Style Study... Broken Heart Emoji

style study... broken heart emoji

Hi! I draw things! But I'm not super good at other styles :) so, I'm trying to figure out how to draw Rise's style!! Because I love it..

Leo is first because he's pointy and dumb idk.

The way that I went about this is, first, I grabbed the boy. Obv.

I then flipped the image (personal preference) and traced over it. After I traced, I did a drawing without tracing but with reference. Then, I hid all layers and drew his face freehand from memory. Here are the results!

He got smaller as I went... </3

Notes/understanding:

Leo's face is long, and his chin (? snout?) isn't as long as I think it is.

No eyebrows was a struggle. I understand the concept, but it's sort of hard to pull off. I'll keep it in mind.

Mask tails? We don't know how they work. I'll figure it out eventually.

It's easier for me to draw the top of the mask before the bottom. No clue why.

Mask curls across the snout (? chin) just a bit.

Never be afraid to use tracing for improvement! This has helped me a good amount, even though I've only done it once. I plan on doing this for all the Rise boys because I'd like to learn how their faces actually work...

Thoughts? Questions? I'd love to hear!

A comic. Narrated by Nova.

For Better or For Worse.

I don't know where I'm meant to be, but I'm sure I'll find my way. Er, I hope, at least...

3/6 Main Character Pieces

Enter: Maddie Mayberry!

We're halfway through! I feel like I get a little bit better every time I do one of these.

Hatsune Miku. Miku Hatsune!

She is beauty, she is grace, and she's not afraid to show you your place. What an icon.

Made in Ibispaint. Total time: 1 hour 30 minutes.

holy shit. raph face study time

Leo's Face

So, just like last time, I grabbed a reference image.

Then, I traced the original image to get a feel for the shapes. (TRACING IS A VALID TOOL!! Don't be afraid to utilize it!!)

Here is where we go south.

Ref 1 and 2 are back-to-back. Night and day... :,)

The main issue I was having was size and length. Raph's face is blocky and wide. I could not grasp the concept...

And so, I went back to the original traced image. I traced over that with black and the polyline tool to get straight and defined lines.

I used this version to identify the main shapes that make up Raph. His bottom jaw is kind of like a dented trapezoid. The way that I understood it was that halway down the trapezoid is where the little dent is. His upper half is a slanted hexagon with the bottom two sides taken off.

With this knowledge, I did a third drawing with reference.

Now we've got it down! His eyes are normally less cartoony, but my style tends to exaggerate eyes.

All that's left was to freehand and test my understanding!

Jesus... Raph was super difficult. No clue why I did him second :,)

Notes/understanding:

Raph's face is square and blocky, with a couple... divets? It feels really chiseled, and it's also straight. Like more up and down, if that makes sense.

His snout (? chin?) is Smaller Than You Think. It's pretty short, and it took me a while to figure that out.

There's some things you can get away with, like expressive eyes, but Raph is intended to be like a... boulder. He's supposed to look strong (because he is) and his face reflects that.

Mask tails? Don't know her.

Overall, Raph was a struggle :,) I'm super duper bad at drawing every part of him, no clue why. It's probably because my style tends to be more curvy and loose, less rigid.

Thoughts? Questions? Let me know! Hit me with 'em!

Chapter 14 [the finale (part 8) of Chaos in the Cold] just dropped!

Check out the series: The Adventures of Casey + Bryz-- if you haven't already!

This series has been so fun to write and explore! I've written so much and there's even more to come! The series is on a small hiatus for now so I can finish part 3 and prepare for the future of the series, but when it picks back up it'll be hitting as hard as it can!

Hope you can make it for the journey!