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Published: 2009-07-04 15:11:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 12325; Favourites: 145; Downloads: 159
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Description Tareth of Kalorig, 17-year-old deaf girl, mundane, and Severian's best friend. :3

SO 25 EXPRESSIONS IS A LOT OF EXPRESSIONS, YOU GUYS. Man, this challenge was... challenging. And I'm not sure why I started drawing her down to the hips, but then I just kept doing it, and now she doesn't fit in the little boxes so well.

For anyone who's collecting expression sheets, though, I also put them on the template proper over in my scraps , so you can take a look if you're curious how they hold up as just facial expressions.

I tried really hard here to solidify her features and keep her consistent, since Tarri is a character I constantly have trouble drawing. I think maybe I'm getting the hang of her? :"D

Comments:

--Disgusted does, in fact, feature Sev's "hand."
--After much deliberation, I decided that Tareth would be an awkwardly loud and mostly giggly drunk... if she ever got drunk.
--I cheated a bit on a couple of these. While I can draw Tareth being incredulous, it's not an face she'd ever actually make. So I chose to interpret it as more serious "disbelief" instead.
---Also, yes, sign language (ill/nauseated) is probably cheating. I couldn't resist.
--I am of the opinion that "rained on" (or, alternately, "soaked") should be an expression, so I added it. Hair sometimes behaves very differently when wet . :3

Runewriters, Tareth © Shazzbaa

Original challenge taken from this template , go ahead and give it a try with your own characters!
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Comments: 32

Brightcynder [2013-04-09 00:00:14 +0000 UTC]

Rained on is an expression? O_o

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mideva [2012-08-03 23:02:38 +0000 UTC]

you made a lovely character! i love her facial expressions!

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Shazzbaa In reply to mideva [2012-08-06 23:56:10 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thank you!

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mideva In reply to Shazzbaa [2012-08-07 16:23:09 +0000 UTC]

no prob!

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DiseasedxDisciple [2012-07-01 01:51:07 +0000 UTC]

I tend to use the whole character to emulate expressions, so it's no surprise that I would draw most of the character to show that expression.
So that probably works the same in you.

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CodaBear48 [2012-03-20 02:16:40 +0000 UTC]

Neato! I think it cool you used sign laguage; it shows off your skill 'cause there's motions with it

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SilverSeam [2010-11-15 00:07:11 +0000 UTC]

I've gotta tell you that I love this. I may borrow the idea and use it to perfect my own characters

Hope you don't mind if I help myself to this concept.

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Shazzbaa In reply to SilverSeam [2010-12-18 05:00:49 +0000 UTC]

Go for it! I took the expressions idea from that "25 expressions" meme that has been floating around. It is very challenging but pretty cool to do!

I guess I should do it for other characters as well, haha. XD

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PoetryMan1 [2010-05-20 17:55:27 +0000 UTC]

good job!

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Lioness-Lindsey [2010-01-06 21:16:41 +0000 UTC]

These expressions are awesome :]

I love her outfit, too. xD

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Shazzbaa In reply to Lioness-Lindsey [2010-01-11 21:13:30 +0000 UTC]

Aw, thank you!

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Lioness-Lindsey In reply to Shazzbaa [2010-01-11 21:26:09 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome x]

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AidenVP [2009-07-26 06:19:19 +0000 UTC]

The really funny thing is that I can actually picture you yourself with these expressions.

Good job!

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zutoph507 [2009-07-12 05:21:09 +0000 UTC]

I love that you kept going down to the hips. Expressions aren't just in the face. Body language is ahuge part of the way people read us. This just gives a more concrete 'reality' to this character. Nice job.

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Shazzbaa In reply to zutoph507 [2009-07-21 21:16:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank ye very much! :3 I did the 25 expressions in order to solidify her character, and wanted to get some of her body language down as well. I'm really glad to hear it's working!

