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Another tutorial, this time on how to do some facial expressions 
*edit* It's been translated into Russian by a kind volunteer, you can check it out here: demiart.ru/forum/index.php?act…
I'm sort of under duress atm and didn't look it up... so if you have some helpful facial anatomy or other face expression tutorials you think I should link here, comment!
An amazing explanation of how faces and expressions work
fav.me/d37hme5
Here's one for facial expressions:
cedarseed.deviantart.com/art/E…
And a chart for helping draw various expressions:
napalmnacey.deviantart.com/art…
As usual if you have any questions feel free to ask!
My other tutorials:
Pose tutorial
Hand tutorial
Foot tutorial
Ladies tutorial
Fellas tutorial
Face tutorial
Commission Tutorial
Coloring Walkthrough
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Comments: 1747
Your tutorials are so helpful! They encourage one to observe. Thank you so much!
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Goddamn spider. D:<
Feel the bloodrage!
But on a serious note, this was extremely helpful! Thank you so much!
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GHHH. The spider joke made me wiggle involuntarily.
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Very very good tutorial! Quite professional, as if we are your students and we are being taught by you...which I guess we are!
Expressions are my favorite part of cartooning. The slightest change can make a big impact, especially with simpler faces.
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thank you, it was really helpfull. You know, you're my hero. I used your tutorial. Don't worry, I'll past credits. Thanks so much. Love!
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Ahahah, so I'm not the only one that makes the faces they draw. I always get picked on by friends cause I don't realise i'm doing it until someone tells me >_>
Must say, all of your tuts are very helpful and nicely done. I will probably be referencing to them quite frequently actually...xD
but that's a good thing : D
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I make that contented chewing face when I'm bored. It kinda hurts my cheek.
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CHINCHILLA BLOOD RESTS IN YOUR HANDS GOOD SIR. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED.
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look like the avatar ,this faces xDD
very very helpful,i love your style...<3 *fav*
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There are all exceptional. More than just instructing, you actually teach - and extremely effectively, at that - by asking questions, such as why I certain expression looks one way and not another. Really great help, thank you very much!
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No problem! Thanks for reading
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thank you for making all these tutorials! They help a lot
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No problem! Thanks for reading
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As I read the "There's a Spider on your back", I almost felt like looking...
It was true, though, because my brother's watching Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets just behind me ._."
Damn that Aragogh! I can barely see its moves!!
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OH NO! Several chinchillas were harmed in the making of this tutorial? Are they okay?
Good job btw.
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Love your tutorials
by the way some of the expressions make the character look like aang from the anime Avatar The Last Airbender ^-^
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Wonderful tutorial.
Is it weird that I'm imagining a blue arrow tattoo on all these heads?
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A+++
This is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo helpful
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I made that expression after reading eragon
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Nice tutorial - hopefully also helpful (there's the theory - and there's the practice. We'll see how much of one makes it into the other 
And yes, I have caught myself making faces when trying to draw an expression!
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Although these drawings are really good the only thing that someone can learn from the tutorial part is that just changing the position of a few things can give a different expression. The drawings would also be great refernces, I was kind of expecting more detail and prescission about the how different positions of a certain facial feature can change the expression. It seemed more like you were just drawing some faces and then adding comments. But good work anyway, I might make a tutorial like this one day once I get my skills up a bit more
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Thanks! I tried to make that clear by asking some questions about what is going on in the expressions rather than just saying it plainly like that... sometimes figuring it out yourself can be more fulfilling than having someone point it out directly!
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That is true, there are many people that don't like figuring stuff out themselves which is irritating.
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There's a really smart cartoonist/art theorist named Scott McCloud, and in a book he wrote called "making comics," he outlined a system for mixing and matching all facial expressions from 6 "emotional primaries." About a year ago, this group of programmers created a little thing called "the grimace project" where you can build faces using this system. If you're into really getting into the heart of facial expressions, check it out! link: the grimace project
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Great tutorial really helpful, I generally have a hard time with faces, but I'm practicing still. I have a general question, How long did it take you to develop your own style, I've been drawing for a while now but my style keeps changing I can't keep it the same at all. Do you have any advice? thanks
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My style did the same thing for many years, it didn't settle down until 2008 or so (after years and years of drawing). The only thing I can suggest is to draw all the time as much as possible and expose yourself to many different types of art. A lot of people compare my art to the Avatar cartoon style, but I'd actually developed that naturally after years of getting my influences from different places. Once you're brain is satisfied with that, it will stop fooling around and you'll stick to that style. I'm fairly sure that my style came about because I drew so much and so often! Hope that helps.
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That does yeah, and thanks for your reply I really appreciate it. And I will take you up on your advice, I draw quite alot generally but I'll take a look at other styles and art, hopefully I will settle down
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if there was an ever more amazingly-awesomely-epic tutorial.. this would've nailed it straight through concrete ;A; this is an awesome tutorial <3333 and therefore needs lotsa love! <33
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thank you. u helped me out big time... my drawing were starting to go without a face becuase i was getting so frustrated
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Haha, well I'm glad they might have faces now XD Noface is scary.
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man, all your tutorials are awesome. glad that someone finally did a good foot tutorial, ive never known how to draw feet! love the 'A different, mellower smile' expression, i see that used in a lot of comics. cheers.
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I love your tutorials! they are so awesome
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I actually make the face of what I'm drawing too! it's a habit that I do subconsciously.. I also do that while reading a book, I make the expression of the character........... >.>
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O: you don't like Eragon? shame.
aaaaaaaaanyway I totally agree about triangular anime mouths. THEY MAKE ME WANT TO KILL SOMETHING!!! MUAHA HAHAHA HAHAAA!!! o_o <- I'll try making that expression next
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This will help me. I'm terrible at emotions; they always look blank. I love your style!
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nice,,this will be usefull,,tq very much
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