You don't just choose your style; your style is something that comes to you as you create art. The best way to go about developing your style is to start with what you love and go from there. If you've been creating art and you know what you love, simply go for that. If you're not too sure, simply create lots of art and experiment in lots of different ways. Being versatile in your art is a good way of helping you realise what particular type of art you love above all others. If you create lots of different types of art, you should sooner or later come across something that you find really appealing.
2. Create lots of art
What your love is the basis for developing your style. Once you've got this, you can go about exploring and developing your style. Work as much as you can and create as many pieces as you can. The more you create, the more your style will develop, evolve and grow. It's worth bearing in mind that it can take a long time for you to develop a unique style. Many artists spend years creating art in order to find their unique style - finding your style can be a long process and can therefore require a lot of your time and patience.
3. Think about what sets you apart from others
Pick an artist and look at their works to gain an idea of what their style is. What sets this artist apart from others? What's unique about this artist's style? Is there something common to all this artist's pieces? Ask yourself these questions to give yourself an idea of how artists make themselves stand out. Then ask yourself these questions about your own works: what sets you apart from others? What's unique about your style? Is there something common to your pieces?
4. Be prepared for your style to change
If you know what your style is and you're confident it makes you stand out from the crowd, great. What you have to be prepared for is for your style to change and evolve over time. Some artists are happy to find their style and work with it for the rest of their careers. For others, sticking to one way of creating isn't enough to satisfy their creative needs; they feel the need to always push their creativity and experiment with new styles. Even if you're happy to stick with one style, you should be prepared for change, as changes may eventually show themselves in your works.
Joanne Perkins is a Berkshire-based artist with a BA (Hons) in
Fine Art. She specialises in painting Berkshire landscapes and loves
capturing the natural beauty of her local countryside. She is happy to
accept all queries and questions. For more information about Joanne, her
work and her current projects visit: http://joannesberkshirescenes.com/default.aspx Joanne can be found on Facebook
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