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流星コレクション発売おめ！

おいおい遊びたい。

余力あったらロックマン姿のスバルくん描きたいな。バイザーがかっこいい！　そしてワシは委員長派です。

実は流星ってやったことないんすよね。これは流星がどう、とかではなく。時期的な要因とそもそもDSハードにあんまり魅力を感じなかったっていうのがデカくて。

本体がデカくなったわりに別に画面がデカくなったわけでなく。小さい画面が2つで下はタッチペン操作できます！「ふーん…」みたいな。DSのゲーム、全然遊んでないわけじゃなくポケモンやボクタイDSやどうぶつの森やら遊んだんすけど、結局タッチペン操作ってあんまり使わなかったんですよね。あと画面は小さいままで、上下で分断されてるからなんか没入感がなくてえ。（※個人の意見です）

sth about drawing geo puffing his cheeks up whenever hes mad sparks me joy

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.

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