Comment on Paul Sizer Influence Map 2011 by PaulSizer
Some of those influences are clearly visible. Some of them not so much. Excellent all the same 
Just 'cause I'm curious; which ones are the less obvious? I have a few ideas, but I'd love to hear what you think.
Well, I don't see a lot of George Perez or John Byrne in your style honestly. I can see a little of Herge, but not a lot of Charles Schultz. Other than that, I think I can see most of everyone else there.
Perez and Byrne were more catalysts that got me excited enough about comic art to want to expand what I was doing. I aped elements of their work (incredibly complex backgrounds, etc.), but now my style doesn't reflect them that much. Schulz was were I learned most of the elements of comic storytelling, pacing, etc.
I think (and hope) my style reflects Perez and Toriyama. I wish I had the patience to do incredibly complex backgrounds, but I just don't. Someday Iwill force myself to do one... possibly in homage to the way Perez forced himself to do the White Tiger splash page...
Oh yeah, that was a classic.
Admittedly as a kid I aped his complex backgrounds and didn't pay attention to his composition, figure work and storytelling, but I think any young artist will do that; dig the 'splode, overlook the skill. Still, he got me excited about comic art, and I was loyal to him, one of the first artists that I would follow to ANY book he did. As I grew up, I began to do that more and more, and now I tend to follow artists exclusively in my comic purchases, artists or writers.
Admittedly as a kid I aped his complex backgrounds and didn't pay attention to his composition, figure work and storytelling, but I think any young artist will do that; dig the 'splode, overlook the skill. Still, he got me excited about comic art, and I was loyal to him, one of the first artists that I would follow to ANY book he did. As I grew up, I began to do that more and more, and now I tend to follow artists exclusively in my comic purchases, artists or writers.