Random JM Art Lesson: Artwork With "Appeal"

There's a qualitative element of drawing which I like to call "appeal". If a drawing has beauty, is aesthetically pleasing, or is dynamic and pleasing to the eye in general, than it has appeal. Appeal is not to be confused with detail or complexity, as there are plenty of detailed drawings that are still nonetheless very aesthetically unappealing and ugly. When you draw, it helps to be objective. Do you get a gut reaction from your art that tells you in your gut your drawing is pretty to look at, fun to look at, or aesthetically pleasing in some way? Then yes, your artwork or a part of your artwork has appeal. Don't just like drawings because you drew it yourself. You have to be able to objectively sit back and say, if I was a stranger who never saw any of my work before, I'd still say I like the way this artwork piece looks. THAT...is the nature of appeal.