To try and show the effect of happiness I thought that I would pose the character to literally be leaping in joy. The character’s body expression is very open and also very extended out to the world, as opposed to a different expression that may be more closed off.
This scared pose has the character crouched and seeming to be pleasing with their hands clasped together. Their head is tilted up as if looking at something that they are fearful of that is larger or taller than them. With the body scrunched up they seem unconfident and uncomfortable.
For the sad pose I wanted to add a seated pose for more variety in my poses. The character holds their head and is hunched in on themselves. The hands covering part of the face implies that the character is hiding their emotions, as if they do not want to show that they are sad and are holding themselves for comfort.
This dance pose looks as if the character is extending their body as far as they possibly can, whilst balancing on their toe as if they are a ballet dancer. The pose may not be particularly realistic as one being held for an extended period of time, but more like one that is caught in the midst of movement.
For this pose I wanted to get a sports pose, so I chose baseball as I thought that it is effective to show anticipation in the pose. The line of the body is an arc and shows that he is ready to swing his body towards where his head is facing. I think that to improve this pose I could’ve improved the positioning of the arms and the bat to be even further turned perhaps.
I wanted to add a pose from a film, so I chose Neo’s iconic pose from “The Matrix” series. Though it’s not really a pose that is humanly possible I think you can get a feel for what movement is happing in the picture. I think that I could reposition one of the hands to look better in the future.