Exaggerate Proportions
Project Description:
Gesture Draw with your magic bean method, draw the costume, exaggerate the proportions by using photoshop's liquify and warp tools.
Use the Liquify Tool in Photoshop to push proportions even further.
Exaggerate Shape- think about the action of the character and emphasize that part of the drawing.
Claudia Pimentel - Use pose as a guide or a base for a different character/body type!
Don't Accept the Normal
Exaggeration from Photos
Susan Bonner - Cowgirl studies
Claudia Pimentel - Exaggeration from Photo Using Liquify tool she is able to really push the action!
Claudia Pimentel - Liquify Method Example 1
Use a reference photo with great action
Gesture your reference
Use the liquify to push proportions
Use the liquified version as the base for a new pose
Claudia Pimentel - Liquify Method Example 2
Sam Pentces drawings in blue with references for poses and costumes.
Redraws by Keegan Moore in Red pushing the poses to be more shape informed.
In this exercise, students did redraws on each other's work
Audrey Stratton
Redraw by Susan Bonner looking for flow in the shape design and exaggeration of proportions, references were pulled in to help move the characters towards entertainment industry standards.
Keegan Moore
Gabi Mathu
Gabi Mathu: Colored Version
3D Figure Reference Software:
Tutorials for 3D References:
Fuse is the 3D Character Reference software
here is a link to a tutorial on bringing your Miximo character to PSD in 3D and then working in 2D
Pin a section of a figure so it does not move in Daz 3D -see tutorial
Examples from 3D
Colin Winchell - Amazon
Susan Bonner - Proportion Study in Daz 3d which allows you to exaggerate the proportions - this figure was inspired by Disney's Incredibles Elastigirl
Process of Character Design by Tarah Condell with Redraws by David VanTuyle
Character Design - Using Daz 3d as reference - by Tarah Condell
Character Shape Exaggeration - by Anastasia Goldyn
Character Shape Exaggeration by Morgan Dennison - same character - exploring the effect of stretching the torso and legs, and working with different ages on the character.