What are character pose archetypes called and where to find more about it?
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There are a few poses and body archetype combinations that you see all the time in concept art and character pieces. The broadshouldered hero. The big guy with huge arms and small legs. The sword fighter. I'm sure you know what I mean.
Poses that express character. Considering how often I see these, I thought there must be somewhere to read up on this, get some inspiration, check out different poses/character shapes or something but I can't really find much.
Does anyone know where I could learn more about this, especially when it comes to stylized characters?
Poses that express character. Considering how often I see these, I thought there must be somewhere to read up on this, get some inspiration, check out different poses/character shapes or something but I can't really find much.
Does anyone know where I could learn more about this, especially when it comes to stylized characters?
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fantasy character archetypes
character action poses
Since I see a few "classic" poses so often I was wondering if there's maybe a specific name for it or somewhere to learn more about it.
I've done a lot of image searches before asking but I can't nail something down beyond random single poses, but nothing where I can learn more about it.
For example
http://www.mciii.net/blog/2014/11/19/character-design-and-shape-language
But the reasons why certain character designs resonate more than others has to do with how well-rounded the designers themselves are. Many things go into the design, not just the shapes or poses. Some resources that might help:
http://pixar-animation.weebly.com/character-design.html
The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation (an amazing book for character design and animation)