Drawing References

AC gave me a critique that helped me realize I draw jaws from 3/4 angle all wrong. *facepalm* So, I fixed it! Vahaadi’s face is thus a little boxier than I would have expected, but I’m OK with that. I’ve established that his crest and beard are both an eye-width in height, and his chin is longer than I would have guessed (I’m chalking this up to my stylistic preference for very short upper lips, so his mouth is a little higher than it ought to be).  Looking at references of actual people, I found Vahaadi’s most exaggerated and distinctive feature is his eyebrows! I guess I already knew that from drawing the Lackadiasy Vahaadi, but I didn’t realize how extreme his are hahaha. XD

I took this study one step further and drew a “stretch” version, to see what he would look like when his eyes and mouth are all the way open and his brows are up as high as they’ll go! I think it’s funny because he never looks this “open.”

I finished this up with a “squash”! Again, not an expression he usually makes–or if he does, it’s very fleeting. And thank goodness. He looks like he’s like 80 years old, in pain, and/or about to cry! D: Figuring out the chin was the hardest part of this. Because his lips are pulling in and upward, his chin is puckering, but that would also pull his beard up…unfortunately, I don’t have a beard to examine, so I just guessed!  I feel the squash turned out the least accurate.

Now that I have this guide to work with, I can move on to more suitable expressions and more challenging angles! …and, eventually, I’ll get to adding the hair, cowl and jewelry… >.>

P.S. Adam’s apples are the weirdest things ever. o.e