Point
A held pose: the right arm turned and kept there, a small lean and a gentle bob. On the people in this studio it looks like a hand resting on the tummy; one change makes it a real point.
Use it in a cartoonOpen it in the block editorThe pack file (JSON)
What it is for
This move was made for a crab-shaped character in the first version of the studio, where a claw held out read as pointing proudly. On the person and the kid in Jabbertoon the same numbers turn the right arm inward, so the forearm folds across the front: it reads as a hand on the tummy, a pleased, self-satisfied hold, rather than a point. In the example cartoon Sunny does it while asking "Are you happy now?". If you want a true point, the first edit below gives you one.
The principle it shows: staging
A held pose is the clearest way to show an attitude, and the clearest poses have one strong line. Point keeps almost everything still and changes one limb, so the eye goes straight to it; the lean adds a little attitude without blurring the shape. Whichever way the arm goes, in across the body or out to the side, the rule is the same: one clear gesture, held long enough to be read.
The program, line by line
when it starts
abssin wave on dy · w 2.2 · amp -3
set right arm -28, left arm 6, rot -2, sy 1.03when it starts— begins when the move is put on a character.abssin wave on dy · w 2.2 · amp -3— a small bob of 3 pixels, about every 1.4 seconds.set right arm -28, left arm 6, rot -2, sy 1.03— one block, four values, held. The arm numbers are raw angles, counter-clockwise positive as you look at the screen. For a right arm, a negative angle turns it in toward the body, which is why the forearm crosses the front; the left arm turns 6 degrees in.rot -2leans the body 2 degrees clockwise, andsy 1.03makes it 3% taller.
Try this
Set the right arm to 60 instead of −28. The arm now swings out and up away from the body instead of in across it, so the character really points off to the side.
In the program:
set · to.part:arm:1-28→60Lean 8 degrees instead of 2. The whole body now tips toward the side the arm is on, a pose with more attitude.
In the program:
set · to.rot-2→-8
How it differs from Proud and Wave hello
Proud turns both arms in, puffs the body 4% wider and bends the knees with the bob. Wave hello lifts the right arm right up beside the head and waves the forearm, written with friendly blocks that know which way is out. Point is the simplest of the three: one held arm and a lean.
Works on
| Body | Moves? | What moves |
|---|---|---|
| 2 legs (a person) | yes | whole body, arms |
| 4 legs (a dog) | yes | whole body, front legs |
| no legs (the monster with no legs) | yes | whole body, arms |