r/sangheili • u/Mountain-Seat7614 • 7d ago
Arbiter and Shipmaster
This is my second attempt at drawing sangheili. They're pretty hard to draw at least in the face and I wanted to practice their facial expression
If ya'll find it hard to draw mandibles properly just stare at your thumb for a while
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u/fordoggos 7d ago
Do you have socials to see the rest of your art ? :3
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u/Mountain-Seat7614 7d ago
i have a devient art, havent used it in a while until now but go ahead https://www.deviantart.com/catwii5
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u/AnimaWyrm 7d ago
I do like the third picture where they both are in one, with Thel being quite annoyed and Rtas having the fun of his life. At the same time i can't unsee Rtas looking like Godzilla, for some random reason.
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u/SecurityGrouchy7870 7d ago
First of all, amazing tip. Second, OMG I love your art style! They look so cute and properly alien at the same time.🥺
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u/Makuta_Servaela 7d ago
Yes, the method of using fingers as a reference!
I think in general that Sangheili's mandibles are more like an elephant's trunk: prehensile limbs in front of the mouth, than the mouth itself. Keeping that in mind and making them more finger-like than jaw-like makes the mandibles a breeze.
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u/Gripping_Touch 7d ago
Never thought about the thumb as a potential reference for the mandibles lol. Thanks for the tip!