how to draw extreme face expressions

[@MintysSketchbook]

definitely need this to inspire me when every character I draw looks like this: 🙂

[@theepotato08]

@Те I was expecting a rickroll-

[@hypphen]

mine are like: 😐

[@theepotato08]

@Jvneberries it’s asmr

[@markoisatottalweeb192]

And this: 🙁

[@murakamiyoko681]

Same, except they also look like this: 😃

[@silvvrslair]

as an artist who struggles w same face syndrome and facial expressions, this helped a lot!

[@cynnnnnn8799]

Same :D

[@NaxNestoris]

Same :DD

[@korithehuman8640]

Same :D

[@KingOfTheRoost]

As an artist who struggles w drawing anything, this helped a lot

[@weedismytherapy]

If thats ur art on ur pfp then i lovee your style omg

[@lofi-lila]

Unhinged character expressions are such a delight to draw, but pair a little strangely with a cute drawing of a magical girl...

[@rymaix]

not if you're drawing homura though, she stated that her love for madoka is "selfish love"

[@motorcitymangababe]

Toga springs to mind- adorable little murderer lol

[@corruptedteka]

Unhinged despair is a good expression on Mami !

[@rymaix]

@@corruptedteka magia record, when she became holy mami, i guess

[@rymaix]

@@motorcitymangababe mha isn’t a magical girl series. and murders aren’t adorable, while i don’t care about anything about mha, imagine a character like her in real life. it would be messed up, right? exactly.

[@witch5512]

8:05 haley fighting for her life trying to not say "yandere face" asmr

[@DriftPiss9000]

gesugao.

[@mikuenjoyerXD]

@@DriftPiss9000 thanks

[@miuie]

LMFAO I THOUGHT THAT TOO

[@omvvalentine]

@@miuieKANGEL PFP???

[@cheesegavioli]

I really love that when you were talking about drawing beautiful women you went with a woman with dark skin, locs, and scars on her face. Those kind of features aren't often romanticized, and it was lovely to see.

[@scawydemon]

I don't know why they're not portrayed as pretty more, they're beautiful features.

[@wholesome3695]

@@scawydemon Yes✨

[@metalwingdust]

yess aghhh

[@Mary.sLb3]

thEYRe So PrEtTyyyYYyYYy :D

[@Sophrosyne-d7b]

I THOUGHT THE SAME THING And she was drop dead gorgeous too, like goddamn

[@ItsBrittanyBirch]

Extreme facial expressions are a hassle, especially since I personally plan to draw a comedy comic, it's so hard to figure out how to draw them exactly the way I want. Thank you so much for the vid!

[@AxxLAfriku]

OH NOOOOOOOO!!! I have two girlfriends, but very few people on YT are happy for my relationship success. They disl*ke all of the videos I make with my 2 girlfriends. Please be kind, dear jun

[@KatietheKreator]

@@AxxLAfriku Not to be rude, but I have two questions: How is that related to this person’s comment, and why did you censor the word dislike?

[@murderoftrees]

@@KatietheKreator I have the same exact questions

[@FabiTheSnake]

@@murderoftrees brush it off.as cringy failed haha joke. Anyways; im really good at drawing emotions. I cant give you a lot, its kinda just built in me, But ive tried to use geometric anatomy i knew/referenxed from cartoons, ended up on the eyebrows not only ne seen as a trapazoid or rectangle, but actually being 3 dimensional, Overlapping the eyes, making out of elypses sharp triangles for an angry look. And the eyebrows are seperately on those rextangles, you can tilt those to give it even more power. Just dont hold back i guess... Bridgeman is great. Bodys are made of boxes boisss. And get lots of inspiration.

[@no.8444]

@@AxxLAfriku what

[@aboringredmop]

as an artist who mainly draws horror, this is very much appreciated! it’s surprisingly difficult to find references or tutorials for more exaggerated expressions

[@novakitty1619]

@Те Bot

[@chilljsix5651]

You right on that man

[@pastel_playsgames5251]

@@novakitty1619 I thought it was a reference for exaggerated expressions at first

[@DutDutGoose]

I draw a lot of horror stuff too and whenever I draw extreme facial expressions, I always find myself making the same face I'm drawing XD

[@aboringredmop]

@@DutDutGoose ikr??

