A Word on My Style

I mentioned earlier that I am trying to figure out my style of art, so I asked hubby how he would describe it:

- "aged" or "vintage"
- "earthy tones" or "warm colors"
- "actually warm would describe it in many ways" (I believe he was referring to the friendly, happy, inspirational look that my art seems to offer...)

Do I agree? Well, honestly, yes, more or less:

1.    I would say that I tend towards texture over flat colors, even though I love when artists use flat color well.
2.    I also do have a earthly color palette, even though I try very hard to make it bright for the children's publishing world.
3.    I can't help but sigh at this last one though, I love really dark (and what I consider) deep emotional pieces of art. But my art does have a cheerful ring to it no matter how hard I try to do something else.

4.    I feel I need to add that I revel in the imperfect. I like perfect, but it never sits right with me until I make it un-perfect. :)

But I don't feel like that is enough to brand me, which is what I am hoping to figure out mostly. Something that I can confidently describe to a publisher, so they know what to expect of my work.

"Whimsical, cheerful art with earthy tones and textures... I create digital art with a traditional art sense." Is that enough?

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Meet Kate

So now that I have a few posts under my belt, I feel like its high time that I introduced myself a little. My name is Kate. I am a Daughter, a wife, a mom, and an artist, among other things like personal chef, maid, CEO, marketing director, print specialist, graphic designer, etc... BUT for this blog, all you are concerned about is that I am a digital illustrator. A digital illustrator on the hunt for her style through drawings and illustrations and more drawings and illustrations.

I believe that your style is just something that shines through when you aren't trying, so really it isn't something I can hunt. But I can try to solidify it by drawing a ton. Here is the journal of my progress to the point where I can say define my style in words. I aim to draw for the young or the young at heart, but I am not going to put myself into a box yet either. So I draw what I draw, and I'll see where it goes from there.

This means that at this time, my art is not very cohesive. I'm purposely giving myself the freedom to play, to experiment and to just have fun with drawing. I'd don't expect this to last forever, because I do want to market myself and for that, you need a style. (Or so I'm told). But the plus to this means that, because I have tried many styles, I can create art in many styles. So if you'd like to commission me to do something for you in a particular style, just leave me a comment and we can try to work it out! I pride myself in only having satisfied customers.

Please feel free to let me know what you think of my work. :) xoxo