Stop trying to FIND an art style

[@ArningEchanoPH]

“Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I’ve ever known.” ~Chuck Palahniuk

[@BBWahoo]

Chuck holy Fuck

[@Rinkyu]

Same I take bits and pieces of other artworks I like

[@ArningEchanoPH]

@@Rinkyu that's what you call having art parents. You combine all the style of your favorite artists. For me I have at least three, old and new masters.

[@BBWahoo]

@Brad Waren, sup bitches. artstyle find u

[@BBWahoo]

@Brad Waren, sup bitches. you find each other ;)

[@IshikaShanai]

I understand why people say to develop a style if you want to be hired against a sea of other candidates, but it really just is a code for: practice the fundamentals to build a foundation for your work and then put your own view of the world into it. The focus on "style" is really just another attempt to gloss over the fact that you need to put time into making good work and there's no cutting corners for achieving that.

[@smt4090]

CalArts is the equivalent of the Winning Smile

[@laddie8615]

😢i Idk bro i just want a cute artstyle so i enjoy drawing again im not trying to take any shortcuts But at least now ik how much harder it is to get hired as an animator

[@DPoddy]

When it comes to jobs, we rather have diversity. I've seen candidates who would draw absolutely gorgeous anime girls but fail when I ask them to draw a book or vehicle in a particular project's style. If you're looking to work for someone else, best be able to quickly adapt.

[@korratheaustralianshepherd5804]

This is the best summary we could have asked for. Without the distance traveled and time put in practicing, you really are doing your art a disservice

[@SethonanGaming]

@@laddie8615 a cute art style is not gonna make it fun for you again; just keep drawing, practice what you have the most problems with, if its hair, practice drawing hair, if its hands (they are a BITCH to get right, same with feet) then try to include more hand positions and perspectives in your work.

[@mercy5004]

I still remember when I stopped searching for style. I was in a figure drawing class, with a bunch of other talented artists, all of (in my opinion) similar levels of skill. We drew the same things, in basically the same way (we were being graded on proper anatomy and rendering the form) albeit at different angles because we were all seated around whoever we hired to be a model. Same education, same training, same tools even down to the paper. One day after our midterms I came to pick up my piece. I started apologizing for forgetting to sign it, and my professor just smiled before handing me my work. "I can always tell which one is yours, even on blind critique days." Sure enough, everytime it was on the wall (for blind critique we wouldn't sign our work, and would tack it to a canvas wall next to each other's) he'd critique mine and look at me from then on. It was a huge ego boost, and it went a long way to making me feel less anxious about who I am as an artist, and more secure in feeling like I can do whatever I set myself to do. Even if it's drawing a naked 60 year old musician friend of our professor lol. I still don't know what my style is. But I'm content with whatever it is right now. I just focus on improving as an artist, in improving my workflow, and figuring out whatever the hell I'm gonna do with it.

[@makethisabeat]

That was a wholesome read , take care

[@animatorireenie8319]

I personally have different "artstyles" for different projects. Like, for my comic I have a palette for common shades and lights, I made reference sheets etc. For singular drawings I use more detailed shading than in comics and animations. It's more difference in techniques than in style though.

[@randomrandle9141]

Same

[@veggsbacon1891]

🥸👍🏽👍🏽

[@Junior10847]

I want to have a different art style for the comic I am making so it could be simple and quick but also recognizable

[@uselessdead2317]

@@Junior10847 same, and I'm having a hard time since the art style I currently familiar on is semi realistic paintings kinda animeyish. But if I do that kind of art style on my comic, it will make things so complicated and slow, and I don't do line art at ALL on my paintings since I hate line art, I specifically go for this art style so that I won't do line art but then I have to do it (-.-). (Sorry for my English)

[@thgritic102]

Same here! I hate it when some artists say you should have a single style, and I'm like "but if you're working on different things, the style will be different..." I have different styles when I work traditionally and digitally, comic and portrait, graphite and watercolor. I wouldn't want it any other way.

[@shiawasekappukekiful]

Trying to find a style is *nothing* in the face of actually knowing the technicals Styles themselves are built on how you bend reality, not a clear sign that you know your stuff A true style is not the only thing you can do, it’s what you *choose* to do but you’re still able to draw however you want

[@veggsbacon1891]

Here's my harsh tip for artstyle: Research and just f****** draw, while having some fun. Like I did.

[@Coughdropeater]

Exactly what I do :D

[@thepuzzlemaster64]

Yup yup yup! All you need is to look at nature and do some life drawing to get a feel on how things should connect, and everything else is just whatever you feel like.