[@Familycomp4]

I have a weird obsession with drawing extreme facial expressions. Doesn’t help I make weird faces to find out how I want to draw the expressions.

[@corruptedteka]

Yeah I love drawing extreme faces !!

[@emero.a.scythe1786]

Right? Everytime I draw an extreme expression, I make that expression, and/or pose, and think 'Man. People are gonna wonder what the heck is going on rn.'

[@Starfeather_19]

@@emero.a.scythe1786 Yeah, it tends to make people run from me.

[@sangonomiyakokomi5764]

Lmao this is me when I'm either writing or drawing, I always make faces that expresses how the character feels and some people sitting near me start thinking I'm annoyed at them or angry at them

[@sylentnote]

@@sangonomiyakokomi5764 SAAMME!

[@goldenalbatross9462]

Don’t forget about head tilt and body pose Balanced and composed vs. unbalanced and energetic They’ll only further enforce a character’s emotions or maybe expose them if their face doesn’t

[@CueLou]

2:55 the bottom right face reminds me of that Lemon guy from Adventure Time. Every time he got angry, upset, sacred or any major emotion his face would stretch and the eyes would almost crooked. Adventure time is a pretty good reference point for some more animated faces with how they do that, imo. Loved this video a lot and helped me better understand my faces ! You know all the good tricks !

[@sachiko_riley]

earl the lemon

[@aliyahpulido953]

@@sachiko_riley The Earl of Lemongrab

[@itsmxtwist]

Unacceptable!

[@iconsumetea]

i was trying to draw a character reacting to a death but she just looked like this: 😦

[@DhrithionVocals]

LMAO FR- SHE JUST LOOKED MILDLY DISSAPOINTED AND I DID T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT

[@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah]

Showing reaction to death is hard to draw because I can’t imagine how I’d feel or look if I saw someone die or found a dead body. I try not to think about stuff like that lmao

[@d4rln_snstr534]

Drawing a character reacting to a death sounds tricky! Mainly because most of us don't see people dying daily, or we've probably never stumbled upon a dead body (unfortunately some people have) and the way shows/movies portray a character's reaction to a death isn't always accurate, but if I had to imagine a character's facial expression to death.. the eye's pupils would decrease in size, the face would whiten or probably be a sick yellowish color, the lips would be wide shut but shaking (or it could be half open but unable to make any voice) a character might start sweating excessively or shiver, the placement of the hands would be on the mouth or stomach, the character's posture varies, they could be hunched over or standing very still and unable to move, or would immediately run away (they could trip over or be unable to run properly without looking back) Im no expert but I think it all depends on the context of the scene, the character's personality or how many times they've seen a dead body, and who's the dead body..

[@d4rln_snstr534]

I forgot to mention the eyes and eyebrows expression, the eyes could either be wide open in horror or half closed and holding back tears, while the eyebrows get effected according to the eyes, they could rise up in shock, frown, or be very confused because the character doesn't know how to react, like I said before it all varies

[@alienfrograbbit5310]

"ah shoot this really ruined my vibe 😕"

[@bwabbystrabewwy2528]

Just wanted to say, the art improvement over the past year has been absolutely amazing. Your art has somehow become even more stunning

[@medianabelle]

I completely agree, it has changed so much for the better its really amazing

[@medianabelle]

And apart from her artstyle, the tutorials and comic panels keep getting better and better

[@tediumluvs]

right? love seeing how her art changes over time!

[@nose-rice]

I actually started drawing expressions during this video with the tips, let's just say it helped *A LOT* , the characters look way more alive :)

[@9ightdreamer]

My future main story/comic has themes and elements of emotions, mentality and negative sides about ourselves so this really helps. Edit: Im sorry if its taking a bit for my future comic to be released but ever since you guys showed your interest and support in the story I want to tell, it just motivates me to move forward with the story's development :D Edit from 1 year later: Its been out for a while now and I completly forgot to edit this in the comment itself - Its on Tapas called Undead Eyes. A story about two kids that try to survive their now distorted hometown. It revolves around the two characters' companionship and their trauma/fears. The theme has slightly changed to trauma, not so great memories and fears. But it still has a bit of its past themes in some way.

