Animation tips: A quick guide to the nose and mouth of comic characters

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The shape of the nose and mouth in the animation is very cute, do not have to practice a variety of different styles to learn step-by-step, the following examples will let you benefit.

Here is the basic animation style of the nose and mouth. It consists of three basic simple shapes: a wedge-shaped nose, a slender line for the mouth, and a shorter line to define the lower lip. (but this shorter lower lip line is not necessarily to be drawn) in the picture's face view, you can first draw some lines with a pen to determine the position of the nose and mouth. The size and shape of the nose and mouth can be adjusted according to different characters, but you must make sure that they are in a straight line, so that you can draw a vertical guide line as shown in the figure. Figure two is a face on the side, but the mouth and nose are still arranged on a curve, showing its central position in the face.

It is more difficult to draw the nose and mouth of the side than the front or the 3/4 side (in fact, the face of realistic painting is difficult ah). Mainly because the lips are not too good to determine, not as the above with a simple straight line can be done, you must be honest to draw. Our predecessors taught us: Overcome all odds and strive for victory! If you draw well, the effect will be quite good. The first consideration is the curve of the nose, lips and chin. The upper lip is curved inward, while the lower lip (which is slightly behind in the profile) is an outward curve. It's just a lot of practice, otherwise--it might make a person's face look weird or a flat mouth.

The lower part of the face is made up of a large curve of contrast. Notice the two paintings, the curve of the nose to the face, and then the upper lip slightly curved back to the right. The upper lip bends inward, while the lower lip curves outward. The chin is not a simple straight line, it is a smooth outward curve.

This example lifts some different styles of mouth and nose. Some can be used for different gender roles, and do not bother to classify the ^_^. Note that some style of mouth is just a thin line, while in other styles, the lips are better painted. In the animation, the mouth is generally not too large, unless the character is shouting, so the relative need to draw smaller.   The nose is painted in a variety of shapes: some are wedge-shaped, some have shadows, and some are meticulous, and you can even see your nostrils (if you have some ^_^). The female character's nose tends to be small and less, while the male's nose is general and angular.

Here's a look at more side noses and mouth styling. Even if the proportions and expressions change, they still follow the basic shape requirements. When drawing a face of this angle, be careful not to draw the nose too sharp and the face is too flat. The facial curve should be properly defined, otherwise the face of the painting will not look natural.