How I Pratice Drawing Things, Now In A Tutorial Form. The Shrimp Photo I Used Is Here Show Me Your Shrimps

Can I get a matchup?^^I'm rather calm,but cheerful.Ppl often say I'm sad but I just think&daydream a lot.I love art,music&literature,I also write a lot.I really like gaining knowledge&I study finances which absorbs me a lot.I'm understanding&patient to others,but more strict to myself.I get stressed pretty easily&sometimes anxious/scared of things like dogs/fire.I hate mess and procrastinating;;I have a weird humor that makes me seem sassy.But I still get flustered prety easily;;Have a nice day!

 Matchup: V

this man is going to protect you,, always

and love you,, always

he thinks it’s adorable when you daydream, and loves to hear about them if you’re willing to share

Secretly hopes you’re daydreaming about him whenever he catches you spacing out

You often get inspiration from V’s photographs when writing. His pictures helps you pick proper scenery.

Too many cute fights over who is more talented 

“That looks amazing! I wish I was good like you,”

“Don’t be silly, You’re better than I am!”

“You’re so much better, though,”

100% most supportive boyfriend anyone could ever ask for

He gets upset when you’re hard on yourself, and stands by your side if you’re having a rough time. 

He’ll become 10x more affectionate during this time, and takes you to his favorite spots for taking photographs, as a way to clear your mind

blown away by the sass

offended the first time you sassed him

like you’re this calm, cheerful, and pretty person… honestly didn’t think you had it in you

it becomes such a turn on for him. he won’t ever admit it, though.

Best friend: Jumin Han

It takes awhile for Jumin to warm up to you

He is so cautious of you after witnessing what Rika did to V

Just wants to protect his friend

But once he saw what type of person you were, he gains a big liking in you

Jumin feels so comfortable around you, it’s almost the same comfort he feels with V. 

You’re able to talk about all good book you’ve read with him. It’s your thing to loan each other the books you’ve enjoyed the most.

He’ll read to you till you fall asleep on days where V is away on trips and you’re missing him

He’ll help you with any finance studies you have, which frequently ends in his complaints about the company.

You urge him to talk to you whenever he feels stressed out. He likes the fact that you listen to what he has to say, and able to understand his viewpoint on things.

Eating for clear skin

Guys, I used to have horrible acne.

Like hide my face, refuse to go to school, and smother my skin in 100 different products horrible acne.

It made me feel incredibly self conscious and every time someone looked at me, I thought they were just looking at my skin and thinking about how bad it was. I hated it.

Of course I tried to fix it with cleansers and creams and miracle whatever, but nothing worked. It wasn’t until I started paying close attention to what I ate and how it affected my skin that my acne started to clear up.

Here’s a quick list of diet related tips to keep your skin acne free:

1. Avoid dairy, alcohol, and sugar. So like, definitely no Bailey’s milkshakes lol. But seriously, all 3 of these are incredibly inflammatory to the body and acne is, essentially, just inflammation. So if you want to reduce acne, the best way to do it is to reduce inflammation in your body. And one of the best ways to do THAT is to cut out these 3 things.

2. Eat 8-10 servings of fruit and vegetables a day. I know this sounds like a lot, but you can easily fit ~6 servings in to a single smoothie!! Fruits and veggies contain antioxidants and phytonutrients and micronutrients and so many other incredible things that are good for your skin! The more the merrier!

3. Take an Omega 3 supplement (preferably vegan). Why? Because omega 3s reduce inflammation in the body!!! I take a vegan omega 3 supplement sourced from algae and it has reduced the redness in my skin dramatically. I noticed a difference only within a month too!

4. Try collagen. Collagen is honestly so good for you. I know it comes from animals so my vegan friends will want to avoid this. But taking collagen everyday has made, hands down, the most dramatic difference in my skin. Collagen smooths your skin making it plumper, softer, and more even. It can also help heal the lining in your gut and a happy gut is a happy life! Just make sure to order collagen from an ethical company that sources it from grass fed pasture raised bovine. And if you don’t want to take collagen…

5. Eat lots of Vitamin C. Vitamin C works to protect the skin, as well as stimulate the production of collagen in the body!!

6. Put fresh turmeric root in your smoothie. Turmeric is one of the most powerful anti inflammatories on the planet. I drink a little bit of fresh turmeric root (along with black pepper to increase the bioavailability of the active ingredient, curcumin) every day to shrink existing pimples, as well as to decrease the redness in my face. This stuff is awesome and a little bit goes a long way!

7. Eat fermented foods or take a probiotic supplement. Your gut is responsible for nearly every aspect of your health, so when your gut is happy and healthy, your skin will be too. And not only do they help with your skin, they can also regulate your digestive sustem, treat mental illnesses, decrease bloating, and help you lose weight! I like to eat lots of kimchi, sauerkraut, and of course kombucha to get a daily dose of probiotics.

