DRAW THIS, NOT THAT! [Fixing Boring Facial Expressions] 

My friend is usually laughing at me when I'm drawing facial expressions. That's because I always make face similar to a character I'm drawing. So when in class I look like I'm about to cry, she is sometimes worry because she thinks something might have happened. But she just looks that I'm doodling and she's like ,,ah ok she's just drawing again"

when trying to draw very shocked emotions, i always look up 'shocked animal faces' as reference but i end up starting to laugh instead of drawing

Also to note, if a character is crying some people scrunch up their shoulders or try to look as small as possible. If you get the face down definitely work on body language or learn how to read it.

10:14 Left : *-dead inside-* I MEAN HAPPY Right: *_oH mY gOd ItS a RaInBoW_*

you have literally taught me more than my art teacher has

9:45 the left image My face when I accidentally delete the lineart instead of the sketch and I can't undo it

"Their hair kinda puffs up like a hedgehog" *gotta go fast*

Another tip for anger: when you’re drawing the eyebrows, to fully express the focus and the rage in how a character’s feeling, try to keep the eyebrows as close and low to the eyes as you can. The higher the eyebrows on the forehead, the more surprised or confused they appear.

The don't side looks likes those anime moments when they think they finally won at sonething, but then it turns out to be a mistake.

So people laughing slowly? Thinks of the sloths from zootopia

Omg the crying face (the do side) actually wanted to make me cry. It’s so full of emotion.

Tip: listen to different types of music while drawing, it can affect how you draw.

When she drew sadness, I honestly felt bad for the right character

10:00 Left = Robot trying to emulate emotions Right = Praise Jesus!

no offense your first smile is looking worried a bit. like when your troll friend makes a genuine riddle and you laugh like "oh uh heh heh that is funny heh" like in your mind you're like "uh Travis are you ok?" "are u sick tho"

Me: *drawing an evil expression* Me: *making the same face expression without knowing* Friend: dude, are you ok?

Can we talk about how adorable this boy she's drawing is?

Who is this boy? He must be protected!

imagining the dont side of anger saying "they threw me a surprise party, BUT I HATE SURPRISE PARTYS!!" really cracked me up :'D great video!

8:16 - when someone bumps into your desk while you're pressing hard/lining your sketch with ink

I just realised I was subconsciously copying the facial expressions she drew XD

idk when I draw extreme emotions my face is trying to do the same

*draws tear on "robot"* It is now confirmed... She is very dead inside.

the "don't neural" one looks so dumb and sweet and I love him

Could you do a "do this not that on" body types?

I've been watching your videos for some time now and I've noticed that a lot of your line work has gotten smoother and I just wanna say how amazing it is that even while you're such an amazing artist, you're still improving your work. I'm proud of you!!

0:05 - Neutral 1:56 - Happiness, Laughter 4:12 - Sadness, Crying 6:00 Anger 7:21 Art piece with the facial expression tips

Whenever I draw facial expressions, I find myself *doing* the expressions, so I can get a feel of what the face is doing, and where features are placed. (I do it when I drawing in class sometimes, and I get some weird looks lol)

This is something I really want to work on, so I found this very helpful!

Ive always been best at drawing characters crying... -cause I cry so much-

“Asymmetry shows energy” Death the kid: *NO*

One good thing to remember in drawing emotions, is that we rarely feel just ONE emotion. It could be anger with a touch of disgust, or sadness with a touch of embarrassment.

Maybe for a future video you could do the do's & don'ts of hands? (just a suggestion you probably wont see this)))

Haha at the end, the happy face to the left looks almost like a sarcastic smile Kinda just “Thanks!!! I hate it!!!” While the one to the right shows more actual happiness/gratitude

6:51 the “wrong” image looks like me after spicy tacos

*looks at thumbnail* *2009 flashbacks*

I love these "draw this, not that" videos of yours. When I watch them, I either learn something about how to improve my drawings, or get confirmation that I'm doing the right thing when I draw. Or both.

I just realized, Everytime I (or anyone else) draw extreme expressions, I make that expression too. ..and now it feels awkward to doodle intense stuff in public. :']

Hailey when drawing the angry people: Maybe someone threw them a surprise party and they hate surprise parties... Me: *Thinks back to the first episode of MLP Friendship is Magic when Pinkie Pie threw a party for twighlight*

Actualy, the first expresion on the left is actualy me when i am sitting alone and there’s alot of people and i have nothing to do. I just stare. Or i also look like that when i am listening to someone who is in front of me.

I always wait until the end of the episode so she says: 'Leblehblehbleh' It makes me so happy xD

At 8:35 the don't side look like a robot. Like, oil imagine she's saying, something like, "Hello human, how was your day?🤖"

Whenever I sketch I always listen to Lavender Towne because her voice is almost soothing to the ear it really helps me and improves my drawing so thanks LavenderTowne

You should do torso and shoulders drawings for do this not that. I really struggle with those body parts :P

Interesting! I hadn't thought about facial expressions! I think that the sad face was the most helpful.

maybe do a video on what clothes to put your characters in, or their general design to show their personality? (your videos are really helpful, they help me progress loads with my art!)

These tips are very straight forward and informational. I subscribed!

3:28 Right side is Me trying to smile for yearbook picture

what an *emotional* 100th video-

I've been reading your comic: 'Unfamiliar', and I absolutely love your story telling and art style! All your characters are absolutely adorable and creatively constructed, and I'm really invested in them! The story is truly masterfully expressed throughout your frames. I can't wait to explore more of your work!

