Art Models 7: Dynamic Figures for the Visual Arts PDF
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A r t Models 7 Dy namic Figures for the Visual Arts Copyright © 2012 Maureen Johnson and Douglas Johnson. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any other information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. However, we encourage you to create original artwork using these photos as a reference. See “Royalty Free,” below, for details. Published by Live Model Books LLC #128, 215 South Broadway Salem, New Hampshire 03079. Formats ISBN-13: 978-1-9368011-8-3 Hard Cover with Disk ISBN-13: 978-1-9368011-9-0 eBook and Companion Disk Printed in Korea Royalty Free Th e photos in this book and disk may be used for games, videos, and digital art if fi rst manipulated in a substantive way, for example, as the basis for a wireframe mesh, skin, or texture. However, they may NOT, in whole or in part, be resold, repackaged and sold, nor given away. Th e photos may also be used as a reference for creating traditional art which may then be sold. For example, a drawing, painting, or sculpture is permissible under these guidelines whereas a work which uses the actual photos, such as a collage, would be prohibited. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. For the latest poses, please visit us on the web http://www.livemodelbooks.com/ Although the author and publisher have made every eff ort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of information contained in this book, we assume no responsibility for errors, inaccuracies, omissions, or any inconsistency herein. Any slights of people, places, or organizations are unintentional. Th e views expressed herein are those of the individual contributors and do not necessarily refl ect the views of Live Model Books or its employees. Rev 1 C M Y K R G B 50% C ontents 6 About Clothing 7 Introduction 8 The Companion Disk 10 Pose Photographs 125 Index Standing Running, Walking Casting 10 15 19 Punching, Lunging Attacking, Pointing Weapon Striking, Thrusting, Stomping 24 27 31 3 Kicking Defending, Blocking Pleading 37 41 47 Lifting, Carrying Creepy, Creeping Sitting 50 54 57 Pulling, Pushing Leaning Kneeling 62 66 69 4 Climbing Pressing Down Crouching, Crawling 73 77 79 Bound, Restrained Scared, Crying, Sad Being Crushed 86 89 94 Wounded Flying, Leaping, Hurdling Hanging, Swinging 97 104 111 5 Falling, Tripping Throwing Index 116 122 126 About Clothing Why are some of the male figures clothed? The model with the most poses, Dave, is wearing briefs throughout this book (all the other male models are fully nude). While this may seem reminiscent of the old books with their partially clothed male figures, we are absolutely not trying to make a statement about the appropriateness of male nudity. The reason Dave is wearing briefs is that he simply does not model nude. For many of our models, modeling is a hobby rather than a full time job and some of them do not want to pose completely nude. Because of Dave’s athletic—but not overly muscular—build and his back- ground in theater, we thought he was an excellent choice to represent a more typical male figure in dynamic action. We hope the mere fact that his genitals are obscured by form-fitting briefs does not detract from the usefulness of his photos. 6 Introduction Sitting positions, the chosen category is a judgment What do we mean by “Dynamic”? call. Also, the poses are subject to interpretation. Someone leaping through the air clearly portrays What looks like Scared to one observer might look like dynamic action, so action poses are fairly obvious and Wounded to another. The categories should be taken we include a variety of those. Others are more subtle. only as a helpful organizer and you are encouraged to A downcast expression or muscle tension can turn an apply your own interpretation to the images to make otherwise ordinary posture into something more dra- them suit your needs. matic. Extreme angles can create a sense of monumen- tality. Expression, the physical build of the model, and Lighting the posture of the pose all contribute to a help make In a change from previous editions, we removed the a pose dynamic. As a general guide for designing Art background from most photos to allow for more Models 7, we tried to choose poses that could be used overlap and thus larger photos in the book. For images to tell a story. with lots of shadows, this can change the mood of the photo, but the figures themselves still contain the In previous books, we usually printed two or more im- Shadow and Light. Also, the original unchanged im- ages from each pose in the book—for example, front ages—with shadowed backdrop intact—can be found and side views. Art Models 7, in contrast, usually has on the disk. just one view per pose, printed as large as we could make it. This makes sense for the motion poses, where Please let us know what you think of these changes by a well-defined front and side view is often absent. The writing to us at [email protected]. subject matter also seemed to lend itself to a single dramatic view for each pose even for the rotations; And More . . . with a preference for unusual angles or foreshortening The Companion Disk contains full rotations—24 for a more dramatic feel. In either case, the full collec- high-resolution photos—of many poses, and some- tion of images for each pose is located on the Com- times bonus views such as overheads and close-ups panion Disk. With one view per pose in the book, the and alternate angles. Most photos were taken with a total number of poses is much higher than previous 21 megapixel camera and the photos are large enough editions, resulting in over 4,000 high resolution im- to zoom in for close-up details. Please take a look! ages on the disk. On the Web Motion Poses If you don’t see what you are looking for in this book, The camera can only take about 3 photos per second. you can visit our website, which contains a variety of Depending on the speed of the action, we may not styles, lighting, and models. Please stop by and browse capture all intermediate steps in a motion. We often the extensive catalog of all the poses we have photo- have the model repeat the motion to try to capture the graphed at www.posespace.com. in-between steps, but that introduces its own problems since no one repeats the same motion twice in ex- actly the same way. If some poses on disk look a little strange, it may be because we have put multiple tries together into one sequence in an attempt to show a complete action. Categories After studying numerous comic books, dynamic figure drawing instruction books, and other sources, we found common categories of action into which the poses fit. However, the categories are not meant to be precise and overlap is common. Since Leaning, for example, can be done from Standing, Kneeling, or 7 The Companion Disk The photos printed in this book are just a small sam- are numbered from 01-24, creating a full 360-degree pling of the images included on the Companion Disk. view when viewed in order. To get the full benefit of this book, please take a mo- The name of the each pose has been printed in the ment to put the disk in your computer, and try view- book to help you find the pose on the disk. The pose ing some of the photos and zooming in for close-up will be located in a folder of the same name. details. With a photo editing program, you can adjust the images and get as creative as you like. Combine Basic steps for viewing the photos several figures into a composition, convert to black and white, deepen or lighten shadows, or make any 1. Put the Companion Disk in your disk drive. other adjustments to help you visualize your artwork 2. Browse to the drive as you would any data disk. before you create it. 3. Open the folder containing the pose you want While the book shows just one photo for each pose, to see. the Companion Disk has 24 photos for most poses, creating a full rotation. The poses that do not have 4. Open any photo by double-clicking it or using full rotations show sequences of action captured in your favorite photo viewing program. motion. Some poses have additional views showing close-up details or alternate angles. There are over Every viewing program is different so we can’t give 4000 high resolution photos on the PC- and Mac- comprehensive instructions here but you should be compatible DVD. able to, for example, zoom in on the images, print Note: your computer must have a DVD drive to use them, or create a slide show. the disk. You can find thousands of new poses at our websites Companion Disk Instructions www.livemodelbooks.com and www.posespace.com. There are no programs to install to use the disk, all the Please see the back pages in this book for more infor- photos are provided in the very common and widely mation. compatible JPEG format, ready for use with any photo viewing program. On most computers, you can simply double click to see a photo. For rotations, the 24 views Facing Page Top: High resolution photos provide excellent detail. Simply zoom in to see close-ups of any image. Bottom: The disk has a full rotation for many poses in the book. The actual photos on disk are each full size, high resolution. Some poses have alternate angles as well. 8 100% View of mandy604 Thumbnails of a full rotational pose for cesarluana027 from the Companion Disk. 9
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