Sage advice as ever. I wish I'd gone through your process for finding your comic art technique--I started my first full-length graphic novel a few years ago during quarantine, using the same highly detailed, fine-lined, heavily shaded inks I was using for my regular illustrations at the time. Once I went back to my day job and didn't have six hours every day to work on it, I quickly realized my mistake, but had come too far to start over...so I'm still working on it to this day and it's an absolute slog. Adaptability of style is incredibly important.
When it comes to style, I'm reminded a little of Bill Watterson. Calvin and Hobbes, as characters, definitely are drawn with a particular style, but then there's the occasional comic depicting dinosaurs or some noir story from Calvin's imagination, and the style dramatically shifts to a more gritty, realistic aesthetic. There's merit (and generally a lot of fun) in learning to do it all, I would say.
I have been struggling with style, because I tend to change it when starting big projects to reflect the tone. I love how you depict this concept of style, thanks for putting it in such clear words.
honestly this very subject is the reason why years ago when I changed my online alias once again, I decided to go with 'Zero Consistency' because my inconsistent/versatile style was something I was proud of! Also really love these Berserkian artworks from this video, super eerie and ethereal
Heck yeah! I like to practice consistency within a specific project, but really change things to suit each project individually! And yeah, I'm always thinking about Berserkian visuals in the back of my head. Haha!!
What an awesome video! this condenses so many of my own thoughts on the matter that I've had over the last while, especially that concept of approaching each successive image-based project by working up a unique set of constraints for that project. It's certainly a highly-valued professional quality to have as an artist, and also quite personally rewarding, I think. Thanks for sharing your insights!
Well said map maker man! I was constantly trying to be 'something' with my art but really I was already me, I just needed to enjoy drawing which is what I am now doing. Draw what you want and when you want all for fun.
Exactly! If what you want it fun, the draw however you'd like! Don't stress about consistency! And if you want to improve, then try lots of different things!!
awesome and encouraging video Kyle! thank you for making this. maturation of the artist, i think can be loaded with growing pains along with the wonderful discovery of style! one long growing and learning process!
Just what I needed to hear man. Was just talking to my friend about how I was jealous of how he found his style so quickly. This definitely reframes how I think of not just the SPEED at which I get a style, but even the need for it at all! Lovely work as always
This is amazing! Thank you! As an aspiring filmmaker, I am constantly obsessing over my "style" or "voice." I realize that when it comes to actually creating something, your individual voice is the first thing that must be sacrificed. You must first listen and learn before you can speak.
There's a solid point to what you say. I was once the lead for 2-d animation in my student film, and one girl that was on my team had a very distinct style that I believe she was already present on instagram with. Our film had a different style that we'd already established with character design and an anim guide, but she still had trouble stretching outside her own cutesy style (which I thought was lovely) to fit the look of the film. That stuck with me, so while I do have a "style" that I'm fond of now, I still try to make sure I explore and learn form other styles and how they are used to communicate elements of a story. Thanks for the video! I've been trying to figure out avenues to sell my art online, and it's tough stuff when social media moguls tell you a consistent style across your page is what "sells" views.
Yup! This is a perfect example of what I mean! And maybe not every artist wants or needs to be able try many styles successfully. Plenty don't! But for many commercial artists, that's the whole job! And from a personal standpoint, I'd just get bored of doing everything the same every time. Cheers!!
There are parallels in music. Finding your voice, as in singing, is really just a matter of learning proper technique and using your natural voice. With instruments, there are often options to modify the sound, but the key is to always listen, and go with what sounds right to you. And crucially it can evolve and you can deliberately change it over time. And this gives you your style, without being something you focus on for its own sake. In art, you trust your eye, your eyes, your vision, outer and inner. And you follow your creative urges and instincts to use your tools as you need to express yourself. (Similar thing goes for DM's, btw.)
