{"id":48794,"title":"Sheffinch Studies - Trying Out Different Art Styles","description":"(Reworded 5th June 2025) Hello to you, wherever you\u2019ve arrived from the internet! On this page are similar images of the same subject, but inspired by different art styles.  The subject in question is a lamb!","content":"<p><strong>Hello to you, wherever you\u2019ve arrived from the internet! On this page are similar images of the same subject, but inspired by different art styles. The subject in question is a lamb! Based on one I saw in a field in the Peak District (but it\u2019s not completely accurately represented here).<\/strong><\/p><p>You can use these lamb images as a reference - why not try drawing one in another style? (I didn\u2019t \u201cdraw\u201d these but illustrated them using digital design software).<\/p><p><em>Post is an edited version of an older one, this post was last edited 7th July 2025.<\/em><\/p><h2>1) High Contrast, minimal outline<\/h2><p>This one reminds me a bit of Andy Warhol\u2019s work - lots of bright colours.<\/p><h2><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/ugi4fiw1dcitcj9dw4nz3fidrkahtshztbcgxcimlsdwi4le.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Bright image of two lambs, each shaded in white, green and purple, with an orange background. The top one is facing right, the bottom one is facing left.\" title=\"Bright image of two lambs, each shaded in white, green and purple, with an orange background. The top one is facing right, the bottom one is facing left.\" \/>2) More Like a Cartoon<\/h2><p>This one was more supposed to imitate the style of work of Roy Lichtenstein - it\u2019s like it\u2019s in a comic strip! The bottom lamb reminds me more of the style of Gilbert and George, as it looks more like a stained-glass window.<\/p><h2><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/utqt7zy2h5wl5othvrm32ooa82wix8dbyeugylq8o9nomhkm.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Bright image of two lambs, each shaded in white, blue and purple, with a red background. The top one is facing right, the bottom one is facing left. The lambs have some black detail, especially around the perimeter, and behind this but in front of the most if not all of other shading, the top lamb has a fairly uniform spotty pattern imprinted over it.\" title=\"Bright image of two lambs, each shaded in white, blue and purple, with a red background. The top one is facing right, the bottom one is facing left. The lambs have some black detail, especially around the perimeter, and behind this but in front of the most if not all of other shading, the top lamb has a fairly uniform spotty pattern imprinted over it.\" \/>3) Impressionism-inspired<\/h2><p>Definitely influenced by Monet!<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/3ymrlt2ansn7twtz7vgmnwz6ywks11at1x5grcj7t95afxc9.png.png?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Illustration of a lamb in a field in front of a fence (and a hedge behind that). Shown facing right, and below and overlapping in front, a lamb facing left in a similar mirrored image. The whole image is in an impressionism-inspired style (lots of blobs of colour, almost\/no black outlines, lots of blobby outlines).\" title=\"Illustration of a lamb in a field in front of a fence (and a hedge behind that). Shown facing right, and below and overlapping in front, a lamb facing left in a similar mirrored image. The whole image is in an impressionism-inspired style (lots of blobs of colour, almost\/no black outlines, lots of blobby outlines).\" \/><\/p><p>That\u2019s all for now! The page might get updated again in future.<\/p><p>Alex (\u201cSheffinch\u201d)<\/p><p>Have you seen my <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shop<\/a>? You can buy products there that get printed with my other art, by my product suppliers, when you order! (Please don\u2019t copy or use any of this website\u2019s content that\u2019s not the focus of one of my tutorials - the lamb images in the contents of this blog post are an exception). For permissions regarding the use of graphics within this site\u2019s product customiser, please refer to this site\u2019s home page.<\/p>","urlTitle":"trying-out-different-art-styles","url":"\/blog\/trying-out-different-art-styles\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/trying-out-different-art-styles\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/sheffinch.co.uk\/blog\/trying-out-different-art-styles\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1745863851,"updatedAt":1751899062,"publishedAt":1751899061,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":351119,"name":"Sheffinch"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/uclzoppqhehos8dlregl8ip8ube1c1qafxyx1lbnwdozszdn.png?z=4.4&fx=0.73767551029792&fy=0.11363636363636","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/uclzoppqhehos8dlregl8ip8ube1c1qafxyx1lbnwdozszdn.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855&z=4.4&fx=0.73767551029792&fy=0.11363636363636","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/uclzoppqhehos8dlregl8ip8ube1c1qafxyx1lbnwdozszdn.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440&z=4.4&fx=0.73767551029792&fy=0.11363636363636"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":49551,"title":"Tutorial on Illustrating Jackdaws","url":"\/blog\/tutorial-on-illustrating-jackdaws\/","urlTitle":"tutorial-on-illustrating-jackdaws","division":351119,"description":"Hello! 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