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fandomsecrets2011-06-20 07:36 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2011-06-20 07:36 pm
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Anytime they do try to do something out of the ordinary, there's always this awkwardness that is less prevalent in Japanese fanart. I think it might be due to a lack of familiarity with the art style or emulation of someone else's art style, rather than trying to build their own. I've noticed, however, that some Western fanartists who are not overly concerned with replicating the original anime/manga's art style can draw just as well or even better than a lot of Japanese fanartists.
... it might have something to do with the artists' expertise too and willingness to try something a little more complex than what they usually do.
And hey, I'll certainly admit that a lot of Japanese oekaki "rakugaki" are sketchy as anything and even your average Western fanart will probably be better.
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.