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i've noticed it mostly in the tegg au i do not remember if its exclusive to that or if it appears elsewhere

ehehe it’s just a design choice, despite actually being a bird in this AU i don’t think he grows feathers in his hair, but I imagine he sleeps in a nest and he gets covered in feathers sometimes ! It’s there to look cute and a little messy, like he missed it in the morning, or maybe it landed there through the day.

But I also like to imagine as he gets deeper into a broody mindset, the feathers get worse as he stops keeping up with his appearance.

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awh I’m def not amazing haha, definitely no where near professional either so my tips and advice can only go so far and should always be taken with a grian of salt, but I think for face angles it’s helpful to know how to draw boxes in every angle !! So it’s sorta like this….

practice can only be helpful if you have a goal to work towards, much like exercise it’s important to know what muscle to target sorts thing etc etc….. By drawing boxes, it helps you visualize perspectives easier ! It’s also harder than one might think. The boxes can help with many things too, I use them for hands and torsos as well.

as for side profiles…. I do the anime cat thing, I just edit the nose later 😭💥

well when i first designed them i didn't think abt it, so i guess no there, BUT ! Then i briefly became obsessed with Omegaverse so that influenced me so.. In that case, Yes.. the superhero ones would be trans too

thank u ! i do miss the yuri........ their stupid ponytails Lol

thank you ! i struggle a lot with characters looking stiff, still, but i found that practicing "Gestures" helped a lot ! I'd recommend the YT channel Proko to learn abt the basics of gestures.

After that when you're familiar, i'd say to find a bunch of poses on Pinterest (or where ever..) you like, and draw gestures of them, try to do each one of them in under a minute, if you don't finish its ok just move on ! This helps you capture the motion and idea of a pose, rather than copying from an image. Right away this might not feel like much, its even frustrating, but i do notice its effort next time i draw a character properly..

"Draw a Box" is also pretty useful of learning line confidence.

i recommend doing all of this on any sort of paper you have, rather than digital art, so no erasing or undoing.

make sure to stretch comfortably !