You certainly have the look of a lot of the big names in furry art from the 90's, but that's not a bad thing! Every artist gets influences from somewhere, and during the 90's and the earlier days of furry art, styles like yours were very big :)

I think it's because your style is very toony; it reminds people of the cartoons they grew up watching in the 1990s. A lot of the artists today have a more realistic style. Honestly, though, I prefer toony more often than realistic.

Yeah I am toony.

I dont see it either, not much anyway, but that is not a bad thing. I only see it in your avatar. You, bhawk, and DCrabbit are my three of my favorites. Its artists like you that still give hope to the dinosaurs like me that still use pencil and paper

Some of your stuff does look similar to art styles that were popular in the late 80's and early 90's with cartoonists. I'm not sure how to explain it.

But not all of it. And I don't consider that a bad thing, rather a very good one, 'cause I'm a fan

yeah, it looks 90s, but in a good way ;p

I love your art how it is, I don't care what others say about it, I think it looks great, I'd commission you any day just how it is! <3

I don't know if it does, I don't think so but, at the same time, I grew up influenced by those same artsist sorta with some ANIME so .... D:.. I like your work if that matters, I love how you ink things.

I don't get it, your art looks like your style to me!

I thought I had a few styles or at least different takes on things.

You do, but I've found that most artist have "signatures" in their work, certain anatomical structures, the way lines flow, etc. that stay fairly consistent through any style they work with.

Also, the way you draw air is awesome! It reminds me (not in style, so much as flow, detail & action) of my favorite comic artist (like ever) Terry Moore. I really hope that isn't taken the wrong way... He's just the only other artist that can literally put so much flow and motion into hair.

It does, in the best ways. It's why I like your art (Pini and Wyman).

My two ladies of art!

So what if it looks 90's.

the 90's had some great 'toons.

Plus it a style that we have all come to associate with you.

well I am WB with toons.

...that's a BAD thing?

I've been embracing it for my own art, screw whoever's complaining

I dont see any problem with your art being "dated"

Its the toony faces. Its not a bad thing. :P

Art wiswe, the current vogue is to be totally dictated to by computer games art.

Which is never good art...


... stick to your own style!

Is that a bad thing, if it's true??? I LOVED the '90s!

Just about every artist is going to show who they are influenced by. Looking at your art I can tell you were influenced by  vickywyman, and you line work is reminiscent of Kirby. But I can also see something of Robert McKimson. So I'd have to say no.

I was born in 1990, anything that looks like it's from the 90s is good in my book!

I think your style is refreshing compared to most of the newb fur artists whose style all looks the same. (Anime-ish, etc) Though that's coming from a bitter someone who's been in this fandom half her life :P

I don't see too many of your characters being overly muscle bound with elbows and joints that couldn't bend if they wanted them to do so. I also don't typically see your females lacking a waistline or being bent in impossible to bend spinal contortions that made up a large chunk of 90s art. Your females also don't look so hard all over that I would think I could cut myself on them.

What your art looks like is something that would be more at home in a magazine like Heavy Metal which had women who looked firm yet sort of soft on some of the curvy parts (often depending on the action being depicted). I would venture say that your enjoyment of large perky breasts is also reminiscent of some artists like Shon Howell as well. If you're looking for a change I'd say try varying up the body styles a bit. Some of the sweater girls and such from the 40s-50s had a different build than say the models that came later however, they both can be appealing.

Your musculature also reminds me a bit of both Frazetta and Vallejo (depending on the subject matter and all). As far as your backgrounds go, to me they feel more like something I would see in that period of time from the late 40's to the 70's especially if it's fantasy.

As far as what the comic book style is now, honestly I find it to be varied. Some comics like Adventure Time or My Little Pony are typically drawn similarly if not that same as their tv show. Various superman, batman, and deadpool vary from artist to artist. Some artists try to go for hyper realistic while others are more cartoony (even if they are human characters). I would say that generally it seems like a lot of the characters these days do feel a lot more hard lined than they had in the past. Now how much of it is the art, the coloring style, and or how it's printed (including the type of paper) can effect things too.

your art it pretty good to me there nothing wrong with it everyone has there own style

It looks Alex.

AISI artists look less like a period that certain artists define a period.

Oh yeah, that's me defining a era of butt furry.....

Dude, if I didn't like it, I wouldn't watch.

As a friend of mine said looking at This. "I might not know art, but I know what I like."