[@medianabelle]

Where are you going to publish it? I'm interested in reading it :)

[@9ightdreamer]

@@medianabelle Its not out yet, its still in development and I wanna publish it on Webtoon. But Im very close to finishing it.

[@medianabelle]

@@9ightdreamer is your username the same? I'll be waiting ^v^

[@9ightdreamer]

@@medianabelle Yeah but I dont think you can find me yet

[@medianabelle]

@@9ightdreamer that's OK, it's just to keep it on check

[@vixencaw7551]

The obsessed face is especially cool because if you cover one half of it and then the other, you will see two different expressions

[@Hi-mk4tw]

I just thought of an idea: So what if she drew the "perfect ship", like what she did for the perfect boyfriend and girlfriend video. She could combine all the popular ship dynamics and tropes to create the "perfect shipping pair".

[@icecreamsundd]

Good idea

[@musketg2774]

Could be fun

[@Sarawarawara-]

People are into terrifying ship dynamics I’d be scared of clicking on such a video

[@lemonbreadut]

When she said spicy expressions I was like... 😳 Also congrats on Unfamiliar, excited to read it!

[@CookiehsAndDreams]

I love how Lavender’s “emoji faces” really look like the yellow moon emoji in particular: 🌝

[@dankshadow7101]

I just love how your style of eyes makes it 10x more expressive and unique. Thank you do much for the inspiration! :)

[@eddhead101]

Drawing wacky and extreme expressions is honestly one of my favorite things to do in art.

[@dotie_sue]

Yknow what I find interesting is that I actually think that with the “beautiful girl” drawing at 6:11, the girl on the right, who is showing more emotion, is actually prettier than the other one because she feels real. She feels human, whereas the other one is so picturesque and perfect that she feels fake, and I think that’s why it’s so important to show emotions in drawings because you may think that well, the emotion will take away from their beauty but in reality it actually adds to their beauty because more people relate to that. And that’s what I think people find beautiful, is flaws and mistakes and just people being human. Thanks for coming to my tedtalk

[@Aristolemyheartinapril]

Congrats on getting your comic published! That must have felt so awesome.

[@sigamigs]

So excited about Unfamiliar getting a physical release!

[@OutWithTheOdd]

Intense facial expressions is literally my favorite part about designing a character/scene. It's just so fun to experiment!

[@imayyaaaaaau]

i needed this, i love drawing very expressive character faces THANK YOU SM

[@beaniebooqueen1435]

I always get this feeling that I simply cannot capture a character's emotion. I do a LOT of comics traditionally, this was very helpful!!

[@minsungmeow]

a thing i unconsciously do while drawing faces is do the expression while i'm drawing it??? i guess it kind of helps me imagine how the face moves and scrunches without needing refs. ^_^

[@snippyhera]

Haha! I do the excact same thing! Sometimes when I listen to music I make weird faces during my favorite bit or the high notes 😭💀

[@chickencake5134]

Kinda like putting yourself in their headspace to get a better grasp of how to put it on paper.

[@snippyhera]

@@chickencake5134 That's a beautiful explanation!!! (I'm a poet if you couldn't guess lol)

[@chickencake5134]

@@snippyhera Thank you💕and I'm sure you're a beautiful poet

[@pheonixrises11]

I heard there was an anime director(I think Miyazaki?) that didn’t like writing sad scenes because the animators would have those expressions when drawing those scenes, so he liked writing happy ones more

[@spookyoatmeal5605]

This is such an incredible video to wake up to! I really, _really_ needed this cuz I struggle so much with only being able to draw plain, static facial expressions...

[@iamexisting5992]

Well now I’m in the mood to draw expressions (I need to practice that more anyway)

[@trixxartarchive7705]

Cool to see Unfamiliar being uploaded in print I would love to finally be able to read the whole story

[@larue4842]

I actually really love the beautiful girl with the single tear. She looks shocked. Like something horrible happened, and she hasn't really processed yet.

