I Tried To Draw Xiao

Busy Tuesday here at Marvel HQ. We’ve got Yankees player Robinson Cano coming by the office, our podcast with Steven Moffat & Benedict Cumberbatch going live shortly and some big news breaking on ABC’s The View. 

So what does that have to do with this rad “I’m in Loki’s Army” picture? Nothing. We need no reasons to share some Loki with you guys.

seriously like. If you have a little extra money to give, think about things like Wikipedia, public radio, your local PBS station, your town’s public library… this is the most necessary time to protect free and public institutions of knowledge and information. Support them however you can because the way things are going I’m not sure we could get them back if we lost them.

Busy Tuesday here at Marvel HQ. We’ve got Yankees player Robinson Cano coming by the office, our podcast with Steven Moffat & Benedict Cumberbatch going live shortly and some big news breaking on ABC’s The View. 

So what does that have to do with this rad “I’m in Loki’s Army” picture? Nothing. We need no reasons to share some Loki with you guys.

GUYS WHAT IF AVENGERS 4 STARTS WITH TONY SOBBING ON THE COUCH LISTENING TO PETER’S VOICEMAILS THAT HE SENT EVERYDAY

Alright, can I just... Say something? Can we talk about the erasure of non-Eastern asians in fanfics? I'm not kidding, they're actively erased.

When fanfic writers are describing asian readers it's always distinctly eastern asian traits. Small noses. V shaped faces. Pale skin?? Those are all HEAVILY tied with japan and korea EXCLUSIVELY. Chinese, Iranian, Indian and Indonesian people don't identify with these traits. At all.

You don't get to say "reader is asian" and then give the reader distinctly eastern asian features. You're not only saying you view all asians looking like the japan/korea standard of beauty, but that japan and korea are the only ones who come to mind.

SMAUs especially. I like the aesthetic photos y'all post for instagrams. It's cute. But something that really ticks me off is when you say "here's what reader looks like for reference!" And then this is it

Like. You're targeting an EXTREMELY specific group of Asians. Chinese people arent gonna look and go wow this looks like me! Indonesians aren't. Filipinos aren't.

If you're gonna cater to only Japanese/Korean readers then say so. I'm tired of opening up a fanfic and seeing only the beauty standard and traits of those two ethnicities.

I don't have a v shaped face. I have a square and strong jaw. Not all asians have a v shaped face.

I'm not pale. Not all asians are pale.

And yes, you describing only Japanese and Korean features as the sole asian look is actively erasing other asian ethnicities. You're not doing it on purpose, but youre setting the standard that that's what a majority of Asians look like. It's not.

If your fanfic caters only to the looks of japanese and korean people just say so at the start instead of leading a bunch of people on.

sup.

So, yeah. Srry for being late, lots of exams lately; but I can finally post a song here. Now its the time for D̴̛̖̐o̶͉̘̟͆k̴̺͗̐i̸̠̲̓̔̈́ ̸̇́ͅD̵̠̪̏̑̓õ̶̡̪k̶̼̲͕̑̎̕ȋ̴̱̈́ ̶̩̯̓̓L̴͓̺̬̃I̶̯̥̮͝t̸̪͕̯̂ë̸͇́r̵̟̋́a̸̡͉͛t̶̨̖͗͑̾u̴͎̤̐͌̅ȑ̸̬e̶̻̫̮͋̾ ̸̖͙̉͂̈́C̷͇̘̐͜͝l̶̙̅̈́̔ͅủ̶͚̗̂b̶͓͍̀̚

I don’t know why, but every time I try to write the name, it glitches out.

AAAAAAAAAAnyway, here goes nothing.

Edit: Since this post arrived at 300 likes, which is a milestone for me, I’ve considered to Thank you for all of this support. I really appreciate it and it keeps me cheered up to post more. To thank you, I’ve improved my cover. Hope you love it! <3

How do you draw noses?

I’m not sure what specific part you’re wondering about, so here’s a run-through of my process from sketching to painting!

1) The first thing I do is simplify the nose into a few basic shapes to get a prism-like block, like so:

2) I can now easily draw the prism shape in three-dimensional space depending on the angle and rotation of the head.

3) Using the guidelines/planes I can draw a proper nose in any angle! There aren’t many tricks or shortcuts for this step, unfortunately (other than practicing lots). I recommend using references, they’re always helpful :)

4) Really important to note: all noses vary greatly, especially from different ethnicities! A high-bridge “aristocratic” sort of nose or a ski-slope button nose might be accurate for some people, but definitely not everyone. Compare differences in size, width, a hooked or button nose tip, high or low nose bridge, and so on:

5) Then I paint! I have a skin tone tutorial here, if it helps. Take note of the lighting, skin tone, etc. Here are some things I keep in mind:

For pale skin tones, the nose sometimes has a redder colouration than the rest of the face because of increased blood flow.

The nose also usually has highlights (due to oil). These are located on the tip of the nose, the nostril groove, and where the base of the nose meets the flat area of skin around it!

Hope this helps! In the end, all stylistic choices are completely up to you. Art’s subjective, so feel free to draw any noses you want :)

19.9.20

New oc drawing. Felt like drawing a dynamic pose so here it is folks

Sir that’s my emotional support unrealistic romantic daydream

My oc, Kari Hatni. 👁️👄👁️