SWIMMERS
Project Description:
Steps
Gather Photo References of Real swimmers: add to mood board
Start with drawing realistic inspired swimming animals, mammals, fish, microbes
Make a page of 5-10 actual swimmer studies from reality on a page (only include swimmers - some of the examples have birds and skeletons - just include fish, swimming mammals, swimming reptiles, swimming microbes.) (These should have LOA, squash and stretch and exxageration - not a trace not an exact replica - have them act - but no costumes or props yet.)
Then some start to use your imagination for mermaids, merboys, jet propulsions etc.
Make a page of 4 different character designs of swimming creatures, all different species based on your studies from class, 1 pose per design. (include here, props, costume, anthopomorphic, game design or animation design etc, etc.) - only line is needed.
All the poses on both pages must have strong foundations (LOA, Straights and Curves, Shape, Structure, Exaggeration) and be action/motion poses.
References
A good reference for fish: Force Animal Drawing Michael D. Mattesi Kindle E-Book Locations 384 - 419 - The book is in the library and Susan has a copy in the office or classroom
See Susan's Pinterest collection of Swimmers You will need to be a Pinterest member to see it.
Create a mood board of references for gills, fins, mouths, etc and benchmarks for style and simplification ideas.
Submit:
Google Drive: 3 folders.
Mood Board
5-10 actual animal studies on a page
4 character designs on a page - only line is needed
Swimmer Studies - Jillian Oberts
do only fish and swimmers for this projectSwimmers Studies - Zach Noll
Swimmers Studies - Michaela Barton
do only fish and swimmers for this projectCrobin Swets - Anthropomorphic Sea Creatures
Emily Potgeter - Swimmer Characters
Emily Potgeter - Swimmer Characters
Joe Mead - Swimmer Characters with props and costumes - with references on the page
Joe Mead - 1st step - Blue line
Joe Mead - 2nd Step refined black line
Madalyne Greene - Dancing Fish
Madalyne Greene - swimmer characters
Piper Fields - Swimmers
Sarah Puett - Sharks and Sea Creature Haaracres
Corbyn Swets - Sea Creature and Sea Mech
Squid Swimming Drawing by Lauren Boley
Squid Swimming Drawing by Lauren Boley Draw Over by James Suhr
Octopus Swimming Drawing by Lauren Boley
Octopus Swimming Drawing by Lauren Boley Draw Over by James Suhr
Darian Papineau - Rich L. Fish, Professor E. and Racing Ray Rogers
Comment by James Suhr
Fish, Octopus, Walrus, Eel and Shark Drawings by Chloe Stewart
Fish, Octopus, Walrus, Eel and Shark Drawings by Chloe Stewart - Draw Overs by James Suhr
Swimmers by Alyssa Ferris - Draw Overs by James Suhr
Shark Drawings by Caleb Sumney - Draw Overs by James Suhr
Cephalopod Drawings by Caleb Sumney
Cephalopod Drawings by Caleb Sumney - Draw Overs by James Suhr
Colin Winchell - Meditating Shark
Colin Winchell - Meditating Shark - Draw over by James Suhr
Emma Kerr -Cephalopod drawings - Draw Over by James Suhr
Squid, Crab and Octopus Drawings by Logan Matthews - Comment by James Suhr
Keegan Moore: Swimmers turned to creatures
Gabi Mathu: Swimmers with Line of action
PRO WORK - BENCHMARKING
Disney Little Mermaid Swimming action concepts
Shark Week in Open Digital Drawing - Susan Bonner
Claudia Pimentel - Swimmers
KCAD Digital Character Drawing curriculum and site designed by Susan Bonner.