Do I have a style?
9 years ago
General
Been looking through my art and wondered if I had a definitive style or method that was consistent across my pieces. I feel like my stuff is kind of all over the place but maybe I've been looking at it for too long (years too long :') )
Anyway, I'm curious if any of you think I have a noticeable style or stylization that I do in my stuff . . . *shrugs*
Anyway, I'm curious if any of you think I have a noticeable style or stylization that I do in my stuff . . . *shrugs*
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i think you do haha
also the eyes are similar in the drawings...
XD
Your art is clearly recognizable but it differs strongly, even if the base is always the same. Which is far from a bad thing since it shows how versatile you are and still manage to keep a certain touch ;)
What about my backgrounds makes them unique?
Though I do think it's important to be unique in a sense that you can produce consistent caricatures/illustrations etc. in a certain way that clients know exactly what they're getting
But uhh, you know me, I'm a major cynic. Haha. But yeah, consistency can be a good thing, but I think that's separate from whether you should have a style or not. Style can be important for freelancers who do character commissions, but far less so when you move into the private stuff. There, personal style can actually get in the way of the work itself, unless you're the guy who does DBZ/Dragon Quest. XDDD (A style I personally do not like but ehh. :3)
What immediately stands out is that when you do scenes, you pretty much always do the "insignificance in the face of the larger world" thing that romantics love. That is to say, you depict the subject as very small/fragile/lonely, while nature/society is so large/beautiful/terrifying/whatever around them. This is emphasized by your use of lighting, especially backlighting.
Your portraits also tend to emphasize the personality of the subject through their emotions. A common thing is that the subject's eyes are often looking at or reacting to something and it's just left up to the imagination as to what that thing is (well, assuming it's not the viewer themselves).
But this is a really interesting perspective. I've also figured that I was a romantic/some people have told me that. I never really stopped to think if it influenced the way that I do art in any way, but this is definitely something I'll look more into. Thank you!
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