Originally Posted by
Ollie
Your art's cute, I'll say that. Quite endearing to look at, if you enjoy or at least don't mind the anime style of art.
However, it's... really boring. I mean that literally. I've seen your EXACT style of anime art like thirty times already, by different people. I'm looking through your deviantART gallery right now and I don't see anything special. It's almost like you're following the formula for this style, whether it be with single person-drawings or group-drawings: all the same poses, same (non-existent) dynamics, same faces, same everything.
However cute your drawings may be, there is nothing to them that will ever make me remember anything you've done because I've seen it all before so many times. The most successful artists in the world were successful not just because of their skill in a medium, but because their styles were so unique and new. Although I doubt you will be, if you intend get serious with artwork I would suggest trying something different, because what you're doing right now is suicide in the business world (especially since all you're doing is anime, which, outside of maybe Japan, is looked down upon by serious artists). Take an art class and learn to do something new (life drawing is GREAT for breaking the barriers you set for yourself, art-wise).
Try to deviate from your safety. Draw some realism. Add a background that isn't compose of more faces. Use a medium you've never thought to use before. You WILL improve as an artist if you do this, even if all it does is make you doubt yourself because when you start it's so hard to do - which is actually a good thing, because if it's so easy then you're not learning anything.
If you feel like going "tl;dr" then here's the short version: Your art is boring. Challenge yourself. Try something new!
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