Jenneliya

[ryanmoody]

[everfreenw]

Lyra is best pony shark… flailing dancer… thing… Yay Lyra! 

(Lyra Shark by Dori-to) 

[moaniecat]

Sorting Hat | Time-Turner

(Prints available here)

[gobithedog]

cornpuppeh asked:

I don't know if you'll have time answer this but i really love your 2D animations. How are you able to keep your characters recognizable through such a range of facial expression? I cant seem to squash and stretch the face without losing the character.

stringbing answered:

Hey there! Thanks for the kind words..

Thats a tough question to answer, because I sometimes have problems with keeping my characters recognizable in pushed expressions. The best answer is to keep drawing your character until you are comfortable with him/it/her. Explore different shape languages to see what works best for the character.

I think the things to keep in mind when trying to keep the character consistent is understanding the overall structure of the character, and keeping it as graphic as possible yet still remaining solid.

Understand the face’s form. Always understand the character’s most basic construction, therefore you can really play with those squash and stretches… Think of things like the floursack for the cheeks, and lower part of the head (since it is the one that moves the most) while the cranium the one that deforms the least. Keep that one the most solid (this helps maintain the form of the character’s face) but don’t be afraid to distort it.

(what you are about to see are halfassed drawings to help get my point across… sorry! :( )

I am going to use an example character.

Think about appeal. Appeal and giving your drawings assymmetry can really give you room to explore hundreds of different ranges, each being unique. Think of shapes that are easy to read. Expressions like these can give you different ways to squash and stretch your character’s faces.

Really understand your characters face. Some designs are not meant to show every expression in the most logical manner, since some designs rely on graphical elements to showcase some emotions. Keep in mind that sometimes, breaking the character into this graphic expression still makes the character more true than sticking to logical and technical form. It really depends what style you’re going for too!

[endling]

I’d like to believe that for every pretty picture of an original character, they have several dozen of the variety on the right stashed away somewhere. ( I know I do. Though.. most of my silly faces are not a conscious choice. )

[blackpaopu]

[chelseakenna]

Last sneak peak of my piece for A Little Known Shop’s Don Bluth Tribute show this weekend! 

[spainfischer]

Fan Favorites Series #3 - Justin from the Secret of NIMH

[adellb]

Just watch “The secret of Nimh” kind of forgot how old movie’s can still be really good need sleep maybe watch another later?

[fuckyeahassortedstuff]

Courage of the Heart by ~bluewolf487