#acidicleafbat

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Hi so I wanna know if any good ways to draw humans because when I try to draw them, they come out weird look but at the same time I also find any type of people boring and ugly to draw and I feel kinda bad because it, so if you have any tip to fix this problem I'll be every thankful.

btw I like art, it's really good

(Sorry it took so long to answer this; it's just one of those questions that requires a thorough response.)

Thanks! I guess the first step is unpacking what specifically you find boring about drawing them. But it never hurts to know how to exaggerate expressions. You may have heard the phrase "squash and stretch" in an animation context, but you can also apply it when you're drawing faces.

I mentioned this in a previous post as well, but tilting the facial axis even a little bit will make the drawing so much more lifelike than it would have been otherwise.

It also helps to think of a particular expression you enjoy drawing. I'm partial to forced smiles, personally. It's a fun contrast when the mouth says one thing while the eyes say something entirely different.

In addition, it's okay to "cheat" facial anatomy a bit if you need to. Something I figured out recently is that expressions can have more life and appeal if you draw the mouth before the nose. Mapping out realistic proportions in how the nose relates to the other facial features is all well and good. But of all the features, the nose has the least to do with expressing emotion, so it's okay to de-emphasize it as needed.

You may also be familiar with the "straights against curves" concept, but I find it very useful in making human anatomy more fun to draw, especially for arms and legs.

And I don't know about you, but I've always found the idea of drawing the same pretty face and petite body over and over about as exciting as reading the phone book. Some variety keeps things interesting not just for artists, but for viewers as well.

If you're better at drawing animals, why not draw some humans inspired by animals? That can result in some pretty unique-looking faces.

(The movie "The Triplets of Belleville" is a good example of this, featuring certain characters with a symbolic link to horses and one character who was clearly modeled after a mouse. It also has an intriguing, caricature-like art style in general, making everyone look simultaneously elegant and repulsive.)

You say your humans come out weird-looking? Embrace the weird. That's a great way to set your work apart from everything else out there. Joe Cappa is a prime example of this. His purposefully amateurish and at times off-putting art style is a perfect fit for the offbeat humor in his videos. He's created his own unique flavor of animation and I adore him for it.

Sure, it's important to know the rules of anatomy before you break them, but where's the fun in pressuring yourself to produce a perfect drawing every time? Where's the fun in doing every single thing by the book without leaving any room for play or experimentation? Don't be afraid to get abstract now and then. Think of it not so much as drawing people, but drawing emotions.

Hope that helps!

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night shift x freeze blade (skylanders) moodboard w/ themes of black, purple, undead, vampires, ice, and cats for @acidicleafbat

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Sorry if this sounds rude but what made you ship belle x sully?

By the way the ship is still very cute and I'm starting to ship it myself!💛💙

Hey there! Don't worry, your question didn't come off as rude at all.

I know you asked me this during Belle x Sulley Week, and I really wanted to answer this during that time, so I'm sorry for the long wait.

I'm very glad to hear that you think Belle x Sulley is a cute ship and that you're starting to ship them. That makes me extremely happy because that means my posts about them are working. 🥰

Okay, what made me ship them was when I watched the Disney Mirrorverse announcement trailer after it first dropped back in March of 2022. But the precise moment was when Belle and Sulley smiled and nodded at each other while they protected each other from the Fractured. And after that, I kind of became obsessed with thinking about what their interactions would be like and concluded that their personalities mesh really well together, and thus the Belle x Sulley ship was born!

Thanks for the ask @acidicleafbat !

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Hi, me again can you do a night shift x freeze blade moodboard with black and purple theme with undead, vampires, ice, and cats🖤🦇💜🐈‍⬛

Please and thank you, by the way blast zone x wash buckler moodboard looks amazing

here you go! i'm glad you enjoyed the previous mb :D

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Hi, can you please make a blast zone x wash buckler moodboard with a orange and blue theme with fire, knights, ocean, and pirates.

Please and thank you 🧡🔥💙🐙

hello! here it is, i hope you like it

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blast zone x wash buckler moodboard w/ an orange and blue theme w/ fire, knights, ocean, and pirates for @acidicleafbat