Anyone else thinking about how The Dream in An Absolutely Remarkable Thing would make a really good VR game??

Made an Inktober 2017 prompt list to help me stay on track! Feel free to use <3

Part 1 of my tutorial on facial diversity.  Look for part 2 in a couple weeks!

The photos are used purely for educational purposes.  All the rest of the art was created by me.

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“we thought it would be best to just fuck the audience up” -gareth edwards, 2016

In honor of Rogue One being on Netflix, my new favorite meme

Happy Anniversary, Harry Potter! Thank you for 20 years of magic ⚡️

How to show expression with the mouth!

This was a request and at first I wasn’t sure if I had anything to provide with, but as it turn out it got a little longer than I expected because there were actually things I had to say!! Wow!! 

Anyway, this is some guidelines I follow when I try to make the face expressfull, more specifically the mouth! It is often neglected, since it’s actually pretty hard, I’ll admit. But I’m here to help (hopefully…)! A mouth expression tutorial as per request. Enjoy and hopefully it will help some a little. ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

Draw the teeth at the right angle. 

This is super important. The upper jaw follows the angle of the head, and the lower jaw will depend on how open it is. Make sure you have a rough estimate of where the teeth are, and how much of them you’re going to see!

The lips will VERY roughly follow the same angle as the teeth. It really depends on the character, but it gives you a sense at least. 

If you DON’T do this, you’re going to lose so much volume and the mouth is going to end up looking unrelatable. I showed this example in this tutorial:

It’s not just the lips! 

The cheeks, chin, and tongue play a role too! 

Try look at your own mouth or references! I have a very pliable and large mouth, so that’s one reason why my characters have it too lmao.

ASYMMETRYYYYY (ง ͠° ͟ل͜ ͡°)ง

I cannot emphasize how important asymmetry is when drawing expressions. It applies not only to the eyebrows to achieve the Dreamwork Face™, but also the mouth. Seriously if you draw a symmetric mouth I will deliver myself to your mailbox and then shout at you until you fix it. 

Look at the difference between these two for example: which one has more “life”? 

I think you get the idea.

Push and squish - give it flow

Here’s an old drawing I have but it illustrates how I think when I squish the mouth, and use folding and wrinkles to my advantage.

Look at your own face and see where skin bundles up, where it creases the most and when bumps appear on your chin. Subtle details makes all the difference! 

One VERY effective detail is illustrated in the first sketch, where I pull upwards on one side, and downwards on the other. That’s a good detail to use when the character is making a skewed expression, or is extremely frustrated. I encourage you to play around with that concept bc it’s ~super effective~!

EXAMPLES:

Happy: Your entire mouth is pushed upwards, not just the corners of your mouth!

I tend to draw a :3 mouth bc I’ve been drawing Lance too much….. You don’t have to but it’s basically imprinted in my motor memory by now. 

Pouting/frowning: corners are pushed down, middle pushed slightly up. Sometimes, there’s a slight dip in the middle too. It can give a sense that the character is biting their lips.

Showing frustration/intimidating/is intimidated: basically showing a lot of teeth. The corners are as open as possible and the middle sorta more squished. An extremely important detail here is showing some of the gums, and open space between the cheeks and teeth. That way it looks like the mouth it open to it’s full potential. Here is also where you basically MUST add folds and bumps, or else it’s not going to look relatable. 

(Here I am again with the pulling upwards on one side and downwards on the other, as illustrated on the last sketch)

And then again, here’s just another doodle showing how important it is to show the gums. It’s the same face twice, but the second one looks slightly more frustrated doesn’t it?

(from my other tutorial on how to draw facial expressions)

As you can see, this last one is very versatile and I draw it a lot. Play around with the basic shape and see how much subtle details makes a lot of difference! 

That’s it! 

I hope that cleared some things up and was somewhat helpful! Enjoy drawing ✨

Wendy, finally! Closing this series, though we’re going to try and find time to do Bill later on 😉

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I NEED TO TELL YOU ABOUT A VERY IMPORTANT THING

CALLED MAGIQUEST

DO YOU SEE THIS SHIT? THIS IS MAGIQUEST. IT IS ESSENTIALLY A REAL LIFE FUCKING HARRY POTTER SCAVENGER HUNT. DO YOU SEE THIS RIGHT HERE?

THIS IS A MAGIC FUCKING WAND. THIS WAND RIGHT HERE HAS A HIGH TECH COMPUTER CHIP LAZOR OR SOMETHING IN IT. I DONT EVEN KNOW I NEVER QUESTIONED HOW IT WORKS. BUT YOU TAKE THIS WAND AND YOU POINT IT AT SHIT AND THINGS LIGHT UP AND GO DING. WAND POINTY MAKE CHEST OPEN, SEE?

