Tuesday Tips Its An Eyebrow Thing A Recurring Note A Story Artist May Get In The Production Of An Animated

Tuesday Tips — “It’s An Eyebrow Thing” — A recurring note a story artist may get in the production of an animated feature is to tone down the angry eyes. We all try to draw fast and loose but, in the middle of it all, nuance may escape us for a brief moment. Arched eyebrows and a furrowed brow usually tend to read “angry”, even if we’re trying to express focus or determination. I would even say that, overall, it’s easy to overdo an expression. I’m not saying a pushed expression isn’t exactly what’s needed at the right moment. I’m just saying that the audience literally looks for the character’s expression first when looking at a sketch or panel. Keep that in mind and lure you audience in with slightly more nuanced expressions, until the right extreme expression calls for it. -Norm @grizandnorm #tuesdaytips #100tuesdaytipsbook #arttutorial #arttips #itsaneyebrowthing

Tuesday Tips- Crowd Characters — When I need to fill a crowd with characters, I usually try to pick a few simple shapes and use those to build a series a characters to complete the scene. I may switch it up by adding a hat, glasses, switching gender, or a slight difference in posing. In essence, the goal is create a variety of characters without spending too much time on each one. That’s why repeating shapes or even entire characters saves a tremendous amount of time. -Norm

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Could you please show us how to draw faces with nice fangs please.

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Could you give us a lil tutorial on how you draw eyes in different directions? I'm having trouble with drawing eyes so I'd really appreciate the help!

I wish I was better at tutorials but I hope this helps a bit! 

All new Tuesday Tips this year! Today, why I call the Almost Profile. Gives a slight more sense of volume. Useful in a lot of situation. Try it out! -Norm #tuesdaytips #almostprofile #100tuesdaytips2 #grizandnorm #grizandnormtuesdaytips #happynewyears2017