*Katsuki Batsugo is best anger example* "I pledge... That I'll be first"

LavenderTowne: "the crying part is one of the most difficult" Me and my friends: *always draws a sad charecter* Also me: no wonder why thats the only thing i was good at-

I have so much trouble with unique looking faces, and have been working on curing my same face syndrome. This helped so so much, thank you Lavender, you’re awesome!!

Could you perhaps do a video on foreshortening with cartoon styles. I just find it so difficult to have it look right while still being more simplified.

9:49 (left) the face your best friend makes when your crush is behind you

"Copying exactly the neutral face and changing just the mouth" *changes the eyes*

am i the only one who when drawing an expression on a character, i do the expression too? and like my face ends up hurting and don't even notice i'm doing it

I need this, I am horrible facial expressions.

Whenever my face I totally relaxed I either look deep in thought, or highly annoyed, im often asked if im ok lol

Those faces are me when i have a period

This video reminds me of how I always catch myself making the facial expression I'm trying to draw lmao Anyone else do that?

Lavender, please try to do a small sketchbook tour!! ;3;

Oh! One thing I think you might've missed! To make the emotion even more intense and understandable, try changing the cheek and chin shape/placement. When the corners of the mouth are turned up, the cheeks tend to stick out a little more and the chin is shorter. When the corners of the mouth are turned down, the cheeks stick out less and the chin is longer. This tip is also very important to know when doing lip syncing animations! Not only does it make the letters/syllables clearer, but it can also make the words flow better and show a deeper emotion ^^ Thank you so much for all of the tutorials, btw!! They've really helped me out a lot 💕💕 Keep being amazing and have a great day/night!!

“Think about how you would feel when you’re sad” Me: *remembers the few times I have been in enough emotional pain to cry over it* Me: Me: Me: *feels me heart shatter and die inside of me*

It's so hard to show emotion in my style because of the eyes but I might change that up a little bit soon to make it easier. Anyways, the tutorial was really helpful and I love your style sooo much!

what are happy OCs anymore -drawing my OCs screaming crying is a favorite activity-

10:00 (Left) When I confidentially yell out the wrong answer in class

With some of these, it ok to do the "dont''s" when practicing I do them alot when im drawing random sketches and doodles. Also, depending on style, the "do's" are the "dont's"

Haley you have taught me a lot of things i didnt know about art. Your videos have been the most helpful ones for art that i have ever watched. Thank you for being a RU-vidr and helping many people with these videos. :D you're the best!!

could you make a video explaining how to draw a decent looking expression/face-shape from a side profile or an angle? i can't figure out how to do it without it looking weird and your videos help me a lot with certain things so i'd rlly appreciate it thank

ideas: fur trees(bark, leaves) food textures water clothing designs

Some people think that your not a good artist and have no right to give out artist advice? What is that about! You have a beautiful and unique style and your art advice has really helped me improve!

The happy one seems almost uncomfortable in my opinion.

congrats on making 100 videos!!!! can't wait to see the next 100

10:00 why does that face on the left look like it came from a “how to draw manga” book?

10:16 she stares into my soul and into the void of darkness beneath, she has seen all the horrors of the universe, she is oppressed by the eternal march of time

Lavendertowne: a happy face, which will come up a lot when you have happy characters (or something along those lines) My angst-filled self: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA happy characters, what's that? never heard of her.

Please make more of these emotion videos! This really helped me out and I need some more info on the other emotions. I find it very easier with the way you explain it.

Thank you so much for these videos! I’ve learned a lot and I always keep your advice in mind when I’m posing. I try to keep my poses asymmetrical to give them character, and my facial expressions as well. I’ve used your coloring advice and your inking advice because my old art is a mess of aggressively inked neon colored anime art. Thanks for helping me grow and become a better artist!

I really love you and your art style and videos there so simple which is I love

I wonder if Hayle plays ddlc because she said she likes visual novels

Their hair puffs up like a hedgehog when they’re angry Me: Shouta Aizawa ? ❓👄❓

The crying expression on the "do" side. Why it he so cute? I just want comfort that character and protect him from all the sad. He's a wholesome lil bean.

Have you ever thought of redesigning Creepy pasta characters or making them cute?

I’ve seen this video in my recommendations for 10 minutes thinking “oh that’s an old video”. I literally just realized that I could have been so early but no, I thought it was an old video ;-; anyways I needed this video, I suck at expressions

Lavender: writes "true neutral" by left face at beginning Me: *that's my favorite undertale route too*

I’m kind of in love with the boy on the right ❤️

The left happy drawing looks either like she's about to kill someone or she's dead inside. :') Thank you for this tutorial, definitely learnt a thing or two also not being afraid to move the nose around helps a lot with expressions aswell !!!

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I just started watching your channel, holy wow am I an addict now. I absolutely love your style, and your advice is solid. Watching these really makes me want to dive back into drawing full throtle.

Okay but the little character you drew is so frickin cute when he was crying I genuinely wanted to hug him

I LOVE this series so much! Also Congrats on 100 videos!

8:16 - Dead inside

weird tips for drawing emotions, look up toddlers. they really stretch their face and make it look very dramatic.

People hate you because they think that ur judging the art but ur actually teaching them how to do it better

Thank you for this!! 💖

I've been waiting for a do this not that facial expressions! I always struggle with those.

Honestly, you are one of a few artists I bring a higher liking to. Why? Well because of your style. I have more of a cartoon style rather than a relistic style and your art makes me feel like even I, can get better at art! Thank you!

Thank you for these pointers. Emotion is an unknown subject to me.

Anatomy: do this not that!