BODY LANGUAGE
You’ve already seen the way the face can express a multitude of different emotions and attitudes, but the rest of a character’s body can be just as expressive. To give your character a bold attitude, apply what you’ve learned about line of action, facial expression, and proportion to the entire body. When trying to convey a certain emotion or attitude in your characters, remember to exaggerate—you have the freedom to make your characters as zany as you want, so get creative and ham it up!
This stiff drawing is weak and unconvincing—this woman might be feeling happy and proud, or she might simply be in a pleasant mood. Her body is ...
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