In this chapter the author discussed how illustrators have styles, and how illustration has styles, and how the two can meld together.
Every illustrator and artist has a style, they may not know it yet, or it may be underdeveloped, but it is there. They need ot work and do exercises in illustration to develop what their style is and to really hone in on it. The author notes that it is important to develop your own styles and not just copy someone else’s like anime or manga. A distinct style is what will get you jobs at first.
The way to develop a style is to look at other illustrators and artists that you like and analyze what they do and then combine and try different things from different people until you have your distinct style that is inspired by, but not copying other people. During this experienetation, you should also experiment with the mediums and materials you are using until you find a combination that works well for you.
The author then talks about how each image needs a style, and sometimes that style is different than your own. If you cant do the style that the client wants, then they will hire another illustrator. This means that you must work to be able to illustrate outside of your style when nessisary so that you can get a multitude of jobs. The author suggests doing practice pieces where you illustrate something outside of your comfort zone in a way that you are unfamiliar with to develop new ways to illustrating that you can use when you need to.