YOU TAKE YOUR WAND- WHICH BY THE WAY IS CUSTOMIZABLE- AND YOU RUN AROUND AND FIND SHIT WITH YOUR AWESOME WIZARD SKILLS. THERE ARE A BUNCH OF MAGIQUESTS, MOSTLY IN GREAT WOLF LODGES. HERES A MAP, DUNNO IF ITS UP TO DATE.

THE GREAT WOLF LODGE ONES ARE PRETTY DAMN COOL. THEYRE INTEGRATED INTO THE HOTEL AREA SO YOU CAN FUCKING TAKE YOUR WAND AND GO HAVE SOME ICE CREAM AND THEN GO RIGHT BACK TO GETTING THE PIXIES THEIR BRAND NEW GREEN CRYSTAL AND SAVING THEIR SORRY ASSES FOR REWARDS. BUT OH NO. IT GETS BETTER. THE MAGIQUEST IN MYRTLE BEACH NORTH CAROLINA. THIS SHIT IS THREE STORIES HIGH AND OFF THE FUCKING HANDLE IN TERMS OF AWESOMENESS. LOOK AT THIS

LOOK AT THIS FUCKING TREEHOUSE

AND THIS LIBRARY

THIS IS JUST THE MOTHERFUCKING LOBBY

DO YOU SEE THIS DRAGON? DONT TELL ME YOU DONT WANT TO DUEL THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF THIS DRAGON.

NOW YOU MAY BE THINKING. WHAT IS THE POINT OF THIS MAGICAL GAME? WELL IT IS VERY SIMPLE. YOU HAVE TO GET ALL THESE RUNES. AND TO GET RUNES YOU HAVE TO LOOK AROUND FOR ALL KINDS OF HIDDEN ITEMS. ANYTHING FROM MOSS TO TIARAS TO FUCKING STARS ON THE CEILING. AND ONCE YOU GET A SHITTON OF RUNES YOU CAN BE A MASTER MAGI AND TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS THAT YOURE A REAL WIZARD.

HAVE YOU EVER HAD AN EXPERIENCE THAT YOU CANT EVEN DESCRIBE BECAUSE ITS SO COOL? YEAH THATS THIS. SO JUST REMEMBER IN YOUR PATHETIC MORTAL BRAIN. NEXT TIME YOU’RE FREE FOR A WHILE (TRUST ME YOU WONT WANT TO LEAVE) GET YOUR ASS UP AND DRAG ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO THE NEAREST MAGIQUEST. NOT ONLY IS IT THE FUNNEST THING IN THE ENTIRE WORLD BUT MORE CUSTOMERS MEANS MORE MAGIQUESTS AND I WANT TO SPREAD THIS MAGIC LIKE WILDFIRE. ITS ESPECIALLY FUN FOR LITTLE KIDS BUT AGE DOESNT EVEN MATTER.

ALSO THIS VIDEO IS CHEESY BUT IT HAS SOME OF THE MAGIQUEST PEOPLE IN IT: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8gs59VNBS1w

NOW YOU KNOW ABOUT THE WONDERFUL THING THAT IS MAGIQUEST. YOU ARE FUCKING WELCOME.

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Alright, since I am a CHILD, this seems fitting enough. This actually seems really cool though, for real

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*forever wishing I was cool enough to do this

Best. Ever. Get that on your blogs. NOW.

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Reblogging for similar reasons.

[This is fucking awesome.]

OOC: Very good idea!!

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OKAY LISTEN UP BECAUSE THERE IS SOMETHING SUPER IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGN AND MOST OF YOU PROBABLY DON’T KNOW

It’s the inclusion of Storm. (Storm? Pretty sure that’s Storm.) And in a way where, yes, representation saves lives.

See, here’s a weird medical fact: black women are more likely to get breast cancer and nobody knows why. It’s a medical mystery. Now, I want you to do a fun exercise: tell me the last time you saw a breast cancer awareness campaign that included black women. Go on, I’ll wait. Speaking as someone active with the cause whose aunt is even more active with the cause, here’s my answer: In eight years of working for awareness across four states, I have never seen a single black woman in any breast cancer campaign. Ever.

Black women are also more likely to die of breast cancer because they’re less likely to catch it early. That’s not genetics, that’s math. The sooner you begin treatment, the better your prognosis. Black women are less likely to know how to do self-exams and because of the socioeconomic divide, less likely to see an OB/GYN annually. And they’re ignored by awareness campaigns.

Tell your black friends. And spread this like wildfire. Because they are more at risk than you are.

🌙🌸🌼🌙Lunar+Floral Gems🌙🌼🌸🌙 I’m so excited to finally be able to show all of these together and finished! I worked super hard this past week or so to get all of these from flat colours to finished. I’ve never worked on so many pieces symultaniously before x_x I’m so glad I did tho they look so good together I made these to be a matching set of mini/postcard prints. if you wanna grab a copy of one(or more) of these they’re up in my tictail shop!

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This whole set is stunning!!