A few days ago #characterdesignreferences shared one of my tutorials from more than 5 years ago on their FB – figured it needed an update š #girlsinanimation #sketch #drawing #tutorial
Some snippets from a Hat Drawing Tutorial I just posted to Patreon.Ā I may share it openly, eventually, but for now itās available to all patrons, $1 and up!
Probably one the most compelling issue to deal with when drawing characters. Thereās clear pros and cons to both approach. The key, IMO, is to straddle the line between both. Give appeal and energy through the use of gesture, but always give hints of structure, weight and solidity to make the character feel like it lives in an environment. I do a quick, dynamic gesture first, then I go back in and add some structure on a second pass. In a rush, Iāll focus the structure pass on faces, hands and feet (feet: their position on the ground to give weight and/or balance to the pose.) -Norm @grizandnorm #tuesdaytips #100tuesdaytips #100tuesdaytipsbook #structuregesture #whynotboth
An important thing is to sketch out the volume of the whole hair before you go into details. You can start putting inside shapes into it once you have the mass volume.
The way I draw Megās hair usually varies between these two types of curls (though I think the 2nd one is technically kinky and not curly but donāt hit me if Iām wrong, itās not like I know hair terminology)
The 3rd drawing is how Iād draw light colored curly hair in a hurry. (TBH that looks less like the girlās on the bottom and more like it was curled with a curling iron but thatās because I didnāt draw enough small twists. Sorry, I didnāt want to spend my morning drawing hair lol)
If all else fails you can always look at how itās drawn by someone else and see if you can translate that into your style
Sorry I donāt have that many different examples. Other than Megās usual do, I donāt often draw curly hair. Here are three pics where her hair is more curly: (x), (x), (x)
File this under āsuper obvious yet I always seem to forget it.ā
I donāt write romance (I totally respect people who do, though!) but this is also great writing advice in general! What is preventing the protagonist from achieving their goal?
Why canāt these two people be together now?
Why canāt the mystery be solved now?
Why canāt they overthrow the evil overlord now?
If you donāt have a solid answer for these questions, thatās a good indicator that the plot could use some more work.
Also test your answer a little bit. If itās as thin as theyāre just refusing to sit down and have a simple conversation, you might want to re-think how things are going.
As a beta reader/editor, I tend to ask this question a lot:Ā āWhy are they doing it this way when thereās a much easier path available?ā Thatās not to say that they should take the easier path, because that would usually be boring. Instead, the point is that the question needs an answerāeither eliminate the easier path or give them a very clear reason for not taking it. (And if Iām asking the question, that reason isnāt as clear as you think it might be.)
I find it very difficult to root for characters who have a sensible option available and just donāt take it. If the only reason isĀ āBecause there wouldnāt be a story otherwise,ā you havenāt actually found the story yet.
Tumblr Dashboard Image Display Sizes (Updated July 13, 2015):
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Photoset: 540-pixel width for one image in a photoset row. 268-pixel width for two images in a photoset row. 177-pixel width for three images in a photoset row. Gutters are 4 pixels.
Audio Post: 169 by 169 pixels for album art.
Link Post:Ā 130 by 130 pixels for the thumbnail image grabbed by Tumblr from web link (ifĀ available).
Text Post:Ā As of March 30, 2015, inline images can appear full-width (540 pixels wide). Any inline images that are 300 pixels wide or larger will display as full-width.
Avatar: 64-by-64-pixel icon next to posts.
How to post art without tumblr making it look like a blurry mess. I canāt believe this is a website made for posting images sometimes.
one of the most reblogged comics iāve ever made is on my tumblr with half of it blurry as shit and the other half not so pay attention to this stuff
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