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Seems a bit strange to think that I could, on a whim, decide to scrap the style I've been drawing in for 8 years now and change gears completely. To send my style right back around (like a record baby, right round, right round). But strange enough, I'm considering it now, mainly because I'm liking how the western style is looking when I draw it.

Comparison -> http://www.iced-fire.com/news/uploaded _images/comparison-757027.jpg

It's a dramatic change. Facial expressions is something that's always been a bit of a problem for me, it always looks flat and neutral... but then blam, curiosity and "cute" mingled into one, something I couldn't really pin down and still can't pin down in my typical style.

Mind you, I'm not so blind to think that my style isn't shining in the western style as well. But it's a lot less flat and I like it.

Thoughts?

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Oct. 15, 2007 | 9:24 PM SaltshakerClock says:

i have a certain style i use too. Everyone i know says it's ugly. i say it's artsy. It looks it too.

Oct. 15, 2007 | 9:33 PM Momo-the-Monkey says:

I think it's amazing. Please, keep up the awesome work. I'm truly looking forward to anything you have to put out.

Oct. 15, 2007 | 10:29 PM Kajenx says:

The only major stylistic difference I saw was the eyes, and even that, if I saw both sets of eyes in the same cartoon it wouldn't jar me. I think instead of dropping a style, you should just expand. If you try to actively define a style, it probably won't work out perfectly. If you let a style emerge on it's own, though, you're golden. Don't let anime hold you back, but don't abandon it completely either. Just do your own thing and screw conventions.

Oct. 15, 2007 | 11:39 PM Rathanos responds:

Well said, good sir. I guess I got a bit too overinvolved.