Oh, yes, and I've seen MORE than my fair share of truly unappealing Japanese fanart.
Those still tend to lack the awkwardness of the "hi, I'm just learning to draw 'anime' and I say that like it's a single art style, heehee" fanartists, but I have seen some truly ridiculous art styles. Like, heads a mile high, but ten times narrower than they are tall, with eyes that look like odd letter Ts, but with body's proportions much less exaggerated.
Or the pencil-thin styles. Or the glowy, giant pimple-esque knees/noses/cheeks/elbows of doom colouring/highlighting styles that I see other artists trying to emulate as well. I have NEVER liked that art style. So nasty.
I don't mind it so much if it's just on spots like the cheeks (some people have rosy cheeks) or the nose (tblood in paler-skinned folks tends to give the skin a redder colour there, especially in the cold), but on random spots? Like the forehead? Whyyy?! It looks like RIDICULOUSLY BAD ACNE. Or rosacea.
A follow-up, because I have more to say
Those still tend to lack the awkwardness of the "hi, I'm just learning to draw 'anime' and I say that like it's a single art style, heehee" fanartists, but I have seen some truly ridiculous art styles. Like, heads a mile high, but ten times narrower than they are tall, with eyes that look like odd letter Ts, but with body's proportions much less exaggerated.
Or the pencil-thin styles. Or the glowy, giant pimple-esque knees/noses/cheeks/elbows of doom colouring/highlighting styles that I see other artists trying to emulate as well. I have NEVER liked that art style. So nasty.
I don't mind it so much if it's just on spots like the cheeks (some people have rosy cheeks) or the nose (tblood in paler-skinned folks tends to give the skin a redder colour there, especially in the cold), but on random spots? Like the forehead? Whyyy?! It looks like RIDICULOUSLY BAD ACNE. Or rosacea.