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family feud is a national treasure 

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I w-w-was feeling *urp* like drawing something adventurous,Morty. Something with a g-gg ood sunset. Sunsets are nice, Morty. Even when you crash your ship Morty, sunsets are always pleasant.

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Here have some Twitter doodles!

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THROW ME OUT OF A WINDOW

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How I draw kisses!

A quick tutorial/cheat sheet on how I draw kisses!! I’m going to assume you already know how to draw a head and how to angle it, because that’s an entire procedure in itself. I’m going to focus on mainly the lips and also try and tackle some common mistakes when you’re first starting out. 

Pursing the lips

So this is boring but crucial. If you don’t purse, their is no real kiss (take notes) bc placing your lips on top of someone else’s is not how you kiss… The most important part are the corners of the mouth, especially from the side view, because that’s what changes the most. 

The actual kissing yeee

Let’s start do a basic side view kiss on the lips. And believe it or not, I think this one is the hardest!  

Think about which parts of the face are going to be in front of the other! This can take some time to get the hang of, but once you get that down it’s easy. Also, focus on getting the heads at the right distance and angle. A common mistake is drawing them too close. 

The Lightning Shape: 

Still keeping in mind which part of the line is “Red’s” upper lip and which part is “Blue’s” lower lip, play around with the shape of the lightning. Very subtle changes can have a very strong impact! I usually go by feel, so take your time, but here are some things to look out for: 

Details squishing etc.

So yeah once the lightning shape looks good, I usually add details and squish parts of the face that will touch. Which usually includes the noses, but from this angle they won’t squish unless you intend on making nice big noses <3. By now it should look something like this: 

You don’t have to add the corners of the mouth! I usually do when I want to show that the character is smiling. 

One technique used a lot in anime/manga + other cartoony art styles, is fading lines where two soft-ish objects press hard against each other. The picture above explains it. 

Common mistakes

Getting down the crucial kissing part of fanart is hard and you will mess upp SO MANY TIIIIIIMES, but you learn from your mistakes, so don’t be discouraged. There are some things though that I frequently see when people draw kisses that makes it look awkward and stale, many of which I used to do myself. Here are some examples:

Try your best to avoid these. Most of the mistakes have little to do with the lips and more to do with the angle of the head. So getting that down before you move on to the lips is important. 

¾ view Kissing

There are not a lot of angles where you actually see the lips meet (or at least not that I can draw…). Depending on how the heads are placed in relation to each other, you may or may not see the lips in a ¾ view. The way I have demonstrated is done in a way that the nose will bump into the other’s upper cheek. 

Aaand that’s about it! These things will make more and more sense the more you draw them. At first it can seem very hard with so many things to keep track of, and it is, but practice makes perfect! 

Rule of thumb: does the angle and position of the heads make sense? How are the lips going to align? What parts of the face are going to be in front of the other? How much will the lips purse? And finally, what is going to squish? 

Thank you for reading! 😘

(☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ now draw kisses

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ねこー！！！！！！！ [Neko~!!!!!!!]

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THIS HEADCANON 

and it’s what i think that Rick is really happy or excited >:D

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You know...

For something called

“E D D S W O R L D”

the main protagonist

“E D D”

doesn’t get a lot of attention.

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practice

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wOO!

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You guys gonna get ice cream still?

Tord: *nods as he pulls into the parking lot of the ice cream place* Yep! *parks and looks at Tom* You still want ice cream, right?

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the signs as fashion

Aries:

Taurus:

Gemini:

Cancer:

Leo:

Virgo:

Libra:

Scorpio:

Sagittarius:

Capricorn:

Pisces:

Aquarius:

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This is so true.

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Mother’s Day.

We see you.

Children who’ve lost their mothers

Children whose relationships with their mothers are broken

Women who long for children for whom it hasn’t happened or can’t happen

Mothers who’ve lost their children

Mothers whose relationships with their children are broken

Single fathers pulling double duty

…and countless others for whom this is a difficult day

We see you. You are not invisible. Take care of yourselves.

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….

(He’s not really asleep *wink wonk*)

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Tom: Ugh! Fine! What do you all want?

Tom: Oh. School. Thanks for reminding me. It’s not like I started drinking before bed just to forget about the first day of school…