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Kitti | 27 | Virgo Marvel, Harry Potter & Turkish Dizis Currently watching, Sen Çal Kapımı

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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!!! ✨🎨

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Zendaya photographed by Mark Leibowitz for HBO’s ‘Euphoria’.

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Black Panther 2 (dir. Ryan Coogler)

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just saw an interview where Michael B. Jordan was asked why he crossed in front of the closing doors (see him in that last gif).  Danai really went for that dip and both she and Lupita, who were both wearing stilettos, ending up on their asses on the ground, so Michael is running over to help them. :)

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Eda and Serkan first mutual hug - Sen Çal Kapımı Episode 6

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First sentences from Queen songs 

Please like or reblog if you save/use any of these, it’s very much appreciated ❤️

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Nicknames Tony Stark gives people

Bonus:

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Incorrect 4 Lions Show™ Quote

Male Lead: Regret nothing, until it is too late. Then, regret everything.

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Fanfiction Club: The Rules

This idea came to me when I woke up first thing this morning.

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SUCH TRUTH

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Yes.

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I LOVE THIS SO HARD

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Mr Arnav Singh Raizada + Confession

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For your weekend guyz!

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•Arshi’s Karwa Chauth• 🌚✨

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I stumbled upon your story Charade lately because of Kitti on I-F and really loving it already. Just wanna thank you for keeping Arshi alive even after so long and your tumblr page is a Gold mine for Arshians. You arensimply great. Lots of hugs, Pari.

Hi @parikc :) 

I’m so glad you’re enjoying Charade! As Charade does not update to a schedule because of my illness, I wonder if you would be interested in reading the other stuff. My index is here. Let me know if you need ideas on what to read first!!

I have no idea who Kitti is but please convey my deepest gratitude for them for recommending my story! I think that’s super awesome!!

I’m so glad you like the blog! It’s my little corner of the internet where I get to talk about my two favourite idiots to all these other people who love them too :) Thank you so much for your kind words, they have really perked me up today!

Lots of hugs to you too!! 

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Hello @parikc and @phati-sari! 

It’s Kitti, you’ll probably know me as Innocenzo from FF.net! I absolutely love your stories and tumblr blog p-s; can’t help but share it with others so that they too can enjoy the Arhi heaven you’ve created :) 

Just read your latest OS, it’s beautiful. I do plan on coming back and commenting on your stories on FF.net! Just been a bit busy recently x

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Mrs Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada + His Lips

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men are haunted by the vastness of eternity. and so we ask ourselves -

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A few weeks ago, we exhibited at Emerald City Comicon. Typically when we attend conventions, we try to create some spectacle that captures people’s attention and sells games. Like the time we brought a marching band to PAX Australia.

At ECCC, we set up a “Pay What You Want” booth and encouraged people to give us any amount of money in exchange for our games. We put games on a table, set up some signs, stood off to the side, and waited to see what would happen.

We brought 2000 games. Before the convention began, we took bets on what would happen:

Tom thought we’d sell out in a few hours.

Alex thought we’d run out on the of the second day of the con.

Trin thought that we would not run out of games because we are no longer cool or relevant.

Jenn got a fever and didn’t know what was happening.

We were all wrong. 

The doors opened, and attendees swarmed the booth. Within five minutes attendees realized they could just take games and walk away. A small group grabbed armfuls of free games and left, but most people paid something. Within an hour, the booth looked like this:

We ran out of games in 51 minutes.and made $8042.48, or 18.7% of the games’ retail value. In other words, we lost $685.44 per minute.

Attendees put lots of other stuff in the payment box too.

Some things you put in our box:

Five Canadian Dollars ($3.72 USD)

Ten Euros ($10.66 USD)

Eighty Philippine Pesos ($1.59 USD)

One Chinese Yuan ($0.14 USD)

One Cubone Pokemon Card, XY Breakthrough (Avg price - $0.68 USD)

One Magic: The Gathering Eternal Masters booster pack wrapper (No Value)

One handwritten “Any Pizza Free” and “Twisted Flicks + KPC” Coupon from a Papa Murphy’s in Kirkland, WA (Estimated Value $25.00 USD)

One $1 Bill folded into a bowtie ($1.00 USD)

One “FeelTheBurn.org” $1 bill. ($1.00 USD)

Two halves of a $1 bill ($1.00 USD )

Once we sold out, we had to figure out what to do with our booth space. 

On Saturday, we gave our space to artists who weren’t able to get a table at the con. People showed up to exhibit cosplay horns, board games, recycled journals, and comic art.

On the last day of the con, we set up a station for mailing letters to representatives.

We provided pens, paper, postage, envelopes, writing tips, and the address of every US Senator. 

Over 200 letters were written by con attendees, including the most bad ass Imperator Furiosa cosplayer we’ve ever seen.

We’re still waiting on Immortan Trump’s response.