An Art Style Rant: Styles and Mistakes, Disliking an Art Style
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- Опубликовано: 7 ноя 2024
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“There’s all kinds of art styles I hate”
*Cue picture of Big Mouth*
Krookodile
Tbh, that art style scares the shit out of me
(The hormone monsters are a pretty cool concept tho)
I honestly really liked that show and as I watched it I was actually there for the content and not to laugh at the style. ;-)
YES. FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE FUCKING HATES THAT STYLE
Is that Jyushimatsu?
I love that show so much
"Are styles are like handwriring" I really liked that. Never thought about it that way before 🙂
handwriring
my handwriring is bad
Hill ART same
people dont make spelling mistakes and say its just their handwriting
*our
Art styles are like handwriting, but you gotta know how to write basic letters, symbols and numbers before you have your own handwriting.
thats a bad example you always have ur own handwriting
@@morpology Bro tf are you talking about? Did you read anything I wrote???
@@ohokay9420 he probably just saw the word *handwrite* and proceeds to comment blindly
no you dont
True that. The way how I write in kindergarten is nothing like how I write now.
Finally someone who doesn't like the Big Mouth art style. It seems everyone I discuss it with says the same things. "They did that on purpose so you can't dislike it!"
Edgy Boi who likes that art style any way???
Just because they did it on purpose doesn't mean you can't dislike it lmao
I honestly dislike it and it looks really awkward to me sometimes
Edgy Boi it's like watching Lion King with your friend, and they say that you can't hate Scar 'because he's meant to be evil' or something like that
maybe the show just sucks so bad the fans need something random to defend
@@drownedgod I enjoy the show overall, and i can enjoy the art style too. It's meant to look awkward at times. And i enjoy that.
Art Style Theft is like 2 people arguing why they have the same car.
Hirata Somethin best comparison I've seen hands down
More like apple arguing that someone's table looks like an iphone (and should therefore pay for it) ;P
Asteria bitch what
not really
Hirata Somethin I thought you said Art Theft and I was about to get mad because Art Theft is real and it happened to me (physically not online). But it said Art Style Theft so I agree. Personally I like drawing anime with my own little touch. I hate it when people say that anime is unoriginal and you should avoid drawing it! I can do whatever I want bish.
If you make a genuine mistake and then say “It’s just my art style!” then that’s the equivalent of saying “I didn’t spell this wrong, it’s just my handwriting!”
Some people also make mistakes with things like shading, but when you point it out they say "it's my art style!" even though they would still be drawing in their art style if they *didn't* add shading to that particular drawing
No, not really. A spelling mistake is something concrete. No form of art is concrete.
@@VOKZEL b-b-but I have to feel superior 😭
@@VOKZEL "No form of art is concrete" This is true, with a massive caveat. I think what people have a problem with is how art fundamentals are more or less concrete, and an artists ignorance on the topic, whether intentional or not, is what annoys people. I'm not going to look at someone's shit drawing of an anime character and say, "I'll let that pass, because it's obvious they are trying", spoiler alert, drawing anime usually means that A. you lack fundamentals, B. you aren't even trying, C. you might be an indulgent degenerate.
It's fine to be indulgent, like with my anime example, but when someone calls you out on it, the last thing you should say is, "it's my art style!", because it most likely isn't. I should know, I used to be one of those kids who drew anime, and that time spent drawing anime proved to be detrimental to my development as an artist in the long run.
@@SleepyMatt-zzz no fundamentals are concrete and defying them creates interesting developments and drives improvement
Some people have very similar handwriting. Some people also have very similar art styles. It’s really not that big a deal. No one is stealing your art style because that art style is not yours. It’s not copyrighted. It’s not illegal to draw something in the style of a specific cartoon, so why is it so wrong to draw in your style specifically?
Exactly it just annoys me when someone claims That the art style they use is theirs. Like I use chibi art style but it's not mine But you can't steal the person's art.
small bean the doodle I also use chibi art style
Art styles is the same as handwriting, even if some looks alike, it's not theft or anything. However, if you steal someone's poem, story or whatever shit word by word and claim it as yours, THEN we have a problem.
your art style (no matter who you are) will always end up as an gross amalgamation of your favorite artists' styles.
I mean if art style 'theft' was actually a thing then every anime on earth is a copy of each other
"You can dislike an art style"
*breaths in*
THANK YOU
Soki *breathes out*
AMEN
PRAISE THE MIGHTY ART GODS
TAHNK YOUUU
:D
ok but
no one cares
1:07 thanks for putting my style in there bro
this comment needs more recognition
@@junkalicious_ Yes
You stole my art style, since you drew a simple circle, and thats how I draw MY circles!!
See you in court!
TopHat Sam ikr ridiculous...
TopHat Sam Make sure you sue him!
