As I will be producing some 2D character animation for my project, it is always important to learn techniques that are relevant and practice using them. Life drawing is one great way of using body postures to determine how a character would use different poses to act out a scene, depending on their emotions.
Below are a selection of sketches ranging from 1 minute to 10 seconds, each one clearly of a human figure in different postures. Please excuse the crudity of the sketches but I have to practice on sketching in short periods of time more, not that detail really matters much with every one but on a personal note, it's really a slight weakness I would like to work on. Most are three key drawings that show the strongest of poses as the subject performs a particular action.
Three key sketches of a female figure putting on an item of clothing, a coat actually. The legs don't move much as the subject remained on the spot but changes in the upper body are more noticeable.
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A character getting up out of a chair. Did not add a simple sketch of a chair in, even though it was quite crucial to do so but these are the three main poses of a subject sitting up straight, getting ready to get up off the char and then stands up straight. |
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Moved on to a live model who performed many poses for us to sketch. This one was four key sketches of her supposedly holding an axe and preparing for a big chop. |
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Attempted to draw the model in different shapes and figures. |
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A sketch that took 30 minutes or so to draw. Attempted to focus on lighting, tone and shadow for this sketch as well as depth and proportion to the model. The structure of the chair and the model are not entrirely accurate but the picture stays quite true to the angle of lighting and areas of shadow. |
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