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Aw hey, that's just a matter of practice in execution, and personal opinion :'D It's clearly not something you're aiming for :stuck_out_tongue: Maybe you need a writing/storyteller identity as well? Lots of eyes and rigid, precise lineart is a unique combo; if you imbue that with a strong narrative identity as well, I can't see how that would possibly be bland :]

My usual Discord tagline is essentially: "Hi, I'm Copper! I like to draw things that'll make you upset."

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So... I thought to myself.... "How do I get people to read my webcomic on YouTube?".

And then it hit me... my artist drew me as a Mexican in a sombreo with a big bushy moustache. I'm rebranding my channel from Brotherboard to "That Mexican Stick Figure". It's about me talking about my interests in my white sounding American voice while Mexican music plays in the background.

It blends with my whole philosophy where I embrace tropes and stereotypes. It also adds to how I love to make things surreal, but try to keep things grounded. Most of my worlds are funny to laugh at on an aesthetic level, but at the same time, serious stuff goes down. It's like my work is dressed up as a clown while keeping a straight face.

A lot of my core themes are Catholicism (fixing misconceptions), embracing truth (even if it hurts), and the benefits of traditionalism. There's tons of Aztec imagry as well since I'm fascinated with the history. Particularly how Aztecs used their religion to become one of the most advanced civilizations on Earth. Crusaders and saints are another common theme (Joan of Arc and Vlad the Great are used a lot. Especially Vlad the Great). I actually try to differentiate what it is to mean a saint and what it means to be a hero and what it means to be an idol.

I also like making characters flawed. I'm obsessed with the individual. That Stick Figure Isekai for example is about that. When I'm not writing about religion, I'm usually talking about ableism, segregation, classism, struggle (stories can get disturbing) and consumerism. ESPECIALLY consumerism. But mostly ableism.

I feel like my style encapsulates Mexico as a whole? It's funny because I still don't know how to speak Spanish :v

So if I were to describe my brand in one word... it's Mexican.

That Stick Figure Isekai is Mexican y'all.

Cute meets bizarre. Whiplash of whimsy with lynchian madness.

I like drawing animals, dudes, and food. But I kind of feel like I don't really have a niche of only one thing that I like to draw, which I'm sure bites me in the butt with social media and elevator pitches :laughing:

I just want to grab everything I see like a greedy magpie and not specialize, kinda like the eternal struggle of developing a "style". Maybe it'll develop over time, I dunno!

That's fair XD What about vibes though, any vibes you're aiming for? :stuck_out_tongue: Animals, dudes and food sounds chill :]

I once joked that my personal brand is not cursing.

I like to write goofy but complex(?) characters working under questionably functioning organizations, all drawn with a vaguely 80s-90s anime style.

hmm.. good question.

I guess, my friends and people I know are my appeal. because I don't have an audience yet, I can't really say.

If I had to come up with a 'personal brand', I'd probably say something vague like 'I like rich, vibrant colors, sweeping landscapes, and cool people doing awesome things'.

But I think my 'personal brand' has probably been best summed up by the label a lot of other people have stuck on me when they see my art: "Marker Witch".

I like drawing very delicate and pencil sketch-like art (‾◡◝)

using digital pens like G-Pen or any other harsh dark line doesn't really fit my style, so I use Artemus Big Boy pencil or Pencil R on Clip Studio Paint (❁´◡`❁)

Hmm... my current comic is fantasy/romance, but next I'll probably aim for action/horror. I enjoy switching things up :slight_smile:

I've pretty much always just shrugged and embraced my role as being:

Your gay british aunt who makes surprisingly wholesome gay weeb comics. Like a millennial Sue Perkins who loves 00s shounen manga.

I'd say my "brand" is "the character lady" or smth like that

When I wrote my comic, I mostly put effort into my characters and wrote really detailed descriptions of who they'd be. My backgrounds and plots aren't all that detailed, but my characters are all three-dimensional. All I really need to do is put two characters in a situation and it basically writes itself. I think that's paid off because that's what people talk about the most, and I'm honestly really happy with that

I like to connect with people through comical artwork.