Discussion & Resources: Finding Your Own Style

[seleneheart]

Find My Style Post

Last winter, I had grown a bit frustrated with my art. I felt that I was reasonably competent, especially if I really worked at it with multiple thumbnails and drafts, but I felt I was lacking because I didn't have a personal style. I had watched several YouTube videos on finding your style, but their advice seemed haphazard and random. One in particular said something like "burn the end of a stick and draw with it" or "draw with rocks." Basically, 'get out of your own head'. Not helpful.

However, I found a class on SkillShare that has blown me away and I can't recommend highly enough.

The Style Class: Work Out Your Illustration Style in a Daily Project by Tom Froese

After goss encouraged me, I decided to put this post together, because this journey has been eye-opening and rewarding, and I've barely gotten started.

( very long with lots of rambling and pictures )

tl:dr - it's a lot of work, but I'm enjoying the class and the process

Challenge 48: Realising a sketch

[mekare]

Title: Sleeping in Golmud
Artist: Mekare
Rating: PG
Fandom: Grave Robbers‘ Chronicles/DMBJ
Characters: Zhang Qiling
Content Notes: originally this was a very small pencil sketch in my sketchbook that I intended to paint in watercolour. I told someone about it in May (and they‘ve been waiting ever since…). I went for a grey coloured pencil on black paper instead which made it a lot easier to achieve the dark and threatening atmosphere I wanted.

Warning for medical setting and medical experimentation

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Person of Interest Big Bang Needs Artists

[talkingtothesky]

poi_fanworks is running a Big Bang Challenge and there are two fics remaining for Art Claims.

The unclaimed fic summaries are in this post: Art Claims Round Two

The first round of Art Claims with more information is here: Art Claims

One of the fics is a crossover with Person of Interest and Stargate Atlantis.

The deadline is October 23rd.

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If you have time to help us out, even if you're unfamiliar with the fandoms, we'd really appreciate it.