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7/25/2025, 4:56:46 PM
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Sorry I was busy in a roulette. That ain't me, but I'm happy to answer.
So, for starters, I'm pretty expressive irl by default so I often just use myself for references. Like if I'm nervous, I usually smile and lift one side of my lips in the process. The bottom lids come up, eyebrows raise, etc.
While I feel like subtlety is the name of the game when it comes to expressions, like a single small move of the lips can wildly change the degree of articulation in the expressions, I also follow people on twitter that I think do good expression work like @UsiMhagalha and, just to jerk them off because they're a local, @SeltoTreu for creative inspiration. I mention subtlety because a lot of people do well with less subtle, more expressive faces and I actually respect that a lot instead of insisting on what's familiar for me.
I think being in touch with emotions and understanding the host of body responses that accompany them helps as well. I never have this chart open while I'm working on something, but I do peek over occasionally when I'm struggling to expression some more nuanced.
Finally, expressions are a lot in the face, but body language and composition can help to sell the expression too. When you're defensive or uncomfortable, your shoulders are usually up and your elbows are close to your body. A raised clavicle and a head tilt can be like 50% of the expression.
Those things help with vision and articulation, but for actually working with paperdolls or ktisis... It's a lot of position movement in very small degrees. Rotations are only useful for curling eyebrows or lips by using the red axis. Everything else is position. Also, expressions are going to usually look like dogshit from more than one angle, so just cheat as much as you can.
Sorry I was busy in a roulette. That ain't me, but I'm happy to answer.
So, for starters, I'm pretty expressive irl by default so I often just use myself for references. Like if I'm nervous, I usually smile and lift one side of my lips in the process. The bottom lids come up, eyebrows raise, etc.
While I feel like subtlety is the name of the game when it comes to expressions, like a single small move of the lips can wildly change the degree of articulation in the expressions, I also follow people on twitter that I think do good expression work like @UsiMhagalha and, just to jerk them off because they're a local, @SeltoTreu for creative inspiration. I mention subtlety because a lot of people do well with less subtle, more expressive faces and I actually respect that a lot instead of insisting on what's familiar for me.
I think being in touch with emotions and understanding the host of body responses that accompany them helps as well. I never have this chart open while I'm working on something, but I do peek over occasionally when I'm struggling to expression some more nuanced.
Finally, expressions are a lot in the face, but body language and composition can help to sell the expression too. When you're defensive or uncomfortable, your shoulders are usually up and your elbows are close to your body. A raised clavicle and a head tilt can be like 50% of the expression.
Those things help with vision and articulation, but for actually working with paperdolls or ktisis... It's a lot of position movement in very small degrees. Rotations are only useful for curling eyebrows or lips by using the red axis. Everything else is position. Also, expressions are going to usually look like dogshit from more than one angle, so just cheat as much as you can.
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