Drawing the Human Face (with Continuity)

What is continuity in art? It’s the method of drawing the same subject more than once from several angles while retaining it’s recognizable features. In this case, we’re talking about drawing a recognizable human face from several angles, whether it it’s cartoonish or realistic.

One of the most difficult things for me to accept when I became interested in how to improve my drawings of people  was drawing according to a technical method. I used to draw all faces freehand with no guides, no measurements, just guesswork and memory. This is not a bad way, some use it exclusively, but it will certainly not help with consistency (or continuity) if you ever want to draw a person twice and keep them looking like themselves. I adopted a new method when I began to learn more about animation.

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Customizing ‘My Muzy’

Whether it be called a profile, gallery or ‘My Muzy’, this page is all about you and can be customized easily! First, you need to be on the page you want to edit by clicking ‘My Muzy’ at the very top on your homepage.

You’ll be greeted by your very own page where your artwork and bio will be displayed as well as a collection of the friends you’ve added and access to a list of those who’ve added you

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Posting Options

Ah, one does not simply publish their items anymore! There are so many options to customize and save your work before it gets released into the wild Savannah of Muzy to fend for itself. Observe the image above.

To the left is a field to type in the title of your work. From there you have the option to post it immediately as it is as well as a second option to post to Facebook, or you may save a draft if you are not quite done. Saving drafts is great for those who’s computers frequently crash, and you can always find them to the right of the Muzy homepage feed. Read the rest of this entry »

Editing others’ creations

On Muzy, sharing is a big part of what makes the community interactive and friendly. Editing is often what gives it its sense of humor. There are skills of all levels who enjoy creating all sorts of things, many of which can include editing and utilizing someone else’s creation if the option is available, and either using it as the main focus of their piece or an accent. A lot of artists really appreciate seeing how creative you can be at integrating their work into your own!

There are a few ways to go about editing others’ work. On each usable item’s detail page, such as this dragon by Ash,  there is an expandable menu to the right titled ‘Use’. Click this and it will give you the options to put the item in a collage, add effects, stretch it, or write a caption in Comic. Since we will be editing the item, we’ll go with using it in a collage. You’ll also notice three other options below this:

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The New Muzy Sidebar

The new Muzy Sidebar.

The new sidebar you see at the right of your Muzy homepage feed will give you a tally of your stats, drafts, recently created items, the friends you’ve added, and Muzy users who have added you. It also allows you access to inviting friends from outside of Muzy and the ability to find more friends!

Friends

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People are interested in your work! At the top of the sidebar, you’ll see clickable areas listing the number of  people who have added you as a friend along with an blue notification of how many new people have done so. Under this is a count of people you have added as a friends and will receive updates on your feed from. Clicking either option will give you pages that display your friends so you can easily access their profiles and galleries! Read the rest of this entry »

How to find friends on Muzy

Finding friends on Muzy is a simple a matter of browsing or searching the site!

Maybe you just want to find a new artist to follow, or just are looking for somebody you already know who has joined. Either way, it’s exciting to meet people and be inspired by them at Muzy!

On your main and ‘For Me’ feeds, there will be a small button off to the right side that will allow you to browse creative members’ work that may be of great interest to you!

Once you click ‘Find more friends’, it will lead you to a page of friends of friends. Chances are, if you already have friends with similar interests to your own, this will be a very useful area for you.

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WIPs and Drafts

Some creations (and many of the most incredible ones) just take a lot of time to work on. If you’re working on a lengthy artwork, Muzy gives you the option of saving a draft.

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Using Zoom in Muzy Drawings and Collages

Zoom is one of the most useful tools on Muzy. It makes adding detail to your drawings and collages much easier, and it’s essential for erasing around complex shapes. If you want to improve your drawings, zoom is a good tool to learn to use. And, of course, it’s simple! Zoom is available in the Muzy draw and collage editors, and in the cutout feature of the image upload editor. In the draw and collage editors, zoom helps you make more detailed drawings.

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Muzy Keyboard Shortcuts

So… you’re drawing or collaging on Muzy, and you’re ready to explore more of the capabilities of the drawing and collage editor. Did you know that there are a lot of useful keyboard shortcuts?

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How to Tag Your Items

Tagging! It’s how you find things in Muzy search, and it’s how your stuff gets found and used by other people on Muzy.  Tags appear at the bottom of the “browse” screen to lead you to other, similar items you might be interested in, and the Muzy search function searches through tags to find items that fit your needs.

The better items are tagged in Muzy, the easier they are to find when you need them. That means, if your items are tagged well, other people are more likely to find them when they need them, and so other people are more likely to use your items.

If you’re looking to gain more karma or if you want to be helpful and add to the community, tagging your items well is a good place to start. So, here’s a step-by-step introduction to tagging. Read the rest of this entry »