[@saYONAkidoRII]

My style is just anime, whatever I do, I always either draw anime or chibi.

[@Lil72722]

I just looked at a bunch of art styles and took the elements I loved

[@maxter4442]

question, how do you find motivation to draw?

[@illoistration]

I couldn't agree with this more. Students and beginners (like me) should avoid finding an art style early on in their career. It would only hinder you from developing and only keep you warm and cozy.

[@brickplank_films5189]

I think a lot of artists and new artists draw a lot of the same thing over and over and over again but then when it’s time to learn a new skill they never wanna learn it or take it as a offense. Art is about learning new things there are tons of art styles art forms

[@kolpkii]

@@brickplank_films5189 you just described me entirely

[@etherealhatred]

What most newbies don't understand is the fact that your art style is literally a direct reflection of the things you learned and how you assemble them Nothing more, nothing else

[@geegee4389]

Found this out a while ago and its really freeing to finally let go of the "artsyle searching" phase. Another great video Toniko!

[@Coughdropeater]

I just draw, I don't try to stick to a certain style, I just draw and let my style improve/change

[@Victoria-so1in]

Same. Im past the point of trying to find it.

[@Possumbreath]

This is such a good video and really gets at the meat of why the whole focus on art style annoys me. You already have a style, and no matter what you draw it will show through. The important thing is continuing to draw and learn and grow, and you can have twenty different 'styles' and they'll still all read as yours. The way I draw illustrations is not how I draw comics. I'd die if I tried to render out a comic or an animation in the same way as an illustration. Flexibility and understanding of what a piece requires is more important than being perfectly consistent and stagnating in the name of having a 'brand'.

[@toughtalktanny]

Your Annoying Guy Voice is just half of Young Male Voices in 90s anime somehow and I love you for it.

[@MM-xm8ot]

It's hard when a different conflicting art styles appeal to you equally. Super stylized simple cartoons AND detailed realistic anime styles both appeal to me a lot and I can't choose or "settle". I guess the solution would be to find some kind of middle ground between them...

[@IshikaShanai]

Just draw both. In doing so you end up creating your own middle ground by combining the elements from each. Hard to create the middle ground if you haven't drawn the opposite ends of the extreme already.

[@alexmehler6765]

you just draw everything different , many animes have a mix of both for different characters / scenes / moods and switch back and forth seamlessly

[@ninjadodovideos]

Drawing realistically, studying anatomy and honing your observation skills will only improve your ability to do stylized art. Cartoons are a caricature of reality, so the more you understand reality the better you can simplify and break the rules.

[@Victoria-so1in]

I honestly do both.

[@jdnart]

For me it's comics and cartoony/stylistic

[@NodokenStar-k917]

So the word “art style” is defined not by trying to be original, but have a voice, tastes and execution. Good to know! Thanks, man!

[@samson-stardew-2017]

personally I've never actively looked for an art style, i just drew the best i could. and eventually i stumbled upon some styles that i liked a lot and took inspiration from them

[@myname.1602]

tally hell

[@samson-stardew-2017]

@@myname.1602 tally hell

[@Artsia]

Yaaay, art styles is one my favorite topics to have discussions over

[@juliarainemaglalang4656]

People do tend to forget "style" doesn't only apply to the visual parts of an artwork but also the "narrative" part of it when its applicable. My favorite way to draw is using vibrant colors (barely using the color black even for outlines) and using "feelings/emotions" as my subject in my art that isn't character design since I don't express this so well IRL. As for character designs, I enjoy making my characters look fashionable when IRL I dress like a homeless gremlin HAHA. Truth is though my current style is the result of trying out the Frankenstein Method where I took inspiration from different artists and their visual and/or narrative style. Although when I take a step back and look at my work, turns out I just sorta worked everything in reverse because this is really how I drew anyway and none of the styles I took inspiration from is blatantly obvious when you look at my art. My biggest challenges are definitely background, character-building and story-telling and that's what I'm playing around with right now although I tried doing some and it turns out to be super fun to just experiment.

[@ArtAngelMouse]

I have many "art styles". I draw in certain ways, but I don't bound myself to it. I have some tools and programs I can stick to, but I'm not afraid to test other things as well. I love drawing animals, but I'm also learning how to draw people and painting landscapes as well. I'm more interested in learning anatomy, color, and perspective right now than finding an art style. I think it might be fun if I studied other people's styles, but I end up mainly studying from real life.

