Untacit.

Draw a person in five seconds

People give an abstract system a point of view. A circle, a body, and two legs are enough. The pose carries the meaning.

Round heads and simple bodies develop into standing people, groups, thinking, presenting, and celebrating poses
People atlas · 01Choose one basic person you can repeat reliably. Copy it, then change the number of people, arms, and body direction to show roles, collaboration, and action.

Once the basic person is stable, add information through expression and pose.

Simple people change from a basic standing pose into different expressions and actions such as walking, thinking, raising a hand, collaborating, and celebrating
People atlas · 02A person does not need a complete face. Eyebrows and the mouth show emotion; arms, body angle, and legs show action.

Faces: change only two things

  • raised eyebrows: surprise or a question
  • inward eyebrows: concern or focus
  • mouth curved up: satisfaction
  • mouth curved down: frustration

Action: draw the line of movement first

Before the person, draw one line for the body direction: upright, leaning, recoiling, or running. Add the head and limbs to that line.

Draw the same person in four frames:

  1. noticing a problem
  2. feeling confused
  3. trying something with another person
  4. reaching a result

Limit each frame to 30 seconds.