Task 1: Solid Drawings

Line of Motion:

- Visually depicts how force is applied to a character/object

- Illustrates the direction of the pose

Line of Action Motion Drawings

We had half a minute to quick sketch a total of 10 poses given by our course leader; we then had to use a pen/marker to depicts the line of motion in each pose.

Fleshed-out Motion Drawings
From the 10 poses, we had to choose 5 and create a character / scenario with the poses.

Refined Motion Drawings

Our course leader then gave out some more poses, using them we had to create a refined drawing of the poses through inking techniques.

Developed Motion Drawings
Wanting to draw more dynamic poses, I used online resources for this section of the task. Instead of fully inking the drawing, I added watercolour to the finelined drawing. This gave me a sense of how lighting functioned and how shadows and highlights can be depicted through colour.

Rendered Motion Drawing
Wanting to explore more upon digital medium, I used Photoshop to paint my fully rendered drawing. I used the same online resource for the model as I did with the developed motion drawings, however I picked a female model as a reference this time. 

Having a better understanding of lighting and colour, I did not use the existing light source on the reference image and decided to create my own. Deciding to fully focus on the essences of the pose itself, I decided to not draw out the hair nor apply as much detail on the face itself; and mainly focused on the structure/composition of the female form.

Using the pencil tool, I traced out the main structure of the model; then started to apply the main colours that depict the light and dark shade.

Going more in depth with the colourisation, I added two more layers of colour in which depicts the highlights and the middle tone of the structure. This gave the pose more depth, making it more realistic. I found the mix brush to be a huge advantage in blending and smoothing out the gradation of colours.

Overall, this task was somewhat challenging as I did not have a lot of experience with digital medium, nor was I that good at illustrating the human figure. One thing I could improve on is exaggeration; in the aspect of still poses, I could push the arches or bends more and aim for exaggeration instead of accuracy. 

Link to PDF file → 20 Solid Drawings