Visual Language: Richard Williams

For research into the human form in an animation context, I have decided to look at Richard Williams, in particular, his Animator's Survival Kit. This is a book that I own personally and I feel that it is a really useful and important guide into how to capture the movement of the human figure.

The book demonstrates good examples of the human figure (and non-human figure) moving through a space in many different ways. It highlights the importance of line making and how it is important to capture the main line of the main line of the movement, as this is what essentially demonstrates the type of movement you are trying to capture. 

Not only that, but the book also demonstrates good examples of pushing and pulling and representing tension on the human form. Because it does this, it has been really useful for me to look at this whilst carrying out form, flow and force, as it has reminded me what I am aiming to achieve whilst I am creating my own life drawings. 

Many of the processes, methods and techniques that are shown in this book have been applied to many animations and have been used as a guideline by many animators. One animation that comes to mind when I see these movements is Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Within this animation there are examples of the human form moving through spaces in many different ways.