Adorb.
Norlle is nice but I enjoy how Susie is drawn here.
My first instinct would be Nickelodeon’s Recess to compare but maybe more Hey Arnold.
Posture wise it’s p accurate. noelle standing tall, yet with a small grip on her skirt. If not just a stylistic choice, feels appropriate to her timid nature.
Susie with a bad lean and hands in pockets exudes bad girl energy, like pre-chapter 1 vibes
Got a new brush and wanted to try it out
Noelle had a lot of fun with this
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Don't make paragraphs about it - battles are supposed to be fast-paced
Describe:
- the object used to harm the character
-where the injury is
-how long the character had had the injury
-how deep the cut is (for blades)
-whether or not the wound triggers other things (dizziness, bleeding)
punch/blunt force trauma:
-how it feels: aching, a single spike of pain before it fades into an ache, throbbing, numbness
-effects: swelling, bruising, broken bones, unconsciousness, dizziness, concussion, internal bleeding.
stab wound/cut
-how it feels: stinging (shallow wounds), burning
-effects: bleeding (the blood from arteries is a brighter red, like vermilion, the blood from veins is dark crimson), dizziness from the blood loss, unconsciousness, infection (if left unattended), death
gunshot
-how it feels: depends on the caliber bullet, from how far away they were shot and in what place
-effects: same as stab wounds
-heavy, harsh, ragged breathing
-panting, gasping, crying, grunting, hissing, groaning, whimpering, screaming, shrieking, clenching their teeth
-ears ringing, unable to speak
-pressing their hands on the injury to try and stop the bleeding, trembling, eyes rolling up into their head
-vision blurring, room spinning
temple and jaw - good for a knockout punch, but are near the skull so it will be dangerous if you miss (it can broke/dislocate your fingers)
nose/eyes - messes up the senses and distracts the opponent
neck: can mess up breathing, talking and the spinal cord
inner elbow: can disable the opponent's arm
solar plexus: hard to hit but very effective
liver: causes immediate pain, dizziness and loss of breath
kidneys
groin
outer/inner thighs
knees
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Not an ask about your character lore like usual, but do you have any tips or references on drawing hands?
here take these:D
I do wish we got a bit more but what we did get was still great!
Ok so definitely this type of thing regarding the show has been talked about before I don’t doubt BUT I still wanna put in my two cents regarding it so let’s get this going.
So Bob’s Burgers. Great show, adult cartoons done right (once they got their footing since I believe their early seasons felt more Family Guy/Simpsons which considering it was coming out a little late to the game so I assume it believed it needed to be like them but thankfully they’ve grown more confident not saying early seasons are bad their still hilarious ANYWAY OFF TRACK-)
And I really love their character cast. Bob, Linda, Teddy, and of course the Belcher kids (Gene is my favorite but not the topic of discussion).
The two I wanted to point out were Tina and Louise and an interesting thing I noticed regarding the two.
Not so much their relationship (though that itself is would be fun to dissect) but the way they seem to be on complete opposite sides of femininity.
Now to be clear I don’t think anyone, fictional or real, should need to abide by gender norms, but with how engrained it is societally, it’s hard to ignore, especially in television.
Regarding the two girls, Tina seems to be what I think most people would assume a thirteen year old girl would be into at that age. Horses, boys, writing, boys, girlscouts, did I mention boys? (though I feel her level for boys kinda goes a step further which we will get into).
I’m no historical expert in regards to feminine normalities, being a male myself, but I wouldn’t be pressed to see advertising primarily push horses, dolls, and boy crushing onto girls at a young age, which Tina seems to enjoy, and that itself is fine of course, no harm done.
Now all of that?
Throw it out the window for Louise because this girl is here to bring gender norms to the back ally and murder it with a bat.
Louise LOVES fire, knives, basically anything remotely adventurous, risky, or dangerous. Literally she wanted to go out in a hurricane storm in hopes to have some fun (and did! But it was boring so they went home). When she got a crush on a Boy band member? She went through a ton of effort to meet them, all to just fucking bitch slap the guy.
She also knows how to lock pick and is a creature of chaos.
She technically does have dolls, but all of them are alien like creatures and her favorite, Kuchi Kopi, is a Japanese figure (which would be less weird if it weren’t for her being in America).
All of these things, plus more, make her very not feminine and I love her for it. Literally her gender in this case doesn’t define her, it’s her personality.
This isn’t to say she can’t or doesn’t like predominantly female things, but the ratio def leans toward more neutral or masculine things throughout the shows time on air.
And it stands out even more when we have Tina, who immerses herself in it, to compare to Louise, who barely even interacts with it.
The reason I enjoy this is because it’s such a simple way to easily ignore gender norms by having two characters, siblings mind you, be on completely different sides of the idea (And Gene is just Gene, he is his own norm).
I’d pull out episode specific examples but what I’m doing right now doesn’t allow me that kind of time but I assure you dear reader that if you just read this cause you were bored and don’t know a lick of this show that just watching a Louise-centric and then Tina-centric episode you will see my point (hell even when they aren’t the focus you could probably see it).
Also even though Tina does fit into the more feminine side she isn’t completely locked to it either. Her love for boys would be seen as kinda obsessive (which let’s be honest if gender swapped would not be nearly as loved from the internet), and she’s willing to help her siblings in their own things of interest (though not without giving her own concerns).
Anyway please watch Bob’s Burgers it’s a great series ok BYEEEE
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So peak...
nole design breakdown
"it's all in the eyes i was once told"
catching the stare of someone across a crowded room
subtle furrowing of eyebrows beyond a blank facade
coldness easing into warmth
a fond mothering gaze
corner of the lip nudged upward
forced glower/glare as they break underneath
batting their lashes, playful
a boisterous laugh
intrigue piercing the stoic
proud smugness at the other's success
lingering glances
a childish joy bursting through
pupils dilate
eyelids shut in a look of peace, calm and trust
"there was once a time when they were mine"
terseness
features fold into a scowl
an urgent flinching back
coldness returns (as though the warmth had never come)
lips part then purse
invasion of shock
slow stare at the floor
the ripple effect of a swallow
frustrated breath/sigh
bitter laugh in reminiscence
dread tearing through the seams of their composure
"darkness"
mean smirk- teeth bared grimace- scowl
dismissive gaze
gaze of contempt/impatience
threat lowering the voice
sardonic goading grins verging on manic
rolling one's eyes
flicker of irritation in the eyes
stares stubbornly ahead despite distraction
gritted teeth, clenched jaw
fierce biting remarks
even measured complexions betraying no thought
strangling oneself back from violence
utter apathy
murderous silence hanging in the stare
snobbish laughter
smiling at another's downfall