Life Drawing (Figure) for Animation: Imagine greater

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      I like creating different story and characters by imaging on the model’s pose. These are series of life figure drawing with stories done under 3 minutes. The material is black marker and was drawn on newsprint paper.

      Observing the original pose and finding out the interesting curve from it is my first step. The curve of the back in figure 1 is interesting to me. Pulling it back further is the decision I made for exaggerating the pose.  Creating character and story base on the pose is the second step for creating my drawing. For example, in figure 1, the model is holding a stick originally. Exaggerating the curve line while keeping the figure in consistent is the following. Like in figure 2: The figure is banding more compare to the original position but still maintaining it’s volume. After complete the figure, I put down the facial expression, custom, and environment to complete my scenes as the finish. For example: Smiling face, swimming short, and pool helps to tell the story of the character in figure 3.  

      The use of open and closed spaces helps me to show the volume of the body in my figures. Moreover, in Figure 3, the combining of the curve and rigged line exaggerate the body and also shows the negative space. They create more movement in the figure. Moreover, foreshortening of the pool in figure 3 presents a sense of perspective. Hand-eye coordinate is also an important for me to draw the pose.  After find out the interesting banding in figure 2, I draw from my memories and put my image of the character in the figure. In Figure 1, Walt Stanchfield inspired me with the un-continued line style. The style helps me to free my thoughts while exaggerating the pose and set down the pose quicker. I will ask myself to create more stories and different characters for each pose.