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fuckyeahfuckno asked:

So I'm sure you're busy as it is, but I've been wondering what your take on those "Draw this character in this expression"-memes is. I'm currently trying a "25 essential expressions"-one and I wondered if I ever saw you doing one. It's good practice, though since you're so involved with Phantomland, "getting to know" your own characters better is one of your lesser worries. But YOU KNOW. I'd link you to one but tumblr says no.

25 essential expressions? I actually tried that some time ago when I was bored. This is how far I got

Usually I’m not all that interested in this type of meme… Expressions are context sensitive, aren’t they? Draw a sad face - but what are they sad about? Is it an exhausted/angry/shocked/regretful/etc kind of “sad”? Expressions are like colors; you can mix them to create more shades, with all kinds of subtlety, and that’s the whole beauty of it…

25 expressions may be useful to draw as a basic exercise but it’s still kind of a dumbed-down representation of the human range of emotions, I think