I spent a couple of years at music college (popular music courses, guitar/bass/drums etc.) and so many people there were completely obsessed with the idea of finding their "style". Like I would see people playing in such a ways as were utterly inefficient, ineffective or just plain bad and, upon asking them wtf they were doing, they would reply "oh, that's just my style" and it drove me bananas! Finding a quirk and leaning into it is not a "style", it's just a quirk and it's usually a great way to lock in bad habits early on in your career that will become impossible to fix later. So yeah I imagine it's the same in art. Just like you have to know the rules to break them, you kinda have to know other styles before you can find your own. Okay, tangentially tangential rant over! Thanks for the video!
Oh yeah, absolutely! As an art professor, I run into personal style being used as a defense mechanism all the time. It's really natural, because everyone wants to feel like they are doing well. But sometimes, style is brought in to renegotiate the criteria in a way that inhibits growth and explorations. As a hobbyist, do what you want, but as a student or professional, well, I don't think that's the move to make early on. Cheers!!
This channel along with Zeebashew have really effected how I think about RPGs and art in a very profound way. Thanks guys for being so odd and insightful
I not a proffesionnal artist, and I am not planning to be at all. I feel it would just ruin my passion and fun to my crafts. but, when I started drawing again, I wanted a result, a very specific one. and I have tried to find shortcut to avoid the daunting task of doing everything, knowing that I'll fail... a lot. because what I was scared was failure, I wanted to suceed first try, to not having to redo it over and over again. but with time, I am starting to learn temperance toward my result. frustration after frustration, I've learned to accept that my result isn't going to met my standards perfectly, and even less in one go. but that they may come eventually, I just gonna keep learning, keep doing, and keep spotting why it didn't worked, and how to do it better. in short, i've learned to enjoy the ride, to enjoy the process, and it helped me being... more kind to myself! that make the process less daunting. it is still, I have a particular relationship with drawing, but mending that relationship and expressing my ideas is why I feel it's worthwhile. and your video are very interesting because they are thought provoking: they've changed my perspective of a few topic now, and I feel a little bit more "prepared", or at least, I understand better some aspect of art thanks to that. to add to your social media/ect I do that without books. but I do that on pinterest! I watch art, and I study the art I am inspired by, to note what make it work, what I could "steal" for my next work, etc. it allow me to try and understand drawing process better. and I do end up having my own conclusion. I am not a book buyer, I frankly don't have the space allocated to them, even if I could. i'm a numeric nerd, so I have no particular relationship with physical work.
Heck yeah! Sounds like you are finding peace and satisfaction in your own journey! I'm really grateful for your thoughts here! If artists have different outcomes and priorities, they should do different stuff than what I'm saying. Cheers!!
When you were referring to other artist seeing themselves as machines and how it will burn them out, well it honestly broke my heart because its honestly how I have been treating myself and it makes me feel a little defeated because you are so right, I have started to lose some love for the process, not the whole thing, I love art I love telling stories and I also want to create a graphic novel..so what I'm going to do, is I'm going to try and find my love for the process again and I'm going to just draw to draw and just to create something in the world I love and want to make, Thank you Kyle, I needed to hear this and you were the only person that could have said it so well.
I’ve been there. I made a whole graphic novel while working full time jobs. It’s a really tough life in many respects. But if you can treat yourself like a whole person who is worthy of health and happiness, you’ll find a way! Best of luck!!
I would love to see you build a better hydra or sea serpent! I think that’s a rich vein for inspiration and would be curious to see what angle you would take :)
Interesting topic. You seem to be an outside the box kind of guy. I for one want somwthing akin to my own style because I want to be able to open my sketchbook and look at it like a nice work of art. But maybe this desire is influnced by the insta artists too, things to consider I guesz.
Heck yeah! I see a box and I think, "who benefits from me fitting inside this box?" We are all influenced by what we see and interact with, and that's often the best starting point! I just question how much artists need a style versus how much instagram, or TH-cam, or Etsy, or whomever wants us to have one, you know? What best for learning isn't always what causes a corporate platform to succeed!
