Freshmutt's Influence Map

As a photo-manipper, my influences are concepts and genres more than individual artists.

Comics are the biggest reason I got into this. I collected comic books for 24 years, and the majority of my work is superhero based.

Beauty, especially feminine beauty, is the driving force behind my work. I strive to meet or exceed the standards of beauty set by comic book artists.

She-Hulk is my muse. In the comics there are several schools of thought on her. Some artists treat her as a monster (literally a female Hulk) and others as an ideal of beauty and strength (Marvel's answer to Wonder Woman). I favor the latter interpretation.

Lucy Pinder is manipper's dream. A lovely face, knockout curves, and not camera shy. I have used her as Wonder Woman, Lara Croft, and the Huntress, but mostly as She-Hulk.

Sex. The fundamental reason men do anything.

Comedy is a greater gift to the world than tragedy. If I'm going to move you to tears, I want it to be tears of laughter.

Heromorph.com is a great home for artists who work in geek themes. Please visit them.

Movies are the way I stay connected to comics these days. My work was always about re-imagining drawings as real people. I was essentially fantasy casting the movies I wanted to see. Now that Hollywood has made superhero films a staple, I feel less of a need to do this.

Star Trek inspires my outlook for the future. It's what we should be striving for as a people. And if we happen to find a planet of green-skinned dancing girls - more the better.

Star Wars is soldered into the brains of my generation. It's hard to go a full day without having a Star Wars related thought.

Warcraft is the greatest game franchise in history. When it is not preventing my artwork, it is definitely influencing it.

Stan Lee is the Man. 'Nuff said.

Photoshop is more than just the tool that makes my art possible. It is so fun to work with that it inspires me as well. When they added comics-stlye word balloons it's like they were thinking of me.