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Anonymous whispered:Dearest Kisu, the characters you draw are always full of like and dynamic! Do you have any tips to draw more dynamic characters/poses ? I love your art so much, you're such an inspiration to me
little art tip: the position of the ears on a human does a lot to communicate the angle of the head—whether it’s tilted forward or back.
tilted back with the chin forward, the ears are going to look lower down, closer to the mouth; tilted forward with the chin tucked, the ears look higher up & more in line with the eyes.
Sorry I’m not hijacking, but this is a really good tip if people don’t know this. Like it does look really strange at first, but it is more realistic than drawing them in the centre of the side plane of the head. So it looks like this;;;
I live in hope that by the time Black Panther comes out, fan artists finally realize that drawing a random black face that looks nothing like the black character they’re supposed to be drawing isn’t acceptable.
You can find references everywhere because we live in a Google-driven world and yet… 90% of fan artists after The Force Awakens made sure to get Rey right but Finn… Finn is still drawn with what I can only call “Generic Black Guy” features.
(But it’s “their style” so it’s apparently rude to complain about how everyone takes pains to make sure the white characters look like their white actors but then play fast and loose with Black characters’ appearances.)
Maybe in 2018 fandom will figure out that all black people don’t look the same and apply that to their fan art?
The trouble here is unfortunately with a lot of baby artists who, for the most part, view facial features as interchangeable addons. A nose is a nose, eyes are eyes, and when they draw these things on a face very little notice is paid to what makes these individual features unique to the person (I call this the “Mr. Potatohead problem”). And when you’re white, those generic features tend to resemble white features– though it’s noticeable enough when they’re doing it with white actors, it’s reeeally dramatic with black actors.
The advice I always give when people ask me about faces is to trace over a few shots of the face, but to ONLY trace the shapes in it. Try to figure out what makes that person visually who they are.
With Chadwick what sticks out is oval structure, wide set eyes with big bushy brows, strong apples of his cheeks and a bone structure that sets his mouth forward and causes some dimpling, triangular nose, a non-prominent brow, parallel eyelids that widen toward the center, and an upper lip that’s stronger than his bottom. I also noticed just looking up images of him that his smile naturally cocks to the right just slightly.
With bare basics like this you can simplify and stylize a person while still retaining their identity.
I’m so glad someone put this together. ASIANS DO NOT ALL HAVE THE SAME EYES.
it’s so crazy to me that ppl think east asian ppl have the same eyes which just goes to show those people either don’t have east asian friends or aren’t exposed to them at all cos there’s A LOT of varying eye shapes. they’re not all monolids either!
Hey there! I couldn’t find too much on writing a bounty hunter character in general (you’ll find one good resource below), but I did find quite a lot on what it’s like to be a bounty hunter. As long as you know what the job description is and the required skill set, your character can of course have any personality you’d like–a bounty hunter doesn’t have to be tough and intimidating with no feelings; they can be bubbly and love pink and puppies but just happen to tackle criminals on the weekend. I know you’ve probably heard it before, but I recommend writing your character exactly how you want them to be; as long as the actual job is accurate (see links below), and you take into account the requirements, you should be good to go. (For example, you might have a very scrawny character with no muscle mass who can’t run without getting winded after only a few seconds become a bounty hunter, but if so you should definitely write their difficulties into the story–if this is your physical description, don’t defy logic and have your character sprinting a mile after a criminal without wheezing.)
I got pretty fed up with looking for words to replace said because they weren’t sorted in a way I could easily use/find them for the right time. So I did some myself.
IF IT HAS BEEN A VERY LONG DAY, YOU ARE ‘WEARY’. IF SOMEONE IS ACTING IN A WAY THAT MAKES YOU SUSPICIOUS, YOU ARE ‘WARY’.
ALL IN ‘DUE’ TIME, NOT ‘DO’ TIME
‘PER SE’ NOT ‘PER SAY’
THANK YOU
BREATHE - THE VERB FORM IN PRESENT TENSE
BREATH - THE NOUN FORM
THEY ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE
WANDER - TO WALK ABOUT AIMLESSLY
WONDER - TO THINK OF IN A DREAMLIKE AND/OR WISTFUL MANNER
THEY ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE (but one’s mind can wander)
DEFIANT - RESISTANT DEFINITE - CERTAIN
WANTON - DELIBERATE AND UNPROVOKED ACTION (ALSO AN ARCHAIC TERM FOR A PROMISCUOUS WOMAN)
WONTON - IT’S A DUMPLING THAT’S ALL IT IS IT’S A FUCKING DUMPLING
BAWL- TO SOB/CRY
BALL- A FUCKING BALL
YOU CANNOT “BALL” YOUR EYES OUT
AND FOR FUCK’S SAKE, IT’S NOT “SIKE”; IT’S “PSYCH”. AS IN “I PSYCHED YOU OUT”; BECAUSE YOU MOMENTARILY MADE SOMEONE BELIEVE SOMETHING THAT WASN’T TRUE.
THANK YOU.
