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Commission recently finished for @lexiphias of their oc!

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the suffering never ends

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i like outfit drawing memes and there aren’t enough of them soooooooooo i made one myself :V

(feel free to send me requests and do these yourself :D)

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know the difference

It has come to my attention that many people mistake wyverns for dragons, so here’s a post to help you remember

Dragon: 4 legs, 2 wings

Wyvern: 2 legs, 2 wings

Drake: 4 legs, flightless

Wyrms: long snake like body with no appendages, can also appear as a traditional Chinese dragon with 4. Legs and no wings yet can fly

Amphithere: 0 legs 2 wings, can be feathered

Lindwurms: 2 legs, 0 wings, long body

Luck dragon: 4 legs, no wings, can fly, long body, furry with dog like face

Komodo dragon: 4 legs, no wings, real

Bearded dragon: 4 legs, 0 wings, often kept as pets

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Step by Step eyes by Eciilia

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Thanks for the ask! The truth is, I’m still really shaky on how to draw hands. But here’s a really short and simple tutorial on my approach.

Need some better/more in-depth hand tutorials? Check these ones out, they are all amazing: (link) (link) (link) (link)

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Draw YO Squad Base by YanstarPrior250

Credit OP and link back to them, don’t credit me!

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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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send me a letter, a number + a character (or more than one) and i’ll do it

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Threw together one of these because I’m too lazy to go look up some to reblog, so here, for everyone to use - a whole bunch of drawing prompts! Just send in a number and a OC / character of mine and i’ll draw it~

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I’m thinking about Era’s abilities and arsenal and such and I think she may be overpowered lmao but it’s okay because the antagonists are just as, if not more, overpowered

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OC questions I haven't seen yet

Some of these require you to send a number and name!

1. Do any of your OCs have a speech impediment?

2. Do any of your OCs have a physical disability?

3. What is your OCs favorite band if they have one?

4. Does your OC have anything they take pride in? (like an award or collection?)

5. Does your OC have a favorite film?

6. How tall is your OC?

7. Does your OC have any celebrity crushes?

8. Do you ship any 2 of your OCs?

9. How would you describe your OCs fashion taste?

10. Does your OC have any special talents?

11. Is your OC really bad at something?

12. Does your OC have both of their parents?

13. Does your OC know their parents?

14. Does your OC have any siblings?

15. Do any of your OCs have pets?

16. Do you have any nonhuman OCs?

17. Do you have any OCs you haven't posted about?

18. How would you describe your OCs nature in one word?

19. Who is your youngest OC?

20. Who is your oldest OC?

21. What race is your OC?

22. Would your OC like you?

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27 drawing prompts to round out your OC

Because these are fun to make ok

Draw Your OC…

1. Full detail, in their undies, as a body reference point 

2. As a silhouette that is unique and recognizable 

3. Showing a dramatic emotion. Think outside of the box! Instead of happy/sad/mad, go for something like pride/love/guilt  

4. In a setting from the past 

5. In a highly futuristic setting

6. In a different style than your own

7. As a complete opposite of themselves

8. In a way that captures their personality/role by using gesture and body language

9. As a different species (fantasy/animal/ect.)

10. In their job/work setting

11. Super simplified, but still recognizable 

12. In the world of your favorite videogame

13. In the world of your favorite tv show  

14. In the world of your favorite movie (catching a trend?)

15. During the worst time in their life

16. During the best time of their life

17. Interacting with your other oc(s)

18. Interacting with you

19. As a realistic portrait

20. As a hero

21. As a villain

22. Giving up

23. Doing something they shouldn’t

24. Getting caught doing something, do they try to get out of it? How?

25. Doing something that is unique to them

26. As they just found out they’re going to have a baby! How do they react?

27. With your non dominant hand (try to capture their essence!)

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Fun, but specific OC questions

1. What's their full name? If they're an alien and their name is in their native planet's language, have you thought about what it means?

