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I have come across the "style" issue quite a few times over the years, with people asking questions like "how do I find my style?" "what drawing style should I choose?" or mentioning they are "afraid of losing their style". In this shorter article I'll try to explain some about what this style really is, how it will change over time, and some about "finding" it. First of all - what is drawing style? Long story short - your drawing style is what makes people recognize your art as yours. It mostly depends on the techniques you use, what "genre" the art is in (realism, anime, semi-realism, cartoon/comic, abstract...), the mediums you use, the subjects, and the compositions. I'll use my own style as example to show it a little more in depth: "Genre" of art: Realism, so no lineart, accurate proportions, lots of highlights and shadows Mediums: Traditional drawings, mainly colored pencil on white paper, but also some black paper, some graphite and some scratchboard Typical techniques I