Painting the Forest Spirit - ZBrush Creature Design: Creating Dynamic Concept Imagery for Film and Games - page 546

the figure of David by Michelangelo. In Figure 9-2 , I have illustrated contrapposto in the figure of a giant
sculpted by Jim McPherson.
For the Interdimensional Traveler, we allowed the weight to remain between the feet. The dynamics of
the pose were achieved by offsetting the figure in a spiral composition. For the Forest Spirit, we will keep
the figure facing forward but we will offset the weight between the hips and shoulders to create a more in-
teresting effect ( Figure 9-3 ) .
Figure 9-2: This giant sculpture demonstrates the concept of contrapposto and offsetting masses.
Figure 9-3: The Forest Spirit pose with lines overlaid on the angles