Do You Have Any Tips For Drawing A Nose When The Face Is Front Facing?

Here’s the first half of slides from my comic class on Lettering! 

Rest of the slides: https://gingersnappish.tumblr.com/post/616487287636803584/the-rest-of-the-comic-lettering-slides-first

Symbols and Signs: Flowers

Sometimes by using flowers we can convey messages about a character and their motives. Meanings behind plants can differ by country or region and some can be completely different. Using flower symbols is a subtle and poetic way to say things. Like instead of saying Trump is wanker, you can describe him as holding Aconite, Begonias, tansy and hollyhock. (See below for meanings)

Positive Flowers

Aloe Vera: Healing, protection, affection

Amaryllis: Pride

Anemone: Forsaken

Angelica: Inspiration

Apple blossom: Preference

Arborvitae: Unchanging friendship

Aster: Symbol of Love, Daintiness

Basil: Good wishes

Bay: Glory

Bluebell: Humility, kindness

Red carnation: admiration

White carnation: Innocence, pure love,

Pink carnation: Rememberamce

Yellow carnation: rejection

Chamomile: Patience

Cumin: Fidelity

Daffodil: Regard

Daisy: Innocence, hope

Forget-me-not: memories

Gardenia: Secret love between loves

Holly: Hopefulness

Honeysuckle: love

Hyacinth: play, rashness

Blue: Constancy of love

White: Loveliness

Ivy: Friendship

Lavender: virtue and loyalty

Lily: Beauty, freedom, death, purity, Motherhood

Oak: Strength

Roses:

red: love

pink: Happiness

White: purity, innocent, worthiness

Rosemary: Remembrance

Valerian: Readiness and calmness

Rue: Grace

Sunflower: Adoration

Thyme: Courage and strength

Violet: Loyalty, devotion, faithfulness, modesty

Yarrow: Everlasting love

Negative Flowers

Aconite (Monkshood): means ‘hatred’ and ‘be cautious’. Also poisonous.

Butterfly weed: ‘Leave me’.

Orange lilies: symbolize hatred, pride, and disdain.

Petunia: symbolizes resentment and anger.

Begonia: Beware

Cyclamen: good-bye

Hollyhock: Ambition and pride

Purple Hyacinth: Sorrow, forgiveness, regret

Yellow Hyacinth: Jealousy

Yellow Rose: jealousy, decrease of love, mourning

Dark Red Rose: Mourning a lover

Tansy: anger and hostility

Willow: Sadness

Yew: Death

An glorious fuck-ton of kimono/yukata (for females) references.

Yes, the last one is in Japanese… hopefully you’re fluent. And, for the longer images, you gotta reverse-image search ‘em to see the text.

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When doing full body sketches do you use shapes for different body parts? (I.e triangles for the torso, circles for the face, etc.) If so, could you show us how one could use said shapes to get their anatomy right? Thanks!

lucky you, my latest figure drawings have just been posted so i feel like i can use them for my explanation here!!

above all: THINK IN THREE DIMENSIONS, NOT JUST FLAT SHAPES. THE CONTURE/ANGLE IS VERY IMPORTANT!! THE RIB CAGE WITH SHOW THE ANGLE UR BODY IS AT THE MOST!! 

For the anon who asked me about tips on drawing faces, hope this helps!

Bird Symbolism

So I was looking out my window and saw two birds and the idea of making a list of symbolism associated with types of birds came to mind. My mom always taught me if you see an animal -especially if they are doing something out of the ordinary- you should take it as an omen. So here’s a list of some basic birds, some of the associations are personal but I hope you like it!

Blue Jay-the truth will be revealed, high energy, playfulness, clarity and communication.

Cardinal-hope, joy, good health, some associate them with angels or deceased love ones, passion and warmth.

Crow-often associated with magic and witches, transformation, power, intelligence and mystery. 

Duck-friendships, new friends, happiness, good fortune and protect against negative energies “water off a ducks back” :)

Dove-peace, harmony, joy, love, might be telling you to break away from a toxic situation, think positive, often associated with Aphrodite or Jesus or Angels

Eagle-power, leadership, freedom, adventure, breaking free.

Hawk- common as spirit guides, courage, protection, and awareness. 

Hummingbird- I adore hummingbirds and often associate them with faeries. Creativity, joy, love and beauty. Can be a sign that you are moving too fast in life and need to take a break.

Magpie-Magpies represent duality because seeing them can be really good or really bad, I know it’s confusing :/ Seeing a magpie can be a good luck omen and new oppurtunities will appear. They also represent illusion and trickery, maybe someone is being a two-faced friend to you. 

Owl- wisdom, associated with the goddess Athena, intuition, spiritual exploration, change, observation and intelligence.

Raven- associated with the nordic god Odin, mystery, magic, fae magic, knowledge, mischieve, and can be seen as a death omen (but can also mean change) 

Robin- luck, prosperity, good things will happen, joy and your hard work will soon be rewarded. 

Sparrow- associated with Aphrodite, new love and relationships, fertility, team work, time of productivity and stop procrastinating.

Stork-long life, prosperity, fertility, new life, wisdom, take time to relax, motherhood and luck.

Swan- also associated with Aphrodite and Apollo, gracefulness, beauty, music, poetry, creativity, loyalty, and long lasting relationships.

Vulture-death, cleaning up other people’s messes, renewal, patient, use your resources and be perceptive.

Woodpecker- hard work, take advantage of new oppurtunities, attention, progress and determination.

Tip! If you are repeatedly seeing a certain animal or have a strong liking to an animal it could be a way a spirit guide is trying to get your attention (or that animal is just really common in your area lol )

Do you have any tips for drawing in the Pokemon style??

These are just some rough notes. I don’t draw that often in the pokemon style so these are a little more basic than I could give on other styles.

For colouring advice, this is a great resource to use: https://tunnaa-unnaa.tumblr.com/post/162328103349 It goes through the styles of different pokemon artists.

tusky business

Some people were curious how I finish my 1H sketches so here’s a little tutorial ✨

Ps: just keep in mind that this is the result of super concentrating for 60min just drawing nothing else.