Visual Language- Study Task 5- Form Flow Force- Rhythm is a Dancer

Rhythm is a Dancer

For this brief we were given 4 different tasks. This task was to do 12 poses on one page of A4, each one to be done in 10 seconds and show the most basic motion, flow and form. For this, i wanted to show more of the basic form, and as we only had 10 seconds per sketch, i did extended lines for which part of the body the weight was balancing on. 

This image was on of the first ones i tried. As i hadn't seen how fast 10 seconds went, i kept getting behind when the model was moving so the legs didn't really move much, and neither did the arms. The model also found it hard to take into consideration every part of the body, so this is why she forgot to move her hands and arms for most of it, as she was thinking of her legs.

For the next sketch i wanted to show the fluid lines more as well, this is why when she moved again i decided to change how i sketched.

For this sketch i was more aware of time management when my model was moving, this is why you can see a bit more movement in the arms and legs. I also found if i really exaggerate the main body weight into that one long line, it really strengthens what position your trying to show. This also helps show more of the fluid forms motion.

For this, there was a lot of motion to watch as i was looking from a strange angle so i needed to think more for each design, this is why i couldn't get enough fluidity in these sketches. This is why i changed position after this, so i could fully see what was happening and how the model was moving.

As i moved to sit at the front of the room, i found i could see so many different things as i had the front view of the body. I then kept finding it hard to fit the sketches all on the page in a line as 12 is a lot when your trying to show motion. This is why i showed them actually moving, because where i was sat, this is how the model moved around. I really liked these sketches to i stayed here for another few drawings so i could really show how the motion on the model was throwing around the body weight.

This model moved around and gave very dynamic poses, this is why they move around so much and look very different. I liked these as i could really show how the body was transitioning from where i was sitting, this gave me some good motion and fluidity through the simple sketches, especially in the first 5, as you can see where she was going from one position to another.

I again tried another walk cycle as i really wanted to try and show how the human form moves up and down as they go across. I think i did manage this because if you look at the top, the head is bobbing up and down like it is supposed to, which you cannot see in the first sketches. I really wanted to show more detail in these sketches but as they were only 10 seconds i couldn't, as i would have lost what the model was doing and get behind.

This is the final sketch sequence i have done that shows again, a model moving around a lot for the 12 poses. They wanted to be dynamic to show the form of how the human body moves. This is why i did a lot more angular lines, as the flow was not being shown, it was larger movements to show the body.

This task has made me understand the human form more in the most basic ways, as there is a continuous line that goes through the body from the foot on the ground, to the head. This is how you can show the most movements. I want to look at other artists that did this style of research so i can see how they approach this. I know of a few artists like Glen Keane and Ryan Woodward who do this so i will research how they do each stage.