Yea! Get him!
EXCUSE ME, how dare the, accuse me of such a thing. I DRAW MY CIRCLES WITH A MECHANICAL PENCIL AND YOU DONT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
TopHat Sam w e l p
The best art style is "stick figure". Good shit
Irrelevant Intelligence ye
Especially hyuns dojos stick figures...
Gawddamm...
thanks
But there's a whole bunch of stick figures! For instance, Henry Stickmin looks different from those guys from XKCD!
Stick figure wItH SpIkEy HaIr
"It's not an art mistake, it's just my art style!"
"It's not a punctuation error, it's just my writing style!"
"It's not that I'm sleep-deprived, it's just my sleep schedule!"
"It's not laziness, it's just my work ethic!"
"It's not a car accident, it's just my driving technique!"
"It's not a criminal offense, it's just the way I follow the law!"
ZHBG 9224 lmao this is basically what people are saying
ZHBG 9224
“It’s not that I’m a serial killer, I just murdered multiple people.”
Every Karen ever:
@@seraphywang4638
"Its not murdering, I just let them bleeed!"
Hello, World!
Good one.
As someone who's art style has gone from (very anime), to realistic, to (heavily inspired by another artist), to cartoonish and back again I think putting too much pressure on one's art style and trying to make it stay consistant and recognizable can stagnate growth as an artist. Never feel afraid to challenge yourself and try new things.
yes, i think that we should just draw freely after learning the basics and doing what we want, letting our art style develop naturally.
Yes the basics are important. I had an art teacher who once we finished learning the basics of anatomy and completed our assignments would let us work in any different style or art medium. She even let me submit work digitally or traditionally. I even learned a bit about animation in her class. Other students didn't bother trying anything at all and either failed or had horrible grades despite her being one of the few teachers I had who marked assignments based on how much effort the student put forth instead of what style or medium they used as an artist.
yeah, i agree! i've always had an anime art style but lately i've been doing more (western) cartoonish and also a bit of realism. i also think it's important not to confine yourself or any artist to just one style! you can do things with one style that you couldn't do with the other, and part of being an artist in my opinion is expressing yourself and/or your ideas in whatever way you want!
It's also okay to use a different style when using different mediums. I always use a different style when animating compared to digital art or traditional art. Sometimes you may have to alter your style to fit the situation. (or your client's vision, if you are doing art commissions)
Lapist Macir That right there, kinda scares me. It's like I finally found my style and then some people are saying it's looks low quality and when I go back to being inspired by other artists, they'll flame me. I'm still learning the basics of everything but I fear, I may run into that problem one day.
Take a shot every time someone makes a "Take a shot every time SS says art style"...
I'm blind now, so that's a thing.
*sipp*
Emma Reeves Seek medical attention.
Take a shot every time someone makes a “Take a shot every time someone makes a ‘Take a shot every time SS says art style’...”
well, because I'm underaged by a few years, would apple cider work? I really don't wanna end up in a stream in the middle of the woods somewhere in Florida.. (yes, I was going for over-the-top points)
"But handwriting, like art styles, can sTILL SUCK."
welp.
i found my new catchphrase.
plz no
Plz yes
Plz
Youre art is so bad you should use it as a catch phrase
@oofingberg ok, first off, you’re only going off a decently drawn pfp. Second off, it’s *your. They aren’t art my good sir.
that's funny that you would compare art styles to handwriting, my handwriting has gotten worse over the years while my drawings improved lol
He's never said that handwriting and art skills should go in pair, I think that was actually a good comparison. xD
He compared art style and handwriting, because they're both unique to each person.
ME
Fast note taking does that to you
Same. My handwriting sucks even worse than my drawing skill.
why do people on tumblr give characters noses that are red like they have fevers like are they okay
ikr
I think it stems from those old kids books where the nose is slighly more redish than the rest of the face
And it might also just be them trying to be more *a e s t h e t i c* or whatever
I think they try to give it more depth but seriously though you’re right
to pretend its not generic anime art
It's easier to carve out shapes when there is a darker color
The artstyle is like handwriting. The basic drawing knowledge (anatomy, perspective, color theory, etc.) is like grammar. You can bend the rules with how you write, but you can't bend the rules of grammar. No matter what, a grammar mistake is still a mistake and will ruin the look of your sentence.
ppl still care abt grammar lol. go get a hobby
@@bur_n_t People still use abbreviations? Stop annoying people on the internet and do your chores (also you should of used a question mark (?) Instead of a period (.) In your first sentence)
@@a_reelskitface If you really want to be so nitpicky about punctuation (and btw, a period is not incorrect since that could have been a rhetoric question or a statement), at least get yours right. You didn't use a period at the end of the sentence which is like the biggest punctuation mistake one can make.
