References (and) Benchmarks
Project Description:
Find methods of getting references
This is an overview and not a specific assignment
You will be using references for the rest of the course
Photo Resources:
Cintiq Action Turn Around Photos
Character Designs Use the PhotoSets
3D Resources
Skelly: Poseable Anatomy Model by Stan Prokopenko available as an app on the Google Play store and the iTunes store
Video Resources:
Rhino House - Motion Library
2D References
Use Photos before doing your drawings
You can take your own photos, use stock photos or photos in the creative commons lisence
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
Use Photos after doing your drawings, then revise your drawings
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.
Original Line Drawings by Fischer Mancilla on top and in blue grey
Benchmarks pulled from various sources to inspire the mushroom theme.
Redraw by Susan Bonner in the bottom right pushing pose and concept of the glowing mushroom character
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
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