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Leda Zawacki's avatar

Haha omg my phone is full of terrible poses

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K. Woodman-Maynard's avatar

Ha! And Lucas as a model too 😊

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Leda Zawacki's avatar

Yea I need to find a way to work him into the book!

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K. Woodman-Maynard's avatar

Ah yes. Your book does need a vicious guard dog in it ;)

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Brandon Hayman's avatar

When my kids were in the house, they were forever my go to models. I'd pose them, take a photo, adjust, take another photo, etc. Now that they've moved out, I've only myself and the camera timer to rely on. It's less efficient, but it gets the job done!

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K. Woodman-Maynard's avatar

That’s so fun that your kids could help, Brandon! I hope you kept some of those photos.

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Brandon Hayman's avatar

I definitely saved them!

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Tomversation's avatar

Yes! I find myself making the facial expressions of the comics I'm drawing at the moment.

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K. Woodman-Maynard's avatar

Yeah, facial expressions are fun to act out!

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Jane Pike's avatar

This is so great! Thank you so much! xx

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K. Woodman-Maynard's avatar

Thanks, Jane!

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Maggie Summers's avatar

I do this a lot, just yesterday. It’s great your husband is a good sport in the twisted poses. :)

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K. Woodman-Maynard's avatar

It is indeed!

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Maggie Summers's avatar

:)

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Maddy Buck's avatar

Hahaha yes!

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Wait a minute!'s avatar

Loved the reference photos. I learned from you and took a picture of my feet dangling off the edge of the bed since it was faster than using Google 😊👍

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K. Woodman-Maynard's avatar

Yay! I’m so glad to hear that, Ann!

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Anna's avatar

That one of your “unpaid intern” is pure genius—hilarious!

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K. Woodman-Maynard's avatar

Thanks, Anna! At the time he said, "Sure, I'll be the dead body, but you cannot share this photo online." I agreed, and didn't, but now it's been so long that he didn't mind my sharing it at all, and instead he finds it funny.

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Amy Cowen's avatar

Love seeing this - and great examples.

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K. Woodman-Maynard's avatar

Thank you, Amy!

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K. Woodman-Maynard's avatar

Thanks Amy!

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Sarah Allen's avatar

Ok but that feeling that you should know all the things from memory is so real?? Why??? This is so fun and such a good reminder that using references is like...what artists SHOULD do.

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K. Woodman-Maynard's avatar

Yeah, I was trying to figure out where that idea that everything should be from memory comes from…maybe pre-internet and easy access to cameras when taking reference was a lot more time intensive?

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Sophia Glock's avatar

Just pre-ordered Tuck! :D I am so excited!

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K. Woodman-Maynard's avatar

Aww, thanks so much, Sophia!

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pam wye's avatar

P.S. just bought Gatsby. My students will enjoy it and can scour it for poses you might have tried yourself.

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K. Woodman-Maynard's avatar

Oh thank you so much, Pam! I hope you all enjoy it!

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pam wye's avatar

Starting a new intensive course with my students tomorrow creating a short graphic memoir about trauma. I’m looking for exercises that lighten the mood. They are gonna love this! Thanks for posting. 🩵

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K. Woodman-Maynard's avatar

Sounds like a great class, Pam! I’m glad this could help lighten the mood.

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Oscar Astoria's avatar

This is so affirming. I always feel like I'm cheating anytime I look at a photo, even my own reference photos. This was a great read, thank you.

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K. Woodman-Maynard's avatar

Thanks, Oscar! And you are NOT cheating :)

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Kelcey Ervick's avatar

Love this! I'm teaching my fiction workshop and this makes me think a lot about the importance of references to get details right in writing too! It's too easy to have a vague picture in our minds that only gets more vague on the page. Maybe I should start suggesting that writers find or create reference imagery to work from!

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K. Woodman-Maynard's avatar

Yes! One of my Substack readers who is a writer says she acts things out for her writing too because she notices details she wouldn't otherwise.

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