Norman rockwell self portrait

Another oldie from animation lectures. The discussion was about posing & how you can push your reference. #NormanRockwell used live models then exaggerated the areas he felt could be more dynamic. Here is one of the examples I used (click to see draw-overs from talk):

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"Lincoln for the Defense," Norman Rockwell, 1961. Norman Rockwell Museum Collections. ©NRELC: Niles, IL. Currently on view in the Norman Rockwell Museum traveling exhibition "American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell."

Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Mass.

The Gossips is the culmination of Rockwell’s fascination with the subject of gossip - while he had painted works exploring this theme in the past, it was not until his immersion in the Arlington community that the final composition came to fruition. In the present work, Rockwell depicts 15 figures, each portrayed twice, as part of a chain receiving and passing on a tidbit of gossip. The attention he pays to naturalistic detail in these expressive portraits is exceptional, and the artist…

NORMAN ROCKWELL (American, 1894-1978) Waiting at the Doctor's Office, possible Smith Kline advertisement, circa 1952 - Available at 2015 May 2 American Art...

Beyond Objectification: Norman Rockwell’s Depictions of Women for the Saturday Evening Post an essay by Haley M. Palmore for the Art History Senior Thesis Seminar, Jenny Carson, December 19, 2013

The Runaway, a painting by Norman Rockwell