2. Say your OC made a playlist on Spotify. What bands would be on that playlist? Any specific genres?

3. What kind of video games would they play? Any specific titles?

4. What would their favorite cartoons be, and why? What would their favorite characters be?

5. What's their favorite type of weather? Do they like to do anything specific on days when the weather is how they like it?

6. If they're a fan of Hot Chocolate, Tea, or Coffee, how do they like either of those drinks prepared?

7. What kind of animals would they like as a pet? What names would they give their pets if they got any? If they already have pet's what are their names?

8. How does your OC keep track of time? Do they have a planner? A calendar?

9. How do they write? Do they write in cursive? How do they dot their i's and j's? Do they have specific ways that they write certain letters?

10. What's their favorite time of day?

11. What kinds of foods and drinks do they like? Do they like certain foods to be fried? Do they prefer certain foods to be prepared hot/cold?

12. If they were an actual character in an animated film or TV series, who would they be voiced by? Do they have a certain accent that the person would need to perfect?

13. If you are an artist, and if your OC can draw as well, could you replicate what their artstyle looks like? Or, if you can't, could you describe it?

14. If your OC owned a Tumblr blog, what kind of content would they post?

15. How do they type? Do they use emojis? Do abbreviate and shorten words?

16. If your OC was a film director, what kind of movies would they make?

17. If your OC was a musical artist, what genres would they do?

18. What type of singing voice does your OC have?

19. Does your OC like to collect things? What kind of things do they collect?

20. Was your OC inspired by anything? Another character? A person?

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Another meme? You got it! Tag me if you use it ^-^

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all 100 for Era!

