How to Find Your Style - For Drawing and Writing

Something that is super cool is how advice I come up with for writing or drawing separately will work for the other one as well. Like, this post was meant for drawing specifically, but the more I thought about it, the more I was like- this will work for writing as well...

SO! Onto the post and the advice and the stuff you want to hear!
Unless you like hearing my random thoughts...

Okay, so if you're like me, you will most likely look at other people's art and be like- AAGGH!!! They have the most amazing style ever. I love how they draw their eyes or how this author writes descriptions and dialogue, or whatever it is.

I definitely struggle with wanting every style of drawing ever made to be my style.

CREDIT TO BURDGE BUG

LIKE, LOOK AT BURDGE BUG'S ART STYLE AND JUST AGHHAGDHGDHGFHSGAHG

GIMME.

But then...

WOW! Look at this cartoon-y style that some awesome artist did (whom I do not know.XD)! I WANNA DRAW LIKE THAT TOO! LOOK AT ITTTT!! 

CREDIT TO MIRANDA YEO

*squeal*

BUT THEN LOOK AT THIS SUPER SIMPLE STYLE THAT JUST KILLS ME, LIKE CAN I HAVE THAT, TOO?!?!?

And when it comes to authors and writers, it's the same way! You love how they've crafted the story and the characters, and all that jazz, but what can you do about getting it to be your style as well?

A few years ago, I started to really get back into drawing a lot more, and I began to draw Disney characters. I loved Elsa and Anna and Frozen in general, so I started drawing them because I loved the characters. Soon I was drawing a ton of Disney characters to sell at a local craft fair (bad idea, kids. Turns out COPYRIGHTS ARE A THING, SO YEAH.)

I really grew a style from drawing all of these Disney characters, and it's still prevalent in my style nowadays, even though it has certainly evolved. And that's a good thing!

So, my advice short and simple is to, erm, I guess...copy...?

Although it sounds bad, it is my advice, but don't COPY copy, just take the things you love from your favorite artists and implement it into your own art! When you are inspired by a person's style, and you let it influence how you draw/write/create, you grow and evolve your style into something that is even more you. Although it's someone else's style, it's something YOU love personally, so it sort of is your style as well. And when you're an artist in any sense of the word, you will make things your own and won't lose your uniqueness. :)

So, that's my advice, take it if you will, but it's something that definitely helps me! I sort of stalk things then try to do it on my own and I create something special to myself. It's really fun to do, even if you don't ever draw in that style again. :)

I guess I'll wrap up my post now...Never been very good with that...So...Bye! :D

-Emma-

Oh, you're sooOOooOoOo right, Spell Check. OF COURSE "dialogue" isn't a real word. The entire world has been getting it wrong all this time.

P.S. I feel like when I go back to read my advice posts, I can't understand a word I'm saying. Hopefully you all can. XD