Wow ok that was a lot more thorough than I intended lol but I hope this was helpful! Feel free to ask me any questions, I would love to explain any of these further. Xoxo

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ok so i have a lot of friends + writer friends & they don’t know the difference between who and whom, and to be honest i didnt know the difference until not that long ago

what u have to do is think of the pronouns ur using

WHO is used to replace THEY/HE/SHE etc.

He loves chocolate cake. I know someone who loves chocolate cake.

WHOM is used to replace THEM/HIM/HER etc..

I saw her today. You saw whom today?

AND HERE’S THE TRICKY PART: if the pronoun comes after a CONJUNCTION (with, yet, but, so, or, etc.), you KEEP the pronoun, and put it at the BEGINNING of the sentence.

I got all this way with them. With whom did you get all this way?

i hope this helps!! i tried to make it as clear as possible but its ok if its not clear to u!! it took me awhile to figure the difference out & not everyone will get it immediately.

hir·aeth

/‘hir,āeth/

noun a homesickness for a home you can not return to or a home that never was.

Thanks to everyone’s help, here’s to a second Vanderweek, a week celebrating Vanderwood, 707’s partner in the agency and dedicated babysitter! To join, create something and tag it with the tag #VanderWeek or mention us at @vanderweek so we can reblog it; or you can submit straight to the blog! This year’s chosen prompts: ☆ Day 1 • Line of Duty • Guardian ☆ Day 2 • Housework • Vacation ☆ Day 3 • Trauma • Shadows ☆ Day 4 • Fashion • Loyalties ☆ Day 5 • Perspectives • Childhood ☆ Day 6 • Habits • Partners ☆ Day 7 • Lessons • Opposites Guidelines/Rules: • This event centers around Vanderwood, so while works that feature other characters are acceptable, Vanderwood must be the focus of the work since he is the focus of this event. • You don’t have to use the prompts/themes if you don’t want to; you’re free to think of your own. • Pairings are welcome, whether romantic or platonic, as long as they include Vanderwood. • Anyone can participate: writers, artists, editors, etc. • Any type of fanwork is accepted: fanfiction, fanart, edits, etc.; anything you can think of, that you have produced, specifically for this event.   ~ If your work borrows the work of others for whatever reason (ex: an edit), please make sure to get permission from the original creator prior to using their work and credit them. • Tag the post with #VanderWeek or mention us at @vanderweek so we can reblog your work!; You can also submit straight to the blog.  ~ Don’t worry if you couldn’t finish on time! We will continue re-blogging your creations 1 - 2 weeks after the event, as long as it is tagged or mentioned when you submit them. • NSFW is allowed and will be tagged. • Multiple AUs are allowed. • No hatred towards other ships/characters/people. If you have any questions, you can message @everything-vanderwood or send an ask to this blog. Enjoy the week!!

Masterlist

So quite a few people have been looking for a masterlist of my posts. I haven’t posted in almost a month properly, I know. I’m going through a seriously rough patch and honestly I don’t know if I’ll recover from it enough to fall back in love with Mystic Messenger, so I don’t know what’s going to happen with this blog, but for now I’m just going to list the things I’ve posted and then return to my hiatus.

Please note that nearly all of these posts are gender neutral ^^ And none are NSFW because I’m an ace minor.

Headcanons

Sleeping - RFA + V + Unknown

Kisses - RFA + V + Unknown

The Little Things In Life - RFA + V + Unknown

Characters with MC (RFA + V + Unknown usually)

Karaoke with MC (RFA only)

MC has a painful period

Comforting an ill MC

MC attempts suicide (and fails)

MC worried about stretch marks

At the movies

Dancing with MC

MC reporting an abusive relative

MC who gives terrible advice

Texting MC

Cheated on by MC

First date

Comforting a depressed MC

Suicidal MC

Oneshots/Requests/Prompts

I can’t believe you’re wearing my clothes - Saeran

You make me so happy - Saeran

I can’t believe you’re wearing my clothes - Yoosung

Lasertag - Yoosung

Gone (Reset Theory) - 707/Saeyoung

Seven has a Nightmare

Playing in the Snow - Yoosung

Random

Powerful/Powerless MC

How the Reset Feels

Seven lifts MC randomly (v. short)

How Yoosung was blinded (v. short)

Yoosung purrs (v. short)

I’ll update this over time if I continue writing. I have a feeling that I missed a few things, but oh well. If there’s anything I missed that you know of, please tell me!

Tumblr writing Submission sites in no particular order, and do let me know of others!

