Is my style unique?

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Ugh.

You saw one picture I did (Datta) in which I use another person’s style (Bengus, legendary Capcom artist) and you say that crap?

Nor did I say I could do anime, nor do I think it…

Onshuu

Gohan

The Crow (my version)

Mayoke

Tenma

[sarcasim]Oh yeah, look at all of it, it all looks the same, they all use the same techniques, and same style[/sarcasim]

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That doesn’t look anything like Bengus’ stuff :confused:

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The Datta picture uses Bengus’ eye, nose, & muscle anatomy style.

After I drew the initiail picture, I modified using diffrient techniques.

Evolution of Datta

Giant Eyebrows - Comes from Humberto Ramos’ style

Eyes - Drawn in Bengus’ style, but have been enlarged (similar to his Power Stone style)

Muscles - Drawn in Bengus’s style, but have use more straight lines instead of curves (similar to Bengus’s MvC2 style)

Details - Tattos, clothes, flaming hair, etc, comes form the amount of detail Tetsuya Nomura puts in his artwork.

Also what stuff of Bengus’ are refering to, casue he’s done the art from everything from Street Fighter to Power Stone.

My Bengus style is combination of all Bengus’ styles, and not just one single one (of his)

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Nice drawings tas, but I can’t really tell you like Bengus. Not insult btw.

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I wish I had my scanner, cause I could show you how I broke down his style on a single piece of paper.

On the paper I drew the various types of eyes, noses, and hair styles he uses, along with a small muslce anatomy sketch.

Some of things on the page had foot notes too.

ARGH! I need to get my scanner back (I let a friend borrow it)

Ken (drawn by Bengus, inks/shading/colors by me)

Note: This is only one of Bengus’ styles, and to my knowledge he hasnt used it in awhile, ie he dosnt draw eyes like the way he does above anymore.

Also you can see that Ive ripped off this pic above with the Datta drawings, but its now gotten to the point where the stlye and looks is almost completely diffrient (look at first Datta pic, then the last one, which has been modified to hell)

I colored in Ken’s hair black cause officialy he has black hair, and he just always dyes it blonde (thats Canon) and I wanted to see how he’d look wiht black hair.

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just because you borrow a couple of techniques doesnt mean you draw like anyone. your drawing still pretty crappy. and bengus draws anime.

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word. you seem to get offended when ppl crit your work. Your style doesn’t seem to have any resembelence to Bengus’, other than the pose that u ripped. Details like Tetsuya Nomura? I don’t really see any in “Datta”…all i see is a bunch of red lines on his body. If i remember correctly, Nomura seemed to focus more on the shades of color in the skin and the folds in clothing rather than tedious repetition. His character designs were relatively simple, and every piece of clothing worked for the character; “Datta’s” clothing and tattoos make him end up looking like a relatively jumbled mess.

Try and concentrate on doing some figure drawings then add your own stylistic touches. Knowledge of anatomy is key before you start calling something your “style”. Just copying techniques from other ppl then throwing into a pot will pretty much end up as a mess. Sweet may be harsh, but his art is good stuff, and he really knos his shit.

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Im using a COMBINATION of Bengus’ styles/techniques.

Why dont you look at everything he’s drawn and study it a bit, then combine em all.

Cody (drawn by Corey Lewis, inks & colors by me)

Phuxion (drawn by Corey Lewis, inks & colors by me)

Mel (by me)

Tenshi (by me)

Nope, obviously I cant draw like other people.

Only when the critique it without thinking.

I said the detail “comes from” Nomura’s style, I never said they were drawn in Nomura’s style, ie Im inspired by the amount of detail Nomura puts into his characters, so I tried to do something similar with that (old) Datta pic, which does look jumbled, because it was the first time I tried to do the “detail” thing.

I myself dont have a style (yet) cause Im just trying to combine stuff, and still make it look good.

Also I havnt really done any recent stuff, but wish I had my scanner so I could upload something recent, so you can see the diffrience between now and then.

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Its better to get good before you get unique, develop your style by developing your skill is the best way I’ve ever been taught how to draw. Even the best had to start somewhere you know, no one starts drawing masterpieces from square 1. If your really concerned bout your style though, go out and buy some art books of artists you really like, maybe check out other people’s favorites, there’s nothing wrong with getting inspiration or even copying someones stuff for your own benefit, but just dont post someone else’s work as your own. That’s how I get inspiration for doing my art collage type of stuff, I’ve been a little out of drawing, but hopefully I’ll get back into it soon. I’ll post a picture to show you what I mean, because I took the background art from www.deviantart.com and the images are this one dude named Falcoon’s art, none of its mine but at the same time it demonstrates my style through skill of placement.
-Chu

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Yeah that guys art is very stylish (I forget his actual name)

But the only problem with it, is it dosnt hold up very well when its uncolored.

