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Day Dreamer
hey guys.....

what would you say when some artist says this to you

"the best way for you to learn artistry is to stick in your own style of art every time you draw artworks cuz its what makes every artist in the world unique to each other"

this is what my friend said when he saw me draw pictures like this and I belive he's right about it, whats your comment on this?
>> Serenity
I don't think anybody really has their own stlye when they begin unless they are some sort of amazing/original creative force. Anybody who looks at art emulates what they see when they are beginning. Over time that may develop into something unique, but there's always that element of where you began in there.

No one artist is completely unique. I believe that. ESPECIALLY in the realm of anime/manga.
>> -(:)
Collarbone misplaced again

Style is made of pieces of other people's stuff. Your style is, as many have said, generic-ass-shit etc etc

What your friend said doesn't even make sense to me at all.

Also, japan is all about copying each other aka plagiarism :{
They have stolen digimon designs from american fanartists.
>> Anonymous
I would tell you that them that they are completely wrong.

Any artist worth their salt will tell you the best way to develop your own unique style is to draw from life, and draw from the masters; then simplify and compile everything you learned.

Learning to draw well, actually invovles a lot of not always drawing what you WANT to draw, but what you NEED to draw.
>> Serenity
>They have stolen digimon designs from american fanartists.

Really? This I gotta see.
>> maggot
a..arin??????
>> Anonymous
There ARE unique styles, because not EVERYONE actually looks at other people's stuff that much. Lots of people start when they are children who just want to draw.
>> Anonymous
you're right, there ARE unique art styles.

But you're wrong in implying that ignorance promotes creativity.

What the OP said, and what you said, are essentially the same thing as saying that the most original writers never read anything before writing their own novel - it just doen't work that way.
>> Anonymous Bosch
There's a difference between knowing how to draw and creating 'art'. Art is an expressive medium through which one conveys ideas and emotions... but it certainly HELPS if you know how to draw. One learns to draw through a combination of studying real life and studying other people's artwork. But you cannot expect to get anywhere if you only look at one or the other.
>> Anonymous
hey, Day Dreamer, you stopped drawing a little too soon; she's topless but I can't see any of the interesting stuff.
>> Anonymous
>>30810
Almost EVERYTHING promotes creativity. Even repression promotes creativity, oftentimes. To pretend like everything is merely derivative is complete foolishness. There are some artists who simply have ideas and emotions and work them out on paper or in other media until they get something satisfying. They don't have anything to look at for assistance because they don't work that way. I'm not defending their creations as if they were masterpieces, but simply defending their validity as original works.

And neither of us is saying anything like "the most original writers never read anything". Nice little fallacy you got there.
>> Anonymous
>>30739
If his exact words included "cuz", I'd punch him on the spot.