Just be yourself, like you, your style is evolving. ^^

Hun, all art styles are a gradient, there are variants of everyone's styles, take your time and go on, if you like one style of yours you should practice that specific one, otherwise just enjoy creating!
~Brynn

Our artstyle, like our body, evolves with the pass of the time.
Things can change bit by bit, but there's still the original essence.
Something I evolved a lot year after year is the way I draw the eyes. They are different, but still showing it was my style.
It's ok experiment new things from time to time, maybe you find something you like and can add to your artstyle.
Don't be scared of changes, just keep going.

Never really thought on style changing, though I suppose it does happen I've just done what I've always done. Your style has always been easy to identify though!

Art styles shift and change, characters evolve with the artist. As long as you are happy with the final product, that's all that really matters. Trying new things is how we improve, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. You never know until you try! ^~^

If you feel better with much change, that is just okay. I've been updating how I draw for many years now, and I still notice how often I improve or change. It's not a bad thing. If you're unsatisfied with how you're creating something, a new approach should always be welcome!

I heard a quote once that really stuck with me: one's "art style" is just a name for all the mistakes that they can't stop making.

Joke's on me, then. I keep making different mistakes all the time.

Oh, that is a BEAUTIFUL quote!

An EXCELLENT quote.

Since I embrace mistakes, that's also not necessarily either a good thing or a bad thing. Art is a process.

I don't have art consistency.

Sometimes I make (subjectively) really nice art, sometimes I make dog puke.

It's difficult because of many factors and "just practice" doesn't make a big difference.

Keep doing what you do, don't worry so much, and if you prefer, put "bad art" on a redraw list for a few weeks or months later. ✌️

I have this issue, too, but looking at your gallery, you do have an identifiable style. I think sometimes our styles are not visible to us, we might think our art looks very generic or vague in style.

This also happens with artists who work at jobs where they have to follow style guides, or have to be very versatile. I did this for many years and felt it left me with a lot of versatility and adaptability but a very generic, nothing personal style. But other artists I speak to about this think I have a distinct style that they can differentiate from others.

while it's less marketable, if it makes you feel any better, "work horse" artists who vary their art and try out different things are basically impossible for AI to reproduce.

Honestly? I don't know. In many cases it's not even an "active" choice I'd say. When I look at my older art I'd say I can see how e.g. the way I've drawn faces has definitely evolved but I can also clearly see the path of HOW it changed, and that it's still a somewhat consistent style throughout the years even though the learning curve's gone up. Shading too, although what kind of shading/finish I give a picture heavily depends (e.g. lineart + cell shading vs lineless and soft shading). But no matter if it's a sketch or a full on painting, I feel like there still are features about how the characters look that are identifiable as drawn by me.

And when I look at other artists' galleries, including yours, I see the same I'd say. Yes, your art evolves over the years, but there still are things about it that are clearly recognisable as your art!

Also, updating character designs isn't a bad thing either and I wouldn't say it directly ties into an "art identity". Tweaking a character's look for whatever reason is just as valid as keeping their design the same!

do a sketch page, a study on one specific aspect of your style you want to develop.

like do a sketch page of eyes, or do a page of faces, or do a figure study.

your style is a combination of how you draw specific features, how you line your work, how you color it and render shading and how you smooth colors. is it flat color, do you shade, do you use thick lines, thin lines or no lines? realistic? cartoony? a mix?

How do you WANT your style to look? Start there.

I've been following you for almost 12 years and I don't even have to look at the artist name to see that I'm being shown an Iskra picture. I find your style unmistakable and simply great, I'm not aware of what has changed over time. I don't know if this helps you, but I wanted to mention it. :)

Artist are suppose to be consistent? :O
(For reals. I've been trying to be consistent for years! Art has room for improvement ,always).

I think it is natural for your style to change over time as skills become more refined, but it is not uncommon for artists to have multiple styles they can work in.

I know many artists will have a style specifically for comic work which simplifies their primary style.

Looking through gallery, the most consistent part to your style is your anatomy, but that is also the most structured part of the piece usually, so it is not uncommon for that to be more consistent. But the faces are where most of your style comes out.

I think why your style seems inconsistent is your method of linework and coloring. This is what shifts most from piece to piece. sometimes your shading is more flat and gradated while other times it defines the forms of the objects present in the piece.

