My artistic influences – Patrick Woodroffe

My artistic influences - Patrick Woodroffe
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Hi folks,

This is the first in a new series of posts (not that I am giving up any of my other series). In this series I will examine the various artists and books that have influenced my own art over the years. The trigger for this is actually feedback that I have received in recent times that my digital art is not art.

“What?!?” I hear some of you cry. Don’t worry, it’s not from any of you. It’s from some non-online people that I know.

The criticisms include:

  • it’s not realistic enough
  • it doesn’t look like art
  • it’s not art if it’s not painted by hand
  • digital art takes no skill or talent
  • it doesn’t look like the CGI in films

Besides being incredible displays of ignorance, such comments are also hurtful. So dwelling on these comments

3 Comments


  1. Patrick Woodroffe, man! The one who did that iconic cover for Judas Priest’s Sad Wings of Destiny!
    And I hope you don’t let those “well-wishers” bring you down with their ignorant comments.


    1. Thanks 🙂 Life is full of people who would bring us down. Just have to persevere 🙂


  2. Patrick Woodroffe was one of my biggest influences back in the day, I have loved his work for the last forty years (:

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