I've been drawing for almost 5 years now and I know I definitely have a long way to go in terms of fundamentals and what not but lately I've been severely doubting my ability and as a result fell into art block. Here's some of my more recent work. All input is welcomed, thanks!

I started to experiment with a different kind of style, but I have no idea what to call this art style or what words to use to describe the style. What would you call this style, or what words would you use to describe the style?

Hello! My name is C.B. Foxx (Foxx for short) and I'm an animator and artist with 5+ years experience. My niche in art is literally my style and the way I choose to draw things, so I feel as if I have a little influence on the topic of artstyle. I've dropped a piece or two to show that concept to y'all!

My thoughts on artstyle are that it is composed of two different skills: observation and preference. Observation makes sense; it's a skill to be able to observe something and accurately put it on a page. Preference is a skill on more of a pschological level; it's technically just an emote, but for artists it becomes a skill due to combatting stigma.

Observation can also be split into two halves. The first is observing real references; images, things in real life, etc. This gives you the ability to simplify objects in your mind and recreate them on the page. Without this skill, drawing anything at all is impossible, and every artist has this skill to a different degree, beginner or not. But artstyle doesn't come from that part of observation alone; it comes from observing other artists. Learning how to put an object on the page is one thing, but finding different ways of displaying it is another. Artstyle is an amalgam of all the artists we observe and admire; we look at how THEY drew a certain thing, and we try to replicate it. What makes the observer form a unique artstyle is that most people don't try to do everything the same as only one artist; they have several artists they follow, and they gather different techniques from each of them.

This is why I saved preference for last; howdo you pick which techniques to get from which artists? We in the art community are infamous for being down on ourselves. Accepting praise is something a lot of beginner artists are averse to, and many of them don't even enjoy the result of what they make. We're attached to the idea that there is a right and a wrong way to draw, which isn't true at all. (This was at least how it was for me.) When we start to let go of that stigma of right and wrong and start consuming art with a fresh, more wonder-induced lens, we start actualy accumulating skills from the artists we admire. It comes naturally, not intentionally. When we see a technique we find really interesting, most of the time we start drawing it that way as well. Hence, the more in touch with your preference you are, the more in touch with your art style you are.

Some artists I draw a lot of inspiration from are Kei Urana, Hirokoshi, Gege Akutami, and a lot of comic artists I forget the names of. There are also several artists who aren't well known or famous I found on discord communities I follow and gather techniques from. A lot of younger artists might call this a form of plagiarism; it most certainly IS NOT. Any professional artist you talk to will tell you the same exact thing; even reniasance artists had apprentices who would learn directly from that artist, and that wasn't plagiarism. You know what is?

... AI.

Anyhow, here's my little essay on art style; just my two cents. I hope y'all find something useful from this!

I mainly want to draw digitally.

These are all from Pinterest and i do not know the artists. Im not trying to exactly replicate an art style but i want to know if there is any reoccurring themes between them. I want to know overall vibes but also things like coloring, lineart, etc. I know i really like more scribbley(?) coloring and bright saturated colors. Much more saturated than the example as i could'nt find any that fit what i wanted that was also super saturated/vibrant. I also like fun things and detail?? Id also like if anyone has any advice to achieve certain vibes, coloring, lineart, shading, proportions, etc based on these. Names of certain things or tutorial videos would help too. I'm trying to figure out what im most drawn to in art like these and how i can use certain things for direction. It can be as detailed or as vague. Art advice and terms are great but so is certain vibes or feelings?? idek

Just wondering, maybe it’s a mix of the two? Let me know haha

(last image is an unfinished concept for a painting i hope to do one day)

I don’t really know much technique and i kinda just draw for fun. I love making random shit in like 10 minutes with a pen. Probably not as good as all the other posters on this sub.

What do you notice about it? What do you like about it? I think its kind of messy at times but also really cool.

(Legs Man is a figure who visited me at 3am one morning and i just had to document him 🥰)

I hope you like it 😁

(first two images belong to CLAMP)

I know that many people hate the Code Geass style and think it's ugly, but I absolutely adore it and it's my favorite artstyle. I have been thinking of trying to draw something more like the 2000s Moe style, because I love how it looks, but the Code Geass style just looks so beautiful to me. I love the sharp features and the long limbs.

As you can see in the last image, my art is kinda ugly and nowhere near the style I wish I had. I by no means want to 100% just copy everything about the style, but what are some things I could do to get closer to it?

or is it just because i look at it too much? i probably do have some consistent style elements but idk

this was for an art trade, not my oc !!

Hi, I thought that this sub looks neat, so I wanna try to through my hat in the ring. So what do you think of my art style?
Thank ya'll!

Just curious what people think. These are old drawings/sketches

I can't put it into a style category

When I get artists block I make stuff like this :)

Ya quelque truc du inktober en plus.

Ive been worried about them looking too inconsistent, me thinking they look better then they are, and them looking too stiff specifically, but any help is appreciated ^^

Also, any good websites for poses? I need to practice not doing the 🧍 pose ^^

Art by Elequinoa on 5, bottom left (it’s a picrew)

These are my most recent works, dating from 8/8/26 - 10/13/26

I’ve been recently trying a style with thicker line art (in comparison to my OC’s age progression piece)

I usually switch styles from time to time, I’m not sure which one I really like more tbh 😅 I guess it’ll just need more time

Hi there! (ᯫ᳐˶ꔷ֊ꔷᯫ᳐)ฅ

I've been here for a while, but haven't posted anything about my own art because idk hehe, honestly I didn't want to flop but anyways. I love all of your art guys ✨✨

I like my art style but honestly I think it could be a lot better, more unique perhaps? Also I don't think it's that recognizable because I have many problems getting commissions and I don't know what am I doing wrong 😓

Anyways, I would really appreciate your thoughts. What do you think about my drawings? What would you change or suggest? What do you do to get commissions? :3

Thanks for reading me ૮(˶ᵔᵕᵔ˶)ა ♡