ALRIGHT I saw a tutorial on blood going around earlier and it was just sooo abbreviated that it made me kind of peeved so I set out to give what little blood knowledge to the test to make a slightly more robust tutorial. (Credentials drawing? 4 years of art school plus like 16 as a hobbyist. Credentials with blood? I liked watching Dexter once and I have a period.)
OTHER THINGS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION:
Drawing from reference is your friend! If you can find life references to go from, fucking GO HAM. Study the shit out of that, the best way to mimic something is to watch it in action. This was put together very quickly but I made sure to do a couple google image searches while I was doing this to see if I was getting the right ideas. This still isn’t perfect. I’m not perfect, I can be wrong!
ALSO: Do yourself a favor and look up stuff about Blood Pattern Analysis, I found This PDF while fact-checking and that gives a good overview of the basics, though you can probably find even more extensive information with a good google search. Forensic scientists use this all the time as a crime-solving tool and you bet your hiney there’s gonna be resources out there documenting the information. These make handy reference tools!
Menstrual blood was added for educational purposes, I don’t know if you’d necessarily be DRAWING it but if you have a period, it might be something you see regularly and might want to observe. In that case, I tried to document what’d make the composition different because it IS pretty different than blood coming from the rest of the body, if only because it’s usually seen with tissue or other fluid.
Please fullview these if you have trouble reading my handwriting i tried to do these at a high-resolution for that reason
“On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.”
Satoru Iwata (1959-2015)
Mr. Iwata was a brilliant and dedicated man. He brought joy and laughter to children and adults alike. His legacy will continue to live on for generations to come.
Thank you, Mr. Iwata, for all that you have done for me as well as many other fans. Your hard work has personally helped me through many hardships I faced in life, and it is with much sadness to see you go. Thank you so much, Mr. Iwata, for everything you contributed to the gaming industry–your fans are forever grateful.
This is such an important moment and it shouldn’t be glanced over. This is the first time someone in the entire series has said that Raven is beautiful. Look at her reaction to those words in the fourth panel. For a moment she looks absolutely vulnerable. In her experience people have always fawned over and adored Starfire for her beauty. But for once someone acknowledges her and says that she’s beautiful. As much as Raven says physical beauty doesn’t matter this shows that a part of her does believe it’s important.
This is why Malchior was able to manipulate her so easily. He knew exactly what she wanted to hear. She wanted to feel like someone understood her, that she wasn’t creepy, and that she was beautiful. And when he made her feel special she gave him everything he asked for without question. And in the end she paid dearly.
This episode should be seen by all teenage girls. This is the stuff boys will tell you in order to get what they want. And if someone as smart as Raven can get taken advantage of then obviously you’re just as at risk. Have confidence in yourself no matter how you look or what you like and when a guy tries to trick you with cheap words you’ll know better.
But don’t forget, not all boys are like Malchior. Some of them are like Beast Boy; the guy who no matter what you do and how bad you screw up he’ll still be there and tell you that you matter. He won’t ask for anything more than some of your time, some of your attention. He just wants to see you smile without any other ulterior motives. And he’ll let you know that even when you feel completely alone in the world you’re not. You’re only as alone as you choose to be.
Raven is such an important and deep character and this is why I don’t like Teen Titans Go
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