Dare was complaining because I hadn't drawn him in a while. He also told me to make a new reference-type-thing of him.
(Actually, I just told myself those things but...)
Anyways I doodled up a reference-thing of things that I usually keep in mind when drawing Dare. I think I'm going to be talking a lot about nothing, so be prepared... xD
Yup. I put in Dare's waaaaay old reference that he has a "long-ish" torso, but I've always drawn him with a short torso, short legs, and small shoulders. Idk, I just like to make him look young, which is also in the way I draw him with round cheeks. You probably realize (because I used to mention it so much) that I really enjoy make Dare look younger than his 18 years; I also make him act younger than 18, too. Idk, I just like to emphasize his youth and have people tease him about his age. (People commonly mistake him for a freshman, etc etc...) Idk when this started... oh, wait I do! It was when I made him the smallest height possible in Rock Band 2 the video game. xD; That's also where his short height came from. He's 5'6. Oh, and I was 5'6 at the time I decided on that, so I felt it was a good height for some reason...
I think I'm 5'7 now. 8D Hehe.
Yeah. But I draw Dare with more kiddish and little features than normal teen boys, like Tim:
I've always drawn Tim with a pretty long torso for some reason... I also hate drawing two eyes. DDDD:
If you notice the little note in the Dare picture about his eyes, that's something that I specifically do for Dare. I generally give my characters the same eyes (because I'm terrible. orz), but ever since this picture (KSJFALSKF EW), I've drawn Dare with a dark eyelid (I guess is what it is) and a thick outer lash. Idk why. It just looks Dare-ish to me at this point. xD
Because Dare's so short, I find it hard to take him seriously... xD;;; I think his height and little-kid stature also makes him look less stereotypical emo. He doesn't even look that emo to me, but the hair I guess makes him look emo-ish. Although it's a lot more voluminous than standard emo hair...
By the way if you're new here, Dare's not emo. He gets slightly annoyed when people call him emo...
Although, I can't say that he or I know what classifies someone as emo. I'm pretty sure it started out as a sub-genre of rock.
Speaking of stereotypically emo, I drew Dare in what I consider emo-ish clothes. 8D
Haha. This is something I imagine he'd do for a magazine if he was in one, since he's a rock star of sorts... Aha. I kind of like this outfit. Maybe I'll draw him in it again.
Alright, I'm done talking! 8D Thanks for reading!