Not to mention the usage of "should of" instead of "should have", it is beyond me how someone complaining about grammar or any kind of poor writing can make such a mistake.
@@aixide I never put periods at the ends of comments and descriptions, and I've been raised to know should of, not should have (I have absolutely no idea how to make this not sound passive aggressive but I'm not trying to be rude)
@@a_reelskitface Well that means you're already better than me beccause I was definitely being passive aggressive lol, it just annoys me when people cling on to grammar mistakes. Do whatever you want tho
An art style is an abstraction of realism. The saying "You have to know the rules before you can break them" applies here. Your style is defined by the details you focus on, and the details you choose to leave out, all in order to get your desired effect. Every cartoon creator and popular artist has learned realism at one point, because that's how you learn the fundamentals of art.
I've never drawn realism. I've tried and it ends up anime style
@@HYPERxSONICxFANx2012 practice is everything ;)
@@HYPERxSONICxFANx2012 That isn't exactly to say you haven't picked up on realism. Body proportions are learnt through proper referencing even if not noticed at first. You brain realizes how the body is shaped and structured through repeated practice and efforts. Even if you claim that you can't achieve realism, you are slowly but surely incorporating it in your art, though simply modifying to fit your style. Most anime artists start off with wonky proportions and lackluster body shape, but as they reference the appearance of the body, they learn to modify the actual appearance of the body to fit the style without looking distorted. It's one of the simple ways to tell a good artist from a lackluster one.
I love hyper realism , I keep getting better and it goes in the library where I live
@@HYPERxSONICxFANx2012 I have the same problem, though not as big as I used to.
I've been practicing anatomy, perspective, figure drawing and proportion and can tell it's improved my drawings a lot.
But God everytime I say "I'm gonna draw something realistic" I just end up taking what I see and stylizing it instead.
2:18
That's the most amount of life I've ever heard from Solar Sands.
lop must stop hes dead inside
*"cAN STILL SUCK"*
_CaN sTiLl SuCk_
what about "PRICELESS!"
Shit, your right
( .-! )
I hate when people use the excuse 'it's my artstyle!' when someone critiques their anatomy or facial features or smth especially when they're trying to draw realistically. Like there is no "iTs mY aRtStYlE" when you're trying to draw realistically.
Honestly, if someone tells you it looks off “IT LOOKS OFF”. Don’t just ignore them, fucking learn why it looks off and take criticism.
@@a_wanna_be well, it depends if you're trying to make it look off. it's also pretty lazy and unhelpful criticism if they don't tell you why it looks off.
Fr
My mom used to say the characters I draw had lower torsos that r way too short. I argued that it was my art style until I finally realised that I have to change it cause the lower torsos were shorter than the top part lol
@@funnylittlecreature Still people want to give helpful criticism but will still go out of there way to say it’s just they’re art style.
It’s almost like people have *taste*
Quelfiado well hello there
Spy: This is people's art styles
Soldier: Dear god...
Spy: There's more
Soldier: No...!
we LL
And that taste is apparently pork/chicken... (it says online)
Quelfiado you have 159 now
*When someone draws 7 fingers*
‘That’s my style’
it is tho-
Shut up gacha kid
Neo I’m not a kid
Y'all calm down, She was just joking smh
@@maxlovesbread LMFAO
The "you can't judge art because you don't draw!" Argument is getting so overused it's starting to give me a brain hemridge.
Wait, someone still using it?
It's haemorrage/ hemorrage, actually. I am so sorry.
But for real though, ive heard that argument before and... i completely disagree. I let people who can't draw judge my art all the time, and they're pretty good at it.
its a lot easier to spot the mistakes in others drawings
Non artists have every right to critique artwork, even if they know nothing about it, but it's usually not very helpful because they can't actually explain anything to help you improve, or just blurt out random bs to try to sound like they know what they're talking about.
@@feathersong5838 well, they can help spot the mistakes, but since they dont know too much about art, they cant use the right words for it like anatomy for example. instead of saying "oh you need to work on the anatomy of the arm", they'll say "oh the arm is too big down here" . even if they dont know a lot about their art, its not hard to tell when something looks off which is why theyre still somewhat helpful.
What I hate is when someone says: "It's just my style" as an exuse to not get critisism, I understand if you're not feeling up for it or don't like it but say that instead of saying "It's just my style". One time I said this to a person "Hey this is really well made but in one part of the drawing I can't really see the line-art. I recomend having a darker colour so it fits the rest of the line-art since that's darker." their reply was "It's just my style" then later they decided to delete my comment and their own comment. This was a person I looked up to and who started my style, to get that comment from that person made me looose respect for them. I still follow them but I don't really comment that much on their posts anymore.