[@thegreatwhaleshark9049]

I never really looked for a style but when I wanted a new style I couldn't really find one but then I took a big break from drawing and when I came back I just drew in a new style and then I had a new one

[@Zeldafan1ify]

I think having a style involves drawing something that comes out naturally for you, and not something that you are constantly "trying" to find by either copying others or trying to get used to a different, perhaps preexisting style. Even if you're in that stage where you "can't figure out" your style, you already have a style, based on your influences and tastes. It will evolve as you get better at fundamentals and master anatomy, even if your art style is exaggerated and not anatomically correct.

[@Palkia21]

How to make your own style: -Draw for many years -Add some of your favorite art choices -Make a beautiful mish-mash of art styles

[@ladyjunon6305]

The only time when I deliberately try to stick to an art style is when I'm doing sequential art. Otherwise, I let hell break loose.

[@An.Unsought.Thought]

I think people do look for styles.. just not intentionally. Not with an end goal in mind. No professional artist woke up and said "By the end of the week I am going to have my art style!". Its more about following other artists, figuring out what you like most about their work and then trying to adopt it for yourself. There is a stigma around "copying" especially with very very young artists. But I think what everyone learns eventually are 1) Every professional working in some sort of art industry uses reference, and 2) Every professional artist got where they are by studying other artists. Their style is generally a combination of techniques they discovered and techniques they saw other artists use and adopted it for themselves, over time.

[@hey-zel]

Yeah I started comparing art styles to basically practicing someone else’s handwriting and taking things your like from that. Thank you for this video because it has given me so much clarity. Not having an art style actually made me stop drawing and made me depressed but i’m ready to get back out there and start drawing again. You have no idea how much this explaination has helped me

[@dragonskunkstudio7582]

Style is important, it shows what you choose to emphasise in terms of appeal. You can be very geometric, very detailed, very cute, mostly you have to find what is most cozy with your eyes not your hands.

[@EvyDevy]

You're so right. We all already have a style. And improving it for the sake of making it an original style isn't the best idea. I think I'm just gonna draw how I like. Wether it's an iconic style or not.

[@harkelan]

Something I learned in illustration and concept art classes, is that styles change depending on the project and let's be honest, it feel really amazing to say "yeah this is my style" but (at least in my class) you don't get to far closing your style to one or a few ones, the more styles you understand and can copy, the better protects you can make, and at the end a style is a reflection and assimilation of the art fundamentals, so my classmates that understand more the fundamentals, are able to recreate a lot of styles and make them pretty, yet they have "their own style" but is something they only use when drawing for fun o with free protects, the rest of the times they change from one style to another depending on a lot of things in the project. What I want to say with this is: don't close doors to yourself, don't exhaust yourself looking for a style. Explore, experiment, assimilate and learn the fundamental and all will come along the way. Try styles and take in account that a style is just a "look" and it feels really cool and cohesive when you have a style, but the more you learn and experiment the more you are able to tell visually and transmit, and the more you control, the more you can create At the end of the day we all want a style but I still think its important all I've said before, the more styles you can control the more stories you can tell and the more people you can reach, *don't take it as a personal think, but as a professional thing.*

[@Shimamon27]

I reached my style because I found it the easiest for me to make faster art with, while keeping the type of theme and sensation I wish to deliver. It just fits me, and it is a comfort zone in order to freely express with it. The art style I reached gave me the freedom to create animations with. I had experiments, and just felt the best with it. I don't think my style fits the industry, it's too specific.

[@b_money_]

I just want a style that I like, and im getting there. I don’t mind if others like it or not.

[@definitely_NaN]

I love to always draw something differently. Making sketches and lineart in different ways, maybe wider legs and arms, other ways of colouring and shading. The list goes on and on. I just like trying other ways to do the same thing

[@ndescruzur4378]

I find it very interesting all this thing about the "art style" because talking from my field, which is music, people don't really say "Yeah, I want to find my music art style, to know what genre I have to compose for". Folks maybe do like to compose mostly on specific genres but I think musicians are more versatile than visual artists on this aspect.

[@playcebovision5319]

Honestly? I've never really been concerned with art style, but more concerned with technical ability and being able to express original ideas with them. I'm currently working with a friend on a game, and it's making me get out of my comfort zone. Normally my stuff is body horror, surreal, "real", but now I'm being made to draw cute, wholesome, stuff like that, and I'm actually having fun with it. Hoping it will help push me in my ability.