I’m just a hobbyist, the only reason I work to have a semi-fixed style is because it makes it easier and less energy-intensive to draw things. I don’t have a lot of energy, so being able to slap out something I know is going to look nice and make me happy is kinda fun ^-^ It’s like cooking a tried-and-true delicious fav recipe to nibble on while I work on new, difficult recipes that require not only careful study but flexibility and tweaking before it fully suits my taste
Heck yeah! Work in the way that suits your life and creative goals!! If your art is bringing you joy, and that's what you want from it, then you got something really special to hold onto!!
I think when I first began drawing I had this misconception that your "art style" is something that's just somehow built-in to who you are. Almost like it's pre-determined at birth, everyone deep down inside has this magical ball of "art style" just waiting to be unlocked. And it led me to think that studying and copying existing art styles was somehow cheating. Ofc none of this makes any sense and just led to me stagnating as an artist during my teen years! But once I'd learnt how to study and improve more effectively the question "How do i find my style" stopped making any sense.
Hi there, thanks for the information and knowledge to be honest "trying to find my style" was and still is one of my biggest challenges to the point that I kinda quitted art all together for a good while, and I started making my own games instead. having something that isn't subjective like an error in a script or just plain math is easier for me to handle, but in the last two weeks the challenge came back, the game I'm making is more than just an idea now, so I decided to finally start adding some visuals to it and with it all the doubt and the infinite questions came back. A friend of mine decided to give me a hand and we became a team, she being the artist and I handle the code (and.. most of the decisions somehow?) we are still trying to figure out how to make the game look well, but atleast this time thanks to your video and plenty of others and having the help of my friend I think I'll be able to surpass this challenge once and for all. thanks (btw really cool art)
Yeah, I hear ya! Style can be a tiny box that artists just don't fit inside! It's better just to look at each project as needing a different approach, then deriving the style from that!
Great video Kyle. I'm at that crossroads creatively where I need to choose whether to chase a more commercial career with my art, or create work that is more personal. I'm very lucky that I get to draw cartoons for a living, but working out the best route is a challenge. In terms of style, I feel like have one that is very me, but I can also be flexible depending on the brief.
Incredible work and thoughts as always. Kinda reminds me of the beginning of the eclipse from berserk with a mix of floating stone heads from Atlantis! I am envious of your ability to tell a story in a scene. I’m curious, how do you go about constructing the story of a piece like this? Do you just sort of feel it out as you go, adding/subtracting random elements? Or do you have a semi clear story in mind going into it?
So, this piece is for the MONSTROUS book I'm working on. The goal is to make a monster manual that helps to tell stories about monsters rather than just treating them like interchangeable parts. So I strive to show some cause/effect relationship in the single image, or use composition to reinforce the theme of the monster's story. Also, the illustrations in the Monster Manual are wonderful, but they often just have the monster just floating on a white background without context. So I will always think about how the environment and camera angle is delivering tone and narrative as well. I hope this helps explain some of my thought process! This is a really big topic that artists work on for their whole lives!
Great video ! Honestly this is a thought that often bothers me. I wonder why we feel the need to find an artstyle; maybe because it's reassuring as a person to be able to say "I've found my way and this is it" even if it's counterproductive in the end.
When I make art for my D&D game my time and resources (and frankly my skill) is very limited so make what I can in procreate and what’s come of that has been my style. I agree with everything in this video. If I spent time obsessing over my style then I don’t think I’d have time left to actually enjoy my art and there’s enough reasons why that is difficult already. Thank you Map Crow as always! Also whatever you are drawing in the background is hella cool.
I have definitely found that "having a style" is overrated. I enjoy being able to engage with multiple styles at a time (occasionally even within the same project) to communicate the design to the viewer of said art. Once you stop looking so hard for your style... it becomes so much easier to identify. 😉 ~ Adam
We are have about a third of the writing done, and we will be making some specific timeline announcements soon! My teaching load was a lot this spring semester, so I had to step back from drawing and videos for a bit.
