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more fighting figures, women this time… “Don’t let her get away!”

A page from my sketchbook! Drawing “super” figures in motion. This is more fun than drawing still figures, I’ll tell you that!

I sketched in several more figures. I felt that the previous drawing did not quite capture the scene I want to portray. So, I’m dividing the picture into comic panels.

• Panel 1: David & Goliath; worm’s eye view from behind David
• Panel 2: Goliath from David’s point of view
• Panel 3: David from Goliath’s point of view
• Panel 4: Audience’s point of view

I’m confident with all panels except the first. There’s something not right about it - I just can’t put my finger on it…

Following my previous post is my representation of the idea of Suspended Action, which shows the mid-point in a series of a specific action/movement. It gives the viewer the feel of what is about to happen just before it actually happens! Here is my drawing:

For our next activity in Comics Class, we were asked to pick athletes in action in Track & Field & Basketball respectively. The Track & Fielder should demonstrate the concept of “Swing of Motion” while the Basketball Player shows “Suspended Action”. They should also be drawn with uniforms on.

Swing of Motion shows either the beginning or end in a series of a specific action/movement. Here is my drawing:

I watched a short narrative on TV about “little” people overcoming bullies. This reminded me of one of my favorite stories from the Bible: David & Goliath.

I’m aiming for a “versus” scene in worm’s view perspective.

I’ve drawn the figures so they express how they felt during the intense battle. David, calm & confident, waits for Goliath to come near enough so he can take his one perfect shot. Goliath, driven blind, mad & stupid that David is not at all intimidated by his obviously imposing figure, thunders towards David…

… & we all know what happened next!

Drawing figures standing still or just sitting down for the past 2 months certainly felt like I’ve been drawing figures with half-lives.

Figures in Motion - at long last, we meet again!

Now that I’ve advanced to this subject, I feel quite relieved. I was beginning to imagine myself getting stuck in the Twilight Zone of stick figures forever.

Drawing dynamic figures is my favorite topic - this is where one can use the figure as a form of expression!

Here is my submission for The (Female) Human Figure in Motion.