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My Influence Map (2010)These maps seem to be gaining popularity here, so thought I'd give it a go
All 11 influences inspire me for different aspects.
• Takuji Kawano - Character design and use of colour.
• Adam Hughes - Overall mastery of art and of pinup girls.
• J Scott Campbell - Anatomy, character expressions.
• Hyung-Tae Kim - Character design and rendering quality.
• Range Murata - Design and rendering quality.
• Shunya Yamashita - Character Design.
• Artistic Nudes - Nothing better than referencing the real thing.
• Gil Elvgren - Mastery of pinup girls.
• Yoji Shinkawa - Mastery of natural brush work and uniqueness.
• Tetsuya Nomura - My first big inspiration for character design.
• Abraham Hicks - Only thing thats ever changed my life in a dramatic way for the greater good in all areas.
Hope you enjoyed
For those who'd like to create their own, get the template here: [link]
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ack.. i meant to say "influence" but said inspiration instead because of wha i read earlier.. sorry bout that
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.. i know some of them through their works.. very nice
But how does inspiration work may i ask? It's not like we adopt a lil' bit from here and a lil' bit from there and make a frankenstein 
Your works are awesome.. you are one of my inspiration
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This is awesome! Check mine out if you got a minute
[link]
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i love yamashita's work the best when it comes to girls i see the inspiration in ur works
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Sophitia, the piece in your influence map which suppose to be Takuji Kawano's art, is actually not his work, it's different illustrator work, Soul team hired him to do Soul Calibur 4's illustrations art.. just for your information
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Hello
Sure there are others that help illustrate the characters, but Kawano is widely renown as the Soul Caliburs main character illustrator - [link] [link] ... just for your information
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I know Takuji Kawano is behind SC2, 3 and 4 and Tekken 3 and 4. and he is also and the designer of the 2d animation scene in Kill Bill vol.1!
I was talking about the illustrations art wich was done for the SC4 which included Sophitia's illustration in your poster is not Takuji san art. (you can see his characters sketchs in SC art book)
if you go and check out the game credits (in the gallery mode) you will find that the lead character illustratotion is Takuji Kawano and the character illustrator is: "Satoko Makayama".
unlike in SC2 and 3 you will find the only illustartor of the game is Takuji by himself and that explains to me at least why SC4 illustration art is different than 2 and 3.
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Theres not enough info on Nakayama to really know what she did for the characters, but my guess from studing Kawano's style over the years is that she was more of an assistant to him on the characters. Even tho Kawano has been improving with each SC, some areas of the characters (not all of them) are painted a lil differently on SC4, so Im assuming thats her. Otherwise the characters are his, just with her helping him out here and there on some of them probably to meet deadlines easier. You can see she clearly helped out with Taki, Talim, Xianghua, ect (shes not as good as Kawano tho), but Sophitia above is definitely one of his own - youll notice their style differences mostly in their ability to paint faces.
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I agree, it seems either Makayama worked under his supervision or she helped him on each illustrator somehow!. if you check out SC4 artbook you will find out there is a rough sketch for each final illustration done by Takuji! looks like he's done rough ideas and then she did the final peace!
some works looks really different and some looks more like Takuji's one but not %100.. [link]
this one is definitely his art.
anyway your inflounce page looks close to main if I would have one, keep it up!
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O.O omg ...... dude ur amazing well u only got 1 of my influential artist but HOLY S#$% OwO my art is not even close or by bare none i should make u another influential artist your art work is amazing i wish i had photo shop ;w; sadly not enough money but still this is amazing work and wow you to Tetsuya Nomura was the starting point for me i beagan drawing chibi's none stop but anyway ill be watching this is the great work i love it hope to see more
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Why did you put the Aztec calendar on your background?
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Hi Warren...
The image you have hosted herein is against dA's policies pertaining to copyright. You're using images in your influence map that don't belong to you and you don't have permission to use them.
Please read dA's copyright policy [link] and kindly remove this from your gallery.
I'd also advise that you do not advertise the template for this as it promotes copyright infringement.
Failure to remove this image will result in a report being issued against you.
If you have any questions, or need help understanding the policy please feel to ask. The term "Free Use" also does not apply to dA's standards.
Thanks.
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Wow, over-serious much? Guess you should get busy telling the thousands of others who did this Influence Map Meme that they need to take it down as well. Cause dA clearly didn't notice what was going on there...
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Not over serious. Serious like a heart attack.
Have you even read dA's policy?
Obviously dA doesn't know what's going on because there's something called 'running a company' that the staff take care of. That's why it's up to people like myself and a lot of others to inform artists and help them in making the right decisions. If they don't comply to dA's rules, we simply hit the report button, give evidence, which in all cases of copyright infringement reports is very easy to do, and a mod reviews the case. What happens thereafter is simple, the image gets removed a warning is issued and it's business as usual.
As for telling off the thousands of people who've done this, I'll call them out as I come across them. I don't go hunting for copyright infringements, despite what you may or may not think. Is there anything else I can help you with?
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Except, how is it stealing when these images are found via google, the artists are clearly named/titled, and no one is taking credit. How is this anything but free exposure for each and every "influence" somebody lists.