@risingphoenixpress

@wordsdancemag

@upthestaircasequarterly

@platypus-press

@poetryriot

@writerscreed

@sarahmariepardy

@proseriot

@heartsacrossthestreet

@exhalingcatalysts

@recognizingthevoiceless

@twcpoetry

@nosebleedclub

@lzlabseesu

@teacup13

@storiavitali @pomegranatespreferences

I’ve gotten conformation from both winners of the #werewolfzenshowloween contest, so here they are.

The winner of the visual category was @sakebobomb! You can view their entry [here].

The winner of the written category was @yandereshit! You can view their entry [here].

Deciding on the winners was really really hard, I recommend taking a glance at [all the entries] since they were all so nice! I thank everyone for their entries and their support, I hope you all continue to enjoy werewolf!zen into the coming months until next howloween!

Hey! I was wondering, do you have any favorite rika fanfic you'd recommend reading?

uuuuuhhhhhhhh there is a dearth of rika fic, to put it lightly, but i’ll try my best.

any rika fic by @cannibalisticskittles (khismer on ao3) is good

a taste of paradise by sunflowerfield is good, but it has saeran/mc if you’re okay with that.

warm blood by hopeheavy is bit artsier than usual but it works.  go read it

i have a fic tag on this blog, and some of my faves from the stuff i’ve reblogged include:

Wanting by @robultrash

Monster by @rosekasa

i’ve also written some drabbles from requests, i like my own writing well enough.

i’m really sorry i couldn’t have been of more help, there’s just not a lot of rika fic in general (*´_ゝ｀)

How to show expression with the mouth!

This was a request and at first I wasn’t sure if I had anything to provide with, but as it turn out it got a little longer than I expected because there were actually things I had to say!! Wow!! 

Anyway, this is some guidelines I follow when I try to make the face expressfull, more specifically the mouth! It is often neglected, since it’s actually pretty hard, I’ll admit. But I’m here to help (hopefully…)! A mouth expression tutorial as per request. Enjoy and hopefully it will help some a little. ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

Draw the teeth at the right angle. 

This is super important. The upper jaw follows the angle of the head, and the lower jaw will depend on how open it is. Make sure you have a rough estimate of where the teeth are, and how much of them you’re going to see!

The lips will VERY roughly follow the same angle as the teeth. It really depends on the character, but it gives you a sense at least. 

If you DON’T do this, you’re going to lose so much volume and the mouth is going to end up looking unrelatable. I showed this example in this tutorial:

It’s not just the lips! 

The cheeks, chin, and tongue play a role too! 

Try look at your own mouth or references! I have a very pliable and large mouth, so that’s one reason why my characters have it too lmao.

ASYMMETRYYYYY (ง ͠° ͟ل͜ ͡°)ง

I cannot emphasize how important asymmetry is when drawing expressions. It applies not only to the eyebrows to achieve the Dreamwork Face™, but also the mouth. Seriously if you draw a symmetric mouth I will deliver myself to your mailbox and then shout at you until you fix it. 

Look at the difference between these two for example: which one has more “life”? 

I think you get the idea.

Push and squish - give it flow

Here’s an old drawing I have but it illustrates how I think when I squish the mouth, and use folding and wrinkles to my advantage.

Look at your own face and see where skin bundles up, where it creases the most and when bumps appear on your chin. Subtle details makes all the difference! 

One VERY effective detail is illustrated in the first sketch, where I pull upwards on one side, and downwards on the other. That’s a good detail to use when the character is making a skewed expression, or is extremely frustrated. I encourage you to play around with that concept bc it’s ~super effective~!

EXAMPLES:

Happy: Your entire mouth is pushed upwards, not just the corners of your mouth!

I tend to draw a :3 mouth bc I’ve been drawing Lance too much….. You don’t have to but it’s basically imprinted in my motor memory by now. 

Pouting/frowning: corners are pushed down, middle pushed slightly up. Sometimes, there’s a slight dip in the middle too. It can give a sense that the character is biting their lips.

Showing frustration/intimidating/is intimidated: basically showing a lot of teeth. The corners are as open as possible and the middle sorta more squished. An extremely important detail here is showing some of the gums, and open space between the cheeks and teeth. That way it looks like the mouth it open to it’s full potential. Here is also where you basically MUST add folds and bumps, or else it’s not going to look relatable. 

(Here I am again with the pulling upwards on one side and downwards on the other, as illustrated on the last sketch)

And then again, here’s just another doodle showing how important it is to show the gums. It’s the same face twice, but the second one looks slightly more frustrated doesn’t it?

(from my other tutorial on how to draw facial expressions)

As you can see, this last one is very versatile and I draw it a lot. Play around with the basic shape and see how much subtle details makes a lot of difference! 

That’s it! 

I hope that cleared some things up and was somewhat helpful! Enjoy drawing ✨