[@saccharine1452]

I tried for so long to "find" an artstyle but all it ever has done to me is stress me out, made me lose motivation and fun in art. But now im ignoring finding an artstyle and just draw whatever i feel like, some days ill draw lineless work, some days i draw chibi, anime or a combination of that. And it's okay to do that, i do not think my style is inconsistent, it's just changing on how i feel. And i do not think it should be an issue, since art is subjective and it's just a fun hobby to pick up on, which you can also use for profit, but it's also for fun, so an art style isn't that neccesary in my opinion.

[@boom4386]

I have the problem of my art style changing everytime I draw a new piece of art. I never really keep one. And I always see people who have one art style that they always use. While mine is always a different one everytime. So I'm always scared that when I submit my art that someone thinks I traced or smth, since my art style is never a single one.

[@firopi2419]

I myself already found somewhat of an artstyle, but that doesn't mean I don't draw other ways from time to time: sometimes I like drawing realistic, sometimes I like drawing cute chibis, and sometimes I wanna make crazy mixes. The reason why I tried to find my artsyle is because I wanted to find a way where I wouldn't compare myself to others and say "My art sucks compared to theirs.". I wanted something that I would feel happy while drawing and made me proud of my drawings, which is a combination of chibis (simplicity), anime (eyes, mouth, things like that), realistic (stuff like shading and lighting), and traditionally (cuz yeah, I want my drawings to look like in paper). Again, I could be wrong and people can say "but you are just staying on a comfort zone, you will learn nothing", but that's ok, I just want art to be a small hobby for me, something to not stress out about. I'm not looking forward to be an artist, but more into psychology. Anyways, just a random comment, but still, great video! Really enjoyed it.

[@Calvlath]

Toniko, I want to really thank you for making these kinds of videos. It really humanizes the process, and I'm grateful to listen to it.

[@helpingpotato6422]

*Art is having fun & experimenting when youre having freaking fun style is created automatically we dont have to freaking find it*

[@Yipper64]

I think a lot of young artists fall into this trap of "originality" when they should stop trying to be original, like you say, and just be themselves, take inspiration. If they look a bit like a copy its not a big deal, it just is what it is. There's also the adoptables community who put a *price* on a lack of originality (basically cancel culture for anyone who doesnt meet an arbitrary standard of "originality" all because they put a price on supposedly wholey "original" characters)

[@b0cket380]

Origanility is not the Most young artists problem, most create their design until its done and show it to people, most people trying to be artist but these can't understand entertainment because, they LOVE to see an artist draws as their taste of likeness

[@GrayD_Fox]

It's such a simple answer, you draw until you like the way your work looks.

[@usakumyaa]

I don't really have a fixed style either. I love to explore various styles. There are so many I like, I can't just choose one! It'll stress me out if I draw the same way constantly.

[@OmarAlikaj]

I'm the author of "Hiroshi and the Neon Ninjas." I realized that I really improved since volume 1 (which I did consider fixing to resemble the refined manga art style). But, in general, I now purposely create different styles. It helps to stay flexible around different plots, characters, etc.

[@baizhuwaitingroom7057]

I am guilty of this too. I used to do plenty of artist studies just to break down my favourite art styles and implement them into my own work. I guess I managed to develop my style to be a bit more refined and purposeful that way, but at the same time I discovered I hate being restricted to just one way of drawing or rendering (and not sticking to what became sort of my signature style made me feel like I'm doing something wrong too because of the social media pressure to be consistent, even though many Internet artists have a few different styles too), and that the style I developed is good for drawing pretty vintage manga girls and boys, but not older people or more masculine men, and that isn't good at all. My style also became a way for me to oversimplify structure and anatomy since I could cheat by making it more flat and graphic, and now I got to suffer the consequences lol. I don't necessarily think doing artist studies to see how people whose work you enjoy approach problem-solving, what is their workflow, how they use their tools and take inspiration from that and even steal from them, but you need to understand what they're doing in order to gain anything from it, not just monkey it like "oh, this is how they draw eyes, ok, I'm gonna draw eyes like that from now on". For example, if you like simpler style or anime and struggle to draw noses from extreme angles, this is a good moment to study your favourite art styles to see how it can be done. But you also need to know why it's done that way, meaning you need to know what real noses look like in perspective.