This is something very common from the artist community, they can improve even in their own style themselves depending how the work is done. My biggest cringe goes with the use of Ad Hominen to avoid criticism, like "I studied with professors", "Im a teacher", etc and they feel like nobody can criticize them. :|
Tu vieja en tanga / It isn't really that they don't want to hear or take critisism that annoys me, it's the excuse itself. And yeah true.
The Kindest Soul ah, I get it. Like why giving excuses in the first place? You can disagree to a crit and thats it. No needed for explanations.
Hate it when that happens.
I hate when someone says it's they're style But when it belongs to someone when they gave credit. I have a chibi art style but it's not mine I just like drawing it.
People with an artstyle: *not able to make something perfect to match their normal style*
Me with my inconsistent artstyle: “I AM SUPERIOR TO YOU MORTAL”
Goose sometimes its a pain tho, every character i do has a diff style how is that even possible T^T
Me. Many people have same face syndrome, I have sporadic face syndrome
Typically I can bend between styles when I'm drawing different characters, but my own have the same basic style most of the time. I think.
@@kisielkiwiii847 thats fine. The hyperfocus people have on developing an artstyle can be detrimental. Just keep drawing and experimenting and learning, and over time you will likely naturally develop a process and a style. Even if you dotk see it now there’s probably something about your work that might set it apart from others.
Even if you do have a well-defined style, you’re not constrained to it. It should all be focused around your enjoyment and growth.
imo, art styles should come to you naturally, you shouldn't push it.
Ange. Ways to master art is to copy till you diverge to where your aesthetics lie. This can be easily seen by how people learn arabic calligraphy , it takes years to put down the basics . This can be seen how most noob artists copy their favorite anime before they're muscles create memory , thos can be seen how old masters like leonardo da vinci trained under another master for years .
So no , art styles dont magically come to you when you wake up , its not natural its worked for
it can kinda of develop itself, but alone it takes a very long time
ange. Wr stole it from Steven universe lol
Woops replied to the wrong comment
This video was NEEDED. Too many people use the "art style" argument when rejecting criticism.
Agreed
*Mistakes ≠ “Art Style”*
Mistakes are general mistakes. You’ll never learn if you can’t suck it up and take the criticism. No matter how negative.
I can't remember who made it, but I saw a video about stealing color schemes and I was just like
:|
I can't find it anywhere anymore though
CakesRuleTheWorld It's probably deleted or privated.
ThEY stOle My cOloR ScHemE-
How dare they use pastel colours, those are *MY* colours!! :(
Lmao i once had this artist start shitting on me because 'pink and purple are MY colour scheme and i want credit nOooooW' and i was like 'you dont own those colours, grow tf up and get off my page if you dont want to see 'your' colour scheme used'
color pallets: Exists
Two people: use it
The first guy: u used my color scheme, biotch?
the second guy: ......__.......
He said 'art style' about 25-26 times
Orange Juice dedication
Orange Juice ok now i have to check
Never mind i gave up
Orange Juice Oh wow, I never could've expected him to say that so many times in a video where art style is the subject!
Make a compilation about it
By the way, those of you who are FREAKING out to find an art style. I got to college and majoring in Animation and Game Development, having an art style is actually looked down upon. Not being flexible enough to meet any style, and being locked into one style is actually very detrimental to your growth as an artist.
Pavus The Pug Thank you. I’ve been worried about my art style and what it should be, and this is helping me.
Honestly art style comes naturally
Take a shot every time you see someone say take shot
take a shot everytime you see someone say "take a shot everytime you see someone say 'take a shot everytime solar sands says art style'"
Do you want us to die in afterlife too?
Everyone who read this is having a funeral
#zerodeaths
How dare you make an alcohol reference with a stoner around
My art style is kinda cartoonish and kinda realistic... but I'm still learning soo...
Welp, meh to ;) x3
DJ Flareon no sTOP
Eli Hall what? owo
DJ Flareon The cringe.
Same lol! #ImprovingSquad
“But it’s my ART STYLE!”
No. Having an art style does not excuse absolutely horrible anatomy and lazy drawing. Sorry not sorry.
Unless it’s cartoony or chibi
@@woahwoahwoah7530 cartoon, animation, chibi, you have to understand anatomy well in order to distort it and make a good simplification
彡G O I S still qwq. The proportions are adjusted
@@woahwoahwoah7530 those don't fit much in the "horrible anatomy" it's just stylized, but it still looks real. Like even how adventure time has noodle arms but it's really just simplified and follows the "icon" of an arm so our brains don't react much. Like how the fingers in Mr. Bean look like how a kids would draw it but it you still know it's human fingers right? But if you excuse your hands having the thumbs in the wrong way such as it not pointing to the body when it's waving as "it's just my style" then you're wrong and *that* is an actual anatomical error.
just Peachy that was long and I had a stroke. Thank you for thst
Anyways it’s stikl a styel
I really liked how you compared art styles to hand writing... never thought of it that way :D
Huh. I thought it was an analogy from another person
@hydroxide petrichor oh damn, nice!
