Drawing Genuine Facial Expressions (Part1)

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  • čas přidán 5. 08. 2024
  • In this lengthy video, I discuss drawing the five basic facial expressions, and break the nuances of what makes an emotion read. There are many ways to show someone sad, happy, angry, or surprised - and what quirks may be introduced from each of them.
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Komentáře • 244

  • @amour9086
    @amour9086 Před 3 lety +825

    Didn’t know how to do facial expressions so my characters would always look like 😐

  • @jerartist127
    @jerartist127 Před 4 lety +440

    thanks toniko I struggle the most as an artist with facial expressions

    • @frenchfry55
      @frenchfry55 Před 4 lety +6

      @@ryanmeyer3268 Me too, that's actually why I'm here, to learn facial expressions and perspective. These videos are very nice

  • @GoblinLord
    @GoblinLord Před 3 lety +122

    tip: it seems like the open mouth surprise is more of amazement or astonishment, while the closed mouth or SLIGHTLY open mouth is more genuine surprise, and doing a stretched sideways mouth during eye opening is frightened shock (because it's like saying "AH!")

  • @Meepo007
    @Meepo007 Před 3 lety +526

    I know how to draw three types of expressions:
    The blank expression.
    The extremely unimpressed/fed up expression
    The "Well I've screwed up"/ "I've had way too much caffeine" expression

  • @yoongination2251
    @yoongination2251 Před 3 lety +39

    its weird how I find if people get mad at me I get scared but when I see angry or screaming facial expressions on characters I like I get so happy

  • @LT-jr3yb
    @LT-jr3yb Před 2 lety +101

    I can’t tell you how much I laughed when you started to make faces, omg. That made my night honestly. But for real thank you for this lesson!!

  • @euts2557
    @euts2557 Před 4 lety +280

    I burst into giggles at 1:05 -- jokes aside I should def. do this.

  • @tayru00
    @tayru00 Před 4 lety +83

    *_"this kid is in turmoil"_*

  • @Ouihee
    @Ouihee Před 4 lety +77

    As soon as I saw that dog on the screen, I hit the subscribe button.

  • @YuEun
    @YuEun Před 2 lety +69

    0:59 _ recording
    2:44
    7:15 _happy
    8:20 _sad
    12:24_angry
    18:37 _surprise
    21:54_ simple

  • @headphones_guy777
    @headphones_guy777 Před 4 lety +174

    34:28 the world is gonna roll me

    • @beatrizreis4931
      @beatrizreis4931 Před 4 lety +21

      I ain’t The sharpest tool in The shed

    • @_sillywild_
      @_sillywild_ Před 4 lety +14

      @@beatrizreis4931 She was looking kind of dumb

    • @beatrizreis4931
      @beatrizreis4931 Před 4 lety +14

      Silly Wild with The finger and her thumb

    • @_sillywild_
      @_sillywild_ Před 4 lety +14

      @@beatrizreis4931 In the shape of an "L" on her forehead

    • @thebedsthelimit5133
      @thebedsthelimit5133 Před 4 lety +12

      Well, the years are coming and they don't stop coming

  • @binderiyamunkhsukh8596
    @binderiyamunkhsukh8596 Před 3 lety +16

    At first glance, i saw this and thought what a long tutorial, but when it played it was actually so detailed and very well explained, the best tutorial ever! Thanks a lot!

  • @dc5805
    @dc5805 Před 4 lety +87

    this is so helpful!! ive been following along with your animation course (just got past part 1) and i was struggling with applying the basic principles to acting, so this is great!! thanks so much

  • @blueberrymuffin4921
    @blueberrymuffin4921 Před 4 lety +199

    How would you make each face look like the same person? I notice that the people have different noses and facial features and they look like different ppl, but I want different expressions on the same person. Will you pls do a video on that?

    • @quartzenmirror2168
      @quartzenmirror2168 Před 4 lety +116

      1) I suggest having a nutral faced reference of the character you want to make expressions for on hand.
      2) Pull up some expression references and study how, depending on expression, pieces of the face will move and shift
      3) Based on your study, imagine how your characters face would move, stretch, and scrunch to replicate that expression, while keeping the features they have. (Example: strong cheek bones, sharp nose, round chin, tatooes, ect.)
      4)Do a handful of test sketches until you feel happy with how it looks. Still look funny? Repeat steps 2 and 3 until more comfy. Hope this helps.

    • @alexread00
      @alexread00 Před 4 lety +16

      @@quartzenmirror2168 thank you so much for your response

    • @quartzenmirror2168
      @quartzenmirror2168 Před 4 lety +13

      No problem!

