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NOTE: Do not move on to this lesson unless you have completed Lesson Three

LESSON FOUR

Read John Kricfalusi’s introduction to this lesson at…

Animation School Lesson 4: Two Legged Characters: Full Body

Print out and work with these three pages from the Preston Blair Book…

Follow John K’s instructions on how to measure the proportions and construct the character.

Pat attention to the proportions of the forms.

Note how details wrap around the body shape.

Analyze your drawing for mistakes. Then draw it again and correct them.

When you are satisfied with your drawings, post them on your blog.

PLEASE NOTE: The procedure for getting your blog listed on this page has changed. Due to the overwhelming response to this course, I don’t have time to add each student’s link by hand. Your assignment will be automatically linked at the bottom of this page if you…

• Click on “links to this post” at the bottom of this posting.
• Click on “create a link”.
• Copy and paste the HTML code into your completed assignment for lesson number 9.
• Publish your post.

Your page will automatically be added to the list of links.

Do not delete or edit your posts or change the title after you have posted them. You will need them later to chart your progress.

Stephen Worth
Director
Animation Resources

This posting is part of an online series of articles dealing with Instruction.

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NOTE: Do not move on to this lesson unless you have completed Lesson Two

LESSON THREE

Read John Kricfalusi’s introduction to this lesson at…

Animation School Lesson 3: Proportion: Checking Your Copies

Continue working with the three pages from the Preston Blair Book you used in Lessons One and Two…

Draw the characters as accurately as you can using the principles of construction.

Pat attention to how PROPORTION makes a character look the way it does.

Check to see if your proportions are correct by bringing your drawing into Photoshop and comparing it to Preston Blair’s drawing like John K describes in his article.

Look for mistakes. Then draw it again and correct them.

When you are satisfied with your drawings, post them on your blog.

PLEASE NOTE: The procedure for getting your blog listed on this page has changed. Due to the overwhelming response to this course, I don’t have time to add each student’s link by hand. Your assignment will be automatically linked at the bottom of this page if you…

• Click on “links to this post” at the bottom of this posting.
• Click on “create a link”.
• Copy and paste the HTML code into your completed assignment for lesson number 9.
• Publish your post.

Your page will automatically be added to the list of links.

Do not delete or edit your posts or change the title after you have posted them. You will need them later to chart your progress.

Stephen Worth
Director
Animation Resources

This posting is part of an online series of articles dealing with Instruction.

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NOTE: Do not move on to this lesson unless you have completed Lesson One

LESSON TWO

Read John Kricfalusi’s introduction to this lesson at…

Animation School Lesson 2: Squash & Stretch On The Head

Then READ and FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS Preston Blair gives you on this page…

Construct the dog’s head, in various expressions.

Maintain the basic volume of the form you are distorting to create the expressions.

Pay attention to the differences in the way that the cranium and jaw distort.

Pay attention to the way the cheeks move up and down as the character smiles or frowns.

Draw the exercise and look for mistakes. Then draw it again and correct them.

When you are satisfied with your drawings, post them on your blog.

PLEASE NOTE: The procedure for getting your blog listed on this page has changed. Due to the overwhelming response to this course, I don’t have time to add each student’s link by hand. Your assignment will be automatically linked at the bottom of this page if you…

• Click on “links to this post” at the bottom of this posting.
• Click on “create a link”.
• Copy and paste the HTML code into your completed assignment for lesson number 9.
• Publish your post.

Your page will automatically be added to the list of links.

Do not delete or edit your posts or change the title after you have posted them. You will need them later to chart your progress.

Stephen Worth
Director
Animation Resources

This posting is part of an online series of articles dealing with Instruction.

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