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Skwinky [2009-07-12 01:49:24 +0000 UTC]

*random* I THINK you're doing this, or I'm crazy, but I love how her font is always different. Any reason? ouo;

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Shazzbaa In reply to Skwinky [2009-07-12 03:20:20 +0000 UTC]

Oh! I'm quite happy that you noticed her font was special. With the exception of drunk (lol), it's supposed to look like sorta written-by-a-child lettering, all lower-case. (for a more consistent example, the third line at this link is the result when I tried to make an actual font for her).

She has a noticeable deaf accent and tends to speak a little too loudly, which gives some people the impression that she's somewhat on the slow side. Tareth knows her voice "sounds funny" by the way people react to her, but has no way to judge for herself, so she's actually pretty self-conscious about speaking.

I gave her a slightly large and childish font to try to get this sound across. :3

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Skwinky In reply to Shazzbaa [2009-07-13 00:36:53 +0000 UTC]

She's deaf? O_O


Do you realize how much more I love her now? *A*

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BrevityRaccoon [2009-07-11 23:46:28 +0000 UTC]

Wow those are a really great assortment of well drawn expressions 0_0 this makes me very jealous Awesome work!

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Shazzbaa In reply to BrevityRaccoon [2009-07-12 03:03:41 +0000 UTC]

Oh, thank you very much! I spent quite some time on each of them; I appreciate the kind words!

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ashesmakebeauty [2009-07-06 02:03:53 +0000 UTC]

OMG AMAZING!!! Totally faving this!!! (wish I could like a million times)

(Also this is like amazing reference... getting on that soon!)

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Shazzbaa In reply to ashesmakebeauty [2009-07-06 03:18:51 +0000 UTC]

Oh my! XD Thank you! Hahaha, I thought you'd appreciate the reference. XD I really look forward to seeing what you do with her!

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ashesmakebeauty In reply to Shazzbaa [2009-07-06 03:36:39 +0000 UTC]

I'm excited to finally get started next week after I finish up a few things. I'll be posting work in progress on my blog so you should check it out.

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AslanCross [2009-07-05 21:46:39 +0000 UTC]

Love this. I struggle with facial expressions. XP

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Shazzbaa In reply to AslanCross [2009-07-06 03:17:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank ye! Hahaha, if only you knew how long it took me to get through all 25! Not to mention how many times I redid some of these.

But thankee much for the fav!

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actoratheart [2009-07-05 05:41:54 +0000 UTC]

I think I fall a little bit more in love with Tareth and how you draw her every time I see her. 8( You gotta stop this, man.

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Shazzbaa In reply to actoratheart [2009-07-06 03:15:43 +0000 UTC]

Aw, but Tareth will love you back (platonically)!

I suppose I could try to make her less likeable, but I have LOTS of unlikeable characters. Perhaps I'll do expressions for one of them next. XD

Seriously though, thank you! I'm really happy to know you're liking both Tareth and her design. x3

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comic-chic [2009-07-04 23:56:41 +0000 UTC]

This is really nice!! Love how you use body language, and not just facial expressions. Nicely done!

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Shazzbaa In reply to comic-chic [2009-07-06 03:02:01 +0000 UTC]

Ah, thank ye! I had fun doing the body-language thing for several expressions before I realised there was no way I'd fit these in the template. So naturally... I just kept doing it. Wasn't sure if it'd be considered cool, or like, cheating. XD

(Frankly, I'm just proud that I managed to resist doing Sign Language in all but one pose. )

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comic-chic In reply to Shazzbaa [2009-07-06 04:38:37 +0000 UTC]

lol, I think it's fab, even if it is cheating. (jk)

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Mr-Pod [2009-07-04 16:00:47 +0000 UTC]

Great, and very realistic expressions, your character has a lot of... well, character!

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Shazzbaa In reply to Mr-Pod [2009-07-04 19:30:10 +0000 UTC]

Aw, thank ye! Good to hear. ^^

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