Stuff I'm good at, stuff I'm not, and stuff I should be?
17 years ago
This has been something playing on my little brain for a while now - I see a HECK of a lot of artists in this fandom, and the vast majority of them seem to have a very distinct style that they use pretty much for all of their pictures. By this I mean... say... an artist who draws cute toony artwork generally doesn't mix it in with uber-realistic detailed work, and vice versa.
To me, that's completely weird! Personally, I hate to be 'behind' on any style if one aspect of my work is much better than the others, but of course, seeing the incredible volume of 'types' of art out there, I can't help but be my usual mediocre self at most things.
So, what am I particularly good at? In my OWN opinion, these:
Sketching roughs, particularly fast character sketches
Reptiles - particularly dragons, snakes and lizards
Detailed heads of reptiles, scale patterning and all that
As a style, semi-realistic to uber-realistic
linework and hatching
paint-style colouring and lighting
drawing objects (weaponry, clothing, etc)
(and as themes:)
solo characters and poses
anything reptile
solo adult pics
simple multi-character interactions
bondage
inflatey things
wings (feathered or otherwise)
dynamism in poses when asked for
Drawing things from pretty much any angle (foreshortening)
Now, the things I'm not so good at, but really wish I were:
toony characters - improving, but... argh
transformation. NEED pratice here.
digital paint work - I'm improving fast, but I need a good solid project to tackle and I keep falling short as there's no real motivation :(
Good lighting placement in pictures
Background work - hoy... difficult
really believable multi-character adult interactions
Creatures in flight - SO frustrating! I can never decide on a viewing angle D:
So... what do YOU think?
Am I just another 'style' artist, or is it possible I switch it around a little like I want to? What do YOU think I should try drawing to see if I can?
(No, don't just ask for stuff you fap to, that's not the point here. More a question of whether or not you think I could pull a certain style or theme off successfully)
To me, that's completely weird! Personally, I hate to be 'behind' on any style if one aspect of my work is much better than the others, but of course, seeing the incredible volume of 'types' of art out there, I can't help but be my usual mediocre self at most things.
So, what am I particularly good at? In my OWN opinion, these:
Sketching roughs, particularly fast character sketches
Reptiles - particularly dragons, snakes and lizards
Detailed heads of reptiles, scale patterning and all that
As a style, semi-realistic to uber-realistic
linework and hatching
paint-style colouring and lighting
drawing objects (weaponry, clothing, etc)
(and as themes:)
solo characters and poses
anything reptile
solo adult pics
simple multi-character interactions
bondage
inflatey things
wings (feathered or otherwise)
dynamism in poses when asked for
Drawing things from pretty much any angle (foreshortening)
Now, the things I'm not so good at, but really wish I were:
toony characters - improving, but... argh
transformation. NEED pratice here.
digital paint work - I'm improving fast, but I need a good solid project to tackle and I keep falling short as there's no real motivation :(
Good lighting placement in pictures
Background work - hoy... difficult
really believable multi-character adult interactions
Creatures in flight - SO frustrating! I can never decide on a viewing angle D:
So... what do YOU think?
Am I just another 'style' artist, or is it possible I switch it around a little like I want to? What do YOU think I should try drawing to see if I can?
(No, don't just ask for stuff you fap to, that's not the point here. More a question of whether or not you think I could pull a certain style or theme off successfully)
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By the way, if you need some help in anything like digital paiting and background and can help you a little in both things, just reply to me ok? ^.=.^
And remember, keep improoving! =)
See yah!!!