Sketchbook Drabbles

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Been busy on the doodling front. I feel awful because I feel stuck in a "style" and I want to break out of it. Attempted self portrait

Heya Azuli, how's it goin'!?
I read what you wrote about feeling stuck in a style and I feel like brain farting some stuff that I think will help you --  I want you to know to just continue drawing ^ ^' ! "Style" tends to be influenced most by, well, your influences and everything that you've learned so far in your life. It's more of a cultivation of what you find aesthetically pleasing in say: art, music, nature, people, etc. as well as your experiences leading up to this day.
The way to "break out of a style" is more a question of developing and enhancing naturally as you study the fundamentals of art, don't try and fight it when you work from imagination, believe me. It'll stiffen up your work and could possibly lose inspiration to draw and want to get improve.


Also, that pot above - the edges are a little soft. Think about what you're observing - a solid object like a pot would have harder edges. The bamboo in the pot would also have harder edges. However, if the pot was filled with flowers, try to think about the texture and _feel_ of what a flower petal feels like. You can play around with this idea and make the flower petals edges a variation between soft and hard.
I thought I would give some feedback about edge control because it is an element in painting _and_ drawing that tends to be overlooked.
Here is an article for further reading, it's fantastic:
http://muddycolors.blogspot.com.br/2015/...s.html?m=0

All the best and keep it up, I would love to see more stuff in here! I feel you could make a killer artist if you keep at it!!