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keelifallen · 5 months
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keelifallen · 5 months
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uhm can i ask how you got so good at character likeness? as in how do u practise/what steps do you take?
Omg?! Thank you!!! I’m still asking other people for the same advice, I don’t know how I’m on the other side of this question.
My explanation might not answer ur question properly, or even be comprehensible but I’ll do my best
Learning about your subject is the best way to understand how to draw it. So here some thoughts on how to do that
Blur your eyes when looking at your reference. What things that pop out the most?
Study different angles of their face
What makes them unique to others?
Look at different expressions they make
Is there a way they usually present themselves?
It’s easier if you know how to draw anatomically correct, or even just believable characters. And by that, I don’t mean muscles and bones. I mean placement and perspective.
But everybody starts somewhere. If you don’t know how to do that it’s ok. I didn’t know jack squat when I started, and I’ve learned a lot since then.
For starters, everyone has different strengths and weaknesses, so what applies to me may not apply to you. Seeing as I don’t know where ur at, I can’t help you with specifics
how do i practice?
Answer: Honestly I don’t. Either that, or all my work is practice. If I’m not feeling super involved, but still want to draw I’ll do “warmups” but it’s just me doing low effort work.
what steps do I take?
I have good Pinterest algorithm, so when I like a character, their pictures will flood my feed. When I see an image that looks, for a lack of a better word “catchy” I’ll screenshot it.
It usually has a well defined light source shadows lines etc. and I don’t even have to draw it (I try to though) but even if I just look at it for a while, I can visually break it down to simple shapes/shadows.
That helps me to understand the picture for what it actually is, and not what I think it looks like. 5 times out of 10, I do end up drawing what I screenshot. But I don’t always post it. Sometimes it turns out bad, sometimes I just don’t feel like completing it. And that’s fine :) having fun is the best motivation to keep going, and getting better.
When I do post art, it can vary from a cartoonish line art, to ¿almost? Realistic. But in both situations I’m trying to simplify my subject into the most simple form.
This isn’t a great example but you get the idea
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For my line art, I:
keep the shapes, basic, big and blocky. Just so I have an idea of where everything is. if things get too confusing, you can honestly just make a silhouette and go from there. REMEMBER TO KEEP IS SIMPLE, DO NOT GET CAUGHT IN THE DETAILS you can do that later
Once you’re done with the VERY LARGE SHAPES, then map out the features. Let it look ugly cuz heaven knows it will be. And that’s ok too. You just gotta get it down.
Then focus on perspective. Like if his head is facing right, the outside corner of his eye will look round instead of sharp. And in his nose will be touching/covering part of his eye
Then, lastly, and most importantly look at the shadows. Your lines on the line art will look heaviest where the shadow is the darkest 
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And remember, the brain will fill in information, so just focus on the shadows. Look at kaz’s hair. I have a couple triangles to show the gaps. I hardly even touched the top. I only drew the bottom of his nose, but you know the whole nose is there
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+Never underestimate the power of multiple references.
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OH!!! I’m revising my previous statement, this is the most important rule. The non-conventional features are what make or break your character. Don’t try to avoid them, make them work with your subject.
If you don’t draw them, your style might turn out looking like the “anime” style new artist try to avoid.
And if your wanting to go more realistic there are no lines. The only way to tell anything apart is value.
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Not saying this is realistic, but all the “lines” are actually just value contrasting between shadow and highlights. So generally the only things that should look dark have the most depth.
And then there’s the whole deal with expressions. They have a huge part to play in character likeness. If you know how a face functions, you can add so much nuance to your art. But I’m just starting to learn that so I can’t help you yet.
Any way GOOD LUCK!!!! GO FORTH AND DRAW
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keelifallen · 5 months
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