your art is obviously visually gorgeous! what other five sense kinda stimuli do you want people to pick up from your art? do you feel like your art is particularly chewy or smooth or crunchy, smells or tastes like anything in particular? what ‘senses’ are you trying to specifically invoke when you draw specific characters?
Hello @gedandagiveemhellattitude! Thank you so much for your ask! And thank you so much for your lovely words! I'm so happy you like my art :D
I find your question so interesting and I will take time to answer it, as best as I can! When I was at uni, I studied arts and visual culture, so that subject has always sparked a certain interest in me.
It's true that when we think of (visual) art, we instinctively expect to stimulate the viewer's sense of sight. Yet, sometimes visual art can evoke different feelings and stimulate the four other senses.
i think when it comes to my own art, I'd be tempted to say that touch is one of the senses that resonates most deeply with my work. I love to work with a very colourful palette and I strive to make my colour schemes as aesthetically pleasing and visually appealing as possible, see some examples below.
I always feel that people are more drawn to colourful objects and a colourful environment in general, and feel the need to touch them, to reach for them. Sight is probably the first sense that is awakened when we talk about visual art, but that sense leads us to awaken the others. Moreover, I try to maintain a consistent artistic style that could be described as “soft” or “smooth.” Softness is primarily a sense of touch, but I believe that a picture (whether it's a painting, fanart, etc. or a photograph) can evoke a sense of gentleness and calm in people. When I draw, I always try to keep this guiding principle in mind. Hence, why I think touch could be one of the four other senses that echoes with my art.
As for touch and taste, although they are two different senses, they are often linked together. I think the “vintage” feel that I strive to recreate in my drawings might evoke nostalgic tastes and smells from days gone by in people. Add to that the colourful aspect, and I’d say my art might remind people of those colourful candies (in French, they’re called “bonbons krema”), at least that's the vision I try to recreate.
If we dwell on the sense of sight a little longer, I'd like to add that I'm trying to capture the look of those old, “vintage” illustrations from the 1950s and 1960s. (See Mac Conner's illustration below)
A few years ago, I made a series of vintage illustrations for my Ace Attorney 1950s AU! I think it really helped me develop my vision of art and pointed me toward my current art style. I usually try to recreate that "vintage" feeling by sticking with a more vintage-ish colour palette and I inspire myself with the fashion from that era to make it more realistic.
I think that's all I had to say! Thank you so much for such an interesting ask! It was really fun to try and analyse my art under the five senses aspect. It wasn't easy, but it truly was inspiring.
