i wondered if our stars were the same.

kat. 31. currently screaming about wwdits and hannibal.

[paperlignes]

nandor and guillermo - romantic tropes

based on this post by @em8ambitions

[damsel-understresss]

im so sorry i never participated in the reblog game you tagged me in i love you very much im just so tired

[aflawedfashion]

Happy 30th Anniversary Xena: Warrior Princess!

[the-worms-in-your-bones]

Anxiety is stupid because your brain will go ‘what if they kill me with hammers for talking to them’ and it’s people you talk to regularly who have never given any indication that they’d kill you with hammers

[elvi-loci]

How to do “extra” facial expressions!

Drawing basic facial expressions is not the hardest. Most people can draw a sad face, a happy face, angry etc., but making more multidimensional expressions is more of a challenge. I have gotten a lot of compliments on how I draw facial expressions, (specifically “angsty ones”) telling me that they are very dramatic and well… expressive! And there are actually only a few things I think about when I draw faces that take them to the next level, so I thought i’d illustrate them all here!

SUPER IMPORTANT TIP BEFORE WE START: Look at your own face when you draw faces. Even making the face when you are drawing (you don’t even have to look at it), will give you some sense of how the face muscles pull and where things fold and stretch, because you can feel it. You are the best reference when it comes to facial expressions!

Angles 

Draw the head in an angle that matches the expressions you want to make. It is not a requirement, but is going to add to the effect.

Symmetry vs asymmetry 

A face is rarely symmetric. Unless the face the character is making is 100 % relaxed or even dissociating, the eyebrows, mouth and facial muscles will have different placements of their respective side. This image shows the dramatic impact asymmetry has on a face: 

That’s the difference between a smile and a smirk!

The first one’s like “oh yeah?” and the second is like “oH YEAH??”

The “balloon squishing principle”

This is something I did subconsciously, and I didn’t know about until I made this tutorial. And this principle goes hand in hand with an asymmetric face. Basically, if you squish one part of the face, you need to even out the empty space by “inflating” the other part of the face so that it doesn’t appear shrunken. The picture hopefully explains it:

Teeth 

Don’t forget to add the gum when the mouth is open to its full potential!

Squinting and folding

Adding folds around the eyes when a character is squinting makes a HUGE difference. It makes a smile more genuine and a growl more intimidating. Adding folds to the face in general makes your characters more lifelike and ‘visually relatable’. Like, they look human, and less plastic or fake.

and so on..

Pupils and irises 

The placement of the iris and pupil in relation to the eyelids is very important! The less of the white you see, the more relaxed the character is. 

And then of course eyebrows and eyes go hand in hand!

Gestures, spitting, sweating… 

Adding more elements than just a face is key to making the character actually look like they are feeling what you want them to feel. Just the tiniest sweat drop adds to their anxiety, spitting adds frustration to their rage, slouching shoulders, waving hands, a double chin, extreme angles, the list goes on! Add whatever and see what kind of impact it makes! Does it do the trick? Great! Add it! 

Over exaggeration!! 

Remember that you can almost always exaggerate more. Don’t be afraid to do draw “too much” because you’re just experimenting. See what works and what doesn’t. What do you like to exaggerate?

Now that you know some theory, it’s time to practice!

Practicing!! 

The 25 Essential Expressions (a classic! I’ve done it multiple times)

And the one I do when I’m bored:

Fill a page with circles and fill them in with different expressions. Try and exaggerate as much as you can! 

This is mostly for experimenting. They are quicker to draw than complete faces, but the same rules should apply!

And that’s about it!

I don’t know if I covered everything in this tutorial, since some things might be obvious for me, and this post perhaps only scratches the surface. So feel free to send me a message if you want an explanation about something more in depth! Thank you for reading! And now DRAW!!! ✨🎨

[torstherapy]

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Some of my art pieces I've made into cross-stitch patterns <3

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I will be adding some more patterns over the coming days so if you're interested in that then give me a follow on Ko-Fi!!

[kosmogrl]

[skunkes]

[secretsliesfantasies]

I’ve asked some normal people and they hint at some amateur level anxieties and some worldly concerns, but yeah, turns out most people’s brains aren’t a complete dumpster fire of uncontrollable synapses like a never-ending nightmare rave in the backrooms. I have some pretty wild brain functioning, but them? I can’t wrap my head around not feeling like my head is on fire and my body is filled with sludge. If i had to spend a day living like them, I would just be worried where all my sludge went and blown away at my ability to interact with another human without strictly policing my entire existence. Because if you admit to all of this in any given setting people always say the same shit. “Just be yourself, you’re great” excuse me but no, this finely crafted masterfully build character mask is great, it takes every ounce of energy I have to wear it. If I were to just be how I wanted, I would be face down on the ground groaning at whatever sick neurotic gods created me.

[theunfairfolk]

the spirit is unwilling and the flesh it feels not so good also

[takofukkatsumi]

Reblog this and tell me what was your biggest crying over a piece of fiction. You can be vague if you don't want to spoil.

[lesbiansforboromir]

You actually cannot skip to being good at a creative endeavour that you haven't put much practice into. You cannot trick your way out of the 'knows that your work is not what you want it to be but don't know how to improve it' stage by planning or reading or talking about it really really hard. At some point you just have to craft through it until your brain finds it's own unique way back to the 'everything I make slaps' stage and be prepared to start the cycle all over again. You just have to make that project you're excited about slightly less good than you want it to be. (Says this standing in a pool of blood and covered in blood and also coughing up a little blood)

[lesbiansforboromir]

everyone stop reblogging this I hate to be reminded of my own good advice

[lordsfromelsewhere]

painting so nice you see it twice

check out my other art :)

[househunting]

$469,000/5 br/2 ba/1,860 sq ft

Philadelphia, PA

built in 1915

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[greeniery]

everything’s gonna be okay allegedly

[biocrafthero]

perceived skill

[kaiserouo]

ough

[bob-belcher]