KirikoWindgeist

... or however you can call it XD


Some time ago I had this moment where I just sat there and was thinking about my art style, about the way I draw animals etc.
And I just came to the conclusion that... I like the way I draw. I like the way I do have some anatomical flaws, but I think it has still some harmony in it, if that makes sense XD
Of course, styles will change a bit here and there, or entirely over the time. But I'm really like "Hey, I'm quite satisfied with what I draw".


Like, quite a long time ago, I wanted to go into realism, make my art so detailed that it looked like real at the first look.
I made stuff like this and called it "realistic"

As if a few more fur details make the entire pic realistic... oh well xD _{and these are sooo old omg}
You can really see the flaws in the anatomy there XD and the messy shading *cough*
Personally from my realistic drawings, I like this one the most:

Though of course there are things that could have been done better ^^


I think I'll try out realism again in the future, but I don't think I'll focus on realism x3
Since I found a style I like, and that I'm quite satisfied with.
It just took me some time to realize it XD
It was mostly due to a comment I received on a drawing:

"Your wolf anatomy is pretty spot on! Although realistically the eyes should be small, it still looks great and gives this particular woof some personality!
I like your shading, as well (: On the wolf and the background"

The eyes. Yes, I draw them bigger than they realistically should be. There are other flaws in the realism of the anatomy. Still in the end I like it, though still I'm trying to improve more in the anatomy. As I already said, to me, there is some sort of "harmony" in it all XD

For the eyes, in alot of drawings I get at least one comment saying "I love the eyes"



My art teacher once said something like this:

"Noone sees the world the way you do. And you will draw something, and you'll lay the focus on something you think is important about it."

For me, it's emotion, some expression, the eyes, some sort of harmony.
When I do BGs, I often try things over again and again, because I just want some harmony in it.
There's often some extra shading/detail in the eyes. Like, you see the soul of someone/something when you look into their eyes.
Anatomy. Yes, I'm not a fan of distorting a creature to end up making some totally plain simple cartoon characters with no decent anatomy.



In the end art is my hobby. I draw because I really like it, I can relax while drawing, I can express my anger or sorrow in a drawing and feel better then.
Now that I know that I am satisfied with my way of drawing, it's relaxing me even more.
There's not that urgent pressure saying "Geez, what you do looks horrible, you gotta improve! You gotta get as good as XY or at least Z!"
There's always room to improve in something. I still want to improve in anatomy, BGs, and shading. _{and humans *cough*}
But it doesn't make sense to force that improvement to happen.
Just draw, the improvement will come if you really want and try.
Stressing yourself will only end up getting yourself a serious artblock or something, becoming more disappointed in what you're doing, and getting an even more serious artblock etc.


So, no stress, just do it and try. Not everyone will like what you do, but you should be able to like what you do. You draw and show how you see the world.
I just understood that, and I'm feeling better now x3



Well, that was my opinion, and that's what I wanted to say XD
_{So, I'm now wondering who's actually reading all that XD}