Aug 30 2008
Finding Your Own Art Style In Fantasy Art
When it comes to the task of trying to draw consistently and in your own art style you need to consider how you can achieve this over time, there are ways of doing this with a little practice and effort and this blog post is aimed at you the artist trying to find yourself and your art style.
Firstly if you are reading this and you already feel that your art style has been found then read no more, but if you need help then you are here in the right place.
Now whenever you get down to drawing anything, you obviously take time to plan what you are going to draw or else you might not get anywhere, but taking the time to see how you tackle the drawing process is one of the key factors in finding your own art style, because by seeing how you plan and draw the way you do, the ways and methods shape the art you create and over time you draw better with a way of working set in place.
Now naturally the way you draw is followed by what you like and love to draw, being comfortable in what you seem to draw effortlessly gives you more confidence and the worry disappears from your drawing style making your art look more professionally drawn by someone whose personality shines through in the characters and scenes that you create.
Taking a look at how other fantasy artists work could also influence the types of art and style you adopt later on, but this is usually a good practice, because often is the case that any and every future artists get inspired or even change their art careers altogether at some point in their art ventures.
Having said all that is above, I would also say that the life you lead and the people that you meet also have an impact on your art style, this is especially true when you are put into situations that are out of your control and allow you to daydream or bounce off other peoples ideas.
Even the world around you influences key areas, especially in my on art I have found that taking a walk in the park can breath new life into my art when I return to my drawing board.
Taking on board new ways of working, advancing your techniques of drawing and trying a different approach to the evolution of your art all plays the part of building up your art style to a level you will be happy with.