1. How do they present themselves to others? She is very confident and serious2. Do they like animals? She does! Especially birbs3. How do they dress? Before the timeskip usually a tanktop and sweatpants or a t-shirt/flannel and jeans. After the timeskip she usually wears a jacket or tanktop, rarely any sort of pants because her whole lower half is machine now4. How many languages do they know? Just English and she can read ancient text5. How big is their family? Just mother, father, and Denton6. What is their purpose in the story? She is the main protagonist7. Do they know how to fight? Most definitely8. What is their back story? It’s complicated and I’m still working out the details but basically her life was a huge lie and she was mistreated by her “parents” frequently. (I can try to elaborate more in DMs or a separate post maybe)9. Why is their name, their name? Erabelle Leigh Kingsile just sounds like a fancy rich name10. Do they have any nick names? Era11. Do they have a romantic interest? Yes, she has a small thing for Fel12. How do they cope with struggles? She usually tries to confront them if possible13. Do they have anyone they can lean on? Carmen, Lizzie, Jay, and occasionally Fel14. How do they react to someone dying? She would be distraught if it was someone she cared about, otherwise she would be relatively indifferent15. Can you name 5 personality traits they have? Confident, Unwavering, Unstable, Intelligent, Strong16. How did they become a character? I just thought about a character that could teleport and she just went from there17. Do they get along with others? Depends on the person, so it’s kinda hit-or-miss with many18. What flaws do they have? Overconfidence, doesn’t generally realize her friends are there for her, doesn’t have great control over her emotions, gets heated easily19. How do they influence the story? More ways than I can count20. What do they look like? A woman with short, wavy, black hair with white tips. Well built. Many scars. Has mechanical legs and right arm after timeskip21. What are their hobbies? She likes to read and collect feathers22. What are their ticks? ?23. Do they like children? Nope24. How do they react to being around wild animals? She enjoys them25. If they were given the task to prank someone, who would it be, what would they do, and would the prank work? She would pranks Jay with Carmen’s help and they would do just about anything and it’d probably work26. Do they have any survival skills? Several27. Are they more book smart or street smart? It’s very close but probably more book smart28. How do they get out of a difficult situation? Usually fighting or bribery29. Do they use their body, mind, personality or force to get what they want? 9 times out of 10 she’ll use force if needed30. What music do they enjoy? She enjoys classical and orchestral music31. How do they overcome obstacles? She often tries to fight her way through, and it usually works eventually32. When faced with a difficult decision do they get stronger or break? Usually she gets stronger, but she can break33. Do they have any special powers? She has the “Power of the End” which is an incredibly destructive power that also gives her the ability to warp34. How do they change throughout the story? She grows to rely on her friends more, as well as becoming much less selfish35. Do they have any friends? If so, are they close knit? Carmen, Lizzie, Jay, and later Fel, are the only ones she really considers friends, and she is with them often36. How is their family life? Not good37. Are they likable? Not early on38. Are they the hero, or anti-hero? She’s the heroine of the story39. Do they make questionable choices? Yes40. How do they become who they are? Lots of pain and struggle41. How was their childhood? Very poor (not as in financially, she is rich)42. Are they close with anyone who is going to screw them over? Not to her knowledge, but it could happen… 43.How do they adapt to different situations? Do they adapt at all? She’s usually able to adapt to combat situations quickly, not so much with social situations44. How do they speak? Examples - Are they soft spoken, hot heated, vulgar. She can be very blunt and heated sometimes45. Are they opposed to violence? Nope46. When is their birthday? July 2047. Are they quick to judge? Not really48. Do they have anything they are trying to hide from others? Just her pain49. Do they act different around different people? She’s more rude to her parents, but otherwise not really50.Do they enjoy the arts? To an extent51. Do they like science? A little bit52. Are they more emotional or logical? A mix of both I’d say, but more emotion for sure53. How do they deal with their emotions? She takes them out on her surroundings, usually not people54. How do they cope with sadness? She tries to hide it55. What is something they care about? Her friends and freedom56. Would they die for anyone/anything? She would put her life on the line for freedom57. What do they do when they are happy? Smile and laugh58. How would they come across to other characters? Examples- messy, lazy, childish, caring ect. Intimidating59. Do they have a phrase they use over and over? I don’t really know a phrase for her but she does start sentences with “Look,” a lot, especially when annoyed or agitated60. In a crowed room are they in the corners, sides, or in the middle? Middle or sides61. Are they comfortable being in a crowed room? Not really62. How do they relax? Reading or watching birds63. Have they ever harmed anyone and regretted it? Verbally or physically? Not sure, but probably not64. Do they like to dance? No65. How do they get around their environment? Examples - horses, bike, vehicle. She runs and warps66. What is their pet peeve(s)? People being insulted for things beyond their control67. Do they have a disability? Physically she has three mechanical limbs, as well as some artificial organs after the timeskip. Mentally, I’m not sure yet, but maybe68. How do they react to getting flowers? She would be confused, but accept them69. Would they ever wear a flower crown? Only if Lizzie made her70. Do they like themselves? Not entirely, but she grows on herself71. Who do they dislike? Nicholas, her parents, some classmates72. What is their motto? “Live life by your own rules” I guess?73. Do they have any markings on their body? A lot of scars, and when she uses her power markings appear on her body74. Have they ever been abused? Yes75. What is their biggest fear? Fire76. What are their goals? Freedom and recognition77. How do they go about achieving their goals? Struggling against the antagonist(s)78. Do they have a fight or flight response? Yes but it is 90% of the time fight79. Is there someone in their life that they care about more than themselves? Probably Denton80. How would they fair in zombie apocalypse? She would be in no danger at all81. Do they have any tattoos? If so, are they significant? No82. Are they good at mental math? Yes83. Do they get along with others? Sometimes84 Are they lazy? No85. Are they self motivated? Yes86. How do they cope with anger? Letting it out on her surroundings87. Have they ever been in a situation where they were helpless? Definitely88. Are they organized or messy? Organized89. Can they remember a lot of information at once? Somewhat90. What is their occupation? Resistance Leader/Founder91. Do other characters respect your OC, if so, is it out of fear? Or do they respect your OC because they like them? The Resistance respects her out of a combination of fear and status, and her friends just like her92. If they were given minutes to live, what would they do? Who would they want to see and say? I’m not really sure tbh93. How do they deal with stress? She tries to tackle it bit by bit94. Do they have a more submissive or dominate personality type? Dominate95. Do they have a pet? Nope96. Do they have a stash of weapons? Nope97. Where do they live? Who do they live with? She used to live with her family, but became more nomadic post-timeskip98. How do they calm themselves down? Training and deep breaths usually work for her99. Are they co-dependent? No100. Are they a day, or night person? Night  