There's a root to the problem of style finding. Why do people think they are entitled to be successful as an artist drawing in their style? Their style might suck for commercial stuff. They're enamored with youtubers who sell 2 different prints and make bank because of the audience size, who make videos about how to make money online as an artist while they're really actually entertainers with a donation button. People whose jobs boil down to offering a service, art in this example, are much better served if they stop thinking their industry and situation is unique, and instead start thinking of themselves as workers. You're doing work for money while spending time. That's it. You can do it a million different ways, but ultimately you are a tool for the employer to create the work, even if the employer is a client or customer of yours. Stuff like this is why people are getting replaced by cheaper people in the 3rd world, who are significantly less entitled. I see it in every industry by the way. 1st world and some 2nd world people think they are above having to work. They think they're unique and can find a way out of the circus we all play. Sure, some managed to do it, but all the others have just wasted years of their life because they had an excuse not to try, while pretending to try at something else, whatever it is.
MAP CROW WE LOVE YOU!
Thank you so much!!
Sage advice as ever. I wish I'd gone through your process for finding your comic art technique--I started my first full-length graphic novel a few years ago during quarantine, using the same highly detailed, fine-lined, heavily shaded inks I was using for my regular illustrations at the time. Once I went back to my day job and didn't have six hours every day to work on it, I quickly realized my mistake, but had come too far to start over...so I'm still working on it to this day and it's an absolute slog. Adaptability of style is incredibly important.
When it comes to style, I'm reminded a little of Bill Watterson. Calvin and Hobbes, as characters, definitely are drawn with a particular style, but then there's the occasional comic depicting dinosaurs or some noir story from Calvin's imagination, and the style dramatically shifts to a more gritty, realistic aesthetic.
There's merit (and generally a lot of fun) in learning to do it all, I would say.
That last sentence is a wonderful sentiment and definitely spoke to me. (Also a ginormous fan of C&H)
I have been struggling with style, because I tend to change it when starting big projects to reflect the tone. I love how you depict this concept of style, thanks for putting it in such clear words.
I'm so glad! Cheers, Norea!!
honestly this very subject is the reason why years ago when I changed my online alias once again, I decided to go with 'Zero Consistency' because my inconsistent/versatile style was something I was proud of! Also really love these Berserkian artworks from this video, super eerie and ethereal
Heck yeah! I like to practice consistency within a specific project, but really change things to suit each project individually! And yeah, I'm always thinking about Berserkian visuals in the back of my head. Haha!!
I haven't seen anybody say it so perfectly and really get to the root of the problem. Thank you for this!
What an awesome video! this condenses so many of my own thoughts on the matter that I've had over the last while, especially that concept of approaching each successive image-based project by working up a unique set of constraints for that project. It's certainly a highly-valued professional quality to have as an artist, and also quite personally rewarding, I think.
Thanks for sharing your insights!
Well said map maker man! I was constantly trying to be 'something' with my art but really I was already me, I just needed to enjoy drawing which is what I am now doing. Draw what you want and when you want all for fun.
Exactly! If what you want it fun, the draw however you'd like! Don't stress about consistency! And if you want to improve, then try lots of different things!!
awesome and encouraging video Kyle! thank you for making this. maturation of the artist, i think can be loaded with growing pains along with the wonderful discovery of style! one long growing and learning process!
Hell yeah! Thanks for the kind words! Good too hear from you!
Just what I needed to hear man. Was just talking to my friend about how I was jealous of how he found his style so quickly. This definitely reframes how I think of not just the SPEED at which I get a style, but even the need for it at all! Lovely work as always
Glad to hear it! Art is something you'll want to enjoy and develop with for decades and decades!! Cheers!!
This is amazing! Thank you! As an aspiring filmmaker, I am constantly obsessing over my "style" or "voice." I realize that when it comes to actually creating something, your individual voice is the first thing that must be sacrificed. You must first listen and learn before you can speak.
Exactly! And your voice, your style, it'll grow stronger with more information, broader practice, not by limiting what you are learning. Cheers, Joel!
There's a solid point to what you say. I was once the lead for 2-d animation in my student film, and one girl that was on my team had a very distinct style that I believe she was already present on instagram with. Our film had a different style that we'd already established with character design and an anim guide, but she still had trouble stretching outside her own cutesy style (which I thought was lovely) to fit the look of the film.
That stuck with me, so while I do have a "style" that I'm fond of now, I still try to make sure I explore and learn form other styles and how they are used to communicate elements of a story.
