Facial Expression Reference Material Research

 For more reference material on how to draw facial expressions, I looked for some different images that I could come back to when producing some of my character portraits. This first image I think is very interesting, as it looks at using a very cartoony style. This style has some draw backs in terms of not having a huge amount of detail to add nuance, but equally I think that this may be the greatest strength of this style as well, as the artist is allowed to over-exaggerate with expressions, and using these broad strokes makes the emotions clear to the reader in an instant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4za5eEmkcCM

These two images are much more detailed than the previous one, and I think they will hold a lot of value for me when it comes to creating my portraits. They have a lot of different elements to pick up on for different emotions, and also the combinations of emotions to create further ones is something I can use to add depth to my characters.