Posing characters in a story is important to convey the desired action, emotion, and motivation through their body language. Good posing clearly shows what the character is doing, how they are feeling, and why they are acting that way, through their body type, natural movements, and use of techniques like line of action, power center, and silhouette. The poses must flow smoothly from one to the next to tell the story without additional text or frames. Students are tasked with drawing character poses that effectively utilize these posing principles.

1. AFT 201 STORY DEVELOPMENT

2. Character posing
Posing a character in a readable, appealing way that
conveys the desired action and emotion at one glance
is a high art

3. Good posing
conveys the action that a character is doing (what is being done)
conveys his emotions and feelings (how it is being done – happily, sadly, confidently,…)
conveys his motivation (why it is being done)
takes a character’s body type (light, heavy) into account
feels natural and is not forced onto the character
must be clear and easy to read with one glance
must be appealing to look at (rhythm and flow, straight against curve)
leads from one pose to another and tells the story without any inbetweens and annotations

4. Posing include
Action and energy

5. Posing include
Line of action

6. Posing include
Power center

7. Posing include
Gravity, weight and balance

8. Posing include
Emotion & motivation

9. Posing include
The silhouette

10. Posing include
Tilts and rhythm

11. Posing include
Avoid Tangents

12. Class Task
Draw poses