About 4 years ago I was heavily influenced by anime but since I've really strayed away from drawing in that way for so long its hard to say where the root inspirations were.
I remember for a time being obsessed with the painted style of work by
inuiikun and her zodiac speedpaints she did on youtube.
Here is ex of me trying to paint in a similar way.
But I wasn't really happy drawing detailed paintings and tried branching out. That is when I discovered my love for webcomics. I can say I am heavily inspired in several ways from these few webcomic Artists.
My style now
Avas Demon.
Honestly one of the most beautiful comics i've ever seen. Every panel is like a painting. But most of all I love how magical the colours on each page looks. I mostly feel the parts of my style most inspired would be the painterly/shading techniques.
Blindsprings.
I love every page of Blindspring. Yet again one of the most beautiful comics i've ever seen. The art has a more traditional watercolor style of colour.
I love the atmospheric colour and shading. And the rough pen texture used for outlines. Each page looks detailed like a painting.
Ever since then I've used rough textured brushes for outlining and watercolour brushes for shading.
Harpy Gee
Another big inspiration. In fact I'm pretty sure most of the comic is done traditionally.
I'm really interested in animation. I've been following Harpy Gee for a while and I think the more cartoonish exaggerated features of my characters are definitely inspired after reading the comic.
Lastly...
Space Boy
While I love the detailed painterly art of the other webcomics i just talked about. I also love the crisp outlines and strong character designs in Space boy.
The rough coloured shading and the bold outlines really make the characters stand out. And I haven't gone back to smooth outlines or shading really, ever since I started reading this comic. I take a lot of inspiration from Space boy.
Now i've found a style I'm mostly comfortable in. While I do think it may change with time. I can say the webcomics that have inspired me have had more lasting impact in my style than some of the anime that inspired me. Even though anime inspired me to draw in the first place.