Unique Styles (I don't have one... some do...why?)

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I don't have a style...

... and I want one...

... so I am sad...

... the end.



Ok, actually, maybe I should elaborate.
Look at these rows of art... it's pretty darn easy to see they all were drawn by the same person, right? (also they're all awesome)
Hatsune Miku (vocaloid) Neko by KyouKaraa Shakugan no Shana Chibi by KyouKaraa For Hanahello by KyouKaraa
Ramu by DeathlyDemise Meiko welcome by DeathlyDemise Playtime by DeathlyDemise
Welcome to Tiffany's kitchen! - Commission by Rinashu Sleep with me - For Loli-chan by Rinashu My OC - IU Chisa by Rinashu
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Pom-Pon Tiger by Abblecrumble Peachy Tiger by Abblecrumble

Dannnnggggg those people got style!!! Right?



Ok, so let's now take a look at a few of my recent posts:
Faye Chibi (Art Trade) by ColaChu Miu and Kyuubey (Art Trade) by ColaChu Cream and Sheep (Art Trade) by ColaChu
O.C. Pair: Ariella+Lippy by ColaChu Ninja Hide-n-Seek Tag! (Commission) by ColaChu Adopt Blue - SOLD - by ColaChu
New OC: Cola! (Final Version) by ColaChu Ari Riley - Contest Entry by ColaChu Help: How many points for Dragon-Fruit Adopts? by ColaChu

THEY LOOK NOTHING ALIKEEEEE



I just really want a cool, unique style... so like people will see something I made and be like "OH, that must be one of hers" sort of thing. Mostly I just want to look at my OWN art and LIKE it. And I think having an actual, somewhat consistent style that I'm comfortable with would make that much more likely.

Please supply your own opinions!!!



So, guys, any thoughts? Do YOU have a unique style? If so, any advice on how to get one? If you don't, do you feel the same way I do? Any other comments?

<EDIT> PS: please favorite this journal if you also want to get more people to give their opinions on this. It'd be great to get a conversation going...



<EDIT #2> Another question!!!! While I have your attention, may I also pose this question to you:
Do you think drawing while looking at others' art for inspiration is conducive or detrimental to developing one's own awesome style? I'm not sure I can just pull a style out of thin air, and there are so many awesome artists on dA, so I was wondering what you think about working elements of other artists' styles into my own (on purpose, rather than by accident which will probably happen no matter what lolll).

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A lot of people have given ya some good advice already. Forming a style does indeed take time like everyone else says. And looking at other people's artwork helps you develope your own. It's also a great source of inspiration. For me, when I see something done well it makes me want to try even harder to continue improving my own work. A lot of artists use other artists for reference because (as is in my case) drawing from something real can be difficult.

Also, you're artwork does have consistancy as lots of others have said. One that I don't think was mentioned was the way you color. Quite a few of your examples have um... one dimentional? *blinks* Er... can't think of a good term, but it doesn't have a lot of added detail like shine, shading, whatnot, which makes for a cute style.

Though I admire you too for being able to draw and color things that are in different styles. Some artists, who have already developed their style, somehow manage to shift that style and revert back with no problem. Like, for in a comic or something let's say a character is drawing something and that drawing is a different style than what the creator of the comic drew the character in.

Anywho, I'm rambling now so I'm gonna shush. Heh...