10/12/2010
Illustrating Techniques of the ‘Toaster’ Part 6
Character construction of the tubular/cylindrical kind may seem like an easy task at first. Like drawing a snake or a worm, but when you start subtracting major facial features it becomes a bit of a challenge expressing an emotion for a character. To correct this we use the ‘Line of Action’ technique. Even with these simple facial expressions shown above, I started by drawing the LOA which lays out the basic flow/mood. To express sadness with my character Ralf, the LOA would be a skinny upside down ‘V’. The nose is drawn drooping/sagging, the hair on Ralf’s head is pulled back & down. For awe, the head is tilted back with the nose up. The nose would point to the subject and the mouth would be slightly open.
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