OK, your stuff is never going to get the exposure that Fazretta did. He doesn't "look" 50s-60s. He looks like Frazetta. If i did not know when the man did his work I could not identify when it was made.

Now that I think about it, sorta reminds me of SONGA.

I suppose your style does seem to reflect the sort of popular toons and comics that were around then, combined with the distinctive line weights and sharp edges that accompanied them, but to be honest I never really considered that :p You're style is pretty neat, though. It's very distinctive.

I've gotten that too, Alex, so don't feel alone.
I've also gotten lots of "Yer stuff reminds me of Don Bluth" as well. *shrug*

I like what I've been seeing. If that's the 90s style, then back to the future!

I dont see your art as 'old', it is just your style and if that reminds people of the 90's well let them be :)

Your stuff is great. Who cares what decade people think it is? It's still worth it.

Say for the sake of argument that your art does have a "90's" look to it. Is that a problem? You seem to have some anxiety about it and I'm not sure why. Do you like how your style looks? If so, who cares if some one thinks it's got a 90's feel to it? As it stands your artwork stands out as unique and recognizable as compared to a lot of the other stuff posted on this site. I view that as being a good thing.

If you aren't happy with your style then by all means take the necessary steps to change things up. Some times change is good from time to time. But if you like your style then I'd stick with it.

As for what style is used in comic books today. Honestly I don't know there are tons of different styles of artwork even within super hero comics.

To quote Mandy:
"Know it. Embrace it. Make it your own!"

Your style isn't very '1990s US comic' at all. The 1990s was typical of too much line work, anatomy that could charitably be described as 'exaggerated', and -- above all -- color.

Your artwork is far more typical of the 1980s black-and-white boom era. You have dynamic lines of varying weight, few darks, and big white spaces. At your best, your art is very dynamic and dimensional. Sometimes you lapse into one of the problems of the boom-era: "coloring book" big white spaces that make a picture look flat or unclear. Your more recent pieces use line work to break that up.

It's good for artists to try new challenges. Have you tried one of those "style memes" yet?

No. It looks "you".
End of report.

I've had trolls call my stuff '80s.

Whatever.

Just be your own artist man and rock on.

I think Alex Spastic art looks like "Alex Spastic". I'm one of the cliches "I dont know art, but I know what I like". And If I didnt like it, I wouldnt watch it. I like yer art so I watch it. You have that "something" that I cant descibe, but I like it.

No, not really.... I think of all the old toon artists from jab you had the most distinct, personal style. You don't draw in a manner that easily lends itself to cell shading, your lines are too expressive, and your drawings have much more of a sense of 3D space than the 90s toon style which sort of grew out of warner brothers and disney satAM. There's a core of 90s influence I guess (though to me it looks more like old-school warner brothers more than the kiddy stuff from the 90s), but I see a lot more of a comic book style, or like something you used to find in the Blizzard game booklets. ...If it's like 90s, It's like 90s on acid.

Your art make me think of old X-men comix. Back in the days of X-Factor and stuff.

Cartoon wise i am all WB. I was thinking about my human stuff.

I gotta get back to DA.

zomg! Frezetta!!! <33333

Hmmmm.... I guess it does a bit XD
It does have some old school features to it. But thats what makes your work fun and unique ^__^

Thanks!!

well I'd say it looked a bit more timeless :)

even your MLP work looks timeless and in a different style, despite the feeling that MLP is more of a fad now and that it might all collapse if the producers make a decision that'll anger the bronies :o

I REALLY appreciate that timeless comment bud!!

However as a brony myself I do feel the last episode and the movie was a commercial push and lacking at a attempt at a good story but I guess we will wait and see. I have been drawing pony babes long before FIM I will continue to do so.

I don't mind people liking the show....its your interests after all :)

I just feel like some of the characters are a bit dull and some are just one off jokes--like Big Mac always says "Yup"....and that's it D:
I wanted to know more about him and some of the side characters, instead of the dull main characters


Haven't seen the movie....but it sounds like the original MLP movie....only minus the 80's charm D:

Yeah, the dullness is there. Its actually a hit because of the fact that there are female characters that are not dull and say and do engaging character traits. Unfortunately as with so many other series corporate offices say shit that brings the creative part down.

like Princesses and shoving as many characters in to get toys out. Like the one with the Native American bison and that cowboy pony, I'll call him John Smith pony and Pocahontas bison....that's all we see of them :o
And Iron Will D: we need more of him. Who is he? Where did he come from?

I don't mind strong female characters, but if they're done well and with equal male and female strengths. Key example--Princess Mononoke