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I actually couldn't think up a better title D: I'm so sorry.For because she drew me a gorgeous picture of Misha! Sorry for the utter lack of background xD My brain is failing right now.
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hey babe! Cute pic! ^_^ - You ok?... your description for this sounded a bit... distracted?
Hope all's well with you!!
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I'm ok ^^ I'm just going through a 'I hate my art' phase, where I'm trying different things and expecting myself to be as good as people who have drawn them for ages. I just can't seem to get much continuity in my work and it's driving me nuts D:
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Who wants continuity? 
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Haha artistic growing pains! Is it like teething? I like the sound of that ^_^ And I'm glad you like it! I kinda feel like I'm ripping off a couple of different artists' styles though and it's not really 'my' art. I don't like feeling that way :<
But yeah I don't want to draw the same thing over and over, but sometimes it seems like its those that do that are the most successful. I guess I'm still trying to find my art identity and what have you! Experimenting is fun, if frustrating at times! I always expect myself to be able to produce really good work and I beat myself up when it's not to the standard I would want it. Talking about that to my therapist xD
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It's EXACTLY like teething! ... it takes time and not matter how much you stress about it, it won't happen any faster!
I hear what you're saying about the "ripping off" aspect, but the way I see it is artists like us tend to "borrow" and "try on" other artistic styles so that we can learn from the experience... - we might not keep everything we learn but when we take elements we like and mix it in with our other knowledge it becomes part of our repertoire of styles - wether you use them all the time or not it's important for a client to see that you CAN if you need to
"Repeating" is a dangerous game IMO.... (and by that I mean artists that repeat the same art style) ... some do it VERY well, and get very famous for it (because their STYLE gets famous) ... but many many MANY more don't. Their style never becomes the next big thing, it never GETs mainstream, so they're just always left at that second rate kind of level, even if their art might be just as good as those more famous. - Where repeater artists fall down is when they're approached by a client who doesn't WANT their style... one who wants them to do something else (and that's something you get a LOT in animation and comics) ..... it's just not possible for them. - That's when "chameleons" come in... and from looking at you're gallery I'd say you're MUCH more like a chameleon (like me) than a repeater... - Chameleons will get all those types of jobs, because people will come to us and say " I want something that FEELs like THIS" .. and we'll be able to do it. Simple AS. Think of the analogy of a hit-man with weapons' training... you choose to specialise in ONE weapon and be amazing, or you can learn several... you might not ever be the best sword-fighter in the world, but you're far more likely to have the skills to get the job done! 
Seriously though babe, bring back the fun. - Beat yourself up too much and you'll scare yourself off sketching/drawing, and that's no good for anything. - If you wanna chat or whatever give me a shout (I have gmail chat and skype, or there's always the good old fashioned dog and bone but I'm more of a txter than a talker on phones) ... we can talk through some techniques/loosening up exercises if it'll help. ... sounds to me like you need to find your equivalent of my "splodge doodles" to enable you to expand and experiment without pressure/fear of failure.
Anyways, enough rambling from me for now!! - Give yourself a break and do something fun! - developing Artistic style is a natural process and sometimes you just can't force/rush!
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But you see I worry about EVERY drawing! Well, actually I been getting better lately. I got several big cheap sketchbooks (£1 each!) and I'm drawing in them when the scribble mood catches me. Also doing the drawings in pen so I don't have to worry about rubbing out or whatever. Managed to cover a few pages so far, so that's going well.
Mmmm, you are very right. I have been asked several times to draw things 'in the style of' or if something can be cartoony or semi realistic etc. I never really thought about the benefits of being a 'chameleon'. A friend of mine who works in design and advertising in holland said that I needed to have an overarching style to my work because it would help build up my -brand- as an artist. And personally i can't see that in my work at all! Oddly enough though, someone who I drew a commission for posted it to show it off in some game forums and someone went 'Oh is that by Malta' an I was like 0___0' So that was quite surprising. I guess it's impossible to see what other people see in your work. I guess the main aspect of my work is that I make things colourful and use a fair bit of textures.. can't think of anything else, lol.
Some loosening up exercises sound fun ^^ I need to make a new Skype account because for the life of me I can't remember what my password is.. I'll message you with it! And Splodge Doodles sound fun xD
Thanks for the massive wall of text! It was really inspiring actually :3 sorry my reply is a bit aenemic by comparison!! lol
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the cheap sketchbook and drawin in pen sounds like a good idea..! anything you can do to encourage a little detachment, at least from your more rough/less important stuff has to be good. - It's like they used to say at Disney, there's 1000 bad drawings for every one good one so the sooner you get them outta ya system the better.
If you want a BRAND then sure, try to make one, but if it's just not you I don't see the point in forcing it... - use your strengths to your advantage. `:] .. - I've had a similar thing like that happen before where people talk about my style or some such and I think "wha? .. I have a style? o.O" but like you say, we don't know what others see in our works... - and maybe having many styles is a style in itself? 
Yeah give us a shout and we'll chat sometime.. I'm sure there's some fund games we can try together and such! ^-^ Glad my rambling was at least interesting if nothing else! I did get to the end and think "oh crap.. I wrote the world again!"
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Awe, that is just too cute! I love the texture that you used, and the shading is beautiful! It's so pretty, and her face is so cute! 
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Haha yay I'm glad you like it!! <33
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