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Published: 2020-11-22 20:33:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 33990; Favourites: 1125; Downloads: 106
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A while back on Twitter I attempted a few "quick art tips", to see if I can whip up a tutorial within a day, as I get easily ovewhelmed with longer ones. They were well-liked so I figured I'd post them here too for easier searching.This one here is a few small tips for drawing facial expressions, and how to keep your character recognizable while doing so
Please bear with my weird wording.I'll exceptionally re-open my DA comments just this once, to maybe give extra feedback. Open for now, at least.
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Definitely needed this, drawing anthro creatures get annoying from side view at times
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Flex them soft spots. Flex em good. Get those expressions.
Sometimes I wonder if I should draw skeletons of characters before drawing the bodies. Might help with consistency...but so much work ;w; hm.
Would be curious to see your take on how to draw "extreme" expressions like rage or happy-gushing. Seeing soft fleshy spots for detail is one thing, but getting a character with a muzzle to look truly PO'd is a whole different level and you've done it quite well on other pieces, especially Hein. The way the skin scrunches, and where, is difficult to nail, even after following references.
Tutorials like this definitely help draw attention to relevant areas in references though, so thanks for the tips and hope more might be added!
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Yeah, I can see that too. Last time I tried to use bases for my characters they felt stiff.
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Omg I actually really needed this because all I can draw is neutral/smile face. I legitimately think your characters facial expressions are the best out there. Thank you so much for this tutorial.
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Fun fact - Wall-E was a result of artists challenging themselves to make a character that was bare minimal yet could still clearly show emotion. All you need are eyes and brows. Especially the brows.
Crazy to think about ล.รด
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