Hoods are hard to draw

corischaracters:

I get so annoyed because there are no good hoodie tutorials that I decided to try and make my own. (note TRY.)

The reason they’re so weird to draw is because they are different depending on how thick the material is they’re sewn with, and the amount of fabric used in sewing. There are SO MANY different ways for a hoodie to work! In fact there’s totally different types of hoods, so there’s no one specific way to draw them. In this mini tutorial I’m going to highlight the main three that i saw floating around on google images.

The first type of hoodie is the “high and tight” kind

The fabric on this guy’s hood is thicker, making the fabric more stiff and it sort of curves in higher up on his head, like this

It’s also a smaller hood, so its clinging closer to his head.

Also take note of how the hood doesn’t just end with the edge of the fabric, but it goes up to where the top of his hair is. This happens when the hood is pulled far forward or they’re bending forward, because then it can drape down over their face.

The other two types are the limp and tight ones and the drapey ones:

Limp and tight don’t really have a curve outward because the fabrics tight, so the edges dont move outward. Also, the limp kind have more oval-shaped openings in the front, so the fabric goes to the top of the head.

The drapey ones are sort of adventure-looking and they flare out near the bottom as apposed to the top or middle. They have a lot of fabric used and are probably the hardest to draw (for me anyway). Lots of folds and movement.

generally hoodie fabric goes like this, outward from the face

it doesnt fold down like normal fabric unless its the limp kind like this

So, that’s the front. As far as the side view of a hood goes, it generally looks like this.

The folds go down towards the rest of the hood and the back a bit, and the fabric covers most of the side-view of the face. Notice how there’s only a little bit of the front of the face showing. You cants see their ears! Even if its a drapey hood, it looks like this (with probably some exceptions depending on the weather and how the hood is being moved). Also, if the hood isn’t very tight there’s usually a bit of a “bump” or space at the back of the head like above.

But that bump’s only there if they’re trying to let you see their face. In hoods that are pulled all the way forward like this

there’s no space at the back, because the fabrics all forward. Spooky.

Another thing to consider when drawing hoods is how they’re deciding to wear them. A more shy person or character might have it forward more, which will in result make the hood look tighter and hide their face more.

And of course, the most important thing to think about when drawing hoods is “how is the fabric moving”? There’s plenty of different ways for the fabric to move, depending on how their head is turned and what they’re doing. Here’s a few good reference pictures I just found.

Oh, also, when people turn their heads, the fabric moves by a focal point

Her body is facing one way, and her head is turned the other, which makes the fabric tilt itself like that. This is on the drapey hoods only usually.

Just always remember that all the hoods very from hood to hood. You might get a sort of drapey one that looks like the tight ones, or maybe a gradient between the three i showed you, or even something weirder. 

This is just me covering the basics as best I can, and if you feel the need to add anything, feel free!

Images found on google, I don’t own them.

Nonsexual Intimacy

greenchestnuts:

For Asexual Awareness Week, Elizabeth Barrette, aka ysabetwordsmith, posted a list of types of nonsexual intimacy that I found really interesting both as an asexual and as a writer:

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

Part Five

cruelcreativity:

frappuccino—bear:

mossi-mo:

scraggy-pants:

whisker:

youngartist-city:

Different Male Bodies.

wow ironically i was talking about this today or something? yesterday i think. maybe.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm delicious

also good ref

Variety is the best guys. 

PERFECT REF

tinyghostbones:

my favorite palettes from colourlovers

4 different pallets to each image

(Source: chinchillahime)

ghoulhugs:

So I just found this website where you can make your own seamless patterns for your blog background or for whatever you want to use them for! It’s super handy and they have a lot of cool designs to work with wowow you should check it out!!

(Source: forgoodnessjakes)

damaramegido:

rebloggable by request!

it really comes down to body type a lot of the time so i will just tell you what personally works for me. i’ll also throw in some things i tell people at work.

• i don’t ever tuck my chin in for photos because it looks terrible when i do it.
• high angle photos are flattering for almost everybody. similarly, low angle photos can be really unflattering.
• POSTURE IS EVERYTHING. literally every aspect of your body will improve if you straighten your back and square your shoulders. you’ll look more confident and everything will be lifted to where it should be. even if you slouch normally (i do; my  posture is horrible) always remember to straighten up for photos
• don’t face a camera square on! even if you have no idea how else to pose, at least point your toes at a 45 degree angle and turn your head towards the camera. it’s much more flattering/slimming.
• practice your poses before your photoshoot/con. it honestly really helps. think of your character and come up with some things they would do. imitate a canon pose or just do something interesting. it’s always a little disappointing to go to a con and ask someone for their photo only to find them just standing there staring at the camera blankly.
• it’s okay if the pose is slightly uncomfortable because it usually turns out looking pretty cool. examples of poses that were a bit painful for me but looked amazing on camera:

• if you are a female crossplaying as a male character, stand straight with your weight evenly balanced into both legs. do not shift your weight to one leg and jut your hip out. if you need to shift your weight to one leg for a specific pose, try to keep everything else straight. you don’t want to emphasize your hips because men are shaped differently from woman. weight shifted onto one leg is a very feminine pose. weight that is evenly balanced helps you look more convincing body-wise as that male character. also, keep your head up straight and high to try to achieve as much emphasis on your jawline as you can
• for ladies, when you’re in that 45 degree angle pose, extend one leg slightly and shift your weight somewhat onto it. it’s slimming and makes your legs look longer. i use this one ALL THE TIME. here is a combination of the 45 degree angle and the leg shift-

basically good posing is all technique and remembering what works for you. very few people look good on camera from every single angle so if you just remember these simple things you can find yourself much more satisfied with your photos.

Crossplaying tips~

dersedreamer:

Hello anon! Sorry for the delayed response but I wanted to have a time where I could actually sit down a type a decent response to this.

Below the cut as to not clog up any dashes…

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Decapitated head/Slashed throat makeup tutorial

sowah:

Since people asked me about how I did the wound in my dead!Dirk cosplay, I promised I’d do a makeup tutorial.

This is lengthy and image heavy, and I just wanna point out that I am no professional when it comes to working with stuff like this, but oh well, this is how I do it!
And this is my first time writing a tutorial…. Wish me the best of luck y’all. 

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chuubey:

pepsie:

y2blog:

Made using MyScriptFont.com.

Download here.

See it in use on Asami’s love poem here.

Please excuse the quality. Especially the kerning for the lowercase letters. >.<

…If I can figure out how to do convincing masculine handwriting, maybe I’ll make a male yandere typeface.

- Amy

EDIT: I actually made one! Here it is.

TEA LOOK IT’S MARY’S FONT

BLESS

hobosensei:

teijin:

The Japanese grammar packet I promised to hobosensei but really it’s for anyone to use.
I hope it’s a helpful start. 

aAAAAH THANK YOU SO MUCH !!! ;_;