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Emergency Commissions

Hello there everyone.

So, things are rough right now. Really rough. I recently moved out and in with, well, one great roommate. On top of that, when I moved out, my parents decided it was time for me to get on my own car insurance, so that definitely added to the expenses. Where I was working before, I was making more than enough to cover this, however, at my current store, I am not getting the hours I need to survive.

But that’s not what this is about either. No. On top of all this, my roommate and I were in an accident yesterday, and damaged the radiator of the one car we have between the two of us. I work over 20 miles away, and my Uber to and from work is $30+ each way. So on top of needing to pay to replace the radiator, I also need to start playing for an Uber until it is fixed. My roommate and I are already scrambling and barely able to eat, and this set us back quite a lot.

So if anyone can spare the money, I would like to repost about my writing commissions. For a limited time, I would be willing to negotiate my rates, so if you’re interested, please send me a message, or better yet, submit a commission idea, and I will get right to it!

whisperswritingcorner-blog

Emergency Commissions

Hello there everyone.

So, things are rough right now. Really rough. I recently moved out and in with, well, one great roommate. On top of that, when I moved out, my parents decided it was time for me to get on my own car insurance, so that definitely added to the expenses. Where I was working before, I was making more than enough to cover this, however, at my current store, I am not getting the hours I need to survive.

But that’s not what this is about either. No. On top of all this, my roommate and I were in an accident yesterday, and damaged the radiator of the one car we have between the two of us. I work over 20 miles away, and my Uber to and from work is $30+ each way. So on top of needing to pay to replace the radiator, I also need to start playing for an Uber until it is fixed. My roommate and I are already scrambling and barely able to eat, and this set us back quite a lot.

So if anyone can spare the money, I would like to repost about my writing commissions. For a limited time, I would be willing to negotiate my rates, so if you’re interested, please send me a message, or better yet, submit a commission idea, and I will get right to it!

whisperswritingcorner-blog

Emergency Commissions

Hello there everyone.

So, things are rough right now. Really rough. I recently moved out and in with, well, one great roommate. On top of that, when I moved out, my parents decided it was time for me to get on my own car insurance, so that definitely added to the expenses. Where I was working before, I was making more than enough to cover this, however, at my current store, I am not getting the hours I need to survive.

But that’s not what this is about either. No. On top of all this, my roommate and I were in an accident yesterday, and damaged the radiator of the one car we have between the two of us. I work over 20 miles away, and my Uber to and from work is $30+ each way. So on top of needing to pay to replace the radiator, I also need to start playing for an Uber until it is fixed. My roommate and I are already scrambling and barely able to eat, and this set us back quite a lot.

So if anyone can spare the money, I would like to repost about my writing commissions. For a limited time, I would be willing to negotiate my rates, so if you’re interested, please send me a message, or better yet, submit a commission idea, and I will get right to it!

#needa post this here too #because I'm really desperate

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How I draw kisses!

A quick tutorial/cheat sheet on how I draw kisses!! I’m going to assume you already know how to draw a head and how to angle it, because that’s an entire procedure in itself. I’m going to focus on mainly the lips and also try and tackle some common mistakes when you’re first starting out.

Pursing the lips

So this is boring but crucial. If you don’t purse, their is no real kiss (take notes) bc placing your lips on top of someone else’s is not how you kiss… The most important part are the corners of the mouth, especially from the side view, because that’s what changes the most.

The actual kissing yeee

Let’s start do a basic side view kiss on the lips. And believe it or not, I think this one is the hardest!

Think about which parts of the face are going to be in front of the other! This can take some time to get the hang of, but once you get that down it’s easy. Also, focus on getting the heads at the right distance and angle. A common mistake is drawing them too close.

The Lightning Shape:

Still keeping in mind which part of the line is “Red’s” upper lip and which part is “Blue’s” lower lip, play around with the shape of the lightning. Very subtle changes can have a very strong impact! I usually go by feel, so take your time, but here are some things to look out for:

Details squishing etc.

So yeah once the lightning shape looks good, I usually add details and squish parts of the face that will touch. Which usually includes the noses, but from this angle they won’t squish unless you intend on making nice big noses <3. By now it should look something like this:

You don’t have to add the corners of the mouth! I usually do when I want to show that the character is smiling.

One technique used a lot in anime/manga + other cartoony art styles, is fading lines where two soft-ish objects press hard against each other. The picture above explains it.

Common mistakes

Getting down the crucial kissing part of fanart is hard and you will mess upp SO MANY TIIIIIIMES, but you learn from your mistakes, so don’t be discouraged. There are some things though that I frequently see when people draw kisses that makes it look awkward and stale, many of which I used to do myself. Here are some examples:

Try your best to avoid these. Most of the mistakes have little to do with the lips and more to do with the angle of the head. So getting that down before you move on to the lips is important.

¾ view Kissing

There are not a lot of angles where you actually see the lips meet (or at least not that I can draw…). Depending on how the heads are placed in relation to each other, you may or may not see the lips in a ¾ view. The way I have demonstrated is done in a way that the nose will bump into the other’s upper cheek.

Aaand that’s about it! These things will make more and more sense the more you draw them. At first it can seem very hard with so many things to keep track of, and it is, but practice makes perfect!

Rule of thumb: does the angle and position of the heads make sense? How are the lips going to align? What parts of the face are going to be in front of the other? How much will the lips purse? And finally, what is going to squish?

Thank you for reading! 😘