[@SalsaRat]

*Unfamiliar is getting printed?! I CAN’T WAITTTTTT!*

[@existencescandal1956]

i love how most of her vids are turning scary stuff into simpable characters

[@Chia_Mochia]

Thank you so much for this! I've heard about the squash and stretching of the face, but I thought that it wouldn't really work with my art style. Thanks to this, I now understand that it is not just for cartoon styles! Again, thank you very much. And also, congrats on Unfamiliar getting published! It must be really exciting to get something you've work so hard on for years get recongized!

[@Yknow6404]

Gah the way your art style has evolved it just looks so so good

[@imp_erial5695]

This is how you know laverdertowne is a Danganronpa fan. The expressions in those games....god.......

[@imp_erial5695]

@Sky dawn oh yeah.when the eyes start bugging out. Kokichi I'm looking directly at you-

[@imp_erial5695]

@Sky dawn Oh yeah, all the buff characters. Ogami-san, my queen💜

[@imp_erial5695]

@Sky dawn dam, I'm sorry 😟

[@SaKura-il8op]

@Sky dawn Huh, but she only killed h-…. Oh!

[@SaKura-il8op]

Kokichi lmao 😅

[@Tian-ne4eh]

Im gonna be honest- when i saw "spicy", i thought we were gonna get a wattpad kind of episode. I love the drawings tho, and the tips!!!!

[@spiritwarhol707]

Exaggerated expressions are MY FREAKING JAM, they make me go feral.

[@aurta]

im so excited for the comic!!! as someone who's been here since day 1 its awesome to see how far u've come!!!!!

[@Rosavatar]

i find that theres a lot of beauty in expressive faces, especially with a character who's usual main focus is how pretty they are. its gr8 to see sorrow or rage in a character portrayed as elegant or gorgeous in their day to day life

[@ADarkAndSpookyNight]

last week i was trying to draw a very conflicted character and I had to give up because I couldn't get the face right. this video came out at the perfect time!

[@kaylarosemary936]

"in your real human face, I presume you have a jawbone" sounds so obscurely threatening. I love it.

[@mixalien6859]

Hey LavenderTowne!!! I just wanna say you've been a huge help and have inspired me to draw more and more, everytime I watch you video's my hands tingle to start drawing!!! You're awesome, keep going!!!!

[@bugtypeeevee]

As someone on the spectrum who struggles with facial expressions, you explained this all in a way that was easy for me to understand and I really appreciate it. /genuine

[@scandicgamer3071]

Something I struggle with is to copy the character I have just drawn in different sketches, they often end up looking like a different person in each sketch, do you have any tips for that while still creating more emotions for them?

[@KenMarieYT]

I think you should make a character sheet so you have a reference on what they look like and dont drive away from it, and make sure to give them outstanding traits different from the other characters, things like the shape of their eyes and shape of their face or add things like freckles or piercings to make them more distinguishable.

[@Sun-Rose_Wolfy]

I know i may be late but i think this channel done something to help with that a while ago.

[@Mary.sLb3]

Instead of using the other art as refrence, I think you should put the character you wanna draw again under the actuall peice your working on, just lower the opacity of that layer and I feel like it would be easier to see how things are, and I feel like that can be helpful somehow idk

[@minnightxx__5004]

@@Sun-Rose_Wolfy the model one?

[@pleasekillyoursef]

3:20 Cowboy Beebop is as good as everybody says, but i did notice that exept Faye, every other attractive woman has a sort of souless woman stare Tho Faye is always angry or smug, so she never has a resting face

[@graaceie]

I love to use shoulders and body language in my comics! I don’t see it talked about enough in the art community!

[@thesheezerkc]

I've started doing this thing where I watch one of your videos when I wake up in the morning and try to practice it with a couple of drawings throughout the day. Yesterday was the poses video and I produced 3 drawings with poses. I can see my art steadily improving by doing this and just keeping in mind these helpful tips!

