/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>2458114
hey, i think that when people here say "your style is ugly," what they're really saying is that your style and designs lack any real appeal. it's something that's fairly common with people jumping into an anime style because they don't really understand what goes into it. you even admitted that you don't necessarily understand the subtleties of some japanese artist's styles, so it try and look at your favourite artists' work and deconstruct what makes them work well.

the problem i see here is that there are a lot of details that don't add anything to your drawings. the hair and clothing folds especially are just extremely busy and distracting. when people see japanese art, something that often stands out is the amount of detail that the artists use, but the artists always have reasons for the lines they put down, they're always deliberate. look at ishiwatari's work and see how few lines he uses for his character's clothing and hair. even in kamitani's beautifully detailed paintings he puts down just what's necessary to sell the design.

look at your designs and see where things could be cleaned up and simplified into recognizable shapes. that isn't to say that you have to get rid of all the details or anything, look at kaoru mori's art from a bride's story: amazingly detailed clothing designs, but very simple and easy to read shapes on the surface.

you have your style and that's great, like you said, everyone has one and it acts like their signature in most cases, but design fundamentals and appeal are universal qualities that great artists share