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Posing Tutorial - Part 1

Added 2019-01-27 17:01:00 +0000 UTC

Part 2: Perspective ✦ Part 3: Composition ✦ Part 4: Posing tips

At last, a tutorial! And it's going to be a 4-part series because I have a lot of resources I would like to share. I know there's tons of tutorials out there so hopefully mine is pretty easy to understand and gives you insight on my process.

I highly recommend researching more into Line of Action because it's a great tool for fun posing. Many of our favorite shows and cartoon utilize this method, some pushing more than others. This skill can be applied to a range of styles from Loony Toons and Spongebob, all the way to Avatar the last Airbender and Voltron.

I also want to recommend a few gesture sites I like for practice!
Line-of-action.com
QuickPoses.com
Reference.sketchdaily.net

These sites also offer timed-poses which I opt for. It's easy to get sucked-in to a pose and spend hours on it, however a good 1 minute pose can really exercise your ability to identify anatomy and the line of action in the pose. That way you can also get a good 20 poses in for a good practice session!

Anyway, feel free to ask questions if you have any! The full res file is attached in the post as well.