At 4/14/25 03:58 AM, stupidvampire wrote:

At 4/13/25 09:57 PM, KittyhawkMontrose wrote:How would you describe your art style? Do you have a category or movement that fits it to a T? Do you find yourself comparing your style to other artists? Do you dislike it when people try to pin a style on your art? Or when they compare your art to someone else's? Let's discuss it!

Many people have told me my art is reminiscent of Max G and early 2000's internet art

At 4/14/25 04:14 AM, Creeperforce24 wrote:

At 4/13/25 09:57 PM, KittyhawkMontrose wrote:How would you describe your art style? Do you have a category or movement that fits it to a T? Do you find yourself comparing your style to other artists? Do you dislike it when people try to pin a style on your art? Or when they compare your art to someone else's? Let's discuss it!

When it comes to making characters, I say I have my own weird unique style, but landscapes, gotta be either @Waterflame style, or Nes style

At 4/14/25 04:35 AM, SouSTAR wrote:My main inspiration is Keiichi Arawi, the author of Nichijou :)
I generally read comedy/slice of life mangas so it can be seen in my style too : I've been told that my style was nostalgic, because it looked like "something you'd see on TV in Japan after school hours". Children anime is often comedy/slice of life, like Sergeant Keroro (which I watched as a kid too)

Lately I wanted to make my style less detailed, relying more on design, so my mother often compare my art to "Maruko Chan", a Slice of life manga from the 80's

Which is an anime that she watched as a kid too lol

Im quite happy that people are finding a sense of nostalgia to my drawings :)
It was not originally how I wanted to draw, I wanted my drawings to be dynamic and colorful (like Hiroyuki Imaishi for instance), but ultimately I get influenced by what I read, and I don't watch Studio Trigger or rarely anime, I'm more of a (comedy) manga reader :)

I have other influences, like Tsukumizu and his sketch-like, but very beautiful backgrounds that I really like.

At 4/14/25 04:45 AM, Webtoon wrote:

At 4/13/25 09:57 PM, KittyhawkMontrose wrote:How would you describe your art style? Do you have a category or movement that fits it to a T? Do you find yourself comparing your style to other artists? Do you dislike it when people try to pin a style on your art? Or when they compare your art to someone else's? Let's discuss it!

knock-off eddsworld with hints of lazymuffin, jonochrome and animatedjames

At 4/14/25 06:52 AM, KittyhawkMontrose wrote:

At 4/14/25 04:35 AM, SouSTAR wrote:My main inspiration is Keiichi Arawi, the author of Nichijou :)
I generally read comedy/slice of life mangas so it can be seen in my style too : I've been told that my style was nostalgic, because it looked like "something you'd see on TV in Japan after school hours". Children anime is often comedy/slice of life, like Sergeant Keroro (which I watched as a kid too)

Lately I wanted to make my style less detailed, relying more on design, so my mother often compare my art to "Maruko Chan", a Slice of life manga from the 80's

Which is an anime that she watched as a kid too lol

Im quite happy that people are finding a sense of nostalgia to my drawings :)
It was not originally how I wanted to draw, I wanted my drawings to be dynamic and colorful (like Hiroyuki Imaishi for instance), but ultimately I get influenced by what I read, and I don't watch Studio Trigger or rarely anime, I'm more of a (comedy) manga reader :)

I have other influences, like Tsukumizu and his sketch-like, but very beautiful backgrounds that I really like.

There's a lot of great manga styles from the 80s! The slice of life comics usually had loose, unconnected lines with simple watercolor or tones was an art. I can definitely see you're influenced by them. I think you should definitely push yourself in that direction. Are you using color pencils to get that nice speckled coloring on your art?

