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Lensing
Apr '24

Or do you wish you could draw in the style of a different artist?
And if yes, which artist is that?

I´m not talking about the technical part of drawing because there are
a lot of artists who can draw technically better than me. I´m just talking
about the style part. I somehow believe that most people love their own
style and think that it´s the best style to express themselves and then there
are people who say things like "I wish I would find my style" which is something
that I have never completely understood

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igneriss
Apr '24

I do! I can draw in different styles, but I really like my 'comfort zone' artstyle in which I usually draw. It's simple enough to get a lot of drawings done quickly (...while it doesn't matter to a lot of artists, it does to me :smiley: ), while I can still make my characters recognizable and full of different expressions. I'm always working on slowly improving it, but I still like it the way it is now :slight_smile:

2DLenzy
Apr '24

I think the "finding your art style" is like finding bigfoot. You'll be constantly searching and experimenting and not really getting anywhere. From what I once heard from a YT Drawfee video, you have style, just need repetition and appreciation to realize it. I'll admit I was envious of artists like samdoesart(Disney style), and Draw Like A Sir (manga), but after watching channels like RossDraws(Ross o Donovan) and Drawfee(various styles), I found my comfort "style" is in the cartoonist category, with some disney elements but in my own way. And after almost 4 years and several device changes, I think I'm getting the hang of it, despite a few things I want to change.

Your style is there, you just need to practice a lot before you realize what you're good at and what you're not. And it's good to make tweaks and learn from different artists, just try not to mimic them or you may never be satisfied. Find something you love about your current style and stick to it until it changes (your art changes with you, gradually)

And it's okay to have a love-hate thing for your style. Means you can improve on what you got, and that's better than trying to carbon-copy someone else.

ThunderChicken
Apr '24

My current drawing style (the rough, sketchy look) is the favourite style I’ve had over the years. But I’d love to be able to draw like Albert Uderzo could

Lensing
Apr '24

Albert Uderzo was the reason why I started drawing comics when I was a kid

LavenderLeavened
Apr '24

I do I find mine really cozy and people often tell me it reminds them of media I like.

thepenmonster
Apr '24

I can only answer this by saying that I spent a long time trying to make something uniquely mine.

It's still got some gaps in the skills shown but I like to think it stands out.

Shanny8
Apr '24

I like my drawing style- though there are others who draw better than me...I just hate that my mechanics are not the best, digitally. My ink style, though at times is therapeutic to me, takes A LOT of micro strokes to make what would look like one solid line...over a period of time- and over the course of number of pieces, it starts to bother me how much time I'm losing. I'd LOVE to be able to produce single, solid, confident strokes but at this point habits have already settled in. :weary:

Scarlet_Cryptid
Apr '24

For the most part, I'm satisfied with my style. I developed it naturally and sort of just settled into it, and couldn't really compare it to anyone else's, even though I've tried.

I think like most artists, I want my style to be some nebulous and undefined 'better'... but I could never express better HOW. Obviously I want to be technically better, but... I can't really say 'I want my art to look like that artist's style', because there are a lot of artists out there whose style I love, but I've never felt the desire to make my art look like theirs.

You know, classic 'never satisfied' artist stuff. :sweat_smile:

ArtGremlin
Apr '24

Something I like about my style is that same face syndrome practically doesn’t exist for me. That might be because I just naturally design my characters like that, but I’m a big fan of giving characters different noses, hairstyles, and face shapes. I don’t know if that’s really part of my style or not, but those are the things that make same face syndrome run away screaming :smug_01:

BoomerZ
Apr '24

I tried very hard to have a Disney animation look to my art. I find I can have expressions and exaggerations easy with this type. I do like the anime look, but I can't quit get the over the top cartoony expressions of japan into my art. I like being "on model" (to much animation in my life) so its hard for me to just draw the quick/simple pictures of people that manga does to show emotions. (the no detail face with dots for eyes to show "what the hell".) I wish I could spend more time on the detailed backgrounds of manga, but I only have so much time per episode.

abigaillmartin
Apr '24

Yeah I like my art style. It’s very uniquely me! Inspired by anime and simply drawn cartoons it’s very unique.

KevinReijnders
Apr '24

I tend to go back and forth between liking and disliking my style.

Though I would say that overall, especially these days, I am very pleased with it.
Took me a while to reach a point where I finally felt able to actually draw the things I saw in my head.

There are still times I prefer the style of different artists (nothing specific, varies on who I scroll past at a given day haha.) but I use those periods as teachable moments. Where I try to analyze what makes their style tick and see if I can use it in my own work.

As for the "find my style" thing. Like @2DLenzy said, you already have a style. The people who wonder about finding their style lack a certain confidence in their abilities and compare themselves too much to others. What makes a style is nothing more than a series of shorthands and simplifications of the real world. The best way to learn your style is to study reality and analyze how the artist you look up to simplify said reality.

Evolution of my style in the past 5 years through a meme template

NickRowler
Apr '24

Working on Crow's Worth for several years, I sort of got to a point where I disliked drawing in that style. The style of the series was sort of angular, however it made if difficult to portray more complex facial emotions. The style of the series was based on how I drew when I was about 14-15, around the time I came up with the original concept for the story. But I remember even as a teen, I sort of out grew the style.

Despite Frostpeak West and Crow's Worth having somewhat similar styles, there are some differences. And those differences make the comic so much easier to draw and I think it looks better.

kyupol
Apr '24

I love my art style. Though I wish I can level it up some more. Make it more realistic looking.

Over the years, it's the same art style. Just been leveled up as time went on...

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allenT
Apr '24

Yes I'm comfortable drawing anthros & had developed a certain artstyle. But actually I would like my style to be bit more cartoonish when I need to, because sometimes I have trouble keeping simplified faces/bodies when drawing on bigger panels, I tend to shift into more realistic style which sometimes doesn't fit the tone.

KevinReijnders
Apr '24

If you're having trouble keeping a simpler style on bigger panels I suggest you make a thumbnail first which you then scale to the appropriate size and 2nd, I would consider using a bigger brush. That helps you to not get lost in tiny details.

Leyelle
Apr '24

i like my style. I think it represents me as a playful, whimsical person. I'd like to be able to draw other ways too, but not instead of the way I draw now. I also feel like my current style very much so represents the things I loved when I was little (like Strawberry Shortcake) and still love now (like Dan Povenmire shows) so again, it shows who I am.