I like bold styles and meta touches. I love that art can convey the impact of pivotal moments so quickly and distill a ship dynamic or a character’s personality into one image. So I like art that packs a conceptual punch, so to speak, and is rich with symbolism.
I love art set in liminal spaces or that illustrates a moment just before disaster - or the calm after the storm. I like bold, graphical elements as background as well. I like collages because juxtaposition can create really interesting layers of meaning.
On a technical level, I don't have the vocabulary to really explain what I like. This section isn't meant to be 'draw me stuff in this style' - I want to see your own interpretation -, but rather a way of showing what I enjoy. Maybe as an artist you'll have an easier time than me seeing if there are elements in common you can use!
Vintage ad illustrations up to and including the 70s, Art Deco, Arts & Crafts, 70s shoujo manga, Ai Yazawa, Araki-Himeno character design, old classic books illustrations, nature illustration, certain cartoony styles (Penny below is a good example of what I mean), 60s Alberto Breccia & Golden Age of Historieta Argentina in general, ukiyo-e and shin-hanga, stenciling & flyposting as street art
My Twitter is mainly art I like.
Sofi Sepia>: I like the clean lines and the… light feel of it.
Penny: I find it very cute and I like the way she uses colours.
Cactusauria: I love the use of colour and the realism of the natural elements.
La Tini: I love the queering of the original style and the vintageness of her style.
Maro Margulis: I really like how unexpected the colour feels and how it contrasts with the more realistic style.