The Gnomon Workshop – The Art of the Armature Mastering the Pose with John Brown
Creating great sculpture is very much like creating great Architecture. The foundation and framework has to be built first and it must be strong and contain the necessary landmarks in order to achieve aesthetic success and evoke emotion. In this tutorial, figurative artist and educator John Brown demonstrates how to set up the mannequin frame correctly; what we call the ‘back story’, plotting out the proportions on paper first, constructing the Armature, and blocking out the Boney Forms. You will discover through pattern recognition, the common threads that unite all things figurative… what the masters knew, the Higher Levels of Awareness. Establishing Line of Action, Plumb Line, Compositional Balance, blocking in the movable masses, how narrative affects pose; all omnipotent factors in setting up the Armature correctly and making your work stand out! It is about making the right creative decisions and everything that happens before the muscles go on.
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When bringing clients to the floor, it is so important to pay attention to their physical ability to do so. Many people are very comfortable on the floor, but others need special accommodations to make this safe for them. In this lesson, Sue shows how floor posing looks for those who have a lot of flexibility and also how to safely accommodate someone who does not. She also gives you great tips for desexualizing floor poses for teens and children.
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All you need is a good solid table, desk, or even an apple box, and your styling possibilities are limitless. Posing table shots are for what is traditionally known as beauty posing. These images are all about showcasing the skin, makeup, jewelry, scarves, and even hats. It’s all about elegant framing with the arms and hands and those gorgeous face shots.
The wall is great for foundation poses. It’s incredible for personal branding and portraits and can be an excellent place to start your shoot because people feel so confident when they have something to lean on. You can use any wall in your studio, and you can always find a wall outside on location.
All you need is a good solid table, desk, or even an apple box, and your styling possibilities are limitless. Posing table shots are for what is traditionally known as beauty posing. These images are all about showcasing the skin, makeup, jewelry, scarves, and even hats. It’s all about elegant framing with the arms and hands and those gorgeous face shots.
Posing Foundations That Work For All Body Types
You’ll learn to pose clients while sitting, standing against a wall, standing free without support, using the floor while sitting and laying down, and while sitting or standing with a beauty table. Sue shows how any body type can do all the poses at each level, but it’s most important to pay attention to what is comfortable and naturally flattering for each individual person.
When bringing clients to the floor, it is so important to pay attention to their physical ability to do so. Many people are very comfortable on the floor, but others need special accommodations to make this safe for them. In this lesson, Sue shows how floor posing looks for those who have a lot of flexibility and also how to safely accommodate someone who does not. She also gives you great tips for desexualizing floor poses for teens and children.
In this lesson, as you learn how to shape the body from the ground up, you also will learn how to pay attention to how your client moves, how much flexibility they have, and how you need to reposition their chin each time they shift into a new pose. With your client in standing position, while working through all the different poses, you see what looks good on each body, and Sue teaches you how important it is to keep moving and looking around the frame, so you can keep on finding magical shots.
Starting your clients off in a position they feel least vulnerable in can get your photoshoot off to a great start. When people have their bum on the seat, they feel grounded, comfortable, and relaxed.
In this lesson, you’ll learn the fundamental posing rules and definitions that will form the basis of all the following lessons.
Here you’ll learn about shaping the body from the ground up. You’ll learn how the shoulder and the chin are the key to creating connection between your client and the camera, so you can create beautiful body language and connection in your images. You’ll learn how to guide micro-expressions in the face and how to create elegant shapes with the hands. You’ll learn how to use your own hands to direct the head and how mastering mirror posing can make your life so much easier.
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