your art is so expressive and bouncy, i love it so, so much. do u have any tips for creating more effective + exaggerated expressions in characters?
OOOHDJSHSGSHSK THANK YOU!! I feel so honored that ppl want art advice from me-
I'm not exactly the best at explaining things but ill tell you some stuff to keep in mind while drawing!!
The line of action is the direction in which your character moves. When trying to create a more fluid and expressive pose, try to keep the line of action as smooth as possible. For example:
The line of action here (the teal line) is very curvy. The person shown here wants to squash that bug, but isn't very into it.
Here however, the line of action shows that this person absolutely DESPISES that bug and is dead set on killing that thing (also dont get me wrong, i like bugs but this was the first example i thought of lol). A smoother line of action within your character poses helps get the point of your pose across easier.
When drawing character expressions, try and go further by trying to show what division of that emotion they are feeling. What i mean by this is; say for example your character is happy. Sure you can go ahead and draw a regular happy face, but take it a step further by showing Why they are happy.
These are happy expressions, but the reason why they are happy can be shown too!
As for figuring out how to draw different expressions, im still figuring that out myself and all i can say is practice!! I have bunches of pages in my sketchbook dedicated to expression practice. I also find it easier to draw a certain expression by making the same face as the face im trying to draw.
The color palette/ shading of your drawing can greatly affect the vibe your drawing gives off. All i have to say about this is to SHADE WITH ANALAGOUS COLORS!! Analagous colors are colors directly beside each other on the color wheel. Using those kinds of colors makes your art itself more vibrant.
In example A, analagous colors were used and in example B, black and white tones are used. Ex. A is more bright and sticks out more than Ex. B, at least to me it does. ( I guess this part is more of a stylistic choice rather than concrete information on art in general, but i think it looks better)
This is all the information I really have, but i hope it helps!! And once again thank you for asking! While im not a professional it really is an honor for my art to be considered good enough that ppl ask me for advice aaaaaa!!!!!
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