At 4/14/25 05:16 AM, VictorVonVice wrote:I love doing harsh shadows and aim for a comic-like style. basically, find ways to avoid using the blur tool if I can help it as well as alternatives to using monochrome for the characters (like a dark blue for a black for example)

At 4/14/25 07:02 AM, KittyhawkMontrose wrote:

At 4/14/25 04:45 AM, Webtoon wrote:

At 4/13/25 09:57 PM, KittyhawkMontrose wrote:How would you describe your art style? Do you have a category or movement that fits it to a T? Do you find yourself comparing your style to other artists? Do you dislike it when people try to pin a style on your art? Or when they compare your art to someone else's? Let's discuss it!

knock-off eddsworld with hints of lazymuffin, jonochrome and animatedjames

Yeah, but your style lends itself well to fast, Flash animation. I think you got some good pacing in your animations, and there's some really good visuals. Keep pushing it 💪

At 4/14/25 07:02 AM, SouSTAR wrote:

At 4/14/25 06:52 AM, KittyhawkMontrose wrote:

At 4/14/25 04:35 AM, SouSTAR wrote:My main inspiration is Keiichi Arawi, the author of Nichijou :)
I generally read comedy/slice of life mangas so it can be seen in my style too : I've been told that my style was nostalgic, because it looked like "something you'd see on TV in Japan after school hours". Children anime is often comedy/slice of life, like Sergeant Keroro (which I watched as a kid too)

Lately I wanted to make my style less detailed, relying more on design, so my mother often compare my art to "Maruko Chan", a Slice of life manga from the 80's

Which is an anime that she watched as a kid too lol

Im quite happy that people are finding a sense of nostalgia to my drawings :)
It was not originally how I wanted to draw, I wanted my drawings to be dynamic and colorful (like Hiroyuki Imaishi for instance), but ultimately I get influenced by what I read, and I don't watch Studio Trigger or rarely anime, I'm more of a (comedy) manga reader :)

I have other influences, like Tsukumizu and his sketch-like, but very beautiful backgrounds that I really like.

There's a lot of great manga styles from the 80s! The slice of life comics usually had loose, unconnected lines with simple watercolor or tones was an art. I can definitely see you're influenced by them. I think you should definitely push yourself in that direction. Are you using color pencils to get that nice speckled coloring on your art?

Yes, i use color pencils, and try to not put too much pressure. I also use different colors to draw a nice shading : If the surface is green, I'll shade in blue, if the surface is yellow, I'll shade in orange, etc... i use color theory that i recently learned about :)
I also like to draw gradients

I'm still experimenting a lot with the style, but as you wrote, i should explore more into this direction of slice of life / comedy style :)

Another movie with this style with loose, unconnected lines and watercolors I like is "My Neighbors the Yamadas" :)

At 4/14/25 06:50 AM, Guidodinho wrote:Imma compare meself to the goat (when it comes to sprite animation): @alvin-earthworm

Though if I would give my style a name, I would just call it Mickey-Mousing: reffering to how old cartoons (like old Disney, Looney Toons or Tom & Jerry) used to do their actions allong with the soundtrack.
Alvin Earthworm actually has a narrative going on with his series SMBZ.
But that's just something that kinda felt natural to do for me, I suppose, feels more satisfying in some way if the eyes and ears are kinda on the same page, while testing the animations while working on them:

A really REALY old one.

And a really slightly less old one.

At 4/14/25 06:58 AM, Chdonga wrote:The best way I can describe my pixel art style (and also my game dev MO) is "Some weird bargain bin GBA game you found at the video game & DVD aisle of a gas station or pharmacy."

When it comes to my more traditional illustrations I'd compare it to the Simpsons or Futurama comic, or one of those Cartoon Network or Nick Magazine comic strips. While you recognize it as official work, sometimes the illustrator breaks rules outlined in the cartoon's design bible so if you just saw a panel or two out of context you could realistically mistake it for high quality fan work as well.

