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Old 2007-05-19, 20:58   Link #74
Skane
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Join Date: May 2006
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Originally Posted by Ascaloth View Post
Something I've noticed, not only from the character sketches of Sola, but of Kanon 2006 before it; quite a few of them do this pose where they have their right hand held out, 45 degrees downward. It's pretty prevalent; is it a industry standard or something?
It's to help the animators keep the characters in proportion. Having that pose gives them several points of references. It's not just these two series. If you look at all the "Character Creation" images from various series, they will have that pose amongst others.

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