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This plague can strike any up and coming artist and here's a few tips on how to improve.

Before we begin I want to debunk the notion that "Same Face Syndrome doesn't exist", it most certainly does and pretending it doesn't exist is more harmful to the growth of your craft than it isn't, this can even strike great artists such as Hirohiko Araki one of my favorites yzgeneration.com/wp-content/up…

With this in mind don't stress too much about comparing yourself to others and focus on avoiding this trap entirely.

If you're going for a more cartoonish aesthetic than what would help there is the Ren and Stimpy motto "Never The Same Face Twice" www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmJrvz…

Now then if character design, comics/manga and pin ups are your forte then sit down: characters can be broken down to mere shapes, in fact every character has a plethora of shapes to work off of, Superman can be broken down into primarily boxish shapes like rectangles and squares while Wonder Woman can be comprised of circles and ovals and these shapes carry into their faces as well.

To avoid same face syndrome keeping your cast small and diverse can help defining discernible features amongst them, for example: Scott is a tall lean man, his face reflects that, he has a diminished jaw line, thin chin, lean face while Silvia has very round features to compliment her round body type, contrasting forms in turn work better together and not only makes the cast more interesting to look at but they make noticeably distinct silhouettes.

Another key trait to keep faces different is the eye shape, most eyes should follow a specific shape to coincide with either the characters appearance or personality, Scott is a sharp witted individual so his eyes are more angular, Liz has very feminine "cat like" eyes to go along with the fact she is a cat and a female, faces should be anything but generic, faces are supposed to tell you how and what a character is feeling or thinking without dialogue.

This is an obvious one but use a reference, if there's a face you can't quite figure out then look it up or just use a mirror and make it yourself.

Age is another factor into telling faces apart, none of my characters really have a significant age gap between them they're all in their 20's with Silvia being the oldest and Busty being the youngest. So depending on how old your characters are their age should be expressed through their face.

Don't be afraid to draw ugly faces, we're not all perfect and neither should your characters be, now this one doesn't apply to pin ups since the whole point of a pin up is to look appealing and you don't want Gruntilda as a pin up girl.

I think I've covered the basics of facial design so with these tips in mind you should be able to make better faces, if there's something I left out leave a comment.

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This plague can strike any up and coming artist and here's a few tips on how to improve.

Before we begin I want to debunk the notion that "Same Face Syndrome doesn't exist", it most certainly does and pretending it doesn't exist is more harmful to the growth of your craft than it isn't, this can even strike great artists such as Hirohiko Araki one of my favorites yzgeneration.com/wp-content/up…

With this in mind don't stress too much about comparing yourself to others and focus on avoiding this trap entirely.

If you're going for a more cartoonish aesthetic than what would help there is the Ren and Stimpy motto "Never The Same Face Twice" www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmJrvz…

Now then if character design, comics/manga and pin ups are your forte then sit down: characters can be broken down to mere shapes, in fact every character has a plethora of shapes to work off of, Superman can be broken down into primarily boxish shapes like rectangles and squares while Wonder Woman can be comprised of circles and ovals and these shapes carry into their faces as well.

To avoid same face syndrome keeping your cast small and diverse can help defining discernible features amongst them, for example: Scott is a tall lean man, his face reflects that, he has a diminished jaw line, thin chin, lean face while Silvia has very round features to compliment her round body type, contrasting forms in turn work better together and not only makes the cast more interesting to look at but they make noticeably distinct silhouettes.

Another key trait to keep faces different is the eye shape, most eyes should follow a specific shape to coincide with either the characters appearance or personality, Scott is a sharp witted individual so his eyes are more angular, Liz has very feminine "cat like" eyes to go along with the fact she is a cat and a female, faces should be anything but generic, faces are supposed to tell you how and what a character is feeling or thinking without dialogue.

This is an obvious one but use a reference, if there's a face you can't quite figure out then look it up or just use a mirror and make it yourself.

Age is another factor into telling faces apart, none of my characters really have a significant age gap between them they're all in their 20's with Silvia being the oldest and Busty being the youngest. So depending on how old your characters are their age should be expressed through their face.

Don't be afraid to draw ugly faces, we're not all perfect and neither should your characters be, now this one doesn't apply to pin ups since the whole point of a pin up is to look appealing and you don't want Gruntilda as a pin up girl.

I think I've covered the basics of facial design so with these tips in mind you should be able to make better faces, if there's something I left out leave a comment.