Thanks for the video! I've been trying to figure out avenues to sell my art online, and it's tough stuff when social media moguls tell you a consistent style across your page is what "sells" views.
Yup! This is a perfect example of what I mean! And maybe not every artist wants or needs to be able try many styles successfully. Plenty don't! But for many commercial artists, that's the whole job! And from a personal standpoint, I'd just get bored of doing everything the same every time. Cheers!!
There are parallels in music. Finding your voice, as in singing, is really just a matter of learning proper technique and using your natural voice. With instruments, there are often options to modify the sound, but the key is to always listen, and go with what sounds right to you. And crucially it can evolve and you can deliberately change it over time. And this gives you your style, without being something you focus on for its own sake. In art, you trust your eye, your eyes, your vision, outer and inner. And you follow your creative urges and instincts to use your tools as you need to express yourself. (Similar thing goes for DM's, btw.)
Heck yeah! This really is a very broad topic, so it really applies to almost any creative endeavor, in my experience.
So good Kyle. Thank you for making this!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the kind words!!
I spent a couple of years at music college (popular music courses, guitar/bass/drums etc.) and so many people there were completely obsessed with the idea of finding their "style". Like I would see people playing in such a ways as were utterly inefficient, ineffective or just plain bad and, upon asking them wtf they were doing, they would reply "oh, that's just my style" and it drove me bananas! Finding a quirk and leaning into it is not a "style", it's just a quirk and it's usually a great way to lock in bad habits early on in your career that will become impossible to fix later.
So yeah I imagine it's the same in art. Just like you have to know the rules to break them, you kinda have to know other styles before you can find your own.
Okay, tangentially tangential rant over! Thanks for the video!
Oh yeah, absolutely! As an art professor, I run into personal style being used as a defense mechanism all the time. It's really natural, because everyone wants to feel like they are doing well. But sometimes, style is brought in to renegotiate the criteria in a way that inhibits growth and explorations. As a hobbyist, do what you want, but as a student or professional, well, I don't think that's the move to make early on. Cheers!!
This channel along with Zeebashew have really effected how I think about RPGs and art in a very profound way.
Thanks guys for being so odd and insightful
I not a proffesionnal artist, and I am not planning to be at all.
I feel it would just ruin my passion and fun to my crafts.
but, when I started drawing again, I wanted a result, a very specific one.
and I have tried to find shortcut to avoid the daunting task of doing everything, knowing that I'll fail... a lot.
because what I was scared was failure, I wanted to suceed first try, to not having to redo it over and over again.
but with time, I am starting to learn temperance toward my result.
frustration after frustration, I've learned to accept that my result isn't going to met my standards perfectly, and even less in one go.
but that they may come eventually, I just gonna keep learning, keep doing, and keep spotting why it didn't worked, and how to do it better.
in short, i've learned to enjoy the ride, to enjoy the process, and it helped me being... more kind to myself! that make the process less daunting.
it is still, I have a particular relationship with drawing, but mending that relationship and expressing my ideas is why I feel it's worthwhile.
and your video are very interesting because they are thought provoking: they've changed my perspective of a few topic now, and I feel a little bit more "prepared", or at least, I understand better some aspect of art thanks to that.
to add to your social media/ect
I do that without books. but I do that on pinterest!
I watch art, and I study the art I am inspired by, to note what make it work, what I could "steal" for my next work, etc.
it allow me to try and understand drawing process better. and I do end up having my own conclusion.
I am not a book buyer, I frankly don't have the space allocated to them, even if I could.
i'm a numeric nerd, so I have no particular relationship with physical work.
Heck yeah! Sounds like you are finding peace and satisfaction in your own journey! I'm really grateful for your thoughts here! If artists have different outcomes and priorities, they should do different stuff than what I'm saying. Cheers!!
