Showing Action with Figures
1. Poses=Action
Action and motion are difficult to draw with only a symbol. Posing a figure is an easy way to show motion.
2. Figure Styles
Sketch by Step teaches you to draw poses in two styles: stick figures and triangle figures. Stick figures are faster to draw. Triangle figures have more lines and are easier to see from a distance so they may good center piece images.
3. Blueprints – Timeline
Timelines are an example of when to use figures to add fast information to your presentation. For example, a Project Journey often has four stages: stuck, What now?, go-go-go, and victory.
Drawing a figure for each step helps people relate to the feelings during that phase of the project. Draw the figure above the timeline over a dot on the line. Add a sub-title below the line and then your bullets below that.
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