You know, it might be a fun project to take certain elements from different forms of art and combine them. It actually reminds of this ([link]) image here - a collab done between two artists mixing styles. It's different than the common "one inks and the other paints" kind of collaborations, and I think that's why I like it.

It's kind of sad too how certain individuals will dismiss whole styles because it doesn't appeal to them. :\ However~ The idea of mixing styles seems fun, and I might have to try doing something drastically different than my norm.. xD (though easier said!)

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I've always wanted to do a collaboration of some kind. I don't like how some folks will actually dismiss whole media - "Oh, you work traditionally/digitally, I'm not into that." And proceed to rant why one is better or worse. It's really, really sad. Why limit yourself? We all create the way we're comfortable creating, it shouldn't appeal to everyone, but it shouldn't just be dismissed at a glance either.

It'd be neat to see a collab done between several different people of different styles. I've only seen it done with two.

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Agreed! D: I'd love to see what sort of hybrid children two styles like that could produce.

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I'd love to collab with someone who was totally different than me. <3

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I love looking at different art styles. Even though I fail miserably at emulating any of them, I still love to see different perspectives on art, mainly because its fun looking at an individual's style and still being able to sense the universal principles that we all share.. I think it helps a lot when trying to learn how to draw something in particular.

For example, I love looking at others' humans, because I suck at drawing humans. When I look at different styles, even though they are all different I try to pull out the similarities, such as the line of action, the movement, the flow of the composition. It really helps to figure out what I need to focus on to achieve the result, and then I add the twist of my own style (well actually, I don't add it, it just shows up, grr).

I really like art that's developed on weight and balance, because you can "feel" where the lines were drawn, and sense how the mass of a nose fits onto the face, how the eyes and mouth meet with it, etc. etc. Granted, some styles of art are not as helpful as others when it comes to this kind of learning experience, but all artwork shares the same basic ideas, and if you can find them in one, you can find them in another. The more you study, the more you can "see" how to put your own work together. It's great to like a single type of art style and all if you're just a watcher, but when it comes to learning, I really think that exploring all kinds of artwork is very important. Not only do I look at a lot of different artwork here on DA, but I also spend a lot of time studying art books, graphics novels, etc. etc. and it is all very good.

All in all, where the hell would we be without the variety of life and creativity that exists in art? No where, that's where!