I think the two pieces that illustrate this most are these two:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/57476937/
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/58464006/

The former feeling like it is leaning more into the semi-realism side of lighting and coloring, and the latter feels more flat and atmospheric, with only basic use of shadows to show light direction, but not actually defining the forms. It feels more like a page you find in a short comic strip that needed to be done more quickly while still keeping a certain level of quality

Overall it is good that you have multiple styles, but I think the other issue is you might not be consciously thinking about how and when you are using your various coloring methods, so it might be a more 'gut feeling' or letting other factors decide these points for you. You can work on intentionally trying to do paint/draw the same object in the various styles do you can more consciously of using them. So that you can CHOOSE to do a piece in said style over just letting it happen.


I hope that is a fair assessment of what you are asking.

not much of an artist myself - also not iskra - but i just wanted to say this is like, a really great (if brief) analysis of her art style, and art styles in general?

I am glad you think so. And I think it varies from person to person in some degree.

Take someone like  shinigamigirl whose style I would say has not changed a lot over the last several years. But has become more refined, but also makes works with everything from watercolor, to marker/mixed media, to digital. Each medium has a different look/feel in her style but you can still tell it is her work simply by how she structures her pieces.

Where in the case of  Fleet-Foot who a few years ago intentionally changed her style, not the point of being unrecognizably hers, but a definite change in her overall approach.

And being able to work in multiple styles I always a good thing, it is a matter of if you can execute them intentionally.

In the same way people avoid artists block and writers block, stagnation does not lead to preservation

I dunno, I've encountered your stuff in the wild several times and could immediately identify it as yours, so I think you do have a style. Yeah, you get better, and you experiment, but you have a core esthetic that is distinctly yours.

As for me, I think my art style is the way it is because I tend to be more of an art factory than a true artist. I work in volume over quality, so improvements are done over many, many iterations and tend to come slowly because my focus is on output. Not that I don't want to improve or anything, but it's slower because it's not my primary goal with art; it's more of a secondary goal. So people can identify my stuff easily because there's not a whole lot of experimentation outside of animation things, where I DO focus heavily on improvement.

I draw mass-produced slop

I'm not an artist myself, but I guess many artists have "periods" with each of them defined by a distinctive artstyle. It's not a bad thing that your artstyle is changing, you produce art after all, not precise bolts for planes.

Wow, I like what you're saying :D

I don't see this approach as something wrong.
An artist should experiment with his style. In the same way, I can't establish a certain style. The faces of the characters almost always have some kind of different proportions.

I have no idea. Things just happen and I hope for the best.

Art styles are not a static thing. They change and evolve over time.

Is an art style supposed to be a choice or inherent osmosis? The "everyone has their own style" rhetoric I hear often always rubbed me the wrong way.

The replies here are giving me mixed messages. What if I want another artist's style?

My point of view is, style is nothing more than our way of interpreting the world we live in, we all already have it built in, it's not about the type of lines we use or the color palette, those are just techniques. As the years go by our way of seeing the world will change, therefore our style will also change, it is evolution, and it is completely natural. these changes will always be positive, so don't be afraid, keep creating what you like and you will see how day by day your art and your skills will evolve!. hugs! 🤗

From the outside looking in it seems more your art improves but still has its style, I can typically spot your art at a thumbnail glance pretty easy unless someone has a very close style to yours but you don't suffer the problem that most do due to never "changing" their style which is the same face problem.

So i wouldn't fret too much and just keep improving and trying new things to see what to add to your skills arsenal. Your stuff is always really good even with imperfections though i think those flaws make it feel more genuine.

I think your style is distinct enough to tell from others.

Speaking for myself, I just try to stay 90% or so in my comfort zone and experiment 10% of almost every piece I make. My experiments might be a slightly different technique in shading or a different brush, for example. One could say I aim for constant yet slow-ish improvement. Fixing issues with anatomy I don't count as experiments, though.

Making an art style remain the same pretty much forever is hard unless you have a solid ruleset for it. Long periods of constant style are normal if you find the sweet spot, but it might change - sometimes very quickly. Perhaps finding the constant(-ish) art style is more about finding the optimal core workflow and approach?

I've said this once before on another place. To me art style is not an something you strive for but rather the result of drawing (or whatever your expressive activity is) over the years. It's the flotsam and jetsam you pick up as you experience things. It's the solutions you adopted, adapted or came up with to problems you faced, it's the shortcuts and life hacks that make your process easier, it's the refinement your eyes acquire as you increase your visual library and so on.

So it's not a matter of consistency because that means stagnation. Your style changes because you change, you're constantly refining, iterating, learning and expanding.

