tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24963878.post1752399602816373418..comments2023-09-04T06:53:19.324-07:00Comments on THE ART OF DAVE PIMENTEL: Gravity pulls!Dave Pimentelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296660254978195721noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24963878.post-54095179405813568722009-03-13T05:41:00.000-07:002009-03-13T05:41:00.000-07:00Awesome stuff dave, Apart from the lesson on balan...Awesome stuff dave, Apart from the lesson on balance; the expressions you have captured are perfect!Akshayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051739077578136418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24963878.post-5298879602786688242008-08-16T08:40:00.000-07:002008-08-16T08:40:00.000-07:00Nice drawings and good advice on judging balance. ...Nice drawings and good advice on judging balance. Here is a simple way to analyze balance of a character in terms of physics: Imagine drawing the shape of the character's shoes on the floor, marking where the character is standing. Now imagine drawing a line on the floor from toe to toe and a second line from heel to heel. The area under the feet and between those two lines is the "base of support." As long as the character's center of gravity (usually located in the center of the torso, just inside the belly button) is above the base of support the character is in static balance. A character will be out of balance when leaning to far to one side, especially if the base of support is reduced by standing on only one foot. Hope that makes sense.<BR/><BR/>There are some free tutorials on physics for animators at this site: www.animationphysics.com. The tutorial on balance isn't finished but look for it later this year.Alejandro Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485678590987894434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24963878.post-86369135224380689532008-05-17T03:29:00.000-07:002008-05-17T03:29:00.000-07:00Very wise advice, much appreciated, i was wonderin...Very wise advice, much appreciated, i was wondering if you had any advice for an aspiring story guy from Cal arts looking to really come strong for the second year, any advice would be greatly appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24963878.post-67139300676556185552008-05-14T15:43:00.000-07:002008-05-14T15:43:00.000-07:00Thanks for posting this, Dave. I often leave the ...Thanks for posting this, Dave. I often leave the feet/hands/head for last. Next time I'll try getting them down quickly.Ryan Savashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441184992212330059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24963878.post-58706203346236159862008-05-13T22:19:00.000-07:002008-05-13T22:19:00.000-07:00Awesome stuff Dave.I learn something new every tim...Awesome stuff Dave.<BR/>I learn something new every time I come to your blog.Josh 'Hat' Liebermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01474257989684670800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24963878.post-76471702305690672672008-05-13T17:53:00.000-07:002008-05-13T17:53:00.000-07:00These are fun loose drawings!These are fun loose drawings!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13389752072214123232noreply@blogger.com