Do you ever worry that your "style" isn't as you unique as you think it is?

[JRHoch]

That's because you also have a unique style!. Reminds me of David Mazzucchelli with a sort of Persian twist. We are a small number within a sea of manga.

[ButterflyEmpress]

Yeah, I wish my style was a bit more western since western cartoons tend to have more unique differences compared to anime, but it always end up looking like anime anyways.
Sometimes it's easy to feel pressured when you come across YouTube videos about having unique styles

[Reign]

I worry about this for my manga.

Not so much with Tom and Shelldon

[Cavechan]

My style is a generic manga style. I wish it were a bit more unique, but it's okay. I like it for the most part. I'm just trying to perfect it at this point.

[vothnthorvaldson]

It was totally a compliment!

[xeu]

Thank you very much.

[Tanako]

It was totally a compliment!

oh, ok haha, thank you just checked yours out. that bird is awesome.

[ben]

I used to think a lot about it a few years ago but haven’t really in a while. Style is just the amalgamation of an individual’s interest so what I used to do back when it was something I worried about was just to try and broaden my interests and read and look at things I hadn’t before.

I used to draw very generic anime and then I started consuming more alternative comics, European comics, early newspaper strips, and have accumulated a pretty sizable collection of gekiga from the 60s-90s (which interestingly enough sometimes looks a lot like modern day alternative comics from the US). I think having a big visual library to pull from is really important.

Nowadays, I’m pretty comfortable with where I am. Sometimes people see comics floating around the internet that I drew years and will send it to me saying “this reminds me of your work!!” And a lot of the gigs and opportunities I get are because of my style so I think it’s come a long way!

[JRHoch]

I've tried adjusting my style to be more manga, and sometimes more cartoony, but after a few pages my natural inclinations take over. I think the goal is just to be the best version of you that you can be.

[Kann]

To be honest I never thought about if my style is unique or not.

[GrimRose]

I don't worry about my style being unique. It's definitely more cartoony now

It's changed quite drastically from a more anime style

To me finding a style that best conveys the illustrations or stories i may be working on is better that forcing my style to be more unique.

[NickRowler]

I honestly don't care if my style is 100% unique. I mostly care about it being something I enjoy drawing.

[Shanny8]

And that's the point where I've gotten to; I have to enjoy what I'm doing- especially too much to worry about style...and when I enjoy what I'm doing it shows in my work.

[BradleyStempherComic]

Tbh, your style is your style. roll with it and dont worry ;3

you'll get there.
just keep moving forward.

[Reign]

@NickRowler @Shanny8 @BradleyStempherComic

Those are good points. I think I worry so much about my style being unique that drawing gets on my nerves more than being something I love. I do want people to be able to see my art and say, “Hey, that’s ________’s work.”

[BradleyStempherComic]

Over time the characters you have created, will speak for your work i think.
in the end its them theyll get attached to.

i try to zero the stress as much as i can possible, worrying too much can kill work.

[Reign]

@BradleyStempherComic

Yeah. I’ve definitely felt the kill in trying to create a unique manga style. Sometimes it even come up in my regular comic. I think I got really obsessed with the look of Studio Ghibli and other amazing work, and thought that I needed to be super different to make my art stick. The real focus should be characters, story, and loving what I’m doing.

[BradleyStempherComic]

Precise! if youre not loving why do it right?

love for what you do is the most important!

[indagold]

I'm more worried my style is too unique. I change my art style for each project I work on and end up with such visually different styles people can't recognize my art per piece :l

Just 3 different comics and they all look very different:

[CarolRiverArt]

Well, I think the best thing is to reach your own style. I read a tweet of a famous animator saying that if you draw, you already have your own style. But as a personal thought I think all the influences we have and all the crazy experiments of many artistic styles helps develop your unique style. If you don't feel comfortable with your current drawing you should find inspiration, tutorials and experiment with tools until you see what art comes from it.