That's why I dislike the concept of perfection. If something is perfect then it's unchangeable and that makes it boring (that's why I also learned to love and laugh at my drawing goofs, sometimes I even upload them because I find them funny).

I'm not very qualified on this as I've been drawing for only a year, but what I think is that having an art identity is in so many things. From colors, shading technique, eyestyle, faceshape, body features and a lot more.

From what I discovered "studying" art is that most artist evolve. There are details in pictures that are received well (cute snout, tail shape, picture) and then I can see the artist iterate on that detail, that then grows into a style.

I don't have this style yet as I'm quite incompetent, but I feel the most fun of discovering styles is to draw new things. For me right now is experimenting with poses and merging animal/human features in ratios and discovering, seeing how artist develop this topic, and then finally how well can I draw my take. It's the learning that's fun for me and the fact that you have something to show for the effort is just so nice :)

I've been drawing a little but I already feel the need to shake things up, so I can understand how boring it might get if you just use one art style for years. Also the pressure of some of your fans just having you associated with that art style can be quite stressful ... but I think that true fans want to see you grow and as long as you're enjoying what you're doing, the art will reflect it ^w^

I'm your big fan and you are one of the reasons why I'm drawing today! Thank you and if you're interested in seeing my year progress feel free to DM me on discord anyone kunblu

Hmmm ... I think your art is naturally going to change over time. Partly because I believe that there are very few things that actually stay fully consistent. But also, over time, you're gonna shift and change based on how you're growing and learning.

I don't think one's style is based on the little specifics. I think those are part of it, sure. But I think it's how that all comes together that notes what your style is. It's more the feel of the whole image.

That said, I'm also pretty bad at picking up specific art. I know there's people like my mate who can see an image and immediately tell what artist made it. (And sometimes who or what they were influenced by). I'm not that, shall we say, educated or aware enough for that?

But I think the better question is how do you define art style and art identity. What does that mean to you? Is this something you value about your art and why. I think those questions may end up being more helpful, at least on some level.

Your style is meant to grow and change with you, shaped by techniques for drawing that you've learned with each piece you do.

There's nothing wrong with seeing the evolution of your work over time. Don't listen to those that criticize you for your growth and improvements. You don't owe anyone or have to justify anything, it's YOUR work that you are sharing.

you art style is just so cute. I love how you draw eyes and faces but there's no harm in trying a new look if you want to :)

In the end, what you make IS your artsyle. No need to feel like you need to draw stuff the same way always, whatever you make is your own style in the end!
Explore, experiment and have fun :>

Today, you are not the same person that you were yesterday. You have seen new things, thought new things, felt new things. Your art is a piece of you, and it's okay for it to flow along with you; if it did not, would you still be an artist?

I usually forget how i do things dur to memory issues; so i will ocationally write down important revelations i didcovered so i don't accidentally forget them.

Apart from that; muscle memory and repetition over Time. You'll want a certain look for things and will keep leaning towards it.

Not the biggest artist; but my style stays the same with minor improvements over Time

Art styles evolve. Don't go out of your way to try to maintain an old one.

The only time it annoys me to see an artist change their style is when it is an obviously just them being lazy.

It feels like (some) artists nowadays are worrying too much about keeping up consistent artstyles. I mean, I get it: it's easier to be recognized when you've developed a certain technique, and it does give you a sense of identity. But, to me, the real fun part of being an artist is to experiment and to try out new things, even if they end up looking bad.

It's one of the reasons why I love Art Fight so much. Seeing all those character designs always inspires me to draw them in styles that are unusual for me. At the end of the day, there will always be little details and quirks that are unable to get 'lost in translation', such as specific ways of shading or color palettes, but it's all about creating an artwork you can be proud of, right?

I think you have a unique and distinct style. When I see in my submissions screen one of your pics, I can tell it's yours before even seeing the name.

An artist grows, to stay the same is to not do so. To not change is to not improve or strive for more.

Mine has changed constantly over the years as i have found parts i like and do not like with each drawing i make. Its part of being an artist!

Personally, I see a lot of consistency to your style over the years. I can recognize your work from a thumbnail or at a glance. If it evolves, and it has, that's even better.

There's nothing wrong with play, experimenting, and trying different things. I really like when artists do that. I don't see much benefit to being too predictable. I value artists with an active and inquisitive mind who aren't afraid to challenge themselves with new things.

