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SHORTHAND

• time-saving drawing tricks
• Clarity not Cleanliness
• Draw ugly/messy so long as the drawing feels right
• Line of Action
• Tapers and Tangents
• Silhouette
• Stacking forms
• Straights vs Curves (library of contrast)

Simple vs Complex...

LINE OF ACTION

• The line or lines that best represent the movement or performance of a drawing.
• RARELY THE SPINE
• look for the longest continuous lines in the pose (or make it up)

TAPERS

• Added lines that add weight to a pose/specific action
• Can also show fast movements

TANGENTS

• Used as a way to make a focal point
• Implied tangent

FORESHORTENING

• stacking forms on one another

LIBRARY OF CONTRASTS

• Straight vs Curves
• Simple vs Complex
• Stretch vs Compressed
• Skinny vs Large
• Showing opposites