But what I mean is that there are very specific traits in drawings/art that come from the psychological differences in women and men. Women and men tend to have different interests and lean toward different things (with commonalities in relation to sex) even in the same hobby and subject. And yes, it even appears in art.
If you're familiar with the concept of *mental mapping when it translates to art, one result of this is art often ends up looking like the artist. Facially, and even bodily. You can get a little more info on this in Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics. (pages 31 - 41)
Some small instances/examples:
- The "Art vs. Artist" meme.
- Artists drawing a character making a face will sometimes realize they’re instinctively mirroring their drawing.
- When you start out in drawing - typically from a young age - one of the first sources of reference is your own face.
For most artists - even the good ones - your own facial structure is so ingrained in you it peeks out from every corner.
* There's a name for this - can't find it right now.
And sadly enough, though I cannot say this with certainty or accuracy, but on average - I can even accurately clock someone based on the level of knowledge of fundamentals displayed. I'm not talking about large leaps in surface quality easily assessed by a glance - like Sonichu versus the Mona Lisa - I mean in artists of similar demographics/skill. Certain age ranges, similar mediums used, subject matter, composition, etc.
Most art I find where every element harmonizes equally is also almost always male. The art is highly technically-skilled, has a stylistic unique-ness that lends itself to the art rather than drag down, distract, or hinder quality.
Two rare female exceptions to this are Phoebe Gloeckner and Emil Ferris.
A popular example of "gendered influences" is how females (typically younger) tend to lean toward Anime and Japanese cartoons. It could be argued this is a result of looking at isolated online groups, but it cannot be denied that the influence of said groups has bled outside of their internet context. I’ve seen it reflected in commercial art and larger-scale productions.
A lot of art drawn by women have a particular and distinguishing set of proportions to them, as do males. Again, facially and bodily. Women are more likely to draw women that appear more feminine (no matter how masculine they try to make them look) and it is less common to see women drawn by men look "right". I.e. not hyper feminine, not similar to the artist. At least in most art I've seen, internet and beyond. Inversely, men drawn by women seldom look truly "male". There is almost always a softening in features - more subtle in higher-skilled art - more extreme in your average Tumblr schlock.
There is definitely a “FtM” face in digital art easily recognizable.
I noticed female nerds share a lot of things in common, one being that their art displays more fundamentals, and that their influences lean more masculine/vintage/obscure. Another being that they typically favor "traditional" mediums over digital.