My artstyle changes per art. I just like to try random new methods for drawbing, or different levels of effort. It's fine.

It's ever changing. I try to push my art toward a pseudo-realistic style, but the actual style and quality is going to drift around.

I'm definitely the wrong person to ask here (my style changes every time I post I swear,,,) but.

I mean technically if you want to try keeping studio-like consistency you could always make style guides, model sheets/turns, breakdowns, palettes, etc to keep on hand and reference every time you draw.

But I think artist "eras" are something fun to watch evolve over time and they're a good way to look back at your past works and either see how far you've come or what methods you liked the best.

As artists we tie our identity to our work, but maybe we shouldn't think about it too hard. Art's supposed to be fun and you're supposed to try new things, if you didn't ever change you'd never learn or experience anything more and it would get boring.

People change and evolve, and so do their artstyles. There's some pics I did as a young adult that I literally could not do now....my art-making approach has changed so much. So don't worry about locking yourself into one style -it's not a desirable condition, even if it were possible. In fact, versatility and flexibility are GOOD things!

I didn't know your art style changed. I've always been able to look at a pic and think "that looks like Iskra art" and it usually is.

That said, I don't think that's something you should worry about. Art is expression. It's a part of who you are. Everyone has their way, and sometimes that changes. Almost everyone's art grows and changes, even if just in small ways, over time. It's natural. Yeah, some people will not like that. But, that can't be helped. If you try to stay the same, there will be people that don't like that, too. I don't think it is a good thing to force yourself into a style, it may result in a decline and/or stagnation of not just the quality of your art, but your enjoyment of it.

Grow. Experiment. Change. Let the art be as fluid as you are as a living, breathing, growing, changing person.

This is something I've struggled with for a long time myself.

Personally, I wouldn't focus so much on maintaining style but rather quality. If you take a look at my gallery, you'll see that I do a wide variety of styles -- everything ranging from realistic and painterly to pieces that are very toony and simple. If anything, I'd argue that it's much better to be more well-rounded by having the ability to work in a variety of styles.

I can´t keep an art style and it makes me crazy.

I just kinda went with the flow with mine and let it develop as it is! I didn’t do anything special! All art is different and it’s okay that yours is more diverse in style. It still looks like your work!

I don't

I don't necessarily keep the art style, it keeps evolving when I implement and emulate styles that are either popular through trending cartoons or styles I found intriguing.

As someone who sucks so badly I'd be lowering the standard of what counts to artist by calling myself one:

Don't worry. the Your style is just whatever you enjoy/feel the most comfortable with.
Just try things out and then just adapt to what you enjoy the most

though to leave some salt to take to judge my personal thoughts: I have how I'd like to draw, and I have a style for more efficiency... both come out terrible. So... I don't have a style... because that'd assume I could draw.

I havent really noticed your art style changing personality, it looks recognizable to me. But I feel this so much... my art changes so much all the time and I personally find it frustrating. Ive always wanted that one recognizable style but I cant seem to stick to any one way in particular. I keep hoping one day something clicks and I can have a style I stick to. I have no idea how others do it.

Interesting. I find your style distinct and consistent.

Really? Well I'm happy to hear that! I guess it's moreso the coloring /line style I can't stick to? My line/ coloring method always changes and also the detail level is either super simple toony or slightly more detailed. Idk, it varies too much for my liking but I also haven't found a way I like enough to stick to 🤷🏾‍♀️

Oh, and eyes change a lot too 😬

I guess those details don't really change the impression of your overall style.

Im really glad then! <3

Everyone is different and not everyone may feel the same, but personally, if there isn't a change to style then there isn't growth as an artist.
Drastic changes regularly are something to pay attention to and work on because perhaps you are being too heavily influenced, but some artists are able to spontaneously switch between a couple of styles. Anthro, anime, US comic and chibi or SD styles for example.

There's always going to be people who prefer a particular style, and some artists who are happy maintaining a very uniform style ... But if an artist wants to step out of a box and try new things or incorporate changes that may better affect their time, happiness and /or quality? There's no problem with any of that.

Styles change constantly in fashion. Art can too.
I have a huge shift in some of my art style over the years but I routinely get comments about certain quirks that persist and people recognize. That makes it worth it.