N o ಠ_ಠ
Can you say "style" one more time? I feel like it wasn't said enough.
style
Style
Style
elyts
Stile
i feel so bad for solar sands because in nearly every video he says "this is just my opinion" and in nearly every video he mentions people getting mad over the same damn thing, even though he has, an opinion of his own. and even after he mentions it in every video, the exact thing happens again. opinions exist people. geez.
I know it's the same as people saying "but that's just my art style!" and yet they get mad about it???
imo you can't "find" an art style. you develop it during your art journey by trying different things and looking at your favourite artists' art and TAKING INSPIRATION (do not copy,jesus pls) from their art and applying the things u like the most to your own art. just keep practicing and you'll notice both improvement and consistency to show!!
Alfonso Razo you're kinda right! practice won't do any good if you're practicing something wrong for the whole time. that's why it's also important to do real life studies and use references~ and about the inspirstion thing, there are many things you can get inspired by! you would be surprised what can actually bring you various ideas, that's why it's good to always carry something where you can write those ideas down ^^ i don't think anyone leaves their house without their phone nowadays, so it will be easy to write down ideas as soon as they come~ one of my favourite artists said "you know the saying "think outside the box"? bullshit. there is no box. you're on an open field, with ideas floating all around you. and you have a butterfly net! you just have to catch those ideas before they float away" and i couldn't agree more ^^
Saeyoung Choi did mush roomie say that? (just a wild guess about the box thing)
Kibitzer ah sorry for not making things clear^^ of course i meant not to steal other people's artwork and claim it as your own, but also - copying art and/or styles may be beneficial to the artist, but only to a certain extent. every single artist is still improving, no matter how good they are, and if you choose someone who's still in the learning process then you'll most probably make the same mistakes they do. i think learning from real life things is better ^^ of course, i can't say it's easier, but it certainly helps you notice the mistakes faster.
I'm a cupcake yup!!
I used to trace coloring books pages when I was in first grade cause I liked the art, but I did that twice. I then started to *really* get into art when I was in third grade. I practiced nearly everyday, and looked up RUclips tutorials, and I started getting better. I would look up cute pictures on Google. My current art style is a mixture of semi-realism and anime. I'm proud that I can say that I'm self taught, and even prouder that I stuck to something so complicated. Even with all of that I'm still learning and practicing. Of course I don't like my art style much, but I'm working to improve it! 🤓
*sees mistake in my drawing*
That’s part of my art style
MaRRy Me YuRi!
Just Yuri ikr
It's like saying to a doppelganger “YOU STOLE MY FACE”
Having your own art style is fine and all... But excusing your poor drawing skill as your style is an issue of all...
Hey it ends with same word
Edit: y'all happy now?
You rhymed all with all... not sure that counts :P
Have To Agree With Peanut People Over Here
Asterbel Music please don't rhyme "all" with "all"
Asterbel Music my old art style was bad... like... the style WAS bad. It's as if I was trying to make it bad on purpose.... I was in grade 2 though... but still it was very very bad...
Asterbel Music qq
Solar Sand's Art Style Video but every time he says Art Style it speeds up
Another one could be Solar Sand’s Art Style Video but without the word Art Style
2:47 SOLAR I WASN'T EXPECTING A JUMP SCARE THAT SCARED THE LIVING LIFE OUT OF ME JEEZ YOU ALMOST MADE ME DROP MY CROISSANT
🥐☕
Solar I know your channel is 33% meme but your videos genuinely help me with my art. Good video thx man.
I've known a few people that delete all bad comments and focus on the good ones. They haven't improved their kindergarten "style" referenceless shite
I hate when people sometimes just cant accept negative opinions.n
I hate
I do that so they don't get hate
Not because I'm sensitive.
Some people are very defensive and attack others for having an opinion.
@@justsomenonbinarywithamust8006 war
"just like art styles, handwriting can STILL SUCK" wow i'm happy my handwriting got a shoutout
I honestly am so tired of hearing the word “style”, and I don’t think it’s healthy for new artists to dwell on it so much. Just draw what feels natural to you at first and maybe make more personalized choices later, but I think it’s more important to understand proper proportions and anatomy than to focus on just having it look “unique”. Trust me, if you spend enough time drawing, it’ll begin to look unique on its own.
