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Thinking about how Leo says he uses his jokes to cope and y’know, thinking harder on it I think it may very well be because of what else uses one-liners and puns and that type of humor.
Specifically, 80’s action movies and campy sci-fi. Even more specifically, the protagonists of these.
So I can imagine why, exactly, Leo leans toward this brand of humor. It’s directly linked to things he loves! But even more than that is why I think it’s used as a coping mechanism.
In these genres, these quips tend to be said by the winner - or, if not a winner, then someone who will stay alive. So there’s a confidence behind them, an assurance, almost, that even if things go wrong, things aren’t ever too serious. There’s no bad endings here! It’s all good fun, even if the stakes seem high.
Leo canonically has been known to steer his brothers away from the more brutal villains and toward more fun, lighthearted activities and not-so-dangerous criminals. So for Leo, these jokes definitely make things less heavy, make the situations they find themselves in less intense.
It’s kinda not just coping, but also can be seen as a form of escapism. A safety blanket. A way for Leo to defuse the tension of knowing just how dangerous their lives are and replace that with a levity which implies that things will be okay.
Unfortunately, levity alone does not alter reality.
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… I don’t usually like to post my results for these sorta things, but I found the parallel a little surprising. (And I’m procrastinating but y’know)
Also the test itself was very sweet?? The positivity was appreciated, and while the end result wasn’t what I expected, it made me feel a little warm inside so yeet
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Hi @birthday-cake-rockz! I hope its okay if I answer your questions here in a separate post. I definitely have some tips and thoughts for help with drawing Raph.
First of all, I recommend This free PDF of the book "Morpho - Fat and Skin Folds: Anatomy for Artist" for those who are interested in really getting familiar & comfortable with drawing larger/fat/thick body types. (Make sure you click the second link, the first one is broken)
Now for Raph specifically, I do have a one very important shape I use when I draw him that might be helpful:
A lot of people like to associate diamonds with Raph as much as squares, and I think that's accurate to his design, too! The boy has a lot of serious neck muscle going on, and so his trapezius muscles and those surround it are gonna be more visible. Which actually creates a diamond shape around his collarbone and upper body. If you follow along with the angles of his shell, you can create this shape to help give him that stronger upper body look!
As for his leg proportions, that's a bit tricky because unlike his brothers, Raph's lower limbs are disproportionate to his upper limbs. It's a case of "you have to understand the rules of anatomy in order to break them".
SO!! Real quick anatomy lesson that I learned in art school: the average adult body should be about 7 heads high. Because the boys are teenagers, theirs come up to be about 6 heads high, which I credit to their younger age. But as you can see by the red marked areas, everything is still in normal proportion.
Raph, on the other hand, is different.
Raph's arms are as long as his body is, and his legs are much shorter than his arms. Because of this, he's actually disproportionate to his brothers, since his height is only about 5 and a half heads tall, rather than 6 or 7. In particular, his thighs seem to be unequally shorter in length than the calves. I think its important to keep that in mind when draw him! Because even if you know he's made up of all these thick, blocky shapes, if you try to give him the normal proportions you would Leo or Donnie or Mikey, it might still not look right. He's a stocky lad, and his upper body strength is showcased by these design choices.
Hope all this was helpful for you guys. Now go be free and draw him to your hearts content! :)
Additionally, here are several other links to posts people have created that give references of Raph and the other turtles! I'm sure these will be a big help, too.
High Quality Reference Sheets of everyone, including April and Splinter
Turtle Side Profiles Specifically
Multi-Angle Ref Sheets
RAPH'S SHELL
MASTERPOSTS by @melancholic-rowen: RAPH | LEO | DONNIE | MIKEY | APRIL | CASEY | CASEY JUNIOR
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Emememmememem
Hye hye
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Spitfire Book 1: Reflection in Scales
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P1…
-ongoing-
Spitfire Masterpost
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Mutant turtle digit mobility sheet + doodles to fill up space i did after this Donnie doodle
Webbing on them is just skin with a small amount of blood vessels running through it, its doesn't have nerves and heals just fine if torn, it can also stretch very well.
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OKAY THIS IS IT
Behold~ Cass apocalyptic series cover hehe
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teehee
this is my first au that im actually sharing on tumblr but anywhizzle-
Welcome to The Ballad of Hamato Leonardo, an au slightly based off of The Ballad of Jane Doe, a song from the musical Ride the Cyclone, if you've never heard the song go listen to it rn, 10/10 fr
basic jist of Jane Doe/Ride the Cyclone is that 6 choir teenagers go on a roller coaster and die due to an accident. No one remembers who Jane Doe is, including herself, bc she got decapitated
In the au, Mikey was unable to save Leo from the Prison Dimension. Eventually, Leo died from decapitation, pretty obvious due to the lack of head
Now his ghost wanders through different dimensions and universes looking for his family, unable to find them because of his fuzzy memories. (that's basically it)
every post I make about/with this au will be under #the Ballad of Hamato Leonardo au
feel free to send asks for clarification, questions, or ideas! (please do I crave validation)
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Estaba haciendo a los Tortugos en mi estilo... y de alguna forma terminé cambiándoles los diseños...
A Rafita le puse el peinado con el que sale en el Cómic con los power Rangers... y ahora lo amo jajakaka
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I was making the Turtles in my style... and somehow I ended up changing their designs...
I gave Rafita the hairstyle He has in the Comic with the Power Rangers... and now I love him haha
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