tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post1517359805879703089..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Mouth ShorthandJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-7181545259180779292010-02-11T15:12:05.352-05:002010-02-11T15:12:05.352-05:00Once again you have inspired me. :-) I couldn'...Once again you have inspired me. :-) I couldn't resist adding a follow-up post to this one on my own blog about mouths in shojo manga.Sara Light-Wallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07293655746343593587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-59658314629716512832010-02-10T15:54:48.445-05:002010-02-10T15:54:48.445-05:00I thought you meant drawn with the mouth for a min...I thought you meant drawn with the mouth for a minute there.Gordon Napierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374065314604533766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-16950662862029271962010-02-10T11:55:51.653-05:002010-02-10T11:55:51.653-05:00The way I learnt to draw mouths initially was thro...The way I learnt to draw mouths initially was through manga. I was struck by how much could be conveyed through so little. By using simple line width variation you can achieve a startling amount of depth to the lips. If the lines taper off toward the middle, to the point that they vanish, it creates a convincing illusion of light a shadow.<br />This is an image I use in some how-to-draw-manga workshops I do for kids: <a href="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y272/fuurin/mouthnose_various.jpg" rel="nofollow">[Link]</a>nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131999011138576543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-36912093044197463922010-02-10T09:13:10.936-05:002010-02-10T09:13:10.936-05:00Simply beautiful
like the Chinese number two
but t...Simply beautiful<br />like the Chinese number two<br />but turned upside down.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419009985536438226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-21309717975275078702010-02-10T08:45:43.537-05:002010-02-10T08:45:43.537-05:00Such economy.
Not too much more than a smudge.
An ...Such economy.<br />Not too much more than a smudge.<br />An artist's haiku.Dan Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11628603380292404658noreply@blogger.com