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Here is the long awaited expression tutorial.This tutorial is
very similar to the tutorial available in the "How to draw
Manga" book...since it's so hard to find I thought I'd
convert the lesson using my own art and post it up here for
you. Click on the face to the left to download a blank template
you can use to follow along.
What follows below is a guide...My methods vary a little but
I want to put across a generic average for you to build your
own styles on.
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| Angry
(okatta) |
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Mad: The eyebrows come down. the pupils shrink and you get a
little x on your forehead. Fanged teeth help convey the emotion. |
Kinda
mad: Pupils back to normal size but the eye brows are still
down. No popping veins or fanged teeth. |
Miffed:
Mouth goes up in an upside down lopsided "u". Eyebrows
are still down but not as far. |
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| Sad
(kanashii) |
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| Super
sad: WaaAAAAAHHH! Eyes squeezed shut. Mouth wide open..tears
of shame and grief streak the face. Eyebrows up. |
Upset:
Eyebrows up, mouth not as wide open..eyes have more sparkles in
them to convey "wet". Tears still visible in corners of
the eye |
distraught:
Eyebrows up...eyes all a-sparkle with tears. Mouth in upside down
"U" mode. |
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| Happy
(ureshii) |
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| Joyous:
Eyes shut from smiling. Rays of blushy joy on cheek. Mouth in sideways
"D" mode. Eyebrows up. |
Gleeful:
Eyebrows up. A thin line goes follows the upper curve of the eye
to convey a relaxed state. The lower eyelid covers the bottom of
the pupil to mak it "squinty happy". Mouth is a sideways
"D" but a bit smaller. |
Content:
Same as gleeful but the eyes are a bit wider open. Mouth is
a small bow curve. |
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| Others
(sono uchi) |
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| Thoughtful:
My personal favorite.. one eyebrow down, one up. Mouth is an upside
down "V". Eye's usually looking up and to the side. |
Suprised:
Eyebrows UP..eyes wide but pupils small. Mouth in a lopsided"O". |
sick
or disgusted: Features are drawn in a minimalist way to convey
humor. Mouth is a squiggle low on the face. eyelids and eyebrows
are a flat line. maybe add a sweat drop. |
