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As caricature artists,
we know that shapes help us construct a basic form according to an individual. Although, when taking this idea at face value it can lead an artist to create stiff or unbalanced drawings. I have always found it best to appreciate shapes as having a behavior. Shapes can be energetic, sharp and angular or, they can be wispy, curvy, and plump. Sometimes stretchy, pinched, or droopy. Either way, shapes have a certain personality to them, and finding the direction in which these shapes act will give you so many ideas on how to exaggerate them.
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Let’s take a look at this, very weird, dynamic shape. No this isn’t a Rorschach test to see if you have an uncontrollable fear over Cinnamon Toast Crunch. No, this shape is to give you a perspective on how a shape can have multiple personalities. As you can see, it has a lot going on, from curvy figures to very sharp, angular edges. For demonstration purposes, let’s call this dynamic shape Steve. Of course, we can break Steve down into simple shapes, like circles, triangles, etc. But what happens if we examine how each basic shape behaves within Steve?
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First, let’s find the direction of the curves that lay within Steve. The red arrows represent the longest curves in Steve, while the shorter curves are represented by orange arrows. This will help later with what curves to exaggerate shorter or longer.
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Second, we’ll find Steve’s angular edges and trace their corresponding directions. The lime-green arrows serve as the longer flowing angles, and the light-blue arrows represent the shorter flowing angles.
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Now let’s put a human
face to the test! For today, we are going to be using the famous and glorious face of Dexter Rothschild. Thanks, Dex, for letting us
use your handsome mug!
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