Your works are amazing! I enjoy watching your videos really much
Found your channel recently, but it is spectacular!
thanks for making this. i recently started learning to draw and this was really helpful
When you were referring to other artist seeing themselves as machines and how it will burn them out, well it honestly broke my heart because its honestly how I have been treating myself and it makes me feel a little defeated because you are so right, I have started to lose some love for the process, not the whole thing, I love art I love telling stories and I also want to create a graphic novel..so what I'm going to do, is I'm going to try and find my love for the process again and I'm going to just draw to draw and just to create something in the world I love and want to make, Thank you Kyle, I needed to hear this and you were the only person that could have said it so well.
I’ve been there. I made a whole graphic novel while working full time jobs. It’s a really tough life in many respects. But if you can treat yourself like a whole person who is worthy of health and happiness, you’ll find a way! Best of luck!!
@@mapcrow Thank you, I needed to hear that, best of luck to you too!
I appreciate this more than I can say.
You’ve given me a lot to think about.
Thank you for the kind words, Margaret. And good luck figuring things out. I'll bet you'll love where you end up on the other side! Cheers!
I would love to see you build a better hydra or sea serpent! I think that’s a rich vein for inspiration and would be curious to see what angle you would take :)
Interesting topic. You seem to be an outside the box kind of guy.
I for one want somwthing akin to my own style because I want to be able to open my sketchbook and look at it like a nice work of art. But maybe this desire is influnced by the insta artists too, things to consider I guesz.
Heck yeah! I see a box and I think, "who benefits from me fitting inside this box?" We are all influenced by what we see and interact with, and that's often the best starting point! I just question how much artists need a style versus how much instagram, or TH-cam, or Etsy, or whomever wants us to have one, you know? What best for learning isn't always what causes a corporate platform to succeed!
@@mapcrow yeah. I just wish someone discussed this topic in depth before now.
But I'm sure Ill share this video in any artisr circle I come across
I’m just a hobbyist, the only reason I work to have a semi-fixed style is because it makes it easier and less energy-intensive to draw things. I don’t have a lot of energy, so being able to slap out something I know is going to look nice and make me happy is kinda fun ^-^
It’s like cooking a tried-and-true delicious fav recipe to nibble on while I work on new, difficult recipes that require not only careful study but flexibility and tweaking before it fully suits my taste
Heck yeah! Work in the way that suits your life and creative goals!! If your art is bringing you joy, and that's what you want from it, then you got something really special to hold onto!!
this is perfect, I love your channel
Thank you so much!
I think when I first began drawing I had this misconception that your "art style" is something that's just somehow built-in to who you are. Almost like it's pre-determined at birth, everyone deep down inside has this magical ball of "art style" just waiting to be unlocked. And it led me to think that studying and copying existing art styles was somehow cheating.
Ofc none of this makes any sense and just led to me stagnating as an artist during my teen years! But once I'd learnt how to study and improve more effectively the question "How do i find my style" stopped making any sense.
Hell yeah, Zac! Me too!! I think it's just one of those things you gotta learn the hard way, I guess! Haha
Yo nice animated logo
I don’t think this is the first video it’s been in but it’s the first I noticed
It’s very nice
Thank you Kyle.
Hi there, thanks for the information and knowledge
to be honest "trying to find my style" was and still is one of my biggest challenges to the point that I kinda quitted art all together for a good while, and I started making my own games instead.
having something that isn't subjective like an error in a script or just plain math is easier for me to handle, but in the last two weeks the challenge came back, the game I'm making is more than just an idea now, so I decided to finally start adding some visuals to it and with it all the doubt and the infinite questions came back.
A friend of mine decided to give me a hand and we became a team, she being the artist and I handle the code (and.. most of the decisions somehow?) we are still trying to figure out how to make the game look well, but atleast this time thanks to your video and plenty of others and having the help of my friend I think I'll be able to surpass this challenge once and for all.
thanks (btw really cool art)
Yeah, I hear ya! Style can be a tiny box that artists just don't fit inside! It's better just to look at each project as needing a different approach, then deriving the style from that!
Great video Kyle. I'm at that crossroads creatively where I need to choose whether to chase a more commercial career with my art, or create work that is more personal. I'm very lucky that I get to draw cartoons for a living, but working out the best route is a challenge. In terms of style, I feel like have one that is very me, but I can also be flexible depending on the brief.
