if you're trying to find your art style...STOP! (do this instead...)

Did you know that...finding your art style isn't even important?!?! You actually don't have to figure it out..really. There are other things artists should be focusing on as they grow, and I'm talking about that a bit in this video, whilst I design and carve a stamp.

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[Blick_Art]

We agree, chasing after a signature style can really get in the way of skill-building, experiencing the materials, and creating authentic content. Style is really more the product of the audience and how other people define what we create as artists. Hope nobody minds when we say "we" because most of us on the Blick team are artists and art educators!

[Iktekenkatjes]

Yes!! I am 23, and only recently ''accepted'' that there is no way to force development of style, it happens without you noticing it and you will see it if you look back at your older art. I think many teenagers aim to be like their favourite artists but... you will never be. You shouldn't want to be, cause that stuff is already out there, we don't need a fake version of it, too :) Make something that is uniquely yours, don't pretend to be someone you are not, even in the art you make. People will always prefer art that has character over art that is simply ''a well executed imitation''. Great video as always, thanks!

[jonescalypso]

I've asked several teachers and family members about finding one's art style. The sum of what they told me is that it's like your handwriting. You can adjust it and work on it to make it a certain way that you like, but there's still going to be patterns of a style that's yours. It will just naturally show through. Similarly, they said, if you look back at your art pieces, you'll start to notice patterns and a style come through on its own. The more you practice, the more clear it will become.

[artrip]

I 100% agree with what you’ve shared. I actually really enjoy trying out different ways to create and i would hate to limit myself for the sake of appearance. It’s just so magical to create when i don’t try to control it because then i leave room to be surprised by what i come up with!

[ostdraws]

For myself, I’ve always had set my ultimate goal in art to recreate an anime/manga art style but found it helpful to explore other styles along the way! When aiming for a particular art style, it gets frustrating when you can’t capture it perfectly. Even after several years drawing, I’ve only now adapted to the style more than ever. I feel that exploring different styles adds to your understanding of art fundamentals like line weight, anatomy, proper stylization, and what not. There’s a unique art style in an anime I want to replicate so I’m currently working to there in baby steps (mostly adding one element at a time to my artworks). I think the video highlights a big issue that beginner artists, and some intermediate artists, face when trying to separate themselves from everyone else. The most important thing to remember really is to just have fun with it :DD

[KRIS-grhn]

If you love creating, it really doesn't matter what style it is. Just make stuff and enjoy the process and be proud of the result. If you want to get better at a specific thing, rinse & repeat. If you want to do something else, do something else. Why let yourself be pigeon-holed by a style. Change lanes as much as you want... there's no art police.

[yanderelemming]

I always try to tell people this!! The Warhol quote is really great too

[MoonflowerWitch]

My art style is scribble until it looks like something

[lauraleesimons]

I’ve been all over the place with learning and trying new things since a little girl. Now I’m nearly 40 and wanting to be a professional artist… there is a time for experimentation and for some there will be a time for a definite style so I agree and disagree

[justbbbabs]

i saw some beginning artists around me asking about how to find their art style, and at the time i couldn't put all of my thoughts into words... but this video was pretty much exactly what was going through my mind!! i couldn't have put it better myself! also, i've never heard that Andy Warhol quote before, but i will absolutely be telling myself that whenever i need it now ^-^

[legomark]

From my experience I didn’t really worry about a art style when I was younger I just drew whatever I felt like and still do draw whatever I feel like but I know what art style I always try to go for witch is realism sure I’m not that good at it but I know I’ll get better as times go on my most realistic pieces of art are my eyes ball if I draw them big but I’m not good at making them small on a human face

[TheNerdJournals]

Great video, Leanne. I really enjoyed watching you make this stamp. I've been working on developing my own style but I'm just so all over the place I'm not sure if I could ever settle.

[kat_in_wonderland]

I love listening to your videos while I work! Your vibe is so chilled and honestly I always find value in what you say! Even if I already know one or two of the things you mention, I feel we as artists need to be reminded of all this stuff constantly! I started HATING working on my art because everything was too serious...but now I feel my enthusiasm for it is starting to return!

[skylersadventures]

I'm trying to find an art style to illustrate a children's book I wrote.
Someone in the comments said something about handwriting being like an art style. Even through years of drawing freely, my art looks childish. I've tried looking at kids books for inspiration, but I end up getting frustrated instead 😅

[leonahussey]

I’ve watched some of your videos and I like your level headed approach. 😊

[robineliason]

Something I have found helpful when I find an artist that I like is not so much trying to copy their work, per se, but try and see if I can isolate what element(s) of their word draw me in and see if I can incorporate that idea into my own work.
And I am so glad to see you do this video. I see constant videos telling me how to define my art style RIGHT NOW, usually ny picking one from a small number of predetermined styles. Hard no! I find over the years that I have been through several styles, and I have developed as an artist and changed as a person. I even se a flux in my work from day to day, sometimes, depending on my mood.
And I love the Warhol quote! Perfection!
Thank you so much for this video.

[davidhogan]

This is great advice except perhaps if the artist is concerned with making money. Then the words "Art Style" usually equate to a marketable brand. Because an artist's work has to be instantly recognizable as that artist's work in the marketplace. That is the way the system has commoditised artists.Though really, art should be about transformation rather than transaction.

[lizzelloart]

I find it ironic that you quote Andy Warhol, then say don’t copy anyone’s work as your own. Not funny cause of you but funny cause that’s exactly what he did. 😂😂