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GO HERE TO DOWNLOAD TEMPLATE: [link]So I am trying my hand to see if I can inspire a project to help provide more reference resources for artists here on DA.
My wishful thinking is, we have a million glamour shots and wistful looking beauties here on DA, but for the cartoon artist we rely on our own reflection to capture the melodrama and nuances of expressions. It would be very interesting to see individuals with their unique and expressive faces run the gamut of human emotion and help us learn how to draw others better!
So here is my contribution to the project. My aim was to make sure the muscles, fat, and planes of my face were exagerated, so no makeup and and minimal photoshop touchup (zit on neck that won't DIE!)
I hope you find my expressions helpful, feel free to download the print quality jpeg for your own reference. All I ask is that you don't use any of these pictures when I commit a crime or if I go missing.
note to self: Wear lipstick for black and white photography. 0_0
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Very much inspired by wonderful drawing challenge.
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Thankee 
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definitely looking forward to making an attempt at drawing all these!
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To clarify, your expressions are perfectly flattering, miss. Doing my own one now, but felt like reminding you that people usually only find their own photographs 'unflattering'. To this stranger, it's just a pretty girl making some amusing, cute and quite useful expressions. Yet when I look at my own, I know it will take willpower to upload, because I'll see all this repulsive awfulness no-one but the self can
An excellent idea overall, and a nicely presented template. I'll enjoy this xD
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Ah thank you, but to suggest I thought they all were unflattering would be fishing for compliments (which you did a lovely job at nonetheless 
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I love so many of these! Especially for grief.
Also, LOL at the last face! xD It reminds me of the duck (or was it a goose?) from the movie Chicken Little.
Maybe I will contribute.
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Oh please do! we could use as much as we can get!
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Man this is really nice for seeing different expressions 
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Welcome, and please make sure to check out the rest [link]
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Pretty usefull, especially for me since i canΒ΄t normally distinguish between faces.
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This is more then helpful. This is a life saver!!!
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I am glad you think so, please do check out the contributions 
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This is great! Thank you so much for doing this. You have no idea how long I've wished there was something like this around.
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There are a few more, please do check out the contributions
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Thank you very much! I will.
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Not at all. I am pretty sure if I had to perform I would toss my cookies 0_0
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lol. its not that bad.
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interestiiing. but it seems all were caucassian.
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Yeah anyone can do it, but for whatever reason only caucasian women seem to be contributing.
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This is an excellent idea! I've spent a lot of time trying to find faces to practice from, especially profiles.
Most stock art has some kind of usage limitations on what and where you can use it. I was curious if you had any similar restrictions for your reference page, such as practice only, or can be used as a reference for an image that will be a print, etc.
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For mine there are little restriction, just please don't use them for photomanipulation.
As for the others which can be found here [link] it depends on the person. But I am sure it shouldn't be a problem, the people who contribute just want to help artists out.
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Thank you very much!
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lol @ the last one
epic awesome face xD
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Thanks so much! Especially in the world of comic art,t his will come in handy!
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You're very welcome, do make sure to check out the other templates completed by others. [link] Got some great contributions.
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I see, I have requested for al of them to be added to
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I thought this was very well done
The "disgusted" expression killed me
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Please make sure to check out the other templates completed by others. [link] Got some great contributions.
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Great idea!
When my sister gets back i'll give this a go
and very helpful too
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You're very welcome, do make sure to check out the other templates completed by others. [link] Got some great contributions.
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You're very welcome, do make sure to check out the other templates completed by others. [link] Got some great contributions.
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I'm going to use this for exercise. Thank you!
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Holy shit this is extremely helpful ;A;
<3
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There are many more face references, make sure to follow the link in the description
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This is an awesome idea
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With the friends I have those expressions come naturally
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This is an amazing idea. I will probably absolutely use this
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This project has these sheets made by others. Please do check them out
[link]
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Awesome! Thank you, I will
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