the ridiculous urge to smile @windbyfire - Tumblr Blog

do you have an oc? if so, do they live in the normal world or in the past / futuristic environment? . oc commission! had lots of fun playing with the colors for this one :) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ3uP8FJX2L/?utm_medium=tumblr

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My art by @windbyfire came today and yes I am screaming—

windbyfire

thank you!! 🥺🥺🥺💖💖💖

My art came today and I am screaming!! It’s so good I love it!!

Thank you so much!! 🥺❤️💕💕

thank YOU so much for supporting me!! it means the world to me. hope you enjoy it as much as i enjoyed making it! 😘💕💕💕

Have you guys seen The Good Place? I just finished watching this show few days ago and made Chidi and Eleanor to cope with the ending 😭

#the good place #chidi anagonye #eleanor shellstrop #chidi and eleanor #eleanor and chidi

Okay but you’re crazy talented like 😳 wowowowowowowow

THANK YOU SO MUCH 😘😘❤️

percy and annabeth playing basketball together ❗️🏀 💖

#someone asked me to update my ig art in other platforms with better image quality so that’s what i’m doing :))#percabeth #heroes of olympus #my art #percy jackson #percy jackson and the olympians #annabeth chase #percy x annabeth #percy and annabeth #pjo #hoo

Are we allowed to repost your art on Instagram? If so, what are your repost policies?

there’s a repost policy highlight on my ig profile, please check that 🙏🙏

I left tumblr for a few years and recently came back so I just discovered you and your art is amazing! Can't imagine the time and effort you put into it :)

thank you so much!! it does takes lots of time and effort but sharing it with you guys makes it so worth it!

You are the backbone of us Percabeth shippers... Pls never stop being amazing and creating fabulous arts!

omg i’m so flattered!! this is honestly what i always dreamed to hear hahahha 🥺🥺💖💖 theyre my ultimate fav and knowing that some people think i play a big role in providing content to it makes me really happy

oii, queria saber se posso repostar uma fanart sua no twitter (com créditos claro) aquela da annabeth na batalha

amo sua arte!!

pode sim amor! só lembra de me marcar lá e no tweet principal okay?

re: the starlinks fanfic art / it was just so clearly your style 😭 i love your art and would recognise your percy and annabeth anywhere tbh

i didn’t know i had such a distinguishable style, this is soooo flattering ❤️😂😂

im sorry i just need to get this off my chest please dont be offended but... i love that one art piece you did where annabeth is looking at percy and im pretty sure its from the ylml au it is the most gorgeous thing i have ever seen there are no words to express how beautiful it is i hope u have an amazing life bc wtf thank u im still not over it okay bye

WHY would i be offended this literally MADE my day 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️

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I've always loved drawing people and especially portraits. Your art is so inspiring! Do you have any advice on drawing portraits with accurate proportion? What aspects are the most important in portraits, do you think? And what are good exercises? I'm sorry for bombarding you with so many questions! :3

Thank you! There’s one thing about drawing portraits that I don’t think I’ve ever touched on, and it’s the technique of constraining features. Basically, it becomes easier and more intuitive to rotate the face in 3D space once your mind grasps exactly where the features are located and, furthermore, where they can’t be located.

I use a weird double trapezoid shape that I’ve depicted below in red to keep track of facial feature placement every single time I draw a face. It follows the top of the eyebrows, touches the corner of the eye, traces down to the corner of the lips, and finally ends at the bottom of the lips.

The shape of the constraint will change depending on the person’s features, and it works for every angle of the head. For me it really internalized where each part of the face was, as well as where it started and ended. It kinda helps moderate your drawings; i.e., you’ll stop drawing features that are wildly misplaced or off-sized. I don’t literally draw this shape out every time I draw a face, but I see it in my mind’s eye 100% of the time.

If you’re still learning proportions, a good exercise is to grab pictures of people and trace this shape over them (either digitally or with a marker or something) to get an idea of what realistic constraints looks like. Then go back to studying faces, and constantly check your drawing by tracing along the eyebrows and down to the bottom of the lips to make sure that things aren’t off (e.g., the constraint isn’t terribly asymmetric). It takes a while to get used to, but it might help you get a good feel for portraiture.

There’s one other unrelated thing I like to do with faces, and if you’ve seen a lot of my pics you’ve already picked up on it. If you kinda add some shading to the area on the cheek just below the eye and down to the nose, I think it adds a decent amount of depth to a face. Don’t go overboard of course but there’s another little tip that could be of use.