This week’s video covers: the new photography on the site, the “fullscreen multicam side-by-side view”, best of artwork for the week, and there’s an anatomy lecture on the structure of the knee and shoulder. THIS WEEK’S DRAWING CHALLENGE Work/study/sketch/sculpt/draw from this motion: https://www.bodiesinmotion.photo/motion/8 And then upload your artwork at the bottom. I will review[…]
Read MoreBest of Artwork 2 – Maria Surducan
We check artwork page every morning to see what interesting work artists are making with the site. One morning, not long ago, I saw the thumbnail for this piece by Maria Surducan and wasn’t sure what I was looking at. The thumbnail was small and honestly looked like a nicely backlit photo at first[…]
Read MoreBodies in Motion Episode #1
Bodies in Motion now has its Youtube channel. Each week (approximately) Scott will showcase the new Motions, select the best of the week’s Artwork, present an anatomy breakdown of one Motion, and set an art challenge for subscribers. Bodies in Motion was created as a primary source to help artists deepen their understanding of[…]
Read MoreBest of Artwork 1 – Calum Alexander Watt
Over the past few months it has been an honor and a pleasure working with all the artists who have volunteered their time and talent to beta test the Bodies in Motion site. The sketches, drawings, paintings, and studies will doubtless be adored in the Artwork section for a long while to come. I[…]
Read MoreBodies in Motion at Pixar
I am recently back to London from a Bodies in Motion lecture tour of the West Coast where I visited a number of amazing studios in both San Francisco and LA. My first stop in San Francisco was none other than Pixar (if you need an introduction to their work, I really don’t know[…]
Read MoreARTIST SPOTLIGHT – Michael Hampton
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Bodies in Motion would like to introduce you to Michael Hampton, an amazingly talented artist and educator who has been doing great work with the Bodies in Motion library. We had a few minutes to catch up with Michael about his art, process, and inspirations. Q&A with Michael Hampton Q: When did[…]
Read MoreBodies in Motion IV: behind-the-scenes video
For BiM IV we had a dedicated videographer shooting behind-the-scenes footage for us. It was a big set-up so it was great to have it captured on film. The footage was artfully edited together by the talented Darion Leigh, who put together this short film from the shoot. Enjoy!
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JuJitsu Grandmaster Leon Jay
It was our pleasure to photograph Jujitsu Grandmaster Professor Leon Jay at Bodies in Motion V. We were able to catch Prof. Jay just before flying to LA for an interview and cover shoot for Black Belt magazine. It isn’t every day you get to hang out with a guy who watched Bruce Lee train[…]
Read MoreBodies in Motion V: martial arts
November in London can be pretty dreary, certainly more challenging than a sunny day in the summer, for a Bodies in Motion shoot. Regardless, the show must go on, so we turned the heat on and packed a two-day shoot with a spectrum of martial arts talent – Tae Kwon Do, JuJitsu, Kickboxing, MMA,[…]
Read MoreAnatomy of Bodies in Motion at Valve
I am recently back from a short trip to the West Coast and had an afternoon in Seattle to drop into Valve to show off the latest developments on Bodies in Motion. Valve, of course, are the legendary game developers behind hits like Half-Life and Portal, creators and maintainers of the ubiquitous Steam digital[…]
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