Facial Expression Description Library

Hi my name is V. (main blog: @Zaharya) and this is a 05:30am brain child of mine that I think has some merit. Welcome to the FEDL!

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Facial expression description library (4/?)

Sorry it’s been a while, I got distracted by a Merlin fandom Discord I made with my friend – but here's another round of "how the fuck do you describe that?"

For everyone who might not have seen the previous posts, this is the idea of the FEDL:

Describing expressions is hard, especially for more nuanced faces than “smile” or “frown”. The point is now to find/take and post a gif or picture of an expression that needs words. (If you make your own post, use the tag #facial expression description library, and/or #fedl, so it’s searchable.) Then everyone responds to/reblogs that post with how they would describe that expression. It takes a moment to build it up, but in the end we all have a neat little library of  gifs and descriptions and we just have to find the one we need when we  need it. We are also expanding this to gestures now because reasons.

Now I still have no following and this side-blog even less so. Subsequently, I (again) humbly ask if you would consider to reblog this even if you don’t add your own description. Even a like (to appease the algorithm-gods) would be great!

But on to round 4: How would you describe this gesture? (Bonus points for descriptions at different intensities; e.g. pointing like this with your palm up but barely lifting the arm)

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Facial expression description library (3/?)

Sorry it’s been a while, uni got crazy and then Whumptober stole all my dopamine and I’ve been writing 24/7 – but we’re back!

For everyone who might not have seen the previous posts, this is the idea of the FEDL:

Describing expressions is hard, especially for more nuanced faces than “smile” or “frown”. The point is now to find/take and post a gif or picture of an expression that needs words. (If you make your own post, use the tag #facial expression description library, and/or #fedl, so it’s searchable.) Then everyone responds to/reblogs that post with how they would describe that expression. It takes a moment to build it up, but in the end we all have a neat little library of  gifs and descriptions and we just have to find the one we need when we  need it.

Now I still have no following and this side-blog even less so. Subsequently, I (again) humbly ask if you would consider to reblog this even if you don’t add your own description. Even a like (to appease the algorithm-gods) would be great!

But on to round 3: How would you describe this expression? (Gif submitted by @manixzen​)

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Resources for Writers

If you’re coming to this list from a reblog, please click through to the original post as it may be updated with more content!

Please note I haven’t read everything on this list, so I can’t speak to all it contains/ accuracy, ya dig?

Writing a Blind or Visually Impaired Character by @mimzy-writing-online​

Resources For Writing Deaf, Mute, or Blind Characters by @thecaffeinebookwarrior​

Writing Sign Language F.A.Q by @concerningwolves​

Words for Skin Tone | How to Describe Skin Color by @writingwithcolor​

Words to Describe Hair by @writingwithcolor​

So You Want Your OC to be Jewish by @bailey-writes​

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Body Language Cheat Sheet for Writers from @theinformationdump​

Cheat Sheet for Writing Emotion by @thewriterswitch​

How to Write a Realistic Argument by @she-who-fights-and-writes​

How to write softness by @oriorwriter​

Writing villains / villains motivations by @the-modern-typewriter​

Personality traits/flaws by @rivalwrites​

Writing Consent - written for The Witcher fandom but the advice is actually general, by @hailhailsatan​

How to Write Characters in Realistic Polyamorous Relationships - by @simplyoriginalcharacters​

How to Write OCs With Trauma

Writing Enemies to Lovers by @pianowritesstuff​

How to write a kiss

❧ So much more is under the cut!

Keep reading

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Facial expression description library (2/?)

Wow, okay, I was fully prepared for this idea to be considered stupid and fail miserably but apparently not??! 🥺😭❤️ Thanks so much to everyone who shared and responded to that first post! So many brilliant descriptions came together there! I made a separate side blog for it now, because reblogging that first post would get messy quite quickly, and new posts would probably drown in the chaos that is my main account.

For everyone who might not have seen the previous post, this is the idea of the FEDL:

Describing expressions is hard, especially for more nuanced faces than “smile” or “frown”. The point is now to find/take and post a gif or picture of an expression that needs words. (If you make your own post, use the tag #facial expression description library, and/or #fedl, so it’s searchable.) Then everyone responds to/reblogs that post with how they would describe that expression. It takes a moment to build it up, but in the end we all have a neat little library of gifs and descriptions and we just have to find the one we need when we need it.

Now I still have no following and this side-blog even less so. Subsequently, I (again) humbly ask if you would consider to reblog this even if you don't add your own description. Even just a like (to appease the algorithm-gods) would be great!

But on to round 2: How would you describe this expression?

[zaharya]

Facial expression description library (1/?)

Dear authors, HELP! Do you know that feeling when you want to write something and your character makes a face in your head but there aren't any words for that facial expression? Yeah, I hate that. So, my 05:30am brain had an idea:

Why not take pictures or gifs of the expressions we need words for and post it, and then everyone reblogs with how they would describe that expression! It takes a moment, but in the end we all have a neat little library of gifs and descriptions and we just have to find the one we need when we need it.

Now I have no following, so I humbly ask if you would consider to reblog this even if you don't add your own description – I would be forever grateful.

But let's get to the point: How would you describe this expression?

(edit: feel free to make your own posts with expressions you need and tag them with 'facial expression description library' so they're searchable!)

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This brain child now has its own side-blog!

(Please forgive if this takes a hot minute to set up properly! I'm afraid I know hopelessly little about tumblr.)