This is a compilation of my art inspirations and influences, divided into categories.
Artists
- Lisa Hanawalt (creator of ‘Tuca & Bertie’, ‘Coyote Doggirl’ and more)
- Angela Sung
- Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi and New Barbizon group
- Maria/Marusya Gusalova
- Brian Froud
- Leon Bakst
- Alexander McQueen
- Sergio Toppi
- Tamara Yufa
- Ivan Bilibin
- Vyacheslav Nazaruk
- Ree Treweek, “The Tale of How”
- James Christensen
- James Gurney
Art Styles
- Rajput painting
- “The Golden Age of Illustration”
Books
- “Konduit and Shvambrania” by Lev Kassil
- “The Wizard of the Emerald City” by Alexander Volkov
- “Dialect” by Thorny Games
- Terry Pratchett
- Milorad Pavic
- Newford series by Charles de Lint
- Astrid Lindgren
- Tove Jansson
- “The Wonderful Adventures of Nils” by Selma Lagerlöf
- “The Road Goes into the Distance” by Aleksandra Brushtein
- “Golden Cornflower” and “Wild Dog Dingo” by Reuben Fraerman
- Jack London, short story collections
- “All Things Great and Small” by James Herriott
- Scandinavian folk and fairy tales
Podcasts/YouTube channels
- Exolore
- Adam Duff
- Artifexian
Worldbuilding Projects
- Eternal Ruins by Sam Carr
- The World of Serina
TV Shows and Movies
- LEXX
- Babylon-5
- Firefly
- Soyuzmultfilm cartoons
- Amelie
- Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
- Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
- David Attenborough’s nature documentaries, especially “Life in the Undergrowth” and “Planet Earth” series
Miscellaneous
- La Belle Époque
- Folklore