Extrapolation
Translating the human expressions and poses to animals (dog).
This was a challenging and fun assignment, I found that the more loose in the lines and the more focused on the expression alone, the better the translation. Because you can't just copy the exact pose. There is such a huge anatomical difference, as well as difference in facial structure and expressions, and then there is the body language difference.
This was a challenging and fun assignment, I found that the more loose in the lines and the more focused on the expression alone, the better the translation. Because you can't just copy the exact pose. There is such a huge anatomical difference, as well as difference in facial structure and expressions, and then there is the body language difference.
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| studying the structure and feel of a dog (rough) |
It was difficult translating the human anatomy to the dog's anatomy, since it is so different, especially the legs. Many times I found that I could use the dog's tail as a substitute for the human leg, and it works in terms of expression, and translates the pose pretty well.
In some cases I had to rethink the entire pose, to get a similar feel instead.
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| Extrapolation, finding similarities in pose and expression 01 |
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| Extrapolation, finding similarities in pose and expression 02 |
I did something similar in the 'character for animated feature' class
you can check that out here:
http://hj-characterforanimatedfilm.blogspot.dk
In lesson 2 i translated the character Alan Grant (JP) into alternate dimension characters who were animals ;) there the idea was to find and keep his key features, as well as the 'human form', unlike this assignment, where the dog's anatomy isn't altered.
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| Google / Youtube research |
