i have not known peace since august 2025 and the stress and pressure helps me come up with some interesting ideas
OK now the real answer: the community! it's very inspiring to read people's ideas and see their artworks, the community is full of very talented and creative individuals. i often see someone else's work and it inspires me to come up with my own ideas!
Sometimes it ends up being a problem because i make artworks with the mindset that the average person that sees it has seen all the works i used as inspiration or will have a base knowledge not only about the mikes but also specific community headcanons, which is often not the case. that is to say sometimes my art ends up catering to the very dedicated mike fans like myself lol
if you're referring to aesthetic inspirations i have 2 answers talking about it in here! last one was pretty recent so i don't have much to add haha
https://revospring.net/@jobrepeller/a/116203390812770839
https://revospring.net/@jobrepeller/a/116674334253771409