Gotta Love Expressions

Hurray for meeting deadlines! That's what I was doing last week for my boss/writer, so I apologize for not posting. I know you all just can't go on without my weekly poses and art posts. ;P Nevertheless, I did think about you and decided to come up with something different for this week. I hope you will enjoy...

 

I'm returning to one of my strengths here, and I had a blast working on this. The character actually looks like a younger version of one of my comic characters...and I think I may use this design. But what helps me convey emotions accurately is to look in a mirror. Yes! Go and practice for inspiration and reference, that way you can get an idea of how the face shifts with each emotion. You may look like a goofball, but it is well worth the effort. And pointing fingers. 

Have a great Halloween everyone!

Illustration Test

Ah, hatching. My long lost love. I could literally spend days just hatching out shadows and everything under the sun. This was an illustration test I had not long ago. I hope you enjoy it!

Flippin'

Don't you wish you could just spring up in the air and effortlessly flip like this? This pose was inspired by the amazing athletics of the Olympics, particularly the gymnastics. It was only a fraction of a second but my eye caught this pose and I scribbled it down as a stick person. And now it comes to life!

As a side note, the largest pose I think should have her head tilted back more. Otherwise she must be either in zero gravity or she can somehow defy physics...