artist-confessions: It's My Style - Not A Bad Thing?

artist-confessions:

Lemme explain, and before people come at me with various… ahem, colorful responses, read the following paragraph first.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with having a style when it comes to drawing. But, it doesn’t hurt to learn the basics (anatomy, posing, etc.) so that your style can look…

Why are you following me?

illustratosphere:

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I love drawin’ satyrs.

Sue me.

If there could be any music that could play for the artist-confessions blog, I would choose “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns n’ Roses.

(Source: spectralumbrella)

Thank you very much :)

What sort of artist would you most identify yourself as?

Probably like a character designer or a cartoon artist.
What would be your secondary identity?
A mage who is also a cat. I’ve always loved magic and everything about it.
What forms of art do you dabble in, but don’t excel at? Dabbled in pencils and pastel. Not exactly proud of the outcomes in those mediums.
How would you describe your ‘style’?

Cartoon with a dibble-dabble of anime undertone. Kind of cutesy.

What medium do you favor most?

It’s a tossup between marker, pen and ink, and watercolor. Can’t choose a favorite :(
What are your favorite subject matters?

Fantasy crap. Also, I like designing clothes, complex floral designs, crap that makes you say “lolwhut” and occassionally drawing angels and demons.
What are your least favorite subject matters?
People, mechs, or anything that’s too simply drawn.

List your Artistic Strengths

• Character designs
• Color
• Ideas
• Value

List your Artistic Weaknesses

I get frustrated when things don’t go as planned, I can’t think very straight. I shut down afterward and cannot work anymore. I also worry too much about things that don’t really matter or matter as much.

Which of the above weaknesses would you most like to see improve?

I need to stop getting frustrated and calm down.
Adult Content… yes/no?

Not afraid to draw anatomical structures here and there.
Adult Subject Matter you favor?

I don’t choose favorites.

Schooling/Training received in the arts?

How to draw in realism, usage of value, lighting, composition, color, and drawing in the styles of Pop Art, Impressionism, etc.
Schooling/Training you’d still like to have?

How to use a digital program to draw, like Photoshop or SAI.
Would you consider yourself prolific, or a ‘quality over quantity’ sort of artist?

Quality over quantity.
Would you considering yourself a Fine Artist, or a Commercial Artist?

Fine.
Where would you like to be in five years?
Haven’t decided.

(Source: spectralumbrella)

Got a new Moleskine book for watercolors!

Didn’t do much yet, except for a lone design of a fish knight.

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• A compliment
• A story
• Why you follow me
• If you met me what would you do
• A cute message
• One thing you want to tell me
• One thing you want to know about me

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Darjeeling and Dacquoise: On Critique

artist-confessions:

I’m not one of those people who doesn’t know when to ask for help, or when to seek references. However, I had a really nasty experience with an artist who instead of giving critique in a friendly manner dropped insults all over everyone’s art. As a result, I’m terrified…

Just because someone says nice things doesn’t mean they’re trying to be buttlickers or sugarcoaters. Saying that your colors look like vomit or how your characters have odd anatomy isn’t exactly constructive. However, if you say that you should do this with your colors to make them more eye appeasing or what parts of anatomy you should focus on, that can be considered constructive.