Add eyebrow arches to make an animated character angry.
Animating a 2-D can mean the difference between standard and exceptional works of art. Two-dimensional works emphasizing principals of composition to add depth and life to the image. Drawing faces, for example, is a wonderful way to practice your animation techniques. Explore the relationship between facial features, including shades and shadows, to make your animated 2-D art shine.
Instructions
1. Draw several medium-sized circles. Each circle represents the outline of a face. Use each circle to practice different animation techniques.
2. Give your image an intense look. Draw two eyes in the shape of dark, beady dots in the center of the first circle. Sketch a small circle in between the eyes for the nose. Add two sweeping eyebrows over each eye. Make the eyebrow over the left eye in the shape of a thin, backward letter J. Connect the curve of the J to the top of the eyeball. Add a diagonal, narrow letter S-shaped eyebrow over the top of the right eye. Give the mouth a slight downward curve and bookend each side of the mouth with two tiny vertical lines. Add a tiny horizontal line just below the mouth to indicate an intense furrow.
3. Draw two long, narrow ovals for eyes on the second circle to create a surprised expression. Space the eyes out wide. Give the face two extended eyebrows, located in the upper right and left sections of the face, in the shape of slight downward curves. Draw a small circle at the center of the face for the nose. Sketch another long, narrow oval for the mouth, but extend the bottom half of the oval down past the chin. Extending the features outside of the original circle gives your image a look of shock.
4. Give your image a joyful expression. Make the eyes flush with the top right and left sides of the circle in the shape of slight downward curves. This technique gives the impression that your face is looking upward with its eyes shut. Add a bulbous circle near the top center of the circle for the nose. Sweep a wide U shape down the body of the face. The U will act as a wide open laugh or smile. Connect the U at top with a slightly upward drooping curve. Drop down just below the upward curve and add another connecting line. Draw three evenly space vertical lines between the two connecting lines to create an upper row of teeth.
5. Use shading and cross hatching. Color in each face to boost the animated qualities. Use dark red to shade in the cheeks to add fury or embarrassment. Draw a teardrop outline below the eyes and color them blue to make your face sad. Finish with the cross hatching technique. Sketch a short patch of diagonal lines on the cheek, for example. Overlap that patch with an additional patch of diagonal lines, angled in the opposite direction. Cross hatching adds depth, shadows and texture to the face.
