Partington’s Proficiency

In my character design class, our professor, Pete Emslie (http://cartooncave.blogspot.com/) had us watch ‘Rabbit of Seville’, a Looney Toons short from 1949.  Pete paused on great action poses from the short and had us sketch them out quickly.  He wanted us to capture the gesture that is the foundation of a great action pose.  It was the best in-class assignment I think I’ve ever had.  Below are my sketches and the short.  Maybe you’ll spot them in the film?  Enjoy.