Jessica Staley - Out of Class Assignment #6

 And the midterm hand references:

Ginger Dall Out-of-Class 7

Jessica Staley - Out of Class Assignment #7

Rachel Sackett aging character

aging agatha

Rebeca Alvarez- Out of Class Assignment #7

Stacey Sleight - Hands

Here are the draw-overs. I didn't count them because I did an excess from a Pinterest post...

Master Copies

Aaaaand here are the hands I want to be tested on.

EDIT: And here are the last two!

Hands-- Amber Stotts

 The following are copies of Arthur Rackham's hands:

These last 6 are my own hands (from observation- less dominant hand) and they are going to also be used for the midterm. 

Amy Clegg- Hands

Stacey Sleight - Growing Up

Brian Clayton--Out of Class Assignment #6

Hands for the exam

Hands

Growing Up

Hands and aging assignment and midterm hands

midterm hands

Stylization vs. Realism

In between realism and stylization:  Welcome to some grey area - where sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't

http://www.animatorisland.com/the-uncanny-valley/

depending on where you find your work falling within this area, you may find that some things can be pushed and some things just don't work when you do.

refer to the post on Anthromorphism - remember how a realistic robin hood looked silly drawing a bow? and a stylized robin hood looked out of place on all four paws

What level of detail looks right on a stylized character? how far can you push it before it starts strangely straddling two realities w/out fitting in either?

 "characters that are almost lifelike but are just off enough to be creepy, 
and stylized/cartoon characters who have an off-putting amount of realistic detail."
See Sam Nielsen's notes on "The Uncanny Valley"

So how do you know what way to go? Stylized or Real and how far?
Some interesting thoughts and notes by Mark Kennedy: 

Choices Create a Believeable and Consistent World

creating a world with control and consistency that the audience can relate to, project themselves into, believing in and relate to characters as real, living breathing characters. 
- more thoughts and notes by Mark Kennedy

See notes on UNCANNY VALLEY

http://www.animatorisland.com/the-uncanny-valley/