Techniques and Influences
On a professional level, Austen admires fellow comic book creators Brian Michael Bendis, Paul Jenkins, Bill Sienkiewicz, J. Michael Straczynski, Ron Garney, Bret Blevins, JH Williams III, Al Williamson, John Romita, Rumiko Takahashi, Otomo Katsuhiro and Mitsuru Adachi.
Austen creates his art digitally. He mostly uses Macs but also uses PCs. Austen uses a variety of programs to create his art including Ray Dream Studio and 3D Studio Max in order to compose scenes which he then finishes in Photoshop.
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