Great Shit, I love it!
I can also never stick to a style or even medium. But that is what keeps it interesting to me.
I don’t strive to be recognized for a style that I then have to keep from developing not to loose fans, I do what I do for the process and enjoyment itself and if someone likes it I am flattered.
If you want to commercialize your work (and treat it as such) it helps to develop a certain consistency so people know what they’ll get. But I think you can call authenticity a style too.
I’ve had single people get etchings, jewelry, clothing and paintings, tattoos from me that had nothing in common and were (to me) all over the place, but they told me it is all unquestionably my style.
So yeah... wouldn’t stick to anything you don’t want to create.
Thanks! Yeah I was curious from a professional stand point, I've been told before that its important to have consistency but didn't understand to what extent that meant. But you're right, why make stuff you're not into.
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hi, long time lurker, newbie poster.
I wanted a honest critique of my drawings as I don't get much input on them.
I was also wondering if people consciously pick and stick to one style? I ask this cause I'm not sure if my drawings all emit one style or if its just all over the place...I tend to just draw how I feel at the time and not very conscious of how its being drawn.
Great work! I love it. I would say that from the four you shared you have a definite artistic voice that is emitted from all of them. Obviously the still life is different in subject matter but I'm sure if you included a ton of your work we could see better how it fits into your oeuvre. Also the still life is awesome. The first three are reeaaally cool and I like the little details like the three handed man.
I've spent a lot of time making art and it has varied in style. Not being able to hone my energies into one specific style or method has frustrated me and contributed to my current hiatus. I want to get back into it. The past few days I have been going through my work to make a portfolio and I realized some ways in which the disparate styles are linked and the portfolio is looking pretty cohesive despite being a little all over the place. I want to get back in to art. It's a lot of work though and finding time when I work full time, have a wife, have pets, skate, and dj is almost impossible. I am glad I'm going back through my work though because it's making me think more creatively again.
Thanks! Its reassuring to hear that theres a connecting style between the 4 drawings. Cool.
I understand your frustration, I stopped drawing too cause I've felt like I hit some kind of wall.
Thinking back I think I spent too much time thinking about the outcome more than the process, and overthinking
things overall (I still do but...). It always seems like working creatives know/pick a style and just go for it.
I like your stuff. Especially the 4th drawing, are you using charcoal?
Your work definitely emits some sort of feeling.