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[–] exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com 43 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sarah's Scribbles is one of the better comics for drawing the author's self as pretty cute in most comics but knowing how to draw herself as an ugly goblin when the comic is making a point about insecurity or embarrassment around physical appearance.

That comic is basically the gold standard for how to convey those ideas in an otherwise cute art style.

[–] Venat0r@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Do you have a good example?

Closest i could find was this one:

[–] exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 weeks ago

Oh here's another:

They're just not easily searchable (many of the most popular ones are just reposted on pinterest or reblogged on someone else's tumblr).

[–] exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's a good one. I also like this one:

https://sarahcandersen.com/post/726092139029774336

But most of what I'm thinking of is more than 10 years old, from her first two books (I have them in this house somewhere). Lots more angsty youth in those early collections, including some stuff about insecurities and self image.

[–] teslekova@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

I like the ones with lots of teeth and biting.

[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 weeks ago

Meanwhile, I'm over here encouraging this behaviour like: