Intro: 0:01 Line of action/gesture line: 0:41 Contrapposto: 2:33 Subtle twist + Angle Changes: 4:12 Thinking about attitude + Performances: 5:43 Outro/Last messages: 7:17 (You're welcome for any time stamps to help you with your animation ideas or drawings :> )
The best tip I remember from my figure drawing teacher is that the pose is most dynamic at the gesture stage. As you add more construction and ground the character with detail, the pose will become more rigid as you start to consider bones and muscles. So if you want a very dynamic pose, push the gesture as far as it will go to keep that life as you flesh out the character.
So much amazing stuff packed in here, love seeing the difference in the poses for the tennis player based on their internal emotions. Never would have thought of building on top of reference that way! 🙏🏻
That's awesome if that's what you want to do! And you can still use some of these tips to add more life into a less dynamic pose. And at the end of the day, if your art is for yourself, then do whatever you want with it! No one can tell you what what's right or wrong if the art is for your own expression alone 😁
