STEP BY STEP // referencing a pose (Patreon)
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Here’s the reference images and a step-by-step for the fighting poses I posted last week! To create these sketches, I came up with the character and then searched for some reference poses on DeviantArt stock photos. I used these photos not for the details and proportions, but more as a reference for the energy and gesture of the pose.
In order to keep the character consistent, I constructed the poses using basic shapes - something that I learned from animation school! The more you can break your character down into basic shapes, the more easily you can maintain consistency when drawing the character.
Here are the links to the original ref photo posts on deviantart:
- https://www.deviantart.com/senshistock/art/Kick-Pose-Reference-for-Drawing-612065343
- https://www.deviantart.com/sitara-leotastock/art/Fight-10-122143725
- https://www.deviantart.com/humananatomy4artist/art/Dynamic-Photo-Reference-VI-260607149
- https://www.deviantart.com/jagged-eye/art/Nicole-Red-mage-1a-197539458
- https://www.deviantart.com/sitara-leotastock/art/Street-Fight-Spunky-5-65653058
- https://www.deviantart.com/thechairman-stock/art/Tukong-Moosul-5-6785149
Hope you guys find this useful and let me know if you have any questions!