Absolutely agree with you
Schleepy that right there, is called a style buddy
This comment deserves more likes
my art style and handwriting both suck
NoodleDoodle you’re right
Completely agree
Completely me
*wheeze*
Same
2:59 "Jesus, I say the word "art style" a lot"
Me : But that's 2 words
*Thank you* for using Big Mouth, it honestly is the ugliest cartoon ive seen by far. I dont see why people like that show.
ccbella I don't like Big Mouth either, but it's not because of the art style (goddamn is it ugly). Never really liked shock/gross out humor, I often compare it to jumpscares in horror movies/games, both are cheap tactics used to surprise people and catch them off guard. I always find myself rolling my eyes after hearing jokes of the sort, and quickly drop shows that rely heavily on shock humor.
ccbella I totally agree with you! That show’s art style is so fucking appalling and disgusting!
I don't I just like the story
People don’t watch it for the visuals....
HE SPEAKS THE TRUTH
the handwriting analogy actually works really well. messed up anatomy isnt an art style because its like how you have to learn to write each letter before you can make you handwriting pretty if that makes sense.
I lowkey wanna put my art on the internet just in the hopes that it’ll get in a video for being bad
Momento Mori
All my instincts say that your voice is in the annoying category when i think about it, yet i somehow like it. Congratz i guess
Art styles have become more important to people than they actually should be. Art styles are needed when creating a comic or cartoon show. I think they are developed as the artist develops.
Necco Dealer there will be many people who are good, but the one who stand out will be the one who is unique.
When I hate an art style: * is silent cause I'm in no place to judge how people draw their art and I can't criticize something I don't understand fully *
When I like it: * makes gentle constructive criticism while going on about the art and how it works really well *
*iT s j Us T mY aRt sTy lE*
An artstyle choice that i personally don't like are those Calarts lips that everyone in tumblr does
You know, those ones that looks like this?
: (|)
Yeah, idk why i just don't really like them
Same, I don't hate them but if they are poorly drawn then it's kinda cringy or doesn't look very nice.
same
Same, but I've seen a few people that make it work really well
I don't mind them in Steven Universe/su fanart which is where they are originally from (I think) but if used in something else it always just looks like SU
Alfonso Razo I am not talking about big lips, i am talking about lips that are drawn by making a straight line and then two curve ones at the sides, similar to Steven Universe
Edit: Like this (Now in an actual image)
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A little pet-peeve I have with these art style comparisions is that whenever someone draws a character in the Powerpuff Girls artstyle they always draw them as a Powerpuff Girl and not as a regular character from the show.
This is a seriously good video for being so short. Honestly you have great opinions about art and it's refreshing to listen to someone so against the "everyone is great at their own style" mentality. You can't be great if you don't learn, and you can't learn if you don't listen.
I don’t think that art style theft is a thing just because there are so many art styles that are so similar. Aka the furry art styles or anime art styles heck even my little pony art styles even ppg art styles.
I'm nearly 28 and still trying to discover my style, tbh. I like to work with a lot of different ideas and bits and pieces from other works and artists I like and love.
My current art style is unfinished and artwork abandonment
I know I’m late but you can have multiple art styles and that’s okay. That what I do too, I have multiple styles depending on what mood I want the drawing to be
Art style? More like
My drawings look similar to yours but I added something to it so it’s different lol
Why the flippity floppity flying fuck are you everywhere
what i don't like is this one artstyle hovering around, mostly teenagers between 12-15 years old who all mysteriously question their sexuality adapted it, who are part of some fandom (most of the time musicals). You know the one I'm talking about. "Thiccness", sometimes big lips, roundness of the entire body, big eyes and weirdly overpresentated eroticness or depression.
evesning I mean im not an amazing artist, and I still have a long ways to go with anatomy, but take it from somebody who fits within that age spectrum. More rounded characters are easier to draw, skinnier characters require better knowledge of the bone structure. Of course there needs to be decent knowledge on both end, but "thiccer" characters have a lot of, well "thiccness" around the bones. It can be more curvy, less defined. : )
Pretty sure that particular style came from Steven Universe, since it's the 'progressive' in-thing right now for teenagers and the cartoony style's very easy to copy. American children's cartoons are also popular to watch now in some circles and most of them feature very exaggerated eye sizes.
Teenagers are teenagers, so they'll of course draw some really lewd stuff. It's also somehow become popular to project one's emotions onto characters and draw them with self-harm scars or crying and the like, or to joke about not caring about anything in life.
evesning (not trying to be like "huhuhu im special", but) I'm 13 and I still practice body shapes, and I don't draw lewd and/or edgy stuff, and I can't draw thicc lips ;-;
I have these big SU eyes, but thats about it. Im good to go i guess
woah same
It’s like two people arguing because they have the same brand of coffee every morning
That handwriting remark is so true.. never thought of it like that. Oh well, keep up the good videos, Solar!1!1!!
