What I do when I have to storyboard a character

I don't draw nearly as well as whoever drew this image, so much apologies to the artist, but this is what I would do if this character design showed up on my desk and I had to storyboard it. Most people I've talked to in animation feel like they never really learn to draw the character until the show is about over. If you like drawing characters with lots of anatomy, I highly recommend Charles Hu's figure drawing classes. (can you tell which one is me drawing the guy at the top of the page?)

More on stacking overlaps

front and back for cartoon anatomy

Quick anatomy

The movie I'm on has really big buff superheroes in it. I have to draw the anatomy quickly to get through the poses, so I have to simplify it a lot. Here is what I do.

A tutorial by Xav

So Xav was nice enough to make this tutorial for me a while ago when I asked him how he drew eyes. I have it up on my wall at work and I always refer to it. It is extremely helpful. I asked him if I could post it here and he said yes, so enjoy.

the Squiggle

I'm surprised I've never done a post on this. this is the reason I'm able to draw storyboards so fast. I never even go back and figure out the joints, I just go straight to shading it.

scribble