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![First slide. The title reads "drawing characters with Down syndrome". Below that: "myth that I need to get out of the way before the actual tutorial: [caps] people with DS do not look the same [end caps]. They share similar features, but there is no one face that every person with DS has. Most people with DS won't have every single trait, just pick what works for your character." Around that are three actual photos; from top to bottom; a photo of the actress Gigi Cunningham, a Black woman in her 20s posing with her hands on hips; a photo of Zhou Zhou, a Chinese man in a suit conducting an orchestra; portrait photo of Georgie Wildgust, an elderly white man smiling to the camera. Each photo is captioned with the person's name.](https://64.media.tumblr.com/7f4403fd328c284d5bae6ca90eaa6d07/18bf095cd4118d2a-d1/s500x750/6feee60a3e2b462d399245d34ba50f6db14afac6.png)
![fourth slide, called "eyes". text reads "probably the most characteristic feature, so it's important to get right. People with Mosaic Down syndrome (more on it later!) will often have this as one of the few visible traits". top right has a close-up of a blue iris with white dots going around the pupil. It's captioned "these white spots going in a circle are called Brushfield spots. A lot of people with DS have them". Below that is a step-by-step tutorial on drawing eyes. First step focuses on the general shape, with the text reading "there's a lot of shapes to choose from: almond; round; upturned; + more but these are most common". Each of them has a drawing attached. Step two focuses on eyelids. Text reads "pronounced eyelids, both bottom and upper ones. They have a very noticeable crease". There's two pairs of eyes with heavy eyelids under that. Step three shows wrinkles around the eyes. Text: "some people with DS will have creases around the eyes + large bags under the eyes; if you have a simpler artstyle probably skip this one". Attached drawing shows a pair of eyes with wrinkles coming form the upper eyelid on the outer side and bags under the eyes. Step four reads "give them strabismus [many exclamation points]! I know artists are allergic to drawing strabismus if it's not for a joke but crossed eyes are actually awesome [awesome in all caps], (ok not all have strabismus but like half do)". Drawing attached shows a person with DS and strabismus.](https://64.media.tumblr.com/2f7b683cb96ee98791b5e27baca3494b/18bf095cd4118d2a-f1/s500x750/04920f4b30096952d3d5d015dd10e6b840b6be70.png)
tutorial for drawing characters with Down syndrome!
DISCLAIMER... please keep in mind that this is an introductory drawing tutorial and has some generalizations in it, so not every “X is Z” statement will be true for Actual People. it's more of an overview of features that are common in people with Down syndrome, not meaning to imply that every person with DS has all of them 👍👍 thanks
if you draw any characters using this feel free to tag me!!
Crystal tutorial done in today’s stream. You can check out my gallery at http://dansyron.deviantart.com
My Kimi guide and junk
art pro tip: perspective
listen man. if you are an artist worth their salt you probably heard the basics in perspective and making lines and shit. if not, search up -perspective -2 point perspective -foreshortening if you are familiar with these concepts, move on. use blender. yeah yeah yeah i know you can argue it is cheating but fuck it, i got shit to draw, just make janky shapes representing large objects like buildings or room size in blender and trace over it. it isnt stealing if YOU made the janky shapes It is faster than spending 500 years doing it the traditional way and then it looking terrible anyways because you drew the armpit of a fly wrong.
A Visual Guide for Drawing Flutes
Many artists like drawing their favorite characters playing flutes. And sometimes, there are errors. Especially when not all artists are musicians.
Well… I have 2 years total of flute experience. Some months of learning, some months of playing for fun, and 1 school year of marching band. But i haven't play in about 10 years. I play concert flute. The meTallic kind. Not the wooden/ bamboo kind. But the hands are the same.
Flutists/ Flautists , feel free to reblog and add your comments. Especially if you have more experience.
excuse my pajamas.
FOR VISUAL GUIDE: On my left hand is a red wristband/ bracelet. On my right hand is a black wristband/ bracelet and black paper claws.
First! I hold flute in set/ attention position (as known in marching band).
[image ID: Me, wearing pajamas and sunglasses to cover my face, holding my flute in set position. The instrument is perpendicular to the ground (or parallel with the body) and the mouthpiece is level with my mouth (it should be level with my eyes, actually). My left hand is wearing a red wristband/ bracelet. My right hand is wearing a black wristband/ bracelet and adorned with black paper claws.
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NOTICE: My left hand is positioned above my right hand. this makes going into playing position easier.
Second! I hold flute in playing/ horns up position. This is what the artists are more interested in, since we are drawing characters playing the flutes.
[Image ID: Me, wearing pajamas and sunglasses to cover my face, holding my flute in playing/ horns up position. The instrument is parallel to the ground and the mouthpiece is touching my mouth. My left hand is wearing a red wristband/ bracelet. My right hand is wearing a black wristband/ bracelet and adorned with black paper claws.
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NOTICE: The flute is position on my right. My left arm is across my body. My left palm is facing in, the wall. My left hand is closer to my body. My right palm and fingers are facing out, toward you. My right hand is farther out away from my body.
This applies for any and all fandoms. I know that QSMP and Hetalia have characters who canonically play flutes. I originally made this post for the qsmp fandom.
HAVE FUN DRAWING!
Character Design tips when creating a Hijabi Muslim OC
Note: Sleeves or a head appearing is okay IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. Like working in a garden and rolling up your sleeves OR going to the hair salon OR checking up in a hospital. In other Mazhab or fiqh, it's much more lenient and it's okay to show ankles or neck. (depends on country or Mazhab)
Note: Camel Hump hijab in certain tafsir could mean a haughty attitude rather than the camel hump shaped hijab, but there are also others that take it literally too, so it depends on the person.
How do you draw eyes like that, they're so pretty???? What????? /vpos
Ooo that's an interesting question I'm not sure how to explain it so here's a quick tutorial
My therapist cancelled on me and I'm sad and Booba helps so today I'm gonna teach you how to color booba for when you feel sad
Will I get flagged for this? 😿
Guidelines or stickman??
Does anyone know what hairstyle cu chulainn has exactly? More precisely, the type of braid he has going front-to-back. I cant for the life of me find any exact phrase and I needed to explain it to a hairdresser friend of mine for her schooling. Bless. If someone could help me, maybe I could give you an art request ;-;
SMITE - Da Ji 1 by Inkybots
Daji Concept - Outfit design 2
SMITE - Da Ji 4 by Inkybots
Da Ji concept - Final Design
wanted to add little bonus note that the thing i like most w this method is that they’re such simple shapes u don’t even have to draw them entirely. after a while it gets pretty easy 2 just infer and imagine the rest of the lines!!
makes for very quick but efficient sketching ^_^
my recipe for drawing hands!
(small note that this is a shortcut that is more abt style and ease than anatomical accuracy. it helps to take time to really properly study hands, makes it easier to bend the rules a bit like this and have it still look good!!)
(learn rules b4 u break them or whatevah)