FIXING ROSS DRAWS DEADFACE [without tracing]

Summary by Krater

An animator explains a three-step method for drawing expressive dead faces by simplifying reference imagery, breaking down simple shapes, and applying them to character art.

From the video

Answers: How do you draw expressive dead faces in animation?

• drawing expressions
• dead face art style
• simplifying facial features
• character design
• animation drawing techniques

What it concludes

• Animators should simplify facial expressions down to the most basic shapes rather than drawing excessive wrinkles.
• Children and stylized cartoon references provide better expression ranges than complex adult references.
• Dead faces across different animation styles use very similar mouth and eyebrow shapes.