Line of Action

Go HERE for a great post on Line of Action by Mark Kennedy.

Line of action helps your poses "read". It makes them clear and understandable and gives them a distinct non-ambiguous direction. - John Kricfalusi

A good Line of Action is really important in any drawing. It helps organize what you're trying to say into one thought. Any drawing should only try to say one thing - it's hard enough to draw a character doing ONE thing and put it accross clearly. Trying to draw a character doing TWO or MORE things simultaneously is incredibly difficult and usually a recipe for disaster. It invariably leads to confusion. - Mark Kennedy

Here are some Drawings by Preston Blair on Line of Action:

 Willard Mullins Spreads

More Links:

http://sevencamels.blogspot.com/2006/04/simplicity-appeal-line-of-action-lot.html

http://sevencamels.blogspot.com/2006/04/willard-mullins-line-of-action_28.html

http://sevencamels.blogspot.com/2006/04/more-on-line-of-action.html

http://sevencamels.blogspot.com/2006/04/richard-scarry-line-of-action.html

http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2006/05/animation-school-lesson-5-line-of.html

http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/search/label/line%20of%20action

Videos:

http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/illustration/quick-tip-the-line-of-action-make-your-character-poses-more-dynamic/