Dude...Your like Gordon Ramsay but artist version
*HelLo IaM NiNNnNOOOOOoOOOOOoO*
YOUR DRAWING IS SO UNFINISHED
ITS AN ALPHA VERSION OF THE FINISHED
**cri** I know that didn’t make sense
exepct he not very good at art
*WHERE'S THE PHTALO BLUE*
Some peoples’ art styles are just painful to look at, especially if they overuse neon colors and make the eyes as big as the whole entire head
I love lavender towns art style
*Nima Begum same.*
no
OtterPrim Same-
I'm gonna copy her
same lol
I've been on DeviantArt long enough to know that the art community is full of some of the most close-minded and exclusive people in the world (I've been blocked by a lot of people simply for having a different opinion than them). I'm just glad you aren't one of them. ;)
xD that'd be me with people blocking me for giving rude honest Critism
I loved your points on art styles.
I do think that a lot of entitled artists think that mistakes in their art is just their art style which is just an excuse unless it was intentionally done that way.
I think artists nowadays are more entitled and stuck up when it comes to art styles and their art in general because a lot of them deem actual constructive criticism as a personal attack (I've had this happen to me once with a popular artist on Instagram not too long ago and two of her fans and boyfriend were awfully rude to me over it. She lost a fan that day). And I'm not saying all artists are like this but a lot of them are and I think artists need more thick skin and be more professional over their work than be overly sensitive about it.
I like the way he says suck, it really amuses me
S u C C
*_Succ_*
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We were supposed to make an essay about problem and solution, and i did about art style theft and how is actually not a thing and at the end everyone said "You said art style way too much"
*WELL NO SHIT SHERELOCK* But seriously.
I really like that comparison between handwriting and art styles. It’s actually really smart, like, I never thought of it that way
Where is the Tumblr/Steven Universe/Thick Eyebrows/Steven Smile Style?
RamTheWalls Shirakin
What
RamTheWalls Shirakin I hate those styles. If I see one more show with a SU like style Imma scream
What's wrong with the style? :0
Saia-Nara For one it's everywhere. Even in our cartoons these days, let alone just fan artists drawing in the style. It's incredibly simplistic and lazy looking, characters often look the same with a thicc body, giant kawaii eyes, box limbs and over sized usually red noses. I just hate seeing it when there are better styles out there. The SU style is only popular bc SU is tumblrs bible.
Well the simple style and design is good for animation. In SU a lot of the characters bodies are based off a shapes that those who draw in the style are urged to keep the idea of shape in mind.. There is always going to be "better art styles out there." but it's a matter of opinion.
For everyone who draws in the Powerpuff Girl art style, that’s perfectly fine, but the big eyes and fingerless hands are not actually stylistic choice. The Powerpuff Girls actually look like that compared to normal humans because of how they were made in the guy’s basement.
Princess Meme The Goat Thing
... How do they walk? How do they even fight?!
Ayyy lmao HoW Do ThEY HoLd AN oRAnGe GLasS?!?!
Princess Meme The Goat Thing I agree. Plus it is super lazy to only draw in the PPG style, when your OCs have nothing to do with the PPG universe.
if those features were chosen to signify their difference to normal humans THEN IT IS A STYLISTIC CHOICE. what goes on in your head to think like this?
La Potato yeah but half the time the characters drawn like the PPG are normal humans anyways.
"You can dislike an art style."
Holy guacamole thank you
I don't have a 'polished' art style, I mostly do a little free hand and the use inspiration or reference. I hate it when people say I'm fake because I apparently 'trace' things when really I actually hate tracing altogether. Using reference is not a bad thing, just a step up on creativity. Thanks 4 reading my rant ;D
Absolutely Absol those people are dumb as hell! references and inspiration are never bad things smh. people just want like to accuse something
Yeah
cool kid on the block ikr! They're probably just jealous so they think its right to put down others :\
people who are misinformed enough to think that using reference = tracing are by definition not worth your time as an artist.
La Potato thank you!
My favourite art channel. Interesting and tells only truth.
I have to agree. And I want to add some advice: As @ange. in the comments said: art styles come naturally. If you're a beginner, the first thing you should do is sit down, draw something. Anything will do: a human, an animal, etc. Just make sure it has eyes, and it's something you're comfortable staring at for a while. Which brings me to the second step: look at it and wonder what you think is nice about it, and what's not. Keep the nice parts, and improve the not so nice parts by finding tutorials and just trying stuff out. That's how I sort of found my style. I know I sound like some stuffy art teacher pulling artsy-sounding words out of their ass, but please hear me out.
I found my style by looking at my biggest influences in life. just took some stuff from anime, took some stuff from western cartoons, and just tossed 'em together. The anime because I just drew eyes too big over and over, and it got me through some dark times as a teen. So naturally, I was inclined to copy it. Cartoon elements because I was regularly plopped in front of a tv with cartoons on it at some point in my childhood. My grandma was terminally ill at that point, and my parents needed at least some time to come up with a child-friendly answer to my questions, but one that didn't dance around the issue. I was a tiny little question canon back then, okay? xD Anyhow, both of these had a big influence in my life, and that's partially why they still influence my art style today. My point with this is: don't underestimate life experiences as having a part in your art style.
