Are Your Figure Drawings Suffering From Stiff Manikin Syndrome?

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In this video former Disney animation artist Mike Wiesmeier explains why figure drawings often look rigid, and how to make your figure drawings more dynamic by thinking about and focusing on specific action the figure is doing, actually NAMING the verb of the action. Naming the verb also helps to involve your innate ability to FEEL the pose in your own body, making the pose more personal, and your resulting sketch more dynamic.

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