Ayemae Art

Sometimes I remember how to draw. Do not repost my art, please.

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April Fools might not be the best day to tell people about your new art-only blog, but eh.

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Reeve Tuesti is a Corporate Furry and you cannot convince me otherwise.

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they're not in the party right now

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explain vincent valentine badly dot jpeg

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flower prices adjusted for inflation

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So a while back I drew Varian from the Tangled series as a barista because I thought it would be a cute thing to do for funzies.  Apparently since then he’s gone bananas, so I gave the concept an update.

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This comic is incredible

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<3

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Frankly Varian would be a terrible barista because he’d totally ‘improve’ rather than follow the recipes and that just creates an inconsistent experience for customers.

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Ahaahah I read his bio on your page and thought I’d go with a more sickly/gaunt interpretation of Sadame this time, but that in combination with the green makes him look extra undead.  XD;;  (Also I drew him transitioning into Phantom mode, hope that’s not a no-no.  »; )

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NO THAT IS PERFECT, THANK YOU

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(Pst, for funzies and because I was curious, here is that interpretation with his actual colors.  :U )

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I drew Peridot wearing a star.  BU

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¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Absolutely Not

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‘Dream’

featuring the Girl in White from my comic, Lapse. ( www . lapsecomic . com )

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Eli when he was younger and more fresh-faced.  (again)

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It’s the worst.

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Some good boys from Coco, and some good gals too for fun!

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Drawing Heads and Faces: Cheekbones

I’ve found that drawing the head starts to make a lot more sense once you start thinking about cheekbones and cheeks, and how the fit into the head structure.

You might be aware of the Mysterious Indent that Looks Good Next to the Outer Part of the Eye, or the Mystery Indent for short. 

Drawing a Mystery Indent may serve you fine if you only draw the head from flat angles, but it falls apart when you get adventurous.

Why isn’t this making sense anymore?

Drawing a ‘Mystery Indent’ is an attempt to imply cheekbones without knowing how they actually incorporate into the skull, and this is why it looks so unconvincing when you use it to draw the head in anything other than ¾ view.

The cheekbones wrap around the head and eye sockets from above the bridge of the nose.  The concave you draw if you draw the ‘Mystery Indent’ is a misunderstanding.  There is no concave.  You should instead be thinking of this as where the eye socket/brow overlaps the (convex!) cheekbone.

Compare the cheekbones on both sides for placement.  They should match up and correspond with each other.

(Knowing cheekbone structure helps when drawing gaunt characters, because their cheekbones may stick out.  Remember to compare the cheekbone placement on both sides!)

* This is part of a much larger tutorial I’m working on about head, face, and facial feature structure.  Hopefully more to come eventually?