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plate study, based off a photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/64344131@N06/16215749275/

Read the new TPoH Update here!

Read this free freaky comic called TPoH from the start here.

a massive thank you and introduction to @gwinver-art who is going to be helping me with backgrounds for the next section! You'll be seeing their work for the next couple of chapters and I'm super grateful for their assistance- why not go give them a follow!

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I wanted to show off her cool glowy arm thingys that I thought up, and the impulsive thoughts won… I also tried a style without line art for fun (totally not cuz I was too lazy to draw line art)

Ottawa residents that have been to the balloon festival before, the FUCK is this??

ive been wanting to make smth like this for a little while now and i finally finished it up ^_^ hopefully my tricks are helpful

EDITS: since this post is gaining a lot of traction, i want to highlight some of the suggestions and addendums that other people have made. i'm imperfect, which is why i recommend that you use references of real people along with my simple tips!

as many have pointed out, the yellow in the last diagram should cover the entire body, especially around the stomach area. the only parts of the body that are consistently bare are the palms of the hands and the bottoms of the feet

check out this reblog from @proxykiwi for a diagram of the distribution of hair on the back of the body

the texture of the hair can differ between the head and the body-- much of the time body and beard hair is curlier than the hair on the head

like when drawing head hair, its helpful to break up facial hair into descriptive shapes, and add lines for texture as needed. i tried to communicate that in the images, but i think its also useful to write it out

check out this reblog from @jodjuya for a detailed explanation of how beards tend to grow throughout teen-adult years

Blunt flaring of the rays is a universal defensive or warning display. “Back off or you’ll regret it”. Obviously used when a solar model feels threatened, but also can act as intimidation during an argument or when generally upset. Look at them flaring their rays to accentuate their point very scary so you better back down. Mileage will vary because a lot of flares are just bluffs, and may not be taken seriously at all. They can even be used playfully, granted you’re doing it with someone you know will not get upset by it.

Rattling rays is not often used as a bluff. Rattling is Aggressive, they will fucking attack you, and the noise naturally puts most DCA on edge. Eclipse’s who have secondary rays make even noisier rattles, which spook other DCAs even more. Casually rattling rays to intimidate or bluff your way into “winning” an argument is a Major asshole move and faux pas, and even assholes like Eclipse don’t do it because it’s a great way to get your shit rocked.