How to paint a painful expression

calm to pain expression

Use a calm-looking face as a starting point that you can refer to as you construct the new expression.

Discovering how to draw various facial expressions is no easy task. And not using reference is a sacrilege as an illustrator! I've taken workshops with some of the most legendary artists in the industry and they are the first to tell you to get some sort of reference, even if it's just making faces in the mirror. But if you can't, there are some characteristics that apply to any creature with human-like facial features.

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