*slams reblog*
IT’S ‘MIGHT AS WELL’. ‘MIND AS WELL’ DOES NOT MAKE GRAMMATICAL SENSE.
Anonymous whispered:How do I portray a character that's drunk? I'm 15 so I have no experience with alcohol and one of my characters is going out for a drink with another, and one of my headcanons is that she gets drunk easily. Help please?
Lowered inhibitions Your character may say or do things that they wouldn’t even think of doing were they sober. However, proper decision-making and thoughtfulness are inhibited when under the effects of alcohol. This can include improper touching, gossiping, telling personal secrets, etc.
Impaired Vision and Depth Perception Alcohol consumption can cause vision impairment and make it difficult for someone to navigate themselves properly. It can also cause a lack of depth perception, which can be troublesome if someone is reaching for something and finds themselves continuously reaching for it, as it is farther away than they are seeing it.
Vertigo The atmosphere of the character may become distorted, giving a sense of vertigo or a spinning room.
Frequent urination As alcohol is going through your system, it can cause frequent urination depending on the amount consumed. With this, a person can easily become dehydrated as this is a side-effect.
Stumbling This relates to the impaired vision and vertigo as well. A person may not feel completely in control of their body and often stumble around from disoriented balance, causing them to stumble, crash into objects/people.
Slurred Speech Know that this isn’t something that happens all the time. The entirety of their speech may or may not be slurred. Here is an example: “I’m not friggin’ drunk. Whateryouuu talkin’ about.” It is often times partial, as well as shoving words together to make ‘new’ words.
Light headed/Tingling sensations Exactly as this section suggests, the person may feel light headed and/or tingling sensations in their arms or legs.
Now for the types of drunks:
The Angry Drunk This kind of drunk gets mad at just about everything and everyone. If someone has ever done something wrong to them, well, they’re going to want to start a fight. Someone doesn’t want to make out with them/get touchy? They become furious and accuse them of this and that, call them horrible names, and so on. Often times they can become extremely violent even when someone is just trying to help them stand up straight.
The Sleepy Drunk These drunks aren’t too exciting at parties, because all they want to do is sleep! Alcohol hits them pretty hard and they feel sleepy/go to sleep where ever it is they happen to be.
The Happy Drunk These drunks become more social, loud, and giggly. They can be very touchy and close with the people around them, and can be quite the talkers. These types of drunks are the ones that want to dance and have a good time.
The Depressed Drunk Crying loudly, bringing up painful memories, talking about exes, pets that passed away are just some of the things that you can expect for this type of drunk. They just want someone to listen to their woes and problems, all the while sobbing as they continue to drink.
The Melancholy Drunk Not to be confused with the Depressed drunk, this type of drunk is often a loner and just stews in their own sad thoughts. They may cry, but to themselves, and are all around mopey.
The Casual Drunk This type of drunk doesn’t steer too far from their usual self. They may be a little more social and louder than usual, but other than that, they’re pretty much the same concerning their personality.
Note that a lot of these involve a decent amount of alcohol consumption, so know that you will want to tone a lot of this down if your character isn’t drinking much at all. The types of drunks mentioned are just stereotypes and you can mix and match to create what fits your character the best. I hope this helps!
“This is your daily, friendly reminder to use commas instead of periods during the dialogue of your story,” she said with a smile.
“Unless you are following the dialogue with an action and not a dialogue tag.” He took a deep breath and sat back down after making the clarifying statement.
“However,” she added, shifting in her seat, “it’s appropriate to use a comma if there’s action in the middle of a sentence.”
“True.” She glanced at the others. “You can also end with a period if you include an action between two separate statements.”
Things I didn’t know
“And–” she waved a pen as though to underline her statement–“if you’re interrupting a sentence with an action, you need to type two hyphens to make an en-dash.”
You guys have no idea how many students in my advanced fiction workshop didn’t know any of this when writing their stories.
ok but like when did self-sacrifice become synonymous with death? writers seem to have forgotten that people can make personal sacrifices for the greater good without giving their lives. plots about self-sacrifice and selflessness don’t always have to end in death. suffering doesn’t have to be mourning. you can create drama and emotional depth on your show without killing everyone. learn to explore the meaning of living rather than dying
Death. Is. NOT. The. Only. Way. To. Advance. The. Narrative.
Fun things to sacrifice for your loved ones in your free time that don’t include death and actually set up for a whole new season of high level drama:
- humanity (mostly applicable to sci-fi/supernatural genre) - memories (mostly applicable to sci-fi/supernatural genre) - love for that special someone (mostly applicable to sci-fi/supernatural genre) - emotions (mostly applicable to sci-fi/supernatural genre) - rank/position/ - yourself/your brain/your skills (give yourself over to bad guys and become their brainwashed agent so your loved ones live) - years of bloody ruthless traditions to make way for peace (hi lexa and fuck jroth tbh) - freedom (includes that of speech/mind/will) - your grandpa’s fortune - hell even material possessions have that girl sacrifice her goddamn house so they can pay off her gf’s student loans or whatever juST STOP KILLING CHARACTERS TO FURTHER YOUR PLOT
