My inspirations come from the 80s and 90s practical movie effects. Scifi and horror were always my favorite. Sculptures and drawings.
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Realistic, detailed creature sculptures. Pen and ink drawings. Pencil drawings. Mostly creepy things.
Where do you find inspiration?H.R. Giger (Aliens) and Stephen Gammell (Scary Stories to tell in the Dark books) are my two biggest inspirations. 80s and 90s practical movie effects were also big on my inspirations.
What would you do with $25,000?Lots of new art supplies and travel.
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