>>54053Well, they're not really wrong... The creator has 130 patrons and I'd imagine some of them are pledged above the 2$ tier, I'd estimate they're pulling in 350-500 per month after patreon takes their cut, maybe more. Pretty comfy amount of extra income.
But yeah, I actually love looking into artists like this who are walking the tightrope exactly between bad and decent with their art. Everything on the surface looks polished enough to attract some audience, as the pledge numbers show. It's not mistystuffer-tier bad. Masking or stylizing the weaker aspects of your drawings is part of having a distinguishable artstyle, but there's not really any style here at all, everything looks very artificial and bland as if generated by some fattywank AI.
The artist's choice to fill up their Patreon banner with multiple different characters that they've clearly drawn separately is a curious decision, because getting to compare them all side by side like that really makes the fundamental flaws stand out.
Every single pair of eyes is drawn very inconsistently, in different styles. The poses look partially dynamic, yet each one has some glaring aspect to it standing out and breaking the illusion.
Everything also appears very 2D, as in actually flat.
My guess is that sinpie mostly traces over models of skinny characters (or at least relies on extremely heavily on references with almost everything), and therefore has to usually improvise the fatness or something else, as suggested by those gravity-defying bellies on the left, or the dumbbell holding.
That latter detail looks especially fucked. It's not being supported by the base of the thumb and is held up entirely with the grip of her fingers as if there's no weight to it. The angle of the whole hand is twisted awkwardly and the fingers are going the wrong way in relation to the rest of the pose and the dumbbell. It's very irritating to look at.
I think this style would definitely benefit from a much stronger shading. Right now they're applying it exclusively to the hair, but for the rest use a weak, hardly noticeable airbrushing as a substitute, further contributing to the inconsistent feel.
Applying the same shading that the hairstyles have to everything else would bring a more 3D feel to the work and possibly give the artist a better grasp on angles and shapes.
The overall impression I get is very inspiring though. It's incredible seeing what you can achieve with a little smoke and mirrors when it comes to your artwork and sprinkle in some work ethic, pumping out content consistently.
The person has an established following and is making some money - it's not a bad position to be in, especially if they're actively looking to improve.