[@semidecent4395]

honestly, I’d recommend consuming creative things like movies, comics, and even games. seeing cool concepts definitely helped me expand my tastes

[@TheMagicPinecone]

I actually really needed to hear this, this video couldn't have come at a better time ^-^ I know I personally am stressing too much over "developing" a "better art style", and it sadly did wreck the quality of my art... I'm trying to regain it by trying to loosen up and not care so much about what I'm drawing, since half of it just gets deleted or is unfinished anyway... But it's hard when you get stuck in bad drawing habits for a while 😓 But what really resonated within me most was when you said, "try doing more work in a style that fits with projects you wanna do". It may be really simple, and I may have said it to myself before, but now I'm definitely gonna do that..

[@krispyhoe2126]

i have been drawing for a about a year and a half, and personally i think my art is pretty good. But it constantly changes and its hard to be consistent, but honest i think i sort of like it this way

[@KhayJayArt]

"Stop trying to find a style." Too late, bro, I already found several. I am powerful and no one can stop me!!! >:D

[@havocadvent2]

I found a few

[@alexanderroman2063]

I consider "style" a "four letter word", so I really appreciate this video. It echoes a lot of the thoughts and discussion/advice I've had/given throughout the years. Once I grew out of my obsessive "find something unique!!" phase, it became so much more fun, and more free. The more exposure to different ways of visual thinking, and taking that in does so much more for every artist at every skill level. Fantastic video!

[@titlebaxi6957]

"art style" art is like cooking you might say o I'm only good at chicken then you try cooking steak it does not come outright. then you keep trying then your "o I can cook steak and chicken" art is like cooking :,)

[@banana9696]

I love this example! 👍

[@myname.1602]

Can you cook babies in art?

[@titlebaxi6957]

@@myname.1602 stfu you got a dream pfp

[@KimberlyPinkney]

Great video! Now that I am getting into drawing comics and illustrations, I am definitely mostly concerned with being legible and consistent, rather than embracing a style. I found that I am focusing more on what will help me tell the story faster and still be visually appealing. My style has definitely shown under that pressure of deadlines :)

[@RaveNinja1401]

This is exactly what I needed right now, being amidst a creative crisis and all that, thank you. So, yeah, what I can take the most from this video is that I should be less concerned with trying to stand out as unique and focus on staying true to what I want to express through my creative skills and aesthetical/rhetoric preferences, and seeing "style" as a tool rather than a matter of personal identity, an interesting idea you introduced when talking about showing your portfolio to an animation studio and selecting pieces that match more closely the kind of stuff they work on, so they consider you on how well you can *replicate* the art style of the overall prodution. And in all and all, there's plenty more to reflect on what you explained here.

[@darthpepo1]

I haven't even watched the video yet, but couldn't agree more with the title

[@harryblack460]

Nice video bro💀 all the things you've mentioned, I've gon through them, from being told what's wrong and what's right working under animation studios, being told to adapt to their own style, all those encounters, really helped me alot and now I've gone to establish my own drawing style by incorporating their studies and my inspirations💀 everything helps you to grow, if you're a person who's always willing to adapt and to be better 💀 especially as character design, storyboarding and comic book artist like me, your mind have to be open💀

[@muzzledbee6952]

I have nothing more than a genuine thank you for simplifying how i make art whether it be on paper or digital (cant do digital yet tho)

[@erikroberts3970]

Thank you for the advice Toniko! I got unmotivated to animate for a project until I recently discovered your channel.

[@littlereuby]

Finding a style is like branding. You don't find it. It's a reflection of your experience, values and beliefs. Just learn the basics and master the principles. A style will develop on it's own.

[@Ann-vz8tz]

I had those problems in middle/high school, kind off. I did not cared that much for "having a style", because i was mostly inspired by European cartoons and girly franchises/doll brands artwork when most of people were drawing manga so I was considere "unique", but I thought about it a lot with my characters and storytelling. Accepting that nothing really is original and NEVER was a single "original" person (because everybody is inspired by their life and people has the same basics, emotions etc. since millenia even if our world change, core is the same) really felt like being more free as and artist, just creating and not caring. I think every young artist will have this moment, because artists in general are very individualistic and care a lot about "uniquness"? Sorry if I made any mistakes in English, not my first language. And I'm commenting the first time, but I watch your channel since 2018 I think. Thank you for inspiring, informative videos.

[@SarahAbramova]

I want my art to actually look good and be able to draw my characters repeatedly in the same style. Does that count as a reason to get an art style? Because mine is under developed at the moment.

[@DivinityBrainrot0fficial]

Honestly, you probably don't need a consistent art style, but a consistent character design instead. It doesn't matter if the character is in a different style if they are still easy to identify.

