bob dude

on how to draw legs, arms and hands.

please

You ask and you shall receive, my good anon. More chipstips (My advice has a name now yay) (let me know if that means something nauseating on urban dictionary)

Arms first. I separate them into 3 sections

Shoulders are triangley, upper arm is a rectangle, and the forearm is more curved

I tend to make my shoulders more blocky to start out, but I shave them down later

Map out where the belly button would be, then draw a roughly quarter/half circle from there. This is where the elbow should be

IMPORTANT NOTES:

-Most of the time, clothing will cover the arms, so they likely do not have to be perfectly detailed and anatomy-accurate. If the character is wearing a coat or a baggy top, all you have to rlly get down is the very rough shape of just where the arm is, and it will look believable

-The very tip of the forearm/beginning of the wrist should be in line with the bottom of the crotch:

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Alrighty, on to legs.

And wow this has made me realize just how much I don't know how to draw legs.

I only have a relatively consistent "way" I draw legs

In that little thing in the top-left corner, red is straighter lines, blue is more curved lines, and green is more "sharp" lines ig

I have a few leg positions memorized, but most of the time, I just wing it based off what I think looks right and go off a reference when needed

Here's some breakdowns using two full-body pieces I've done

Only important things to note here is that (Length from top of head to bottom of crotch) = (Length from bottom of crotch to feet)

If that makes even a sliver of sense

This was probably shit, but I tried 😭

Unless you're drawing explicit realism, in my opinion, expressions should be exaggerated to some degree. If you aren't doing a 1:1 recreation, the point is to get the FEELING across. Try making the expression you want to draw and feeling how your face pinches and stretches.

Skin doesn't just "disappear" when your face moves it around --- that's where wrinkles come from! Pay attention to where your skin creases when you emote, and use it to your benefit. It's a fine line between overdoing it and underdoing it -- find your own balance.

Ultimately, every expression has a little bit of push and pull, unless your face is completely neutral (and even then, there are still some wrinkles...). Learning to think of expressions as actions and reactions is VERY helpful in learning to draw them without needing a reference, and in learning how to stylize and push expressions based on references as well!

I think a lot of people end up with stiff or unexpressive emotions in their art because they're just trying to recreate a picture instead of understanding WHY and HOW the face is moving --- and it's a tough thing that takes a while to really pick up and learn. Hopefully is helpful in showing a way of thinking about it that can influence your process and approach to emotions!!!

Also, bonus: even without the lines, the planes alone still show a LOT of emotion.

Me in 2008 pirating the Halo soundtrack because I was a child with no money

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A series of commissions I've done for @sonofcelluloid84 over a period of time since last year.

The perk of drawing Griffin is that I don't have to draw hands if I don't give him gloves

This is a blatant attempt to "shame" people into "being better" in Anon's eyes, ignoring the fact that fantasy has nothing to do with your morality. Your upbringing and immediate surroundings do. Beyond that, this "advice" holds no value. Belos stans/simps seem hell of a lot nicer than a good chunk of the fandom, too.

Belos would be proud of this manipulation tactic.

Yes! It is highly ironic that so many toh fans feel the need to control and police other people's thoughts and actions. Seems familiar, no?

And if you also hadn't heard of her go read this because uhh... Holy Shit

This story sounds like it could have been a brilliant exploration of gender and warfare and violence but instead it was attacked by people who didn't know how to confront a story that made them uncomfortable, and the author faced horrible consequences.

Holy shit.

Holy shit.