Hey everyone. This is the tutorial that goes with the 25 Essential Expressions exercise sheet.
Now, I want it to be understood that I don't think this is the only way or even the best way to make unique characters. The beauty of comic art is that it's infinitely varied and approached from all different angles. I just wanted to share how I do it, and a couple of weaknesses I've noticed in the dominant styles and how I personally try to work around those. Remember that above all, you gotta play to your strengths. I remember agonizing over my style to a colleague once, and she said to me, "Yeah, but that's your style and it's great." So often in comic art guides I see instructions that basically tell you to drop everything that makes your art unique - don't do this! In the final figure in the tutorial, you'll see me try to do traditional western comic style, and then I do my own style. The first style is neater, but the second style, as bobbly and loose as it is, has a lot more emotion in it.
I'm rambling. Thank thank thank THANK you for all the wonderful feedback with 25 Essential Expressions! I'm touched beyond words. Feel free to share any good sketches you might make from this tutorial - I love to see if I've helped anyone out!
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I'll admit, when I printed the 25 expressions sheet, the boxes were rather small, but they're actually helping, so I'm grateful that you designed the sheets, I hope to see some more stuff that can help me improve.
In this article I'll talk about establishing a process of working on art that will help you turn out much better work without as much struggling or confusion.
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Coatl at your servicio!
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If you let people know that you're human, then they'll expect it of you all of the time.
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Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't an invisible deamon out to eat your face.
We put the FUN in FUNerals!
And although I can't say I can use this right now, it makes a great reference. I'm surprised it isn't as popular as I thought it'd be.
^^ *favs*
Thanks!
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"Do what you want, 'cause a pirate is free! YOU are a PIRATE! Yar-harr, fiddle-dee-dee!" -- Rottenbeard, Lazytown.
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"Do what you want, 'cause a pirate is free! YOU are a PIRATE! Yar-harr, fiddle-dee-dee!" -- Rottenbeard, Lazytown.
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"Do what you want, 'cause a pirate is free! YOU are a PIRATE! Yar-harr, fiddle-dee-dee!" -- Rottenbeard, Lazytown.
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"Do what you want, 'cause a pirate is free! YOU are a PIRATE! Yar-harr, fiddle-dee-dee!" -- Rottenbeard, Lazytown.
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I've decided to make my signature into a shameful advertisement for a Naruto fanfic. Because I have no decency: [link]
~~I <3 Chemistry~~
~Yes, I made my avatar~
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Coatl at your servicio!
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