  • @ssanjeevsankar8333
    @ssanjeevsankar8333 Před 3 lety +9

    1:03 omg joey is teaching us expressions

  • @kimmy9245
    @kimmy9245 Před 4 lety +9

    Those sad expressions are really getting to me and I love it

  • @Th0tSlAyErIII
    @Th0tSlAyErIII Před 3 lety +14

    I find it funny how innocent this video starts while I brought myself here mostly cause I can't figure out Guts's classic mad face (Berserk) and Gon's saddened rage (Hunter X Hunter). The tonal whiplash in my head was kinda huge.

  • @cricketg.8913
    @cricketg.8913 Před 4 lety +22

    This is the first video of yours that I've watched, and your introduction is adorable! Thanks for the tips!

  • @centuryfiles9558
    @centuryfiles9558 Před 3 lety +5

    Just after watching this once my expressions instantly improved. Thank you!!

  • @sarahabousaid798
    @sarahabousaid798 Před 3 lety +8

    This is the first time I draw along the video, and I must say my A4 sheet looks very... expressive :)
    Very good and thorough explanation! thank you!

  • @steeloptic
    @steeloptic Před 2 lety +2

    watching even the first few clips has been SO helpful in improving my expressions, thank u so much for this ‼️

  • @quartzenmirror2168
    @quartzenmirror2168 Před 4 lety +10

    Thank you so much! I had a lot of struggles with expressions and how to really get them to feel genuine. This all works even in my simple cartoon style and after practicing the whole video, I got better pretty quick, good video would watch again.

  • @pinkpanda821
    @pinkpanda821 Před 3 lety +4

    This video helped me so much! I’m working on a comic right now and this helped me show their genuine emotions at the time

  • @moonkafu2157
    @moonkafu2157 Před 3 lety +5

    The best way of looking at an expression and being sure that it's a genuine one is to look at kids. They don't feel the need to hold back. If they're sad then they're gonna bawl, if they're happy then they're gonna laugh and looking at that you'll know what to exagerate in stylization.
    Honestly half of the expressions he showed here were really good but the other half looked faker than my grades, never use stock photos as reference except for extremely rare cases. His explanation was something I did not find bad though

  • @user-xn3rs7tu5w
    @user-xn3rs7tu5w Před 4 lety +2

    Wow, your videos are sooooo helpful I’m so glad I found you 😆! I’m new to animation and the way you explain things and draw them out really helps me understand!

  • @PowerSpirit50
    @PowerSpirit50 Před 3 lety +43

    My face can barely make convincing expressions, so I can't look in the mirror for referance. My eyebrow muscles are so unused that it's a workout to look angry.

    • @connie2285
      @connie2285 Před 3 lety +3

      SAME

    • @Wyi-the-rogue
      @Wyi-the-rogue Před rokem +1

      Neat didn’t know that could even happen.

    • @rokamayono8590
      @rokamayono8590 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Same, but for me it’s my smile. It looks so unnatural and my teeth look odd so I’m stuck there like 🙂

    • @PowerSpirit50
      @PowerSpirit50 Před 2 měsíci

      @@rokamayono8590 When I try to smile with my teeth it looks like I'm baring my teeth in threat.

  • @froginchair
    @froginchair Před 3 lety +1

    Listening to this while drawing really help me remind myself of what are the characteristics of the emotion

  • @icemage7739
    @icemage7739 Před 2 lety +1

    watching a movie and pausing it at a certain emotional expressions and drawing it is really good as well

  • @dduncan5279
    @dduncan5279 Před 2 lety +1

    Excellent! Thank you very much. Now I can put in a range of emotions into my characters.

  • @250saturn
    @250saturn Před 4 lety +2

    omgggg I've never seen this channel before but that was the CUTEST INTRO EVER.

  • @blacksage4316
    @blacksage4316 Před 3 lety +2

    Wow this actually helped me a whole lot!!
    Thank you for making this!

  • @calmryu9446
    @calmryu9446 Před 4 lety +7

    Just discovered your chanel. Very informational :) My biggest problem right now i'd say is not knowing how to study but seeing you making those exercises helped me a little :-) thanks!

  • @richasinh
    @richasinh Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you so so much, it helped a lot...one of the Best tutorials on expressions. Grateful.

  • @SnowRavenn
    @SnowRavenn Před 4 lety +2

    i'm learning SO much from you. thank you!!!! 😭😭😭😭🙏

  • @blackcitadel37
    @blackcitadel37 Před 2 lety +4

    One thing that took a lot of time for me to realize is how important eyebrows are when drawing expressive faces. A few milimeters up or down and everything changes completely.

  • @richardsmith175
    @richardsmith175 Před 2 lety +1

    Great video! I enjoyed your breakdowns.

  • @AiQ_00
    @AiQ_00 Před 4 lety +1

    Amazing video, thank you for sharing!