Like others have said, changes and development are normal. It's hard to say I've "kept" the same style over the years but one by one I tend to change things, be it the way I draw eyes or learning how to better draw hands etc.
I've recently felt stagnant with my own style and was a little jealous of "ten years ago" me's art style and how it almost felt like I was drawing better back then. So I started examining what was off about how I was drawing now. Traced my own old art, revisited old sketches, etc. and have made small adjustments to make myself happier.
Do what makes YOU the happiest. If you find a new way of drawing something, hold onto it and make it work with what you do. ^^/ ♥

You art chang-- WHAT?! I have been following you for around 5 years and never seen the essence of your art change nor the style, the backgrounds maybe a bit but not the characters.

Also I can't give tips because my style do change a lot over the years, I suck at keeping the same shading or style or lineart because I get bored.

I believe that, unless you're obsessively meticulous about it all the time, it's impossible to have an art style that is 100% consistent on every drawing, especially when said style doesn't strive for full realism. So I don't think it should be much of a concern for you since I guarantee most of your viewers are hardly gonna ever notice (or care even).

If you're looking to actively change something in particular about your style for any reason, however, I think that's where practice and repetition come into place. But don't expect immediate results - after all, your art style is, among many things, a combination of habits and muscle memory you have developed over the years, so it will take a long while before you replace those with others. And even then, be ready to accept there will be times when the results will vary.

Also, as a few folks already mentioned, it's completely normal to be critical of our own work and find details that don't sit right with us, or that are not consistent with how we've drawn them in the past. Unless it's something that really sticks out and has been subject of critique from other peers or viewers, I'd say once again, don't make it a huge concern.

As a final point, remember that expecting every single drawing to look just as good as, if not better than, the last one may be asking too much of yourself. There's always a number of things (time, energy, focus, health, noise, etc.) that without realizing end up altering the results of our work in subtle ways that are hard to pin down until later.

See consistency not as a single fixed point within a spectrum, but as a wide range within it, and you'll have an easier time feeling satisfied about your art style while you continue developing it!

From what I have seen, Art styles change constantly. Some artists are more consistent in there style while those of others change a lot faster.
But I haven't seen even a single Artist that has managed to make Art in the exactly same stile from the start of their Carrier to now without at least some changes.
Changes in the art style are natural as we are human beings that learn and have emotions, which are both aspects that influence the art stile, may it be in a positive or negative way.

I can be pretty inconsistent drawing my own characters. I’m sure their weight, muscle builds, heights etc fluctuate across different drawings. Very often I’ll reference older drawings I like if I want to remember how to draw a character a particular way. Recently though I’ve decided to start doing some model sheets of my characters, so that way I can help myself stay more consistent, especially if I ever try to animate my characters and want to show them off moving around 3-dimensionally. Doing character model sheets might help with staying more consistent.

*shrugs*

I don't. I work across several styles, and will pick and choose which one(s) I'm using at any given point. That might mean paying close attention to line weight, or a particular poster approach, or silly things that happen with a particular paint, but unless I need something for a project, I just do what makes me happy.

Practice means I can pick pieces up at whim, but *handwaves* some years I don't practice as much and someone wants that thing from 2017, and there's a wee bit of panic and even more practice.

Or *shrugs* whatever the client asks for, if I think it's something I stand a chance at. If I stop having fun, I work with different clients, or different materials and styles.

I always like trying different things on my doodles, see what works and what doesn't. I think even those with an art identity can still have great variety; Banksy, Van Gogh etc, you can see where they've tried something a little different in a piece.

Like life, it's not black and white. It's a greyscale. Usually there's little things you do that makes your style, yours. Like no matter how much I draw and do styles I still tend to draw my characters with longer legs than most. Paws and eyes tend to stay similar too.

Personally I see artstyle as your preffered recepies for tackling challenges of character and environment design.
The easiest, most intuitional way for you to do specific things like head construction, torso and so on.
Since you get bored quickly and like to explore then perhaps for the branding purpose you could stick with one aspect of your art but be explorative in all others?

DimwitDog would be perfect example of that. Her rendering changed A LOT over the years, but proportions and anatomy stayed mostly the same. I think she would be a very good person to ask about this sort of thing.

same here, aside the improvement in perspective and anatomy im still all over the place.
Unless i draw purely mechanical stuff.

- Dont look how others draw
- Even if unnoticed or without fame - stay true to yourself
- Take critique for real
- Draw because you want to, not because you have to (here said i draw as hobby and this might differs from people to people)
- See your own misstakes, deal with them yourself in a prositive way
- Never tell yourself youre perfect, you can learn from yourself and your misstakes
- be consistant with your drawing, create your own world and characters in it - the canvis is your limit, not the imigration (or how ever you write that one XD)
- Try to do your own, everyone else can use already existing characters anyway
- Enjoy what you do and like
- Be yourself, not someone else

Im about to have my 20th anni as for art. i never thought i go that far heh.