[@SarahAbramova]

@@DivinityBrainrot0fficial you say that, but what if I want to make my own stories or comics? An inconsistent style doesn't sound like a good idea.

[@DivinityBrainrot0fficial]

@@SarahAbramova hm, for comics I guess you would need a consistent style, but for individual pieces themselves, you wouldn't need one.

[@SarahAbramova]

@@DivinityBrainrot0fficial thanks, because I do want to start one eventually.

[@moaPro]

@@SarahAbramova If you are planning on working on your own projects like your comic than having a consistent art style is important. But if you are planning on moving around to work with different studios etc. than it doesn’t really matter.

[@marsjunojohnson8035]

thank you for this, i was starting to fell like i have to be consistent.

[@minyami99]

I just appreciate you posting examples of galo sengen

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

You just keep going and your style will emerge. It's going to change and grow your whole life

[@superfan28]

I just draw how I feel like I never really care about artstyle

[@meogatopreto]

Really needed this video when I was in college. After two years struggling I decided that the drawing I was making would automatically be in my style simply because it has my hand in it. That mentality made i go crazy and experiment a lot of stuff and grow :)

[@LilyMordecar]

I came here for the cute little puppy in the cover and find pure gold, thaks!

[@DivinityBrainrot0fficial]

Honestly, I don't try giving myself a singular style. Even if I do, I end up getting really bored and burned out quickly. I just draw in whatever style I feel like each time I make a piece. The only exclusions from this are animations and commissions, since those have to stay consistent. (for commissions it's cuz people buy a piece in one of my specific styles, and I just give them said style)

[@DivinityBrainrot0fficial]

I also have different art styles depending on the series. Project Euphoria has 3 different artstyles, one for Corruptland, one for real life, and one for Euphoria. Intergalactic Scourges and Project Euphoria share the same irl style because they take place in the same universe, but I digress.

[@mr.chipotle9716]

I agree a lot with the "You already have an artstyle" part Because when I was a kid, I've been bestfriends with my pen and I draw and sketch with pens more than I do with pencils that I got my friens confused with me XD And now this pen thing has introduced me to cross hatching shading style and I've used it for a lot of my recent trad artworks now (heck even digital works!)

[@erikasolnc]

The way I would do it if I don't know what to do with style is create a short project for example 3-10 pages comic/manga. I would create a story that isn't super personal or attached to, but with a topic that interest me, like dreams. Then after I write out the main parts of that story I would start making a "mood board" with different art work that may work for my art. The way I look at style is more like a "design" that has a purpose to compliment your story (or to contrast). For example if your story is sad or scary try finding art that is gritty or with sharp forms.... Then combine all of it and make sure it doesn't look like you just stitched stuff together. If something stands out change it up. Now basically you make a "reference board" where you draw out stuff that you pretty sure gonna use in your project, like plants, main characters, buildings, furniture..... Then you fill out the pages with that style, and make sure that stuff doesn't stand out too bad, that's why I recommend doing just a couple pages with story that you aren't super attached to, but interesting enough to keep you going. If you feel like you style didn't come out like you really wanted or your story is not good, don't stress it, try again, you are learning. If you liked this style keep it and create other stories with it, if not try to create another one. What I also recommend is finishing these projects, especially if it's only 3-5 pages, I have big problem of procrastination and stopping mid projects/mid work. If you train yourself to finish a project, even if its short, you will be above a lot of other artist and will be kind of ready for hard times in the work, where for example a project gets "stale" and you just want to move on onto another fresh project. Also its satisfying to have finished projects. Now to push yourself is good, but don't overdo it, keep it sane and give yourself time to relax.

[@MarsLee0]

That title said enough of what I needed to know. The endless chase of finding an artstyle is pointless. Ways to improve aren't pointless and *will* help. You don't find the artstyle, the artstyle finds it's way to you.

[@thepuzzlemaster64]

I think I'm a little different from the norm because I never wanted to find my style. I just combined things I liked into a drawing or character and called it a day. I still needed to learn some things like how to look at nature and doing a bit of life drawing to get the anatomy just right, but I never once thought I had a style. I only thought that my art would coincidentally look like other people's art sometimes, but would just brush it off.

[@Adam-franka]

thats one of the greatest things I ever heard about art.

[@kalebgonzales4009]

Just what I needed, I’m going crazy looking for one

[@nicoleflores2054]

I'll pretty much have a lot of ways to draw, cartoonish, realistic and chibi, etc. I've been lately been too insecure on my art and keep whining to this day that it's not good enough and should find a new artstyle but honestly i just should just improve and learn more. this video really helped me to think that

[@seapop2629]

I love finding my style and try to be original and as much as I can for some elements, so it was a kinda sad video for me ;; I love to see the individual style of each artists, the diversity is awesome too

[@Deg40000]

To some it up just do what works and go with the flow.

