The Pose

Choosing a realistic representation of a pose is a choice of form, not content. As a formal representation, it may have advantages, but it certainly has limitations, for example in expressiveness or in adaptation for a better understanding of an action. There are actions that, when represented realistically, their action is not well understood. Communication, by finding a balance between form and information, can resolve those representations.

Movement. The human figure provides information about the physical appearance of the character, but to add information about the action we want to represent, movement is necessary. This will set the intention, it will give life to the character. It will give you an action, an intention, a mood, a reaction. Movement can be expressive or subtle. The more we define it, the clearer the information will become. Thus, even if the movements are not realistic, they have to be explanatory, leaving no doubt about the information. You have to draw characters as if they were mimes. Exaggerated and beautiful movements, like a ballerina. In addition, these movements will compose a new recognizable form as a character, with new characteristics that mean that the position in space must also be studied to enhance those intentions, that sensation that the information wants to provoke. Curves and directions will be created that will need to be taken into account when composing the image.