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How to IMPROVE my Furry Poses!?!?!

Added 2018-11-28 16:52:46 +0000 UTC

Hi! I want to share with you some ideas that help with drawing poses.

Its easy to fall into a stiff pose and just stay there forever... But lets see.

Cat on the left is stiff, the one on the right is a little bit more alive. but WHY?

Not just because of the amount of time I spent drawing each, but MOSTLY BECAUSE HOW I:

1- Balance Weight

2- Divide each part of the body to suggest that Balance (twist and bend stuff)

3- Avoid symmetry!!!

So, how do we get from stiff to dynamic, or better yet WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?

If we take the body, and DIVIDE IT into parts that can be used to move in space, and play with their balance, we will be able to put life into each pose!

As seen on several drawing books and tutorials, this dummies help with NOT JUST ANATOMY but with the dynamism of poses.

There is not one that fits all, or one that is correct for everything. I recommend that you check some of them, and try them out to see which one fits your style, and more importantly, WHICH ONE INSPIRES YOU MORE LIFE !

So, what is the thing we NEED TO KNOW to make better, more dynamic poses?

-> How to divide the body into simple pieces

-> How to draw those simple pieces in space!

Once we understand how to divide the body, then we face that it can still look very stiff ...

What makes things look alive is their ability to keep balance or suggest they are about to lose it!

So, every time you face yourself in front of a stiff drawing, look for those "body lines" and try to see if they can be pushed forwards, backwards, twisted, or counter balanced in relation to the other ones.

I know it can be overwhelming at first, but its easier that it looks. So, forget those tiny anatomical details and look up for the big chunks of mass that build the body, then play with how they interact, and bam! you get a figure that can be accepted as plausible and alive!