[@eroane84]

Thank you for this video a lot!!!! I am self taught artist since the age of 7…This is still a big part of my artistic self…As a kid of the 80’s & 90’s…I am a huge 2D fan as I would never had imagine as a kid when Disney went from 2D to 3D…I always love and adore my childhood cartoons and animated films as ever since I was 2…the majority of cartoons and films were mostly 2D…so I always wanted to be an animator or character designer to say the least…Thank you for this video😊

[@Davinci_Fox]

I never had a fixated style. I actually never had one, and I don't consider my "style" as multiple styles.

[@Trigos211]

Finding an "Art style" is just as trying to found out a piece of your attitude, there's some stuff that can be like the others, some can be "unique" but mostly a combo of what you like

[@RedGallardo]

I always wave hi back to the puppy ^__^ Advice and all but this little guy is my biggest inspiration from these videos. That's probably one of the major things I'd love to be able to do. To show little and express a lot with it. To make my artworks pleasant to look at over and over, not just nod "yeah, he has skill" like that gothic guy you showed. He's the example of distinct but annoying. If one of these dark artworks were placed above my working place I'd hang myself in a week. I mean, cuteness aside, a little guy burning with passion and working hard to become better does inspire but a vampire or a demon... what am I supposed to feel about it except disgust? Vampire is undead, a puppet, moved by magic. Own magic, normally. It has no soul, it's as alive as a computer character. And it keeps functioning only by killing people. A demon is an allegory, an embodiment of vice. Like pure hatred or pure lust or pure envy. Or a certain concept. It's a silly extreme, nothing beautiful about the idea, no matter how cute it is drawn. That's why I never understand people who enjoy drawing demons and undead. They only care about the appearance then? They imagine a cute lonely demon girl with aching heart because nobody wants to be friends with her. She cries, she begs the sky for justice, for a chance... OMG you're describing a normal person! Why a demon?! Just for the fun of her having horns?! Laziness cannot have friends. Color purple does not cry. For some reason people cannot accept simple human emotions without an exotic shell. If they wanna show love, they draw death with a scythe and a bunch of skulls. And then spend their lives explaining to everyone that THEY do not understand, that it's actually love on the painting! Well, art is a way of stereotypes, like it or not. Gestures prove it. We recognize joy and sorrow, anxiety and anger. From 2 lines drawn. So you cannot draw disgust and expect everyone to think it's pleasure. And there's something broken in a person if they feel related to demonic beings. What, they enjoy suffering? They don't care about other people? They use them? Yeah, somehow I cannot find any sympathy for that. I must be too shallow. (sarcasm) Speaking of sarcasm, Greg House is a good example. That's a person we can relate with. We may share the same feelings. We can imagine having his issues. That makes sense. A gallery of Gregs would have a point. It would take a huge skill though to express what this character holds. He's very subtle. His eyes show so many things. Genius actor. Brilliant character. And Dracula... is just a badass pale guy, as old as 40 grandmas. I can feel his oldman stench through the screen. And only enjoy him as a final boos of Castlevania. =P Just don't tell me "to each his own". A person loving cats is not equal to a person loving open fractures. You gotta question what exactly does the person love about it. Cats can be annoying but they can also be cute. Fractures are pure suffering and destruction. So are dead bodies. If a person enjoys what brings nothing good, it may be a serious psychiatric problem. Best kept to themselves than expressed in art for public.

[@Ominus434]

It's pretty simple to find a style really Just learn from everybody and Combine whatever techniques feel the most comfortable for you It's not rocket science and over time your styles gonna change anyway

[@christopherjohnson9167]

"It's just my artstyle bro" giving me mad flashbacks to experiences with dozens of artists at the art fundies pit at sheridan.

[@TonikoPantoja]

i miss the pit. thanks for reminding me what that little nook of area was called.

[@christopherjohnson9167]

@@TonikoPantoja I miss it too, twas a simpler time.

[@wantedasylum1091]

Is it really worth avoiding sleep for days on end, just to stand out from a crowd? I personally don't think so, but here's the thing. If you're making a series, you have to have a consistent art style, otherwise you'll alienate anyone watching or reading.