[@insertusernamehere3173]

Extreme facial expressions are so much fun! I love them but they are hard.

[@aks_7025]

Congratulations for getting Unfamiliar in print!!! So glad for you!!

[@_november_june_]

Drawing extreme emotions is so fun! Thank you for the tips to help me better my expressions!

[@topaz_pie596]

YOU RELEASED THIS AT THE PERFECT TIME- I’m doing some sketches of a character’s villain arc and I need to figure out how to make him look insane and this helped so much, tysm!

[@louiseeuh]

i'm watching this after watching one of your older videos, and jeez you've improved! keep up the good work!! ❤️❤️

[@koalala5322]

Amazing video! AND I'M SO FRICKING EXCITED FOR UNFAMILIAR!! I can't wait to get it, and read it 1 million times!

[@lorrrrro8180]

OMG CONGRATS ON THE PUBLICATION :D

[@mr_dogfather_75]

This video was recommended at a really good time, thank you so much for the advice!

[@everyonegetselfears1444]

Since my comic is fantasy I gave all my characters expressive elf ears to push the expressions. Two of the characters, who are pyromancers, kind of just burst into flame when they’re emotional.

[@letsgolesbianfrogs9948]

Her “hey everybody it’s lavendertowne” just clears my skin

[@peloidvoid1619]

Lmao was excited to see how she does these, since a lot of my drawings have some kind of crazy expression

[@pizzademon1614]

7:52 I actually draw this kind of expression verry often ... i guess its because I like to draw demonic carakters and stuff like that so the expression kinda suits them 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@Views_of_Eight]

Right when I was struggling with expressions for my characters, this is perfect, thank you! 💜

[@LimegreenSnowstorm]

Such good tips, all of them. I remember when I realized while reading Space Boy that if you wanna have good expressions, you have to be willing to let your character be ugly. It’s so freeing!

[@BrothaSuperior]

This video came out at a perfect time for me. Thank you! 😊 I'm currently making some reaction faces for my original characters and these tips helped a lot! Thanks again

[@Leoishuman]

I’m so glad you included Dani’s face at the end of Midsommar. Something about that face is so simple but it has had a grip on me since the first time i watched it

[@mynamedoesntmatter9973]

I always undersand: "Hey everybody it´s love in your town!" - I can´t :..)

[@Lime_0.0]

This helped me understand the way to draw facial expressions better, I usually just mess around with smiles and the way they're placed, but I struggle with shocked. Eyebrows are also a really big think I use in my drawings. Thanks for the tips, they helped a lot!

[@AkiraDraws124]

Congratulations on your comic being printed!

[@cakepop918]

Congrats on Unfamiliar being published!!!!!!!!!

[@_konixx_]

5:43 in my opinion arcane is a great example of strong expressions + pretty characters

[@AddieDraws]

I've always been interested in drawing really crazy facial expressions. There's something satisfying about the eyes, the way the mouths open and (imo) the tears and sweat on the face. This video really helps me out:)

[@yandereskitty]

I love exaggerated expressions, they are my favourite to draw

[@eLLcartoons]

Omg I just found your channel from your Story popping up on my recommended feed about “tricks for drawing arms”. Your videos are SOO freaking helpful!!! 🤯🤯🙂🤯 So glad I found your page!!! ❤️ Imma binge them today!!!!

[@alis_the_kiwi]

It's also useful if you want to make a character with very gentle expressions. Different ways of expressing emotions makes the character more interesting and shows us their temper - softer and less intense expressions tells is that the oc is a very calm or delicate person. It can vary a LOT but it's a cool thing to keep in mind

[@Wingedkitten345]

These tutorial type videos are always super helpful!! My art has improved significantly since subscribing and following your advice :D

[@Renni_Jay]

I mean, there's definitely a time and a place where the less exaggerated features on the pretty woman you did work I think. If it's a quiet moment, some sort of 'too shocked and in horror at the situation to move or think' where they're just catatonic it works, it just depends on the situation around them

[@voidfull_chaos]

Honestly this helps me alot since I have a pretty tight selection of personal expressions I'm comfy with! And of course youre one of my biggest inspirations so having a tutorial by you is really helpful!