Incredible work and thoughts as always. Kinda reminds me of the beginning of the eclipse from berserk with a mix of floating stone heads from Atlantis!
I am envious of your ability to tell a story in a scene. I’m curious, how do you go about constructing the story of a piece like this? Do you just sort of feel it out as you go, adding/subtracting random elements? Or do you have a semi clear story in mind going into it?
So, this piece is for the MONSTROUS book I'm working on. The goal is to make a monster manual that helps to tell stories about monsters rather than just treating them like interchangeable parts. So I strive to show some cause/effect relationship in the single image, or use composition to reinforce the theme of the monster's story. Also, the illustrations in the Monster Manual are wonderful, but they often just have the monster just floating on a white background without context. So I will always think about how the environment and camera angle is delivering tone and narrative as well. I hope this helps explain some of my thought process! This is a really big topic that artists work on for their whole lives!
Great video ! Honestly this is a thought that often bothers me. I wonder why we feel the need to find an artstyle; maybe because it's reassuring as a person to be able to say "I've found my way and this is it" even if it's counterproductive in the end.
I think it’s the first thing we start to notice early, we’ll before we learn all the stuff that goes on behind it.
When I make art for my D&D game my time and resources (and frankly my skill) is very limited so make what I can in procreate and what’s come of that has been my style. I agree with everything in this video. If I spent time obsessing over my style then I don’t think I’d have time left to actually enjoy my art and there’s enough reasons why that is difficult already. Thank you Map Crow as always! Also whatever you are drawing in the background is hella cool.
My pleasure, Myanther! Cheers!! What I'm drawing is one of the angels for the Monstrous book! It'll be in a new preview packet soon!!
I have definitely found that "having a style" is overrated. I enjoy being able to engage with multiple styles at a time (occasionally even within the same project) to communicate the design to the viewer of said art. Once you stop looking so hard for your style... it becomes so much easier to identify. 😉
~ Adam
Yup! When people say, "That's just my style" I always thing, "Why stop at just one though?" Cheers!!
I love your work. I was wondering what is the purpose of the holder around the media you are drawing with?
Check the description ;)
@@mapcrow Thanks I was wondering if that is the case, between the hours and screen time this stuff can take a toll.
Heya Kyle. Was just wondering if there's any updates on "Monstrous?"
We are have about a third of the writing done, and we will be making some specific timeline announcements soon! My teaching load was a lot this spring semester, so I had to step back from drawing and videos for a bit.
Dude with the hammer and chisel angered the wrong gods with his iconoclasm
another question i get is how do you draw? there isnt really an answer other then i just do it
Agree
What is the map Crow Crow's name? 🤔
Not sure! Any suggestions??
@@mapcrow Felix?
What grip do you use on your tools ?
Check the description ;)
@@mapcrow oh shut , im sry .
Map Crow, how do I find an art style? 🙃
At the end of the rainbow ;P
@@mapcrow finally the answer I've been searching for
There's a root to the problem of style finding. Why do people think they are entitled to be successful as an artist drawing in their style? Their style might suck for commercial stuff. They're enamored with youtubers who sell 2 different prints and make bank because of the audience size, who make videos about how to make money online as an artist while they're really actually entertainers with a donation button.
People whose jobs boil down to offering a service, art in this example, are much better served if they stop thinking their industry and situation is unique, and instead start thinking of themselves as workers. You're doing work for money while spending time. That's it. You can do it a million different ways, but ultimately you are a tool for the employer to create the work, even if the employer is a client or customer of yours.
Stuff like this is why people are getting replaced by cheaper people in the 3rd world, who are significantly less entitled. I see it in every industry by the way. 1st world and some 2nd world people think they are above having to work. They think they're unique and can find a way out of the circus we all play. Sure, some managed to do it, but all the others have just wasted years of their life because they had an excuse not to try, while pretending to try at something else, whatever it is.
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5:10 he’s giving him a belly rub
Nice faces!
I love your work, but man.... This one is SUPER unsettling!
Wonderful!! That's what I'm going for!!
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