At 4/14/25 07:02 AM, SouSTAR wrote:

At 4/14/25 06:52 AM, KittyhawkMontrose wrote:

At 4/14/25 04:35 AM, SouSTAR wrote:My main inspiration is Keiichi Arawi, the author of Nichijou :)
I generally read comedy/slice of life mangas so it can be seen in my style too : I've been told that my style was nostalgic, because it looked like "something you'd see on TV in Japan after school hours". Children anime is often comedy/slice of life, like Sergeant Keroro (which I watched as a kid too)

Lately I wanted to make my style less detailed, relying more on design, so my mother often compare my art to "Maruko Chan", a Slice of life manga from the 80's

Which is an anime that she watched as a kid too lol

Im quite happy that people are finding a sense of nostalgia to my drawings :)
It was not originally how I wanted to draw, I wanted my drawings to be dynamic and colorful (like Hiroyuki Imaishi for instance), but ultimately I get influenced by what I read, and I don't watch Studio Trigger or rarely anime, I'm more of a (comedy) manga reader :)

I have other influences, like Tsukumizu and his sketch-like, but very beautiful backgrounds that I really like.

There's a lot of great manga styles from the 80s! The slice of life comics usually had loose, unconnected lines with simple watercolor or tones was an art. I can definitely see you're influenced by them. I think you should definitely push yourself in that direction. Are you using color pencils to get that nice speckled coloring on your art?

Yes, i use color pencils, and try to not put too much pressure. I also use different colors to draw a nice shading : If the surface is green, I'll shade in blue, if the surface is yellow, I'll shade in orange, etc... i use color theory that i recently learned about :)
I also like to draw gradients

I'm still experimenting a lot with the style, but as you wrote, i should explore more into this direction of slice of life / comedy style :)

Another movie with this style with loose, unconnected lines and watercolors I like is "My Neighbors the Yamadas" :)

At 4/13/25 09:57 PM, KittyhawkMontrose wrote:How would you describe your art style? Do you have a category or movement that fits it to a T? Do you find yourself comparing your style to other artists? Do you dislike it when people try to pin a style on your art? Or when they compare your art to someone else's? Let's discuss it!

At 4/14/25 07:32 AM, TempoSparkz wrote:

At 4/13/25 09:57 PM, KittyhawkMontrose wrote:How would you describe your art style? Do you have a category or movement that fits it to a T? Do you find yourself comparing your style to other artists? Do you dislike it when people try to pin a style on your art? Or when they compare your art to someone else's? Let's discuss it!

I don’t have a specific art style im going for i am just having fun drawing though being able draw to in anyones style would be amazing to me. I haven’t had anyone compare my art to others but people say it’s flat at the moment which is a sign i should practice drawing 3D forms more. (:

At 4/14/25 07:37 AM, KittyhawkMontrose wrote:

At 4/14/25 07:32 AM, TempoSparkz wrote:

At 4/13/25 09:57 PM, KittyhawkMontrose wrote:How would you describe your art style? Do you have a category or movement that fits it to a T? Do you find yourself comparing your style to other artists? Do you dislike it when people try to pin a style on your art? Or when they compare your art to someone else's? Let's discuss it!

I don’t have a specific art style im going for i am just having fun drawing though being able draw to in anyones style would be amazing to me. I haven’t had anyone compare my art to others but people say it’s flat at the moment which is a sign i should practice drawing 3D forms more. (:

You got the right attitude. Always be practicing! Draw from life, draw shapes, draw everything! 💪

At 4/14/25 07:42 AM, KittyhawkMontrose wrote:

At 4/14/25 07:37 AM, ZekeWatson wrote:Someone once said my drawings remind them of a step between a Cartoon Network show and Hello Kitty-style mascot character art.

I really liked that description of my work!

I can see that! Your style is very cute! I love the colors and the way you do shading. The way you draw characters is delightful, especially the Pixel Portraits piece.

At 4/14/25 07:46 AM, ZekeWatson wrote:

At 4/14/25 07:42 AM, KittyhawkMontrose wrote:

At 4/14/25 07:37 AM, ZekeWatson wrote:Someone once said my drawings remind them of a step between a Cartoon Network show and Hello Kitty-style mascot character art.

I really liked that description of my work!

I can see that! Your style is very cute! I love the colors and the way you do shading. The way you draw characters is delightful, especially the Pixel Portraits piece.

Aw thank you so much!
I tried really hard in that piece to match my hand-drawn style and I'm glad you think the effort was worth it :3

How would you describe your style? Sorry if this has already been asked!