[@templarknight585]

7:22 This meme was golden thank you xD

[@jetblacberi]

I love unfamiliar! Just not nearly as much as I love your artwork! Keep drawing Lavender, it’s inspiring!

[@motorcitymangababe]

I have a humanoid species that communicates a lot with just expression and this really helps!

[@MonoOzzy]

Thanks lavander for another awesome video!😁 This was really helpful for me as a artist who struggles drawing facial expessions!

[@remindis]

It’s super cool that your webcomic is getting printed! Congratulations!

[@TeaTheBee]

I have a character and her whole thing is that she's supposed to be gorgeous and stuff (i could explain why but I will leave it has that) but I draw her with alot of emotions, and I even draw "ugly" expressions. I love drawing her in anyway, crying, eating, being mad, being happy! Emotions are fun to draw. I love how you showed this, and I'd love to thank you for educating on this topic because I definitely learned something :)

[@dumpking_]

i need to seriously do this... my characters have the exact same emotions every time or i do the same 3 face emotions over and over

[@Wingedkitten345]

“In your human face I presume you have a jawbone” Lavendertowne that is the least human sentence I’ve heard all day

[@nakime4866]

I definitely struggle with extreme expressions so this helped, I love them they are really amazing!

[@sarahader8118]

just saw this video and I really like it. especially how you explained what you were doing and the troubles you'd have with each drawing depending on what emotion you're doing

[@flubble2473]

6:00 Is it weird that I find her prettier when she's not a doll face ? I mean like when she shows expressions

[@muegeedo4354]

It's really strange but sometimes it takes hearing this type of advice from another artist to really get your brain to understand something. Like reading it from a textbook or from a professor doesn't really get the message across my brain but listening to someone who I know can strut their stuff and explain it in a more concise way really helps. Also nice Pepe Silvia!

[@akreanimated7242]

“i presume you have a jawbone” 😂

[@oliviapenelopehope4497]

It’s always helpful to break up the desire to make things perfect by embracing asymmetry and breaking the standard of lifeless prettiness. Another great video, for sure. 🥰

[@itsisabel420]

For me, I’ve found that the key to facial expressions is the way you draw the eyebrows. Try to push the limits of the way the brow line meets other parts of the face. For surprise, I try to make the inner tips of the eyebrows nearly meet the hairline, while the opposite ends are much closer to the eyes. For anger, it should be almost the opposite.

[@Restlessrock-pu7xm]

I never thought I’d be learning from an artist who sits on my bookshelf as we speak

[@jamielou9226]

When you were drawing the creepy emoji with the squash and stretch I thought of Veggietales, they squash and stretch all the time

[@nightc0rreFan]

CONGRATS ON THE UNFAMILIAR OMLLLLL! I’M SO HAPPY FOR YOU! Seeing you grow SO MUCH as an artist is so amazing! I hope you’ll have a wonderful day

[@strawberrymochii5181]

It happens to me all the time I get cought up with making them beautiful that I have trouble giving them unique facial expressions😅 this way makes them much more interesting thanks😊

[@crimsonporcelain2672]

Wow, thank you so much. I learnt so much in this short video!

[@hexazu5120]

About the beautiful face problem a good reference would be bungou stray dogs A lot of characters in that look really "pretty" but they are not afraid to make em look like demon spawns, but yeah they're still great (Also I'm no professional so..)

[@carcatfanta3968]

theyre usually so pretty but why does chuuya look like a turtke sometimes

[@user-rs2li9cc8y]

I actually love you for this because I've been drawing Emil from Identity V and I cant get a good kinda "smiling-unhinged" face, Thank you so much!

[@xlivingxdeadgirl]

this might sound weird but your voice sounds like mint

[@nevisnebis1207]

Why is yt telling me that you wrote this before she posted the vid 🗿 wow time traveler I see you

[@xlivingxdeadgirl]

@@nevisnebis1207yes, i am a time traveller >:)

[@citronaide95]

Congrats on your comic being printed!!! These art tips really helped me out!!😭👍