SKELETON FOUNDATION

SKELETON FOUNDATION

• SKELETON FOUNDATION
BEGIN A DRAWING USING THE SKELETON STRUCTURE.
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• USING STICK FIGURES, YOU CAN TRY

OUT MANY POSITIONS BEFORE
PLUNGING INTO COMPLEX
DRAWINGS.
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• WHEN YOU SET A POSE, OBSERVE THE

CENTER OF GRAVITY, WHICH IS
TYPICALLY IN THE UNDERBELLY OF A
HUMAN.
 STEPS TO CREATE ROUGH SKETCH

1. WORK OUT THE SKELETON

STRUCTURE
STEPS TO CREATE ROUGH SKETCH

2. CONSTRUCT THE BODY MASSES

AROUND THE SKELETON
 STEPS TO CREATE ROUGH SKETCH

3. ADD IN THE DETAILS OVER THE

MASSES
 IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER

• KEEP IN MIND THE RELATIVE SIZE OF THE BODY PARTS BECAUSE IT IS WHERE
THE STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF YOUR CHARACTER WILL BE BASED.
• YOUR SKETCH WILL BE THE GUIDE FOR ALL YOUR ANIMATION DRAWINGS. YOU
WILL IMPROVE YOUR DRAFT UNTIL YOU GET THE OUTPUT YOU HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO ACHIEVE.
• THE GESTURAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS MUST BE CLEAR.