What's the meaning of the word influence without CLEARLY giving credit to the entitled "influencer"? There's absolutely NO difference between posting pictures in a frame and labeling them "my heroes of art" or posting a journal with "i recommend these guys" or taking a picture of a wall inside your room and posting it to dA with "my art wall" or making a meme called "influence map." The whole point you seem to miss is the part whereby everyone is sharing with one another the reasons they do art, the people who help them to keep going. Do try to see the bigger picture going on here...because if I were in someone's influence map...man, I'd be flipping out. I'd be ecstatic.
And isn't that what we all hope for with art? To influence and inspire others? To be in someone's influence map?
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I don't disagree with the influence map's message. Not at all. I'd also be flipping out like ninja if I knew I'd influence someone. Yes, the titles are given, with the artist's name etc. however that still does not excuse the fact that you need written permission, not an e-mail, stating that you/whom it may concern, has permission to host their art on another site.
Did you read the policy? If you haven't the link can be found at the bottom of your inbox page right at the bottom next to terms of service. You see, I'm not here to pick on artists. That's not my job. That's what trolls were invented for. In a sense I'm actually- hm... I suppose protect is too strong of a word to use in this case, but in a way that's kind of what I'm doing.
It's highly embarrassing when someone gets their deviation removed due to a report. Trust me. The feeling is not awesome. It also isn't cool when said artist is in danger of getting slapped with a lawsuit due to infringement.
If I were to do this map, I would draw in my influences. I wouldn't rip pictures off Google. dA has no problem with tracing, so long as proper credit is given, but if you're just going to slap down a modified picture of, say Jim Lee's drawing of Superman, you're in danger of getting more then your wrist slapped. Does, that make it clearer?
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Hey, I think you need to click on the image and read the text at the bottom. It might clear things up for you
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So I must know, in these influence maps, do you use the actual pics from the artist or do you simply do your own rendition of it? For instance, one of my influences is Spiderman. Do I use an original pic of Spidey or do I draw my own?
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hyung tae kim is by far one of the best artist ive ever seen.. oh and ur art reminds me of artgerm.. almost the same style
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Hey, I just found your map while searching the law of attraction 
Have you listened to their new meditations CD??
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adam huges is awesome!
amazing references u got there
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woah man some good inspirations. but dont u already have a style which suits u?
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Shinkawa's work is definitely unique, but I'm not sure about that in a good way; however, I'm on board with everyone else on your map.
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Wow, I have like 80% of that in common. And I knew you had something to do with Abraham! lol
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nice influencemap, i think i like this stuff a lot
you are a great artist !
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I see, 9 out of 11 of them are my favorites and I keep track of them all the time. If only their art could inspire me to draw like you do.
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I always get excited to see whats coming from you next, be it a kick-ass reference tool or amazing digital painting, and you never fail to impress!
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I thought about adding him, although his influence was very short lived. I just wanted to add the real influencing influences here.
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yeah i know, sorry for bothering you, if only could get Ugetsu's eyes style in a Range's style body and many other styles mixed, would be great!
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indeed Hyung Tae Kim creates the best character designs he my inspiration too !!!
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just curios. Have you found the law of attraction to work? cant get it to work myself. Keep getting stuck in the same negative patterns.
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Well its always working in response to us (our vibration/energy) 100% of the time. The work is for us to become more deliberate about our thoughts and what we give our attention to, because that decides our vibration - therefore, it decides everything that is attracted into our lives.
When you fully understand that you are responsible for everything in your life (the good and the bad), and that you've had control all along, then being more deliberate about your thoughts becomes much easier. There's an entire art to this. Its simple, but it changes everything.
I use my thoughts for everything now - great money, great health, happiness, relationships, and just general success in life even in the small things.
Change your vibration, change your world. Abraham has given me the greatest understanding of this and its changed everything for me.
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Glad to know it works. i just don't get what im doing wrong. I guess its hard to keep positive thoughts when the world is in such a bad shape.
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Well what generally is a problem for most is that they focus mostly on "what is" (which only creates more of it), focus on the lack of it (holds it from manifesting), worries about "how" it will come (potentially creates doubt, which stops it), worries about "when" (frustration will obstruct it) and just any negative emotion at all - which is simply a response to the way your choosing to think about something.
The things you want will only manifest if you can find a way to feel good without the manifestation of it, then only will it come. If you can get yourself into a better feeling place on a more regular basis without it having to depend on any manifestation, your world will reflect that well being back to you and it will manifest.
Well the "bad" shape of the world is not something that you need to let affect you at all. Also, any "bad" experiences you go through are there to help you understand more of what you do want, to help you understand more of who you are and build you to become a more evolved individual. If it wasnt for all my "terrible" relationships, "bad" personal experiences, I wouldnt be where I am today in this much better place. It all helped me to understand what would be better and therefore I attracted it my way. You will eventually reach a point where you honor the "bad" times, because you understand how valuable they can be for your expansion. You also never need to let other peoples realities be your reality, no matter what evidence or statistics there are. You create your own world.
The best place I would recommend you to be though is in a place where you can just feel good. doesnt matter what about. just get yourself there more often and make that a priority and youll see how things dramatically change.
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very sound advice there. Thank you guru Warren. Worries, What is, how, and when, are usually things i think about anyway. I don't know how to not think about it. Its like saying don't think of a black cat. it just naturally crops up.
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Lol, its a pleasure
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