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100 OC Questions

1. How do they present themselves to others? 2. Do they like animals? 3. How do they dress? 4. How many languages do they know? 5. How big is their family? 6. What is their purpose in the story? 7. Do they know how to fight? 8. What is their back story? 9. Why is their name, their name? 10. Do they have any nick names? 11. Do they have a romantic interest? 12. How do they cope with struggles? 13. Do they have anyone they can lean on? 14. How do they react to someone dying? 15. Can you name 5 personality traits they have? 16. How did they become a character? 17. Do they get along with others? 18. What flaws do they have? 19. How do they influence the story? 20. What do they look like? 21. What are their hobbies? 22. What are their ticks? 23. Do they like children? 24. How do they react to being around wild animals? 25. If they were given the task to prank someone, who would it be, what would they do, and would the prank work? 26. Do they have any survival skills? 27. Are they more book smart or street smart? 28. How do they get out of a difficult situation? 29. Do they use their body, mind, personality or force to get what they want? 30. What music do they enjoy? 31. How do they overcome obstacles? 32. When faced with a difficult decision do they get stronger or break? 33. Do they have any special powers? 34. How do they change throughout the story? 35. Do they have any friends? If so, are they close knit? 36. How is their family life? 37. Are they likable? 38. Are they the hero, or anti-hero? 39. Do they make questionable choices? 40. How do they become who they are? 41. How was their childhood? 42. Are they close with anyone who is going to screw them over? 43.How do they adapt to different situations? Do they adapt at all? 44. How do they speak? Examples - Are they soft spoken, hot heated, vulgar 45. Are they opposed to violence? 46. When is their birthday? 47. Are they quick to judge? 48. Do they have anything they are trying to hide from others? 49. Do they act different around different people? 50.Do they enjoy the arts? 51. Do they like science? 52. Are they more emotional or logical? 53. How do they deal with their emotions? 54. How do they cope with sadness? 55. What is something they care about? 56. Would they die for anyone/anything? 57. What do they do when they are happy? 58. How would they come across to other characters? Examples- messy, lazy, childish, caring ect 59. Do they have a phrase they use over and over? 60. In a crowed room are they in the corners, sides, or in the middle? 61. Are they comfortable being in a crowed room? 62. How do they relax? 63. Have they ever harmed anyone and regretted it? Verbally or physically? 64. Do they like to dance? 65. How do they get around their environment? Examples - horses, bike, vehicle 66. What is their pet peeve(s)? 67. Do they have a disability? 68. How do they react to getting flowers? 69. Would they ever wear a flower crown? 70. Do they like themselves? 71. Who do they dislike? 72. What is their motto? 73. Do they have any markings on their body? 74. Have they ever been abused? 75. What is their biggest fear? 76. What are their goals? 77. How do they go about achieving their goals? 78. Do they have a fight or flight response? 79. Is there someone in their life that they care about more than themselves? 80. How would they fair in zombie apocalypse? 81. Do they have any tattoos? If so, are they significant? 82. Are they good at mental math? 83. Do they get along with others? 84 Are they lazy? 85. Are they self motivated? 86. How do they cope with anger? 87. Have they ever been in a situation where they were helpless? 88. Are they organized or messy? 89. Can they remember a lot of information at once? 90. What is their occupation? 91. Do other characters respect your OC, if so, is it out of fear? Or do they respect your OC because they like them? 92. If they were given minutes to live, what would they do? Who would they want to see and say? 93. How do they deal with stress? 94. Do they have a more submissive or dominate personality type? 95. Do they have a pet? 96. Do they have a stash of weapons? 97. Where do they live? Who do they live with? 98. How do they calm themselves down? 99. Are they co-dependent? 100. Are they a day, or night person?