So, I was sitting in front of the television, watching a dvd while eating some chicken wings, and found myself studying the figures of the people and their movements. And suddenly, ***WHAM!!!*** it's like I'm hit full on in the face right between my eyes with this thought, "The more slight the build of the figure, in a drawing, the more graceful and lithe they seem to appear; while the heavier or more buff they look gives the impression of someone who's set, immovable or has a more stiff gait."

This is why I've typically drawn thinner characters, preferring the more graceful feel to them, and in contrast to that, the heavier lines I commonly use offsets this grace when I'm setting the mood of the piece. As I'd been doing a LOT of art that was for super-hero or World of Darkness stuff for the last 12 years, that has really defined my previously free-form abilities and given me a true "style" that people eventually attribute to an artist.

I'm now thinking I should take a long break from doing such artwork, and get back into my watercolor pieces that show aspects of nature here in the region where I live.