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Any one else stuck in the cycle of shifting through mediums and styles without producing anything worth while?

>> No.3812104
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3812104

>discover a new artist
>"oh wow, it sure would be nice to paint like that"
>start imitating his style
>discover another great artist
>"OH MY!..."
mfw i realized I'm never getting out of this endless cycle

>> No.3812105

>>3812104
That's the wonderful cycle of knowledge. Embrace it.

>> No.3812107

>>3812088
post your art

>> No.3812109

Are you at least learning things?

>> No.3812115

>>3812109
not him but i am learning very slowly

>> No.3812133

>>3812104
I'm in the same situation, but I think I would rather this than be a one trick pony.

>> No.3812420

>>3812088
Why do you want one style? Why do you dislike changing art styles every now and then?

>> No.3812429

>>3812104
but thats how it is supposed to be, if you can carry even a little of each style when you switch to another, you'll have your own in no time

>> No.3812457

>>3812104
This, what the fuck.

>> No.3812474

>>3812429
this anon has the right idea, you imitate a lot of styles and keep the things you like, draw eyes like one guy while drawing hands like another, add some fucking around by yourself and you got your own stylo

>> No.3814674

>>3812088
all the time
i cant get a style i like
this is why i dont have a blog

>> No.3814675

>>3812474
Except your style will always be evolving, so you may never reach the end and find what is "your style".

>> No.3815040

>>3812104
Can you post examples of slow heavy metal? I really like it.

>> No.3815175

Step 1. Make folder called "cool"
Step 2. Visit Artstation, Pinterest, DEVIANTART, drawfag threads, exhentai, rule34
Step 3. Save art that you think is cool to "cool" folder (repeat until you have THOUSANDS of 'em)
Step 4. Make folder called "really cool"
Step 5. Move art that you think is really cool from "cool" folder to "really cool" folder
Step 6. Make folder called "the coolest"
Step 7. Try to find the 10/10 art from "really cool" folder and move them to "the coolest"
Step 8. Study "the coolest" folder
Step 9. After some time has passed, start again from Step 1

Optional step: Categorize 10/10's into sub-folders like "coloring" "shading" "head" "eyes" "arm anatomy" "calf anatomy" "texture of sperm" etc.
Optional bonus step: Make folder for 11/10's if 10/10 gets too bloated, or just be brave and hit that del key.

Reference is key, obviously, but you need to figure out what __YOU__ think is 10/10. It can be surprisingly difficult to figure out what is 10/10 and what isn't, hence why you should do this every now and then to filter out the unneeded reference. Study and use the 10/10's reference and nothing but 10/10's, and you'll get your own unique style guaranteed. It just takes time :^)

>> No.3815179

>>3815175
Check out Hydrus https://hydrusnetwork.github.io/hydrus/

>> No.3815187

>>3812104
Same, so I started being more uniform in subject matter to have something constant.

>> No.3815415

>>3812104
this

>> No.3815526

>>3812104
I thought I was the only one.
Been doing this for all eternity and can't stop.

>> No.3815529

>>3812429
How many years does this take?
I've been painting literally thousands of oil paintings, and each one looks somehow different to the last and the next.
It's fucking me right off.

>> No.3815539

>>3812088
I'm boring. I have pretty much the same influences as 7 years ago.