[@sara-name-unavailable]

if you asked me i think id say a style is the result of the lessons you've learned and the degree to which you implement them. as well as minor preferences like tools/brushes

[@Bryce4Impact]

Trying to develop a style without practicing the fundamentals regularly is like trying to grow fruit without tending to the tree. I tried to develop a face-drawing style on my own, and the results were horrifying. Now, I'm sticking closer to what I'm learning from other people, and my work looks more presentable because of it.

[@haileye4215]

Yep, I tried that once and my anatomy and art style got so broken that I almost gave up, now that I'm following references a bit more I've been improving a lot in a very short amount of time. And if I do make my own art style, I just mix and match what i already know and its helped me make art styles without them looking like a hot mess. Hopefully I can continue to learn more soon.

[@shizu2345]

1:45 : since the etymology of drawing is close to the one of design. Even tough most ppl now means "art with lines" (when saying drawing) the confusion with design remain in our culture. The art of drawing was more about schedule and prepare than to polish. Often draw was just templates/sketches. Also the will to it being unique, is proly due to the admiration toward "genius" in art: which are ppl distinctive by creating the rules of arts. Leading to a lot of ppl wanting their own drawing touch, while this seems to not show that much in painting or sculpting.

[@DarkTider]

Honestly, in doing comics, finding the right style, whether your own or not, can be vital, as the visual element needs to supplement the storytelling and the wrong style can sink the mood you are trying to create, or nail it :)

[@DuneDemon8]

Dear artists it is very important to understand that creating art for money is very different from creating art for fun. You can make your own art style, characters you like, little worlds you adore, and you might just here are there sell something, that will not be enough to cover even the expenses of creating that art. But when it comes down to really living from art, for 99% of us it will be exactly that- a job. Client will dictate everything, what you draw, how you draw it, and even will change pieces in ways you absolutely disagree with. Even if your style and your art somehow finds a direct market, in time the market will change, and you will be left behind again. It is a sad truth, but that is how it is.

[@JohnTheRipper6]

I love your videos, and your puppy mascot always makes me smile. :D

[@raviolipaneko5449]

You had me at your opening animation. Subscribed.

[@bloodyidit4506]

When I look at a cool drawing, I think "Wow I want to learn how to draw this eye/mouth/nose/ear/whatever" then I try it out. Trying to look for a style is like trying to look for an identity, to be different, when in fact being too different just means your art worsens because you're not focused on making it look good.

[@cloudshifter]

I never bothered with such nonesense, yet everyone says I have an artstyle. Just don't even think about it, do what you do and people will get the hand of stuff you do or tend to like to do.

[@fenrir-art4742]

I have too many to enjoy but some of them are so fun to use. Thanks for sharing.

[@OpEditorial]

Exactly though there's some artists out there who suffer from the Dunning-Kruger effect and suck no matter what, the important thing is to have fun.

[@spfft8902]

It just comes to you after a while

[@deevbunnyan3742]

The style I found appealing to do was Star Fox 64's artstyle. It's all I can model in. It was a pretty unique style that isn't talked about enough.

[@Mel-gg3xg]

I love the puppy in the thumb nail. He so cute!❤️ But absolutely! Thank you for taking about this.

[@esmi483]

I wish you posted this and I found this years ago when I was looking for my own style

[@jaysato]

i came here to watch this because it was exactly what i was looking for. :) i literally do not use that word "style". i at this point hate that excuse people use as well.. ugh

[@zeldaprincessgirl100]

I have different styles, and I'm always switching 🤣 And I'm not a young artist anymore, I'm in my 20s.

[@UmTois]

Huum Idk if I agree with the thumbnail title of "Stop trying to FIND an art style". To me it was always clear that "find an art style" meant "experiment". People do stagnate on doing always the same thing and aren't always aware of some specific stylisations/ techniques they'd actually like to incorporate on their current artstyle.

[@jjj7790]

For some young artist, "finding an art style" was actually just another way of saying "finding an artist trademark", aka developing tics and symbols to make your art seem uniquely yours in the way that big name artists have parts of their body of work that can be identified as belonging to that artist, like Butch Hartman and Studio Ghibli. In this case a lot of times it does lead to its own form of stagnation, where artist are trying to find things that they can repeat in their work instead of things they can improve in their work. It's sort of a silly thing to work towards if you're just a no-name kid learning art and you don't have a very big or well-known body of work.

[@averagekirbyenjoyer7909]

"Good artists copy. Great artists steal." -Steve Jobs

[@rheanasmith9011]

i didn't know i needed to hear this until now, great info :)