Hello! I've rewritten this ask like five times so I'll just come out and say, you're one of my favorite artists, thank you for all the good stuff you put out, it's inspiring <3 I wanted to ask, what's your method of studying anatomy and expressions?
Thank you! <3 Ngl the last time I studied anatomy with effort, I was a kid in high-school. The only book I had on the subject was the Anatomy for the Artist from Jeno Barcsay. It was huge and detailed, literally muscle and bone deep, but I think my brain is wired more for the feel of things than the understanding š
I try to find nude or mostly nude pics for anatomy stuff. Adult photo sites rule as a source, people contort their bodies in all sorts of weird ways and I can usually find someone with the build I'm looking for.
When I sketch based on a ref, I try to pay attention to the silhouette, negative spaces and alignments. They help me correct mistakes.
And obviously I love to exaggarate things. (Evident on the waistline and pulled up leg here.)
Same with expressions, I guess. I try to push them but stay within the realm of believable. It's so easy to make a face look uncanny or creepy or w/e with a smile too wide. I have had a couple commissioners ask me before to tone down the initial expressions on their characters, and I think that was a nice reminder to pull me back to reality lol It can get especially weird with long narrow faces like Buttons'. I find it a bit tricky to make him have a large open smile while fitting it all on his head.
Prompt: write me a fanfiction of gay anthropromophized animation schools, sheridan and calarts, on a date to the zoo. include sheridan kissing calarts on the cheek and calarts falling into a pool of penguins Sheridan and Calarts stood outside the gates of the local zoo, their hands clasped tightly together as they gazed up at the sign that read "Welcome to the Happy Wildlife Park."
"I can't believe we're finally here," Calarts said, a wide smile spreading across his face. "I've always wanted to see the penguins up close."
Sheridan chuckled and leaned down to plant a soft kiss on Calarts's cheek. "Well, we're here now. And I can't wait to see all the animals with you."
The two anthropomorphized schools, both known for their excellent animation programs, had been dating for a few months now and had been planning this outing for weeks.
As they made their way through the zoo, they marveled at the various animals on display, from the majestic lions to the playful monkeys. But it was the penguin exhibit that really caught Calarts's eye.
"Oh my gosh, look at them!" he exclaimed, pulling Sheridan towards the glass enclosure. "They're so cute!"
Sheridan chuckled and wrapped an arm around Calarts's waist, pulling him in for a hug. "They are pretty adorable," he agreed.
The two schools watched in amazement as the penguins swam gracefully through the water, diving and resurfacing with ease. It was a magical sight, and Calarts couldn't help but feel his heart swell with love and appreciation for the amazing world around them.
As they were about to leave the exhibit, Calarts suddenly lost his footing and tumbled into the pool of penguins, causing a splash and a chorus of surprised squawks from the birds.
Sheridan rushed to the edge of the pool, a look of concern etched onto his face. "Calarts, are you okay?" he called out.
Calarts emerged from the water, soaking wet but grinning from ear to ear. "I'm fine," he laughed, shaking off the excess water. "That was so cool!"
Sheridan couldn't help but laugh at the sight of his drenched boyfriend, and he leaned down to give him a quick kiss on the lips. "I'm glad you're okay," he said with a smile.
As they left the zoo, hand in hand, Calarts couldn't stop smiling. He had never felt so alive and in love, and he knew that this was just the beginning of many more adventures to come with Sheridan by his side. The end
I need people to stop blaming the death of movies on āquipsā. A quip is just a funny line of dialogue. Thatās all. Like I just saw a post talking about quips and the death of movies and brought up Pirates of the Caribbean as an example of a better movie and yes it is but also that movie is FULL OF QUIPS. I just rewatched The Princess Bride. Itās all quips. Every single line. And itās a masterpiece.
Movies suck when people donāt care about the art theyāre making. That includes them not caring about their quips. Which is why a lot of comic relief dialogue ALSO sucks now. But the problem isnāt that funny dialogue exists.
Remember.
TumblrClan is no place for a fox-hearted Twittypet like Elon Musk.Ā
In the third photo Ringling is actually just showing scad the new pokemon cards he got from ebay
this is a message from the future, it will make sense later.
just a few hours left until the blue haired people run the earth btw
making a newish line up of the bois while heavily referencing a kpop group photo
my English prof teaching abt cover letters today and me trying not to bring up the luke skywalker cover letter post:
Iāve been having a lot of feelings about the downfall of quality lately.
I ordered a pair of Dickies pants because pants are hard and workwear is usually reliable. When they arrived they were the scratchiest, most papery materialāI canāt actually call it fabric in good faithāand fit a full three sizes too small. A week later I found the same pair in a thrift store, dated 2017. These are actual pants. They fit, theyāre not made of asbestos. Theyāre only separated by time.
Thereās no wood used in interior design unless itās a custom build. I have a set of wealthy relatives who live in a condo. The downpayment for it was likely more money than I will see in my lifetime. The floors and the cabinets are all still laminate. I know I will never see real wood in a building constructed after 2000. Every āapartment hackā I see online has this very conspicuous, flat appearance because of all the paint and contact paper required to make these builds look personal in any way. The only natural materials are in the furnishings.
Iāve been harping on this for years, but everything is shit, nothing is designed to work, and āgrowthā and āprofitā are just euphemisms for cutting corners until things are unworkable.
unpopular opinion but I love it when people write essays for fun on the internet. I donāt think itās cringe if youāre being polite and coherent and making your own post instead of making unwanted additions to other peopleās posts. why say something in a 7 word meme format sentence, faking disaffection and chillness, when you could flesh it out in 7 paragraphs of sincere and substantial nuance. not just for seriousness but for fun concepts, is what i have in mind. for talking about a story or character. for talking about life. talking about anything. this is a wordy person safe zone