So, is My Art Style Unique?

[Amepix]

It's just a thought I've had. Is it? I think so, but I'm not sure. So, I thought I'd ask everyone in the forums. That's a good idea, right? So far, I'm still learning a few things but I am feeling confident enough to post some. So, this is the question I ask all of you, is this style unique? Or just similar to another style?

I'd really like to know, as I'm very curious about the answer. It's just a random idea that popped into my head, and now all I want to know is the answer.

 

[Deleted member 160111]

You're an aspiring artist, you don't have such a thing as style yet. At the same time, you have some "template techniques" by which your art can be distinguished from others. But that's not style.

 

[Amepix]

You're an aspiring artist, you don't have such a thing as style yet. At the same time, you have some "template techniques" by which your art can be distinguished from others. But that's not style.

Hmm... An interesting way to put it. I suppose so, if my art is distinguishable was the question. Thanks for you're answer, I guess. I'm gonna continue to practice as I wait for more answers.

 

[Deleted member 160111]

Hmm... An interesting way to put it.

Style appears when your art acquires stability. Style is a reflection of your vision of the world. Style - can change over the years and with experience. This is what you create over the years, processing the information around you. That's all.

I suppose so, if my art is distinguishable was the question

The art of each artist is unique, even a beginner. If art had no differences, teachers in schools would not be able to distinguish the work of different people. In fact, 10 people working in 1 group for a year will almost accurately determine which of them owns one of the hundreds of drawings.

 

[The_Happiest_Husky]

Eyleifr's got it

 

[Mambi]

It's just a thought I've had. Is it? I think so, but I'm not sure. So, I thought I'd ask everyone in the forums. That's a good idea, right? So far, I'm still learning a few things but I am feeling confident enough to post some. So, this is the question I ask all of you, is this style unique? Or just similar to another style?

It's similar to others maybe, but then ANY style is bound to match some other style by sheer numbers.

More importantly, it's very nice, it's your style, and presumably you enjoy it. So I wouldn't get too hung up on whether it's close to some other. You be you!

 

[Amepix]

It's similar to others maybe, but then ANY style is bound to match some other style by sheer numbers.

More importantly, it's very nice, it's your style, and presumably you enjoy it. So I wouldn't get too hung up on whether it's close to some other. You be you!

Yeah, I shouldn't get hung up on that. But my brain decided to fill me with anxiety with this question, so I had to ask. I'm sure I'm much better now, and continuing to practice drawing and all that.

 

[Judge Spear]

It's not, no.
Chasing style, as it's romanticized, is also both a crutch and a detriment.
Don't approach style as a signature to make you stand out. You begin to force bad habits that you yourself do not understand. You'll get complacent with flawed work. It's a bad mindset for growth.

Instead, look to learn to create a "toolkit" of sorts to address problems and understand the decisions you're making. That's all style is at the end of the day. An ever adapting culmination of what you learn and use in your creative problem solving process. It's a nebulous answer, but the more you practice, the more you understand it.

 

[Inferndragon]

No, your art is definitely not unique.
I've seen style similar to that over and over again.
Most people who draw Sonic characters a ton tend to have that similar pose/shape.
They get stuck to one pose where the art becomes mediocre and the thing they are known for.

Trust me I've been there. I was drawing dragon heads over and over again. In a similar angle.
Never changing my own art where I'd refine my mistakes and gain bad habits when drawing.

Humans like to sterlise their art by getting rid of small mistakes. Issues or anything making it a "Clean, Crisp drawing" but doing so they lose the personality of the art.
To the point it becomes boring and stagnates.

You are rushing straight to the finishline when you draw. You are thinking about the final product when really you should focus on the linework first until you are happy with it. Since you are drawing art digitally. Then once you are 100% happy with it. Save and extra copy of the art (as a backup) and then start colouring it.... Do not do the shading at all until you save a backup of the coloured art. That way you can see where you've went wrong and then you can figure out what to change.