08-04-2014, 04:25 AM
On your gesture figure drawings --
You're getting a nice dynamic for the torso with the rib cage/pelvis relationship you had written down, but I'm noticing the dynamic kind of starts and stops with those areas. You have some weight and relativity going into the torso, but there's a lost sense of weight and balance as you go into the feet. Gestures where the figures are laying rather than standing appear to have a better weight balance than those on their feet. The rib cage and pelvis is definitely an important dynamic to consider, but don't forget that our balance starts at support points, which for standing figures is the feet. Make sure to consider the weight and the flow down the limbs, particularly if they are hitting the floor and bearing any weight.
You're getting a nice dynamic for the torso with the rib cage/pelvis relationship you had written down, but I'm noticing the dynamic kind of starts and stops with those areas. You have some weight and relativity going into the torso, but there's a lost sense of weight and balance as you go into the feet. Gestures where the figures are laying rather than standing appear to have a better weight balance than those on their feet. The rib cage and pelvis is definitely an important dynamic to consider, but don't forget that our balance starts at support points, which for standing figures is the feet. Make sure to consider the weight and the flow down the limbs, particularly if they are hitting the floor and bearing any weight.