As an illustrator I love to try new things, keep changing the way I draw and play around with different media. However, if I ever wanted to have bigger illustrator projects, I should develop a significant style. Something that makes me stand out from other illustrators but especially something that puts me in a certain category, making it easier for people to find me and hire for suitable projects.
This categorizing just sounds boring, or? I want to vary what I do. Although as a graphic designer I understand that art directors need to know what they are buying. Luckily, I am primarily a graphic designer, so I don't have to care about standing out from the crowd as an illustrator or having a trendy style. I don't have to force anything. My former teacher actually said, that personal style will shine through from your work anyways. No matter how different media or working method you use. Plus: shouldn't the content serve the form anyways?
Despite all of this, I keep trying to find my own style! I observe my way of drawing, what looks interesting to me, what kind of forms I like. I don't know if it has brought me any further - I keep drawing these same old girlie-girlies like before. So I'm still not quite there yet. Or maybe it's that the result doesn't satisfy me.
The other perspective in finding a style as an illustrator, is that it also makes your life easier. You don't have to invent the world every time again and again. But does it get boring already at that point? Probably. Although I tend to believe at that point your style will develop towards some other direction already. But thats already another story.
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