two very different things.

In design the most important thing is to get an idea across, and help people understand it.

Inspiration: Xia Taptara

Xia Taptara is a artist with his own Youtube channel, he creates many different illustrations and talks though his process as he creates them, what he is thinking at the time.


Its amazing to see a painting form out of nothing in his videos and I have watched many of his videos and he has yet to disappoint me.

Amazing art that is almost photo realistic, the lighting and shade are very well done and I can't wait until I am skilled enough to create art such as this, (if it ever happens).

I plan on watching artists like Xia in order to not only gain their knowledge but also learn how they think. Xia has videos that help artists understand what a painting needs to be successful.

Inspiration: Fromsoft, Darksouls 1-2-3

Fromsoft are a video game company that have created another one of my most favourite franchises, Dark Souls.

These games are infamous for their difficulty, but I think its true likeability comes in its art style, the dark, gritty, lonely feel the game portrays adds so much to the game play that some people find the game hard to finish.



The art style of the concept artists that Fromsoft employ inspires me and I have used them as a reference multiple times throughout my university course and for my own personal artwork.

I love the lost, cold and ruined feel of the whole game , every single bit of art, game objects, characters help enforce the fact that the game is very hard, and there are no short cuts in the world of dark souls.

I love it when games art styles help enforce story, and mood and Dark souls is one of the best examples for this.

Inspiration: ArenaNet Guild Wars 2

ArenaNet is a video game company that created one of my favourite video games Guild Wars 2 they are a major source of inspiration, their loading screens in the game for example greatly inform the player of the style and mood of the zone that is loading.

The artwork is beautiful and I aspire to be this talented one day, I love how mood and emotion can be conveyed with something that just doesn't exist, like with the creature above.

Some loading screens are also a collage of images, a different art style that is effective and I think it looks great for just a collection of images and over-paint.