Finding Your Illustration Style Through Iteration

In this video, I share a drawing exercise that really helped me in the beginning of my illustration career. It's based on the idea of iteration, and involves drawing the same reference over and over again, while making changes with each version until you reach a desired "style."

Hopefully you get something out of it and use it to make discoveries with your own work! Enjoy and thanks for watching!

Music by J Rizzy Gets Busy

Email: gregkletsel at gmail dot com

[Peem_pom]

This is GOLD. This feels like somebody unlocked something for me.

[bronxkies]

I wish this channel would come back! He’s entertaining and I like his illustration style.

[XchelRocks]

Hey Greg, I really enjoyed this tip. I'm gonna start incorporating it into my practice. I usually draw the reference one time and call it a day -- but you're right, drawing it again help the drawing feel confident. Can't wait to see 4, 5, 6 & 7 of my drawings and see what I come up with.

[TrueJuxis]

This channel is everything I've ever wanted. The video editing, illustration, and everything = supreme. Thanks for making your content!

[ximenancs]

Finally a video that really teaches you how to find your style. Thank youuuu 🌈

[jmardesign]

Love this. As a fellow artist and illustrator, I love seeing how other brains work and their processes for creating.

[mewbunnies]

This was the exact video I needed, thanks! The “study artists you like” doesn’t help me at the stage I’m in, so this was quite helpful!

[Goldiewashere]

I wish I could like this video seven times!

[aliciagattis]

I’m teaching Studio for a Master’s in Art Therapy program this summer and I definitely used this video for an exercise with my students! Love it! 🙌

[NWong]

So helpful for us overthinking types. Thank you.😊

[NelaDunato]

Thank you for sharing this technique. I've been trying to draw stylized people and scenes from photo references but they always came out too realistic, not like the stuff I draw from imagination. (I already have a style, but I have difficulty enforcing it while I'm looking at references.)
I understand now that I've tried to skip steps! I expected to achieve my goal in drawing #1 or #2. The impatience always comes back to bite me :)

[ashleychang]

Dude this is the best practice about style i have seen on this vast wilderness

[glitteresque]

More videos please, I really enjoyed your videos so far, keep on the good work.

PS. That pointy hand is so neat.

[mathieuhains]

I love this. I figured out a few years back that my first character designs are always trash, but after like 12 versions I love what it becomes. I'll try your trick for sure! I love your channel!

[elizabethprout]

This just clicked for me. Drawing as I watch, didn't like what I had, *changed* it a little, and it worked. And now have these words stored in my psyche for next time I feel blocked. Just do it again. Ty you tube man on my phone o.o

[frederikkenielsen]

Plz come back and do more vids. Love your art style and you humor ☺️

[misterpizaloner]

Thank you, the only cool vid out there on findng your style til now

[matthewsmith-mattsmithmake]

hey man- thanks for making this! i just turned 32 and i’m still all over the place and looking for work- loving painting and drawing the most but missing that secret sauce that’s just mine. gonna definitely do this this weekend. hopefully make some magic happen. thanks for doing this! so glad i found your shit!

[ckvs]

It is very important to learn to add as many images as we can to our mind. If we also apply iteration to "drive" the image to our style, we can face any challenge. Thank you very much for this tip Greg, I am looking forward to seeing more of your videos. Greetings!!

[ant]

SCHWING! COOSCH! thanks - great idea - love the sound effects!