Gesture 2 Character Examples

Hello out there,
I haven't posted in so long I forgot what I was last focused on...Oh yeah, the Santa challenge.
Seeing as it's January 31 already, looks like I sort of missed the seasonal nature of that. I'll post something a little later with that in mind. For that post I have to say is: "Saul Ruiz"- stay turned for more, friends.
In the mean time, my students are off working on gestures for the character class. So in lieu of the lecture on Wednesday the 30th, I am posting some examples that take a gesture and modify it to character. Students, I hope this aids in your WOZ characters for Monday's review.
First a more masculine gesture for the workbook. By adding a bit more sweep and delicacy to the lines, you can a much more feminine look while still keeping the action of the original gesture.
Same is true for the reverse, by thinking about the size of your simple construction shapes, you can take a softer more feminine gesture and use it to build another type of character; in this case, a short, heavy guy. In this case I opted to make the gesture just a bit more stiff by straightening the force lines a bit. These are very quick examples, if you need further details or more examples let me know by leaving a comment here. Have fun drawing!

Meeting Sandborn's Challenge

So Mike Sandborn set up a challenge and I’ll never meet the deadline so I thought I’d cheat and post something I did for the SCBWI newsletter in May 07. It was a spot on graphic novels and here is the result. I know, I know…I’m no Pierre Allary but at least I’m trying to stay on the train as it were. Santa results are coming just hang on for the next posts. Thanks to Mike for including me on his challenge. 'Hope everybody had a great holiday break.

Have a happy and safe 2008

Santa 07: Further Progress

Good morning, 'figured if I stay up late and got up real early from now to Christmas, I may actually finish this. Did I tell you I waited in a line to get a ham for Christmas dinner for the extended fam yesterday? That's right, a ham. Not to mention that I had the pleasure of experiencing toy shopping at Toys R Us yesterday, wow last-minute Christmas shopping-nerve racking...guess I should start earlier and stop whining. Anyway, here's more progress.
Those legs are bugging the crap out of me, they are going to change so if those are bugging you too...stand by.

For the Santa 07 Challenge

With all of the stuff going on here, I may not meet the deadline for this challenge. 'So nice to be busy though, makes one feel artistic. Here is my progress so far. Aspect ratio will change a bit for the finish, the 'widescreen' is for my family's Christmas card this year -still a work in progress, Christmas seems to arrive earlier and earlier each year, doesn't it?* Anyway what do you think?
*Here's the card. If you want one, print it out and pretend you were on the "Jackson Christmas card Mailing List" this year. If you wanna be, let me know for next year. 'Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night!'

Kids (Lost at the Zoo Cont.)

Hi. ‘Had to give my students an end of the semester anatomy final. So, while I was waiting for them to finish, I did this. Sort of fleshing out my concept derived from the first challenge. We’ll see where this goes, assuming I have time to do any of my own stuff for a while.

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