I always do poses as very quick gestural doodles, like 1-2 seconds tops...



although lately I've actually been getting my body language right on the first or second try.



But then again I've spent more then 1000 images and a year of my life working on my most recent project and getting these characters to emote so that probably is just practice makes perfect.



If you'd like to see the fruits of those labors I've left it linked in my latest journal entry.



It gets into a lot more on what these critters that I adapted the mane six into actually are and how they live.