Lesson 2

Shape

Here I am trying to capture the pose with a simple a shape as possible. I added more detail to some of the pose shapes in order to clarify the main idea. But generally, the simpler the shape the clearer the pose.

using as simple shapes as possible to define a pose

comparing the posed line of action with the shape

By comparing it to the line of action I can push and pull the shape to better convey the main idea.

adding fleshed out poses to the shapes 01

adding fleshed out poses to the shapes 02

adding fleshed out poses to the shapes 03

It's cool how you can instantly see where you can push a pose, just by looking at the shape.