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A compilation of stuff I know about drawing Asian faces and Asian culture! I feel like many “How-To-Draw” tutorials often default to European faces and are not really helpful when drawing people of other races. So I thought I’d put this together in case anyone is interested! Feel free to share this guide and shoot me questions if you have any! I’m by no means an expert, I just know a few things from drawing experience and from my own cultural background. 

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I made an art tutorial on how to draw hijab and hijabis!

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um if yall where curious for what palette I use for the zircies (which none of you were) then heres a very slightly updated version of the colours I use

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My little brother has brain cancer

We found out in 2016:

see that little dot piece of shit, that’s the cancer that has been destroying his life, 

he has $4k of medical expenses medicaid wont cover because the government would rather let poor people fucking die than actually give a shit.

If you want to help my little brother with his medical expenses so he can get some important work done 

you can donate here: 

https://www.paypal.me/trevorth3

here is his gofundme he made: 

https://www.gofundme.com/5zmzcj-help-me-afford-medical-treatment

If not it’d be cool if you could spread this around, no pressure though. thank you for reading and have a nice day.

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URGENT!! THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE!!!! (This is the post to boost!!)

My health is actually failing. I’m not being dramatic when I say I could die If I don’t get the medical help I need.

I suffer from chronic illnesses (a rare version of MTHFR HOMOZYGOUS, HIT, DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS, AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE + more)

and I am disabled and trans. I am jobless due to my illnesses and I am currently without any necessary resources to survive, be healthy, stable, or safe..

I have a rare blood clotting disease that causes me to be at the HIGHEST RISK possible to have a heart attack, aneurysm, or stroke. This disease has also resulted in multiple major surgeries, and countless other major procedures that have left me with debilitating chronic pain and other disabilities (limited use of my dominate arm, and even tasks like sweeping leave my arms in immense pain). I have two stints in my chest keeping my main vein open to my right arm so the blood can flow to it. And it still has trouble flowing back which causes swelling and excruciating pain in my arm. The main vein in my chest has been patched and dissected from a vein from my thigh because the veins in my right arm and chest are so damaged they weren’t able to save much. I had to get a rib removed because it was pinching my vein and causing clotting during which damaged a lot of muscles in my chest and shoulder causing even more chronic pain. They also wired my chest shut.

So I NEED to have access to good health care. I’m chronically ill with horrible and scary diseases. I’ve already almost died three times, and have been on my death bed twice.. I’m in and out of hospitals constantly, they don’t have the resources to help.

I NEED HELP. I NEED TO LEAVE AND MOVE IN ORDER TO SURVIVE!!! Please fucking help me!! Boost my links, donate whatever! I’m grateful for anything !!

I don’t want to DIE I’ve been fighting for my life since I was 16. I’m taking my health seriously and using the little bit of energy that I have to get shit done.

I’m honestly only asking for the bare minimum of what I need to move, for Rent, & basic necessities.

I’m trying to move to Colorado to escape (my abuser and stalker that I have a really traumatic history with. Violence and including assaults) I’m stuck in my hometown right now in northern MN. Where I’m at right now IS NOT safe for me and I NEED to leave..

My friend in Colorado has a place that I can move into ASAP, I just need first and last months rent. I have to move this month or she has to find a different roommate because of her own financial situation, so this is my ONE and only lucky chance!!

I NEED to move to Colorado for access to better health care (to keep me alive), and for my own safety.. This is VITAL for my health (mentally and physically).

PLEASE DONATE OR BOOST MY LINKS!!!!!!

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If you donate, message me so I can thank you personally !!! Thank you ♥️

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Hey so, due to the wildfires in NorCal, work got canceled for me 4 days in a row, so I’d really like to take a few commissions to make up for my lost hours. If you’re interested, please message me, I’m super flexible on pricing!

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“world of averages” - composite images culled from thousands of individual portraits resulting in symmetrical average faces. 

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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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hey guys!

I recently moved out (hence the lack of activity in the last week or so), and i’m currently desperately looking for a job. until then, i really need another income, so im opening my commissions.

what I will draw: anything. SU (obviously), any sort of cartoon, OC’s, caricatures, fursonas, you name it.

NSFW commissions can be found here.

Please be ready to provide references in case I’ll require ones.

I’ll open three slots for now, if i see there’s a higher demand for it I’ll do a second round.

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thank you all so much for the support! <3 if you want to donate to my ko-fi, here’s the link.

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Hey! It’s totally cool if you don’t wanna answer this, but i was wondering if you had any art tips that help you? Like, little things that make a world of difference? With drawing, sketching, coloring and shading, etc? (Thank you so so much for reading this and I know how busy life can get and you absolutely don’t have to answer this if you don’t want to ❤️)

I’m still learning myself, but here are a few tips that i think will help you along the way:

1. Use a reference. even for things you had drawn in the past. dont shy away from it.2. after you finished that sketch you did, sketch it again next to your first sketch. use the same reference but just redraw the thing. it’ll be easier for you to spot your previous mistakes that way, trust me.3. draw from life a lot. its gonna suck for a while, maybe even a long while, but it’ll pay off. (it doesnt have to be just people!)4. study pieces of artists you admire. by study i mean you can trace, copy, mimic their style entirely, whatever you want. (if you decide to post it, however, dont forget to credit the original artist)5. watch other artists’ speedpaints. watch professionals’ processes.6. don’t expect yourself to be able to do things more experienced artists manage to do right away. it takes years and years of practice to fully control your lines, to be able to read an object in 3d based of references alone, to fully understand how to use values and colors. be forgiving to your present self and enjoy the process.

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Hey I’m broke commission me ~

yea I had to pay rent and the electric bill so I’m broke for the week to come so I’d like to ask for one or two commissions!

I’ll do small icons(110px) for $45, small headers(135px wide) for $65, larger headers(170px) for $75 and larger pieces starting at $100+! If you want one of the smaller pieces just send the payment on PayPal and message me and we can work out the commission! For larger pieces please message me first.

Im doing very limited spots but also just accepting donations if you wanna help out! Thank you soo much for any support!!

https://www.paypal.me/8pxl / https://ko-fi.com/A627LI1

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some resources for people who want to start animating

free animation programs

the 12 principles of animation

51 animation exercises (from beginner to expert)

glen keane animates a scene

my advice: have fun and play–play is learning | always be watching real life to see how things move | also be watching cool animations to learn from them | it’s hard but so worth it when things turn out well, good luck!

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nothing gets my self esteem going better than tumblr dot com

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BrØthërs plêæse give me söme çommissions

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🚨 Blast Away announcement 🚨

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🚀 Blast away team ✨

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regarding requests

i’m sorry, but i probably won’t get any of them done. life has been crazy. i’m just kinda unmotivated. i apologize. <3

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Entry Acceptance Deadline Extended to September 18th!

As well as some potential volunteers, I also need the time to sort out some personal projects to make room for the zine, especially as school starts. After this though, that is IT. No more entries will be allowed after that Saturday. In addition, I will start messaging people via Tumblr who have not yet sent an email to me, but posted their entry onto Tumblr. I want to make sure I have all of the appropriate information when it comes time to layout this zine. I also want to help out some contributes with formatting their entries so that they work within the zine.