September 2014

Lots of Gesture Drawing!

“The study of gesture is not simply a matter of looking at the movement that the model makes.  You must also seek to understand the impulse that exists inside the model and causes the pose which you see.”

Straight to the point, this thought from Kimon Nicolaides is taken from his famous book “The Natural Way To Draw”.  Check out these examples of gesture drawings from past APW students who have studied and incorporated gesture drawing into their drawing practise.  

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APW students ask Charlie Bonifacio

Former Disney animator Charlie Bonifacio was kind enough to be our special guest judge for the APW 2014 Character Design Contest.  APW Directors Gerard Sternik and Vince Peets gathered questions from APW students to ask Charlie.  In this video, APW students ask “What is the biggest challenge to being a Disney animator?” and “How do you stay creative?”  Since Charlie also has extensive experience as an animation educator, he took quite naturally to giving clear answers to important questions from people who are just starting out in animation.