  • @benjaminrenner7923
    @benjaminrenner7923 Před 2 lety +1

    Wow! Such a good video, now i instant wanna draw this by myself

  • @sopuruchindubuisi2354
    @sopuruchindubuisi2354 Před 4 lety

    This is amazing. Thank you so much!

  • @carmelpaints313
    @carmelpaints313 Před 4 lety +5

    Thanks for thi s- it's something I've really wanted to dive deep into! :D

  • @pimpinpanba8799
    @pimpinpanba8799 Před 2 lety +1

    You are a really good teacher!

  • @tissueofmyissue
    @tissueofmyissue Před 2 lety +3

    This is the first time, I tried doing some facial expressions practice, I mean as for 1st time, I'm Satisfied.
    I still can't draw some expressions but I know I'll improve day by day.. I mean I need to practice, so that i can achieve my dream of becoming an animator..
    Thankyou so much for this :)

  • @livefortheday7727
    @livefortheday7727 Před 11 měsíci

    This had so much useful information, thank you!!

  • @supermichael9857
    @supermichael9857 Před 3 lety

    I don’t need to watch this seeing as how my expressions are already great. I just like watching your stuff!

  • @theninjayistic
    @theninjayistic Před 2 lety

    Thank you very much Toniko!!

  • @paolablanco1712
    @paolablanco1712 Před 2 lety

    This helps me understand expressions a lot. thanks

  • @marcelaespinace3489
    @marcelaespinace3489 Před 4 lety

    knowing about this channel was a BLESSING !!! thank you so much for ur explanations :[

  • @bishalryankashyap6262
    @bishalryankashyap6262 Před 3 lety

    Thank for this amazing tutorial

  • @alangelobaliton8466
    @alangelobaliton8466 Před 4 lety

    Man, this video really help me. Thanks dude

  • @Alexandra36968
    @Alexandra36968 Před rokem

    thank you , a great tutorial

  • @Rudenbehr
    @Rudenbehr Před 4 lety

    I learned so much with this, thank you thank you thank youuuuuuu

  • @teafollet5361
    @teafollet5361 Před 3 lety

    Really nice introduction to facial expressions

  • @pleurnicheuse1443
    @pleurnicheuse1443 Před 3 lety

    This was fun to draw along to.

  • @johntynan8161
    @johntynan8161 Před rokem

    great content toniko👍

  • @roshanib123
    @roshanib123 Před 3 lety

    Thank you this video was so helpful!!!

  • @user-nu5br8yg4u
    @user-nu5br8yg4u Před 2 lety

    Thanks for teaching!

  • @geraldholland8731
    @geraldholland8731 Před 3 lety

    Very very helpful. Thanks

  • @At_Amsterdam
    @At_Amsterdam Před 4 lety

    Amazing!!

  • @ECHOSTVART
    @ECHOSTVART Před 4 lety

    Very beautiful

  • @curioussoul5151
    @curioussoul5151 Před rokem

    thank you very much

  • @ilikefunbetterthanu
    @ilikefunbetterthanu Před 3 lety

    Great work, inspires me to get drawing :)

  • @freedomtophysics.68
    @freedomtophysics.68 Před 3 lety +1

    Idea of using front the camera is awesome.... thank you...dude..😊😊🤗

  • @Model_BT-7274
    @Model_BT-7274 Před rokem +1

    Speaking of shock, the IRL models you chose all look like they are faking. And it made me realize something. I think shock might be the hardest expression to try to imitate. It's one of those things that come naturally.

  • @kuyajaypi
    @kuyajaypi Před 4 lety

    great video!
    *subbed*

  • @jtiumproductions7629
    @jtiumproductions7629 Před 2 lety +1

    this was really helpfull
    i don't think my oc has ever looked this pissed
    thanks :D

  • @dreamingarts5332
    @dreamingarts5332 Před 3 lety

    영상 정말 재밌어요 !^^
    very useful

  • @V1ctim_
    @V1ctim_ Před 2 lety

    I replayed that intro 10 times for that doggo he was too cute for me idk why-

  • @beetljam792
    @beetljam792 Před 4 lety

    Squash and stretch is one of the most simple but effective art techniques

  • @Panda0nxtc
    @Panda0nxtc Před 4 lety

    Thank you master

  • @awaitingthetrumpetcall4529

    Wow. I subscribed before 5 minutes were up.

  • @fcsteamboat
    @fcsteamboat Před 4 lety

    Thanks!!!

  • @sharit7970
    @sharit7970 Před 3 lety +1

    Great content, very clear and useful, thanks for posting!

