What was the inspiration behind your comic?

[MissMagicGirl]

For Magic Advisor I was originally inspired by a blog I have about the supernatural, magic and folklore. I was also inspired by a lot of comic cliché... Thats how I came up with the character of Prim who is a wannabe super villain. ^^;

[YangKoete]

So far, my inspiration for my comics comes from my desire to get good enough to actually start making better story-based comics for my tabletop stuff. Give it something interesting to read and promote it. Kinda greedy, but I've been working on it for a LONG time. ^_^'

My slice of life comic;

Kitsune Corner | Tapas

My art-learning one;

The Fox's Art Studies | Tapas

[shaylafarley5]

My inspiration mainly comes from my favorite anime and cartoons
mainly these lol.
My main character is based off of Danny Phantom except he doesn't have ghost powers Nao does,

Heres my work
Syth

Nao

[TheFalseVyper]

How long does it take to finish one of these pages?? My goodness, there is so much detail!

[SynCypher]

Mine sort of happened on accident. I love rhymes, folk tales, mythology, the like. Over time I just fell in love with the idea of nursery rhyme characters becoming more than just their rhyme. Since I also really like animals, it all just culminated and became a story of its own.

[saltybotcomics]

My comic is mostly inspired by my daily life, i'm the kind of guy to make puns and laugh all the time and get the '' oh god stop this lame puns i wanna die" comments. Aand that keeps me going in a certain way when things get rough haha
So one day i thought why not put all these lames jokes and ideas on paper. And it has been REALLY fun. It's just a fantastic way to blow steam, and also discover other artits !

Also, i discovered that tapastic had an awesome community, and people are really engaging. So it's a fantastic way to improve your art.

Keep up the good work folks!

[TheFalseVyper]

Ah, the Punmaster. I shall have you know that I, too, happen to be a Punmaster. Just enough to annoy those around me xD

[saltybotcomics]

What a pleasure to meet one of my kind ! I hope you'll annoy the hell out of me

[spadesart]

most of spire's world and lore was made when i was listening to nothing but caravan palace. it kinda inspired me to go for a steampunk-ish aesthetic

but stylistically i'd have to say ava's demon is one of my biggest artistic influences with like....touches of steven universe and wander over yonder

[saltybotcomics]

I love this band! I used to dance to lone digger and wonderland ALL the time

[TheFalseVyper]

Steampunk is a style I've always enjoyed, but could never draw well enough to pursue it lol

[XzynderVexymous]

Three years of writing this ScFi story. One day, I said “Man, I want to draw this.” So here I am.

[Ringarune]

in general i'd say shoujo manga from the 2000s, but probably more specifically was a show called kirarin revolution. I really liked it as a kid and it was one of the few shows that centered around a singer/idol. Since there weren't many series I liked with the same theme, I wanted to make my own :>

Star Pace | Tapas

[Tycade]

woof, the art on that page is awesome! Love the page composition too! As for what inspired my webcomic "Hunters: The Dark Arrivals" it was videogames like Devil May Cry and Bloodborne. However, a LOT of the series has stemmed from the things that happened in my life at the time of writing that page. You can tell that when I was angry, the pages were either more frantic or, pretty much any of the pages that have a character named 'Shadow' in them. I love answering this question

[rd_inks]

Haha a loooong time - the pencils are ironically the hardest bit to get right as I'm trying lots of new poses etc so that takes a few hours. The inks aren't so bad but if there's textures and special effects as with that page it can take about 2-3 hours max.

This is why I need a buffer lol

[Vanesalisa]

T.V series the flash ,Sleepy Hollow ,Supernatural, creepypasta , crime shows and Grimm on Hollow creek

Hollow Creek | Tapas

Choices , night in the woods , oxenfree and life is strange on Suitemates misfits

Suitemates Misfits | Tapas

[TimCaloweh]

A long time ago, my brothers and i had toys. The recession at the time had our lifestyles changed to something more affordable. I didn't mind. My stepmom went to a yard sale and bought some bathroom amenities along with a small stuffed Pikachu doll that made his signature "pikachu!" sound every time you pinched the stubs.

She gave this to my younger brother but he shared it with me. I then broke it. The doll no longer made the noise so my brother decided to use it like a puppet and made an unforgettable, annoying, yet very funny voice for it. With his mannerisms, the Pikachu took a whole new form. It was now a crazy, adventurous and loving character that my brother and I had lots of fun with.

When I entered middle school i wanted to put the doll's likeness on paper or rather in a story. I decided to make a character out of it and called it something very simple... Frank. The small green alien I'm still trying to put through my comics was all based off my brother.

The story was shifted around into a war setting but the whole point of the story is that brothers will get you through the mud and fear of the world.

The Rainy Days | Tapas

This is why my goal is to get my comic turned into an animated series so people can see what I grew up with.

[Sanz]

GodTown | Tapas

GodTown was inspired by alot of various things. Religion, the supernatrual and occult charmed sailormoon. wonderwoman. catwoman various things that i loved growing up and wanted to make my own.

Los Esmeraldas | Tapas

Los esmeraldas was inspried by a bunch of anime i watched when i was younger on toonami lol. outlaw star cowboy bebop, gundam wing.

the two are polar opposites of each other check them out if you get a chance !

[theladiesi]

@Flea-Sha I don't think it's cringy. Your art is very nice too. I can see the anime influence.

@TimCaloweh

the whole point of the story is that brothers will get you through the mud and fear of the world.

Very cute story and a lovely message too. Good luck going forward.

[theladiesi]

My inspiration came from when I was sitting in a physics class in college. I was bored to be honest and was having trouble listening to the lecture. This is going to sound silly but I created the two main characters out of the lesson on electricity. That's why their names are Cation and Anion. They actually helped me in school because their backstory and character comes from the science we had to learn in class. I later used them in a fantasy role playing group on deviantart.com but it was taken down by the admins so Cation and Anion were left unused for a while. Then my sister and I decided to bring them back and have them star in their own comic series. Some elements are similar to the old rp group but we changed it to be science fiction instead of fantasy. For example on deviantart characters used magic and it was kind of like the anime fairy tail. Now it takes place on an alien planet and the twins are not biological anymore, they're energy beings that use holograms to communicate. It's been a long time and I'm happy with the current results.

Arcus Ink | Tapas