Scraps

Haven’t seen anyone do this yet so…

Also friendship isn’t Gay and I need more stories of friendship that stands the test of time and is literally is so DEEP, even romance can’t touch it.

I honestly didn't expect to make poor Adversary grossed out and scared X'D

idk it was so funny to me for some reason

especially the:

OKAY THIS IS IT

this show means so much to me 

ID:

Cold hot chocolate aka chocolate milk

Cold coffee

Behold concerned Brit

ok so! first of all here's the site I mentioned (highly suggested, you won't regret the hard work).

then for a small tutorial (I hope I make sense)

The line of action is not the curve of the spine, but the path of the movement of the body. More like a guide of the force and movement of an action. You can use more than one on a single pose of a figure, eg for the torso and for the arms or one for an arm and one for the rest of the body.

First thing you wanna do is find the movement in the pose you wanna create. every pose has movement, even "static" ones like sitting, sleeping etc and even if you're only drawing a bust.

(for this,as with all drawing, the best advice is to observe real life, even before starting practicing drawing poses)

so, step 1: draw a line

the human body mostly moves through S an C shapes, an S shape is good to start with because we are usually starting with a core movement, so the torso is the main character here.

I said that the line of action is not necessary the spine, but it can happen to be similar or close to it as it is our core. just do not let that constrain you.

step 2: head, rib cage and pelvis

using the first line we're placing these three along it and marking what direction they're facing with those cross lines.

you can already see the movement.

step 3: secondary lines of action

be loose and go with the flow! Remember: ACTION FIRST, STRUCTURE SECOND! that means that the anatomy comes after the movement you are trying to depict. build the structure on top of the action.

(of course that does not mean anatomy is less important, they work in tandem, and a better learning of anatomy gives you also a better grasp on portraying movement)

step 4: legs, aka more Lines of action

the line of action is not necessarily a curve, it can also be a straight, and creating a visual contrast using both types makes the pose more interesting.

Of course there isn't a single way to do the same thing

a single line of action (B) would have also worked to start with!

Here's 2 examples of more dynamic poses I drew:

with more dynamic and extreme poses the main line of action is more often a C shape as the body compresses. (objects can have lines of action too! notice donnie's bo and mikey's nunchaku)

As I said, learning anatomy goes hand in hand with practicing poses and lines of action, as you will notice how the single parts of the body move and the way they all have their own intrinsic movement.

To start is useful to take some pictures of people/animals and just draw the lines of action on top. Start with just one line of action and after you've practiced a bit, move on to photos of more complex poses and find the secondary lines.

It's sad if you think about it without considering Donnie's habits. He has a pretty clear sequence of actions in similar situations.

Step 1 - gather information and make sure the patient's okay.

Step 2 - provide comfort (physical or emotional)

When Casey woke up from being Crangified. When Leo cracked his shell. When Donnie himself was resurrected.

Information gathering first, comfort after.

This isn't about Donnie not wanting to hug Raph and Mikey first. It's just them being way too eager and excited to let Donnie finish gathering information. They interrupt him to give him a hug~

If by some miracle they had sat still and let him assess their situation and condition, he would have hugged them right afterward.

Of all the bros to be brought back, it is LEO that just sits back and let's Donnie do his thing. He UNDERSTOOD.

/pos