Wednesday, December 7, 2016

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

23 comments:

  1. I love rambling! I ramble in every post i write! XD
    Most crazily, ~Olive

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  2. Good advice! Thanks for sharing! :D

    And I just got an idea for a drawing you should do, partially inspired by one of Faye's fangirl posts. ;) You should draw Loki!

    ~Lizzy

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    1. Yay! Thank you! :)
      Oh, that's a good idea! I'm sure Faye would love it!
      -Emma-

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  3. Awesome advice, Emma! That's so true. I get what you mean, and I completely agree! :D

    -Clara <3

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    1. Thanks! I'm glad someone could understand me! ;D
      -Emma-

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  4. But my style needs a Name, as Names are Identifiable Objects, and therefore rather coveted.

    (In which I take a sentence I wrote and make it into a blog comment that is relevant)
    (Wow, I'm random.)
    (Ok.)
    (Silence is golden, but you can buy gold.)

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  5. But of course, I struggle with this so badly. I want to do that thing where you tell like, three stories, from three different POVs, IN THREE DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS
    but
    I want to do that like, time is thyme and pi is pie things, where the staff is a staff, and it's just utter. non.sense.
    but
    I want to do like, wars, and fay, and dragons, because, I mean, DRAGONS.
    but
    I want to do realistic fiction where the characters go to Florida, and ride horses and stuff
    but
    I want to everything else too.

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    1. LOL! Yeah, I totally feel you! I guess you just have to do all of the things you want to do, then see what was the most fun for you! :D
      -Emma-

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  6. Lovely advice and thoughts, Emma! I saw a quote once that said the greatest authors were imitators...so true! :D

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  7. Thanks for the great art tips! I love them. :)
    I copy all the time with my drawings. It's so helpful to have something to look at when drawing. XD

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    1. You're welcome! I'm glad they could be of some use! :D
      -Emma-

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  8. That's really good advice, I'm working on getting out of my drawing block right now and I'm practicing by using other artist's style. I'm trying to learn how to draw anime and manga style, I've been wanting to do that since I was little.

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    1. Ooh, fun! I used to draw anime, but then I started on other styles! And yes, trying something new with your drawings (like your style) is so helpful to get you out of drawing block! XD
      -Emma-

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  9. This is awesome advice. I really should draw more.

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    1. Thanks! Yeah, you definitely should! :)
      -Emma-

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  10. I love this post. XD I copy all the time with my art. XD It's so helpful to look at something to get an idea where everything should go. Like, for when I draw people I sometimes have no hot clue where their arms (or eyes or legs or everything! XD ) are supposed to go.
    By the way, I love this blog! XD

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  11. Hey are you doing request at the moment? If so, could you please draw a red panda? (A.K.A the cutest things on earth! XD) It's ok if you cant, you may be busy, thanks anyways though!
    -Hailey

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  12. I love this! Finding your own style of art, whether it be drawing or writing or something else entirely, takes lots of time and practice. I know that with writing, I copied a looot of things with my first draft. I will never show that to the world, because it is hideous and unoriginal... but it got me to where I am today and my own unique style. :D

    Happy New Year, Emma! <3

    katie grace
    a writer's faith

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