Sketching Dynamic Action Poses in Photoshop
Throughout the duration of this tutorial we'll be sketching six different action poses, and we'll spend a couple of lessons sketching and breaking down each pose to bring it to life.
What you'll learn
Throughout the duration of this tutorial we'll be sketching six different action poses, and we'll spend a couple of lessons sketching and breaking down each pose to bring it to life. For each action pose we'll begin by visualizing any story-telling elements that might be associated with the action taking place. From there, we'll focus on sketching in lines of action to establish movement and fluidity with the form. Following this, we'll block in simple shapes to nail down the final pose. Once we've sketched our rough pose, we'll begin to sketch in additional details to build up the form and add volume. Along the way we'll discuss how we can take these additional details to push the action of the pose even further. By exploring how we can break down and sketch these action poses, you'll be able to explore sketching your own action poses with more confidence while having a lot of fun.
Table of contents
- Sketching an Action Pose Involving a Weapon 11m
- Adding Form and Volume to Our Weapon Pose 15m
- Sketching a Running Pose 10m
- Adding Form and Volume to Our Running Pose 16m
- Sketching a Kicking Pose 9m
- Adding Form and Volume to Our Kicking Pose 13m
- Sketching a Falling Pose 9m
- Adding Form and Volume to Our Falling Pose 10m
- Sketching a Punching Pose 9m
- Adding Form and Volume to Our Punching Pose 13m
- Sketching Our Final Action Pose 9m
- Adding Form and Volume to Our Final Action Pose 14m