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Ryan/WaltWiz
Male (he/him) | USA
Digital/tradtional artist, photographer, scholar, archivist, and more

A Bio of Myself

Hey there, hi there, ho there! I'm Ryan Bannon (aka WaltWiz), and I'm a visual artist and animation fan!I hail from the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area. I am an American man of Irish/Scottish/Polish/German descent.My birthday falls on April 2nd.Aside from the two classifications mentioned above, I am also a photographer, photo editor, scholar/historian (of sorts), and collector of many things.I currently am a student in Ocean County Vocational-Technical School (or OCVTS for short) and am certified in Adobe Illustrator.

My Interests and Hobbies

Films, shorts, and shows

  • (Walt and post-Walt) Disney cartoon shorts and films

  • Warner Bros. cartoons

  • Other classic theatrical animation (MGM, Paramount [Fleischer/Famous Studios], etc.)

  • Classic cinema

  • Hanna-Barbera (mainly their pre-1969 works, with exceptions)

  • Peanuts specials and films

  • Rankin/Bass specials

  • The Simpsons

  • Sesame Street

  • Almost anything else Muppet-related

  • Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends

  • Other kids' shows (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Arthur, Bob the Builder, etc.)

  • Disney Television Animation shows

  • Nicktoons (particularly pre-2009; Hey Arnold!, Rugrats, SpongeBob SquarePants, etc.)

  • Cartoon Network shows (The Powerpuff Girls, Adventure Time, etc.)

Literature/comics

  • Krazy Kat

  • Disney comics (but especially Floyd Gottfredson's Mickey Mouse and Carl Barks's Duck Comics)

  • The works of Dr. Seuss

  • The Railway Series

  • Peanuts

  • Big Nate

  • Magic Tree House

  • Junie B. Jones

  • Harry Potter

  • The works of Dav Pilkey

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Other interests of mine

  • Theme park design...

  • ...but especially that of the Disney Parks

  • Really, (Walt) Disney history in general

Hobbies

  • Drawing (perhaps my favorite hobby of all)

  • Reading

  • Photo editing

  • Armchair Imagineering

  • Collecting books, home videos, etc.

  • Collecting and digitizing recorded blank VHS tapes

Interests/hobbies I'd either like to acquire or get into more

  • Anime

  • Making customs

My Work

If you've known me for a while or have gotten the hint from my list of hobbies, you probably already know this, but for those who don't, well, let me tell you......I love art!Below is a portfolio of the artwork I've done (particularly my personal favorites of the bunch), projects I've done for vocational school, and my photography.

Do's and Don't's

  • I do accept constructive criticism and suggestions on how to make my art better...

  • ...but I do not accept condescending or rude remarks aimed directly at me.

  • I will accept paid commissions...

  • ...but I will not accept NFTs. (I seriously don't get why those environmentally, and economically, destructive things are popular!)

  • "Artwork" made with AI (artificial intelligence) is also a big no for me, whether it be as the end result of a request/commission of mine or persuading me to try it out (and if you know me well, you should know that I would never resort to using an artbot, even if faced with art block).

  • Absolutely no pedophilia or NSFW

  • Don't even think about getting me involved in a political discussion!

  • While I do accept discussing art with prejudices of their time and how said prejudices are wrong today (after all, censoring them would be the same as implying they never existed), I don't condone people being racist, sexist, ableist, homophobic, transphobic, xenophobic, or anti-Semitic.

  • For that matter, do not treat autism like it's a disease or use it as an excuse for subpar behavior!

Where to Follow Me

If you want to follow or friend me on either social media or the Internet, I can be found on these platforms...

My Discord handle is waltwiz1901.

You May Recognize Me From...

I can also be found out and about on the web on these sites: