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Re: [WIP]Trouble with left leg

Reply #10 on: November 06, 2009, 07:28:05 am
I think in turn you missunderstood my point :P.
I'm not saying Elk's pose isn't more streamlined and a more effective overal pose. Neither am I saying anything about the proportions. I'm saying that that pose doesn't fit the character.

Why would a harmless cute girl assume an athletic pose like that? Why would she even know how to take a shot like that? She's just a cute girl playing around with a ball, she's not supposed to look like she's kicking at a goal in a soccermatch.
(That's what it conveys to me, I assume this is what dpixel intended)
I'm not saying he has to copy that exact pose. Just that it's a good example of an effective pose which I think is still an underlying problem with this piece. I tried doing a google for some good resources on making dynamic poses, but nothing really turned up.
http://www.polykarbon.com/tutorials/action/action1.htm
http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/art_tut.htm#line_art The 4 pics here are a nice visual

I think the cutesyness has more to do with the proportions, anyways. Having a look at a Calvin & Hobbes strip shows an extreme pose can still be ridiculously cute.
http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=calvin%20hobbes&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

I don't mean to derail this thread so I won't go on. I just felt I could've been a bit more thorough/clearer with my post and backed up my statement better.

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Re: [WIP]Trouble with left leg

Reply #11 on: November 06, 2009, 08:55:37 am
Moar like dis? (ignore hands)

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Re: [WIP]Trouble with left leg

Reply #12 on: November 06, 2009, 09:47:38 am
Oh snap, nice sketch! The twist in the torso is good.

Still, it loses something of the character the original has. I think the charm comes from the fact it looks like she's almost going to make herself fall over backwards from the kick.

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Re: [WIP]Trouble with left leg

Reply #13 on: November 06, 2009, 10:00:45 am
possibly center the total weigth on the one leg standing positioning it more in the middle of the entire body
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