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My friend @oootdraws and I have been pairing Nexus ocs together called “Teeth, Bones, & Tails” and it’s been fun designing these guys for the lil undead polycule we got going on!

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But first a sneak peak bc it’s ganna get messy/silly/pos

[Full drawing + WIPS & shenanigans below cut !! Indulge if you like !! Mild cw for partial nudity on two of ‘em ^^]

My friend @oootdraws and I have been pairing Nexus ocs together called “Teeth, Bones, & Tails” and it’s been fun designing these guys for the lil undead polycule we got going on!

Mildly complicated ask, but I’ll certainly try shshnsjs (also I saw yer last ask dw, I’m not purposefully ignoring it !! Thank you sm for the compliment and I don’t have a proper answer snsnns/gen/vpos)

For me, drawing heads can be a difficult topic bc I draw a variety of different heads depending on a multitude of factors, but I am willing to try !! I’m also rather detail-oriented so I do apologize if I come off indiscernible ehehe/lh

I would say that something like the bottom illustration would be the most basic structuring of drawing heads for me, obviously the orientation of these details will change depending on the character and their uniqueness vv !!

I tend to bounce between circular shapes (like Fig. 1) and boxy shapes (like Fig. 2) depending on how the subject is facing !!

Boxy shapes are a bit easier to keep things straight and organized, it’s also easy to mark out where the base skull line would be in front facing compositions ((the top corners being indicative of where the head rounds, and the bottom corners being indicative of where the jawline squares down to the chin)) — Circular shapes help me orient how big I want the head to be, it keeps me in line with positioning and how the actual facial features rest on the face, especially since heads are namely circular things which helps carving out softer features in non front facing compositions ((like the divet between the eyebrow and cheekbone !!))

I typically meld both of these together to get a proper gage of how I want a head to look, as stated before, I draw a variety of different face shapes so normally I’d alter the head to fit the faces, using irl refs definitely helps a lot ((i.e forehead length, brow bone structure, eye structure, nose structure, cheekbone placement, chin length etc etc)) !!

Hears a few examples of how my head shapes change depending on persons (and compositions) ^^

Some folks have long, thin faces with sharper chins and jaws — others have shorter, chubbier faces with wider chins and softer jaws; it’s all about mixing and matching, and finding what’s good for yer character !!

I also don’t necessarily gender facial structures, some AFAB individuals have “traditionally” masculine features and some AMAB individuals have “traditionally” feminine features so, I don’t limit myself to either and personally feel silly whenever I try to — just have fun with it and practice !! There’s no such thing as a perfect head shape and there’s beauty in drawing characters with a variety of different heads ^^

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HIATUS BREAK + SUPER LATE BUT HAPPY 2K SUBS TO THE CHANNEL !!

Have a little doodle of Beau and Amir as an apology bc I have so much backlog by now and don’t wanna overwhelm ^^”/gen/lh

BUT YEAHHHH WE’RE 2K INNNNNN IM SO EXCITED AND PROUDDDDDD

Altered gradient maps + different flower backgrounds under the cut

The party is officially in Ingahd but the first phase of the trip is in motion and there's tension as the group is faced with monster after monster as well as Feng's man criticisms. There's only so much of that they wanna listen to tho, so let's see how far it goes.  I hope you enjoy the audio!

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[Multiple Speakers] [Monk Speaker] [Fighter Speaker] [Shaman Speaker] [Sorcerer Speaker] [Rogue Listener] [DnD Inspired Audio] [The party is officially on the move through Ingahd] [semi-long Audio] [Ugh, y’all apologies this came out late, my ass got kicked from food poisoning, hope you enjoyyyyy] [POV: Your party’s a lil stressed rn] [Heart of Inghad Series] [High Fantasy Audio] [Laveau Original]

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