So, to keep this thing from turning into an essay, let's skip to the conclusion. Just take your art journey, and see where that roller coaster takes you. And for the love of all that is holy, DON'T TRACE AND/OR STEAL ART.
The evolution of this channel is great. It started at entertainment from looking at cringy art and changed to learning about art and how we can get better as artists.
pretty much my thoughts
-artstyles can't be "copywritten" and as long as the art is not TRACED, who cares if they look similar
-it's okay to draw anime-chibi-etc, as long as you actually TRY to learn anatomy, otherwise it's going to look like shit. cute maybe, but still have that shitty, childish laziness to the body
-don't use "art style" as an excuse to not listen to critique/learn/improve
-people are allowed to experiment and use other styles they may enjoy
I love that your not afraid to tackle subjects and and give your opinion regardless of its controversial or not.
Speaking of art styles, could you do something related to the anime art style in general? For example, when is drawing in the style okay, and when is it not? I have seen your micro rant on the style and how it results in overly big eyes and such. But when is it really okay to have it as your default style?
Drawing in your own style is always okay. Like, even if you think you don't have an art style, you still have it and you always will draw with your own style, want you or not.
Style doesn’t sound like a word anymore
This kind of vids is the reason why I always stay up late.
A R T S T Y L E
R A T L Y T E S
I have a very comical art style, but it has semi realistic feel to it, so I call it realistic fiction! This doesn't add to the video, but thought I would share
kitty cat is your pfp made by you?
I'd like to see
What’s your tumblr/deviantart? I’d love to see your works!
kitty cat same here, like cartoony faces, realistic torso details; I draw a lot of WW1 stuff, and don’t spend too much time on the face, unless they’re wearing a gas mask.
Well, for me; that’s how I see it...
Existential Crisis oh heck you don't want to see my deviant art, it's super old and has my first digital art
Juni's art always drags my eyes in, like a spiral. It's just like a spiral isn't it? I can't get enough of it, it just keeps on dragging me I need more.
I agree with this %100! No one can own an art style and everyone can dislike a certain style if it's not appealing to them. I am currently trying to improve on my anatomy and style and it's a big learning experience. This video was really well made btw :D
ok but
no one cares
solar sands drinking game
take a shot every time he says art style
futuristicfirekitty rose Damn if i had a quarter for every time he said it I'd be a millionare 😂😂😂
Oda1526 ikr 😂
I can't believe this was recommended to me again out of the blue. I gotta say though, this was a great brief overview of what style is. I still remember the pen example all these years later. Solar Sands has all of my respects, bro.
I just hate that stupid "tumblr" art style everybody has for some reason.
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Tumblr art style?
What do you mean by that?
Everybody?
Having A Username Is Hazardous what is a Tumblr art style?
Having A Username Is Hazardous You mean blush covered rosy bodies, roundish bulging eyes and the lip popping off of the face with stubby limbs?
I hate the powerpuff girl art style.
something that annoys me is that when someone draw de ppg artstyle, they always use the body structure of the girls themselves, when the show style really has a lot of variety
OK BUT NO ONE CARES
ME TOO! I hate it but i love the original ppg show
Well, the style of the girls do kinda look weird now for me but it's still memorable and recognizable so it's good.
I kind of like it.
When you repeat a word so much, you start to become numb to its meaning and it's just becoming noise.
I have a strong feeling that the “anime art style” is going to come up in the future. If I had to give my two cents about this, I’ll follow along with the handwriting-art style analogy. Like handwriting, the more you draw/write, the better it looks. My handwriting used to (and still does in some aspects) look awful and illegible. My art used to look similar ways, and I continued to practice and play around with what worked and what didn’t. I found a new way to color hair, I learned how to draw eyes, I’ve gone through phases of my art and it really shows.
Art styles are like brother and sister or cousins. Not twins.
I like that handwriting analogy, the more you write/draw the more likely your style's gonna change. If you make a deliberate choice to make your handwriting neat, the better looking it will be. It's the same with art, no matter what you gotta make a deliberate choice.
We all know the most controversial art style is the 'Anime' style. Let's be honest here.
(Edited the comment because Anime is one thing but the style itself is another, so Japanese style is another way to put it???)
ranioru right
ranioru i never heard of someone who hated anime because of the style.
"anime" isn't a style frand
Even different animes have different styles
Anime in itself is an umbrella term
*about to do homework*
*solar sands uploads*
*gives homework to doggo and takes a photo*
...I should do that