To be honest, your style may change/morph over time, but you can still tell it's your work.
SO I think you're doing fine : )

personally, Its comfort for me to return to certain things, a subconcious comfort in the way i draw things.
On the otherhand i like experimenting to some degree and my style does evolve overtime, thats natural for anyone.
some people dont enjoy or feel comfort repeating one style to much though and thats perfectly fine.

Keep drawing exactly what you feel like drawing. don't worry about stylization. After much time, you will see your unique style. Always experiment and try to reinvent it.

Honestly it's from trial and error. Just know that everyone starts from somewhere. Just cause you don't see change now that doesn't mean it won't happen. Just find what you like to draw and just go from there.

Styles evolve and change over time. Just embrace it. THey will have similar notes, but mature and change. Its good, its a sign of improvement.

I really don't think you should listen to people like this.
If you draw based on the things you've listed here, then I think you should continue to do so. It's like the concept of turning a hobby into a job; once you lose that joy and feel for the effort, it'll begin to sour on you.
Continue to do what feels best to you, and understand that if your style is a little fluid, its because that *is* your style, and just go with it.

For what it's worth I've seen your art for years and your art had a major impact on me getting to where I am. Throughout all this time not once have I looked at your art and thought "that's Iskra? No way." You style may be evolving but there's plenty of things that stay the same and I don't think you should really worry about it. Let yourself evolve naturally, change things up as you want. At the end of the day you're amazing at what you do and trying to limit yourself or force yourself into a specific art identity won't do you any good. Let it flow :3

I'm no artist, I can't define it, but your art is very recognizable. Only 2 oldest pictures in your gallery differ significantly.

There are several artists with similar styles. But I believe, you were on FA before any that can be mistaken for you.

These days i mostly rely on 3d models, and that tends to keep a consistent style and character design.

I don't.

I try to change things around and shift back and forth between sketching, and coloring. Least thats been the case this year. Hoping that perhaps things will turn out better "this time around." With limited time and energy from irl job I'm often a lot more drained and eager to try different approaches when I do get around to arts.

I understand what you're saying, my art style seems to shift like the seasons, and honestly, I don't feel like I have much control over it. It often feels like my style morphs to match whatever inspires me in the moment, or even the mood I'm in when I sit down to create.

Sometimes I wonder if this constant change is a lack of 'artistic identity,' but then again, maybe it's just a different kind of identity, one that's fluid rather than fixed. I think there's something beautiful in letting your art evolve naturally instead of trying to pin it down.

As for sticking to a consistent style... I admire people who can do it, but for me, it feels like it would strip away some of the joy and curiosity I get from experimenting. Do you think the freedom to explore different styles could be your style?

I know there are people who enjoy one thing over and over, I guess these are the artists who's style doesn't change, but the downside is that they will also not improve. Most likely people who enjoy this are also similar in personality, or like a world view where everyone is neatly put into their little containers where they are always predictable and under control.

But not all people are like that, and not most artists are like that. It's impossible to not get bored of doing the same thing over and over if this is your way of being - ironically your style. Of course there are some details that are always fun, those are the parts that naturally stay and express your style. Even if your facial dimensions vary, your work is still obviously your style, there are other components that stay. Some people just don't pay enough attention to notice.

And that being said, there are plenty people who enjoy and appreciate the variation. Please the people who are pleased by what you enjoy doing.

I don't practice enough to get "used" to a single style, although I'm finding myself using more techniques that are common

Really just practice. You sketch enough every day, and stay in that production mindset, you might shift a little, as you improve, but you’ll increase your consistence over time

I can usually pick out one of your thumbnails easy when scrolling through submissions ^^ You have a very lovely and distinctive style! As others have mentioned, it's very normal to see evolution in your art style over time. I find my art has some variation to it depending on my mood, as well. But we still keep a lot of our distinctive tells, whether we realize it or not. And even if you indeed drastically change your style around, that's okay! It can be awesome, even. I admire folks who can be more fluent in drawing different styles.

Though that's not to say I and many many others haven't had this same sort of artistic identity crisis. But it often means you are just evolving and becoming a better artist. Perhaps on the cusp of a breakthrough.

Keep doing you, Iskra. No matter how you draw, it'll be amazing.