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Michael Armstrong
Michael Armstrong
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@happypiqueon
I really liked the third gesture drawing I did - but the others seemed to lack the same amount of flow and simplicity - I would really appreciate it if anyone has any advice on simplifying more complex poses. I also think I struggled a lot with separating the contour from the gesture - if anyone has any advice/feedback I would really appreciate it!
Michael Armstrong
Hey @happypiqueon, I'm just getting used to this myself, but what I've been finding helpful is seeing it as multiple layers of anatomy, and that the first layer isn't even the skeleton, it's the energy/movement (gesture). So what I've been trying to do with the first layer is see how I can capture the energy of the pose with the least amount of lines possible. Then on top of that goes the curves of the muscles and other underlying anatomy, and then on top of that goes the actual skin contour.
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