Thats the thing with several artist that I know of, their stuff only looks great or the best it can when its colored.

I do like that guys art, he’s gotta be one of the best colorists out there.

Anyone got the link to his actual site???

Cause I used ot have alotta of his art on my comp but lost it all, and liked to get it back.

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Generic Moot

I think anime has a GREATLY diverse array of depicting their characters. What you may think “looks the same” is actually very defining of a style and could easily be overlooked.

Lets take the INCREDIBLY generic shows, Love Hina and I Me My Strawberry Eggs. At first you would say, hmm that looks the damn same but there are very subtle attentions to the eyes, the profiles, the proportions.

Compare Millenium Actress to Jin-Roh.
Very similar, yet VERY VERY different. Both feature demi-realism but both are drawn in very very different ways.

I can 90% of the time watch an anime and in 10 minutes compare it to another animes art style and lo and behold be right that the same exact art department worked on it. Anime has a VAST array of subtle styles that should not be brushed off as “the same”.

If you wanna talk about generic anime art, lets talk about Noir, featuring the lowest budget most generic anime style since the dawn of time. The faces in Noir are so generic that when I got done watching the show I ate some generic food, took a generic shit, and went to generic bed.

Evangelion barely passes the margin when it comes to generic style, the artist just BARELY skewed the traditional way anime was drawn by slightly altering the eyes and rigidity of the features.

Escaflowne and Akira are an examples of anime having a VERY unique style. Well Escaflowne was… until Heat Guy J came out… damn u Heat Guy, I shall wipe you off the face of the earth…

Look what you have done, you have got me talking about anime art and how fucking better it is than anything American cartoonists will ever do, FUCK>… NmUST StOPPp TALkNIG!

BTW, not an insult TAS, you draw nothing like Bengus at all. Your style is very different, be proud. err… yeah… heh heh

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I think its just the pic I uploaded is a bad example.

I actually can draw in Bengus’ style, but havnt uploaded any pics that show it/that.

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tas, why are you arguing with someone who knows a lot more about art than you? being humble could really help you out.

i don’t know if you plan on making drawing a job of yours someday, but if you continue to talk the way the posts in this thread are, nobody will take you seriously. telling people about the many ways you have integrated other styles into your own will not impress anybody. just let your art tell them what they need to know. if you get bad comments, work on what you were told. it will only make you better.

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Well bro the only thing to say is if you do and can draw like Bengus why aren’t you working for Capcom already? Not insulting you just saying.

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:lol: I don’t know why, but whenever you comment it’s always funny, and for some reason I always think Yamazaki is the one saying it. I really like your Avatar.

I knew it! No wonder the body looked familiar. I was able to clearly see that you took the idea from Bengus’s Ken sketch. Before you had even posted the images. Unfortanetly, Taz I don’t see Bengus’s style either. Just a pose.

I don’t think it’s technique here? He took someone elses drawing and modified it a bit. Unless you consider it a technique? Shure why not! I remember I use to do that. Steal like a body pose and implant it into my drawings. Not exactly the same though. Maybe how an arm looked at the elbow type of thing. Back when I was learning.

:slight_smile: These are exactly the words I was looking for.

QUOTE]*Originally posted by TAS *
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I think its just the pic I uploaded is a bad example.

I actually can draw in Bengus’ style, but havnt uploaded any pics that show it/that. **
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When you get your scanner back post your bengus drawings of yours. My style, if you can call it a style? Is composed of two things I learned. One, all the anatomy that I learned originated from Capcom artwork and other video game infuluences. I really was into Jim Lee aswell. Secondly, my childhood drawings. What I did was take that which I had now learned and mixed it with what I originally had in me, and came out with this. (view attach file)

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Sorry having problems. I guess there was a third. 'Cause I was also influenced with the Power Puff Girls. ( it’s hard to explain) and came out with what’s below. Just to clarify, I mixed this style from this attachment with the one below.

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:slight_smile: Ok, now just check out the result on the last attac file.

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:slight_smile:

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If I can draw like Bengus, then why dont I work for Capcom?

For a few reasons

  1. Bengus, still works (or rahter does stuff) for Capcom.

  2. Every artist (on the fighting game design team) at Capcom knows how to draw in or manipulate Bengus’ style.

  3. Capcom (of Japan) isnt hiring anyone or looking for any artist at the moment.

Why would Capcom need another artist on their fighting game staff, when they’ve already got Bengus, Akiman, Kinu, Shinkirou, and Edayan.

Edayan Credits:

SFA3 (above pic)
Project Justice
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo Revival

Edayan, is actually like the next Bengus to me.

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i know why your not working for capcom. cause your drawings are no where near any of those guys. i don’t know who lied to you but they need to be killed. if you told me your drew like retarded kid who drew with his feet maybe i’d believe you.