Noses: Nostrils or not to Nostril?

ChaosBurnFlame · Post by **ChaosBurnFlame** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 8:14 am

How many people here actually draw nostrils?

That guy · Post by **That guy** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:13 am

Depends on the angle and the level of detail.

I tend to prefer to smooth things over rather than get more detailed, but in a drawing with some degree of realism, sometimes nostrils just fit better. If you're looking down on or directly at the face, you wouldn't see them, but if you have an angle from below, especially a close-up, it makes more sense.

That said, I don't give characters in Thatguy nostrils. I think of them as something between real people and muppets and draw them as such.

Warofwinds · Post by **Warofwinds** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:00 am

Kinda half-way to me. I would draw them all the time if I knew how to draw them better.

ChaosBurnFlame · Post by **ChaosBurnFlame** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 12:15 pm

To me, nostrils are horrible, tube like things that just detract on what would otherwise be a clean, and interesting piece... at least with my stylized art.

Aiken · Post by **Aiken** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:26 pm

I only really draw them when looking at somebody from below, even them the distance involved would mean that I would only draw the impression of the nostril. The only time I could see myself trying to draw detailed nostril would be a close up of somebody's nose, and I can't see that happening too often.

Swiftbow · Post by **Swiftbow** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 2:09 pm

I draw nostrils at extreme close range, or when looking up at a character from fairly close. Otherwise, I keep my noses are really simple.

Black Sparrow · Post by **Black Sparrow** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:46 pm

I usually draw one nostril. Those pointy little anime noses look wierd without 'em.

Biev · Post by **Biev** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 4:21 pm

I usually draw them and then scribble over them : P

Cope · Post by **Cope** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 4:56 pm

I can't draw nostrils without making my characters look like pigs.

Christwriter · Post by **Christwriter** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:15 pm

I draw nostrils. It's taken a lot of practice to get them to look right, but I've gotten pretty Ok at doing 'em.

CW

ChibiJess · Post by **ChibiJess** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:19 pm

I kind of draw an exra curl up at the end of the side of the nose so that it's not just a curved line in the face. I'll shade a bit more to make it look more 3Dish.

Turnsky · Post by **Turnsky** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:22 pm

it depends on how things go, actually, but generally i want to add that little extra detail in.

Kokiro · Post by **Kokiro** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:06 am

It really depends on the style. You can try one in pencil and see if it makes the face look too crowded.

DancingChaos · Post by **DancingChaos** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:18 am

Yeah, it'll all about style. And yes, I do draw nostrils. But not big ones. Just little lines. Like so: -

Little line.

EvilChihuahua · Post by **EvilChihuahua** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:17 pm

NEVAR!!!

Kirb · Post by **Kirb** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:39 pm

Depends on the style, and more importantly, the angle.

AVEM · Post by **AVEM** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:43 pm

I'll draw one nostril as a little line or curve with the nose. Not giant hole...That looks wierd on a cartoon. But those one stroke noses with no nostrils( anime-like) look wierd too. So I choose a middle ground. Unless I'm trying to be super realistic, or something...which I never am.
But I don't have to worry about that in my current comic....

Keffria · Post by **Keffria** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:57 am

Depends on (1) how close a character is to the camera, and (2) the angle at which the shot is taken. Also, there are some characters that have larger nostrils, and others who have tiny ones that I just don't bother to draw in most panels.

This was a repeat of most of the other posts in this thread. ;>_>

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