  • @lalkcExplores
    @lalkcExplores Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks😀

  • @asiaticgamer8653
    @asiaticgamer8653 Před 3 lety

    I love that intro song

  • @Berwulfus
    @Berwulfus Před 3 lety

    That intro is so fucking adorable i cant AAAAAAAA
    🧡🤎💘💞💟💥♥️💓💢💔

  • @YasminGeorge1
    @YasminGeorge1 Před 8 měsíci

    I actually am learning how to draw these today

  • @SirDude555
    @SirDude555 Před 6 měsíci

    Great Video! I'm checking out your channel after hearing "mewTripled" mention you on her channel. This type of beginner information is what I need. Cartooning is just a hobby for me, but I'm getting tired of all my drawing looking the same way.

  • @ilovesan
    @ilovesan Před 2 lety +15

    My characters doesn't have any face at all 😋

  • @Red_Nightmare_
    @Red_Nightmare_ Před 4 lety +2

    Im still rlly bad at stuff like this, but wow, this helped!

  • @AlexandPedro
    @AlexandPedro Před 4 lety +6

    Funny expressions! Hehe

  • @chiellazona5624
    @chiellazona5624 Před 4 lety +4

    I just subscibed immediately when I saw this 1:08 lmao. I know it wont be boring

  • @101touchapps
    @101touchapps Před 4 měsíci

    the faces man😂 subbed!

  • @robertjv
    @robertjv Před 2 lety

    Thx bro, I always find facial expressions hard if I'm drawing them in an angle from the sides

  • @smileystuff261
    @smileystuff261 Před rokem

    "This kid is in turmoil" KILLED me😂

  • @blueflare3848
    @blueflare3848 Před 4 lety +26

    I've seen a lot of artists draw a vertical and horizontal line when drawing faces. I never did this before but recently started trying it. Where do the eyes go on the horizontal line? Do the bottom of the eyes rest along the line? Or does the line cut through each eye?

    • @TonikoPantoja
      @TonikoPantoja  Před 4 lety +18

      This is a great question. I'll cover that on a video since I've seen different approaches. The most popular and the one I like to use is the loomis method - but there are other ones

    • @blueflare3848
      @blueflare3848 Před 2 lety +2

      @hellbound I feel like that’s too low on the face, though. The horizontal line is usually in the middle of the face, around where the eyes should be. I use the vertical line to figure out where the nose should be, which in turn helps me know where to put the eyebrows (another helpful trick I found out is that the eyebrows typically line up with the top of the ears).

  • @teriyakininja3687
    @teriyakininja3687 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the advise! I still need to work on my faces, this’ll really come in handy if I forget some key points. Thanks again!

  • @Picfifa11
    @Picfifa11 Před 3 lety

    When I try to make my sketch looks confident looks like kinda angry or like vegeta when I try to make it a more “heroic” look

  • @miraclewade6112
    @miraclewade6112 Před 2 lety

    "This kid is in turmoil" 😂😂😂 10:55

  • @ElasticcowSlayer
    @ElasticcowSlayer Před rokem

    This use for comic expression 😎

  • @alibino3154
    @alibino3154 Před 2 lety

    The fourth images on sad expression is the definition of smile in pain 😂

  • @Qman125
    @Qman125 Před 4 lety +20

    Do you work in the animation industry or something similar?

  • @ayyeyo
    @ayyeyo Před 3 lety +2

    1:10 when I know I'm home alone

  • @fenneclafang
    @fenneclafang Před 11 měsíci

    Me before watching: "I probably don't really *need* to watch this, but I will."
    Me when you started making faces at the camera: "Thank you, I NEEDED that laugh today!"
    Been in a bit of an art slump lately - well, maybe even just a slump in general - and I feel like this video was enough to help me get out of it, not just for the laugh, but to remind myself that even just practicing things like this is good for me sometimes.
    When I try to do too much, I should remember to just go back to basics like expressions and just do a little exercise like this.
    I know I'm late, but I wanted to say thanks anyway ☺

  • @-acne
    @-acne Před 4 lety +1

    HOW DOES THIS DUDE ALWAYS GET THE OTHER FREAKING EYE

  • @olivegem6853
    @olivegem6853 Před 2 lety +1

    I have a dumb question but what I struggle with is which I should draw first, the facial expression or the head shape. It’s easier to draw the face first and make it expressive but then the head looks sloppy around it…..

  • @Moookar
    @Moookar Před 8 měsíci

    Anyone have advice on how to add wrinkles to the mouth to convey tension WITHOUT necessarily conveying age? I struggle with it, but obviously all faces with tension have wrinkles, so

  • @RT-rj4os
    @RT-rj4os Před 4 lety

    cool

  • @user-qx5ys6xu3r
    @user-qx5ys6xu3r Před 3 lety

    رائع 😙

  • @RaineNWhispers
    @RaineNWhispers Před 3 lety

    When i smile my eyes seams to be closed :)

  • @xyzxyzxyz2959
    @xyzxyzxyz2959 Před 4 lety +3

    (new video, uploaded 14 minutes ago)
    Me: Oh shit, here we go again