Planning: Jump 'N' Slide

The next piece of the course was admittedly done slightly more on the fly, it required the character to slide down a ramp and push off a wall at the bottom. I decided at this stage that my character should have a slightly cocky air about him, so I therefore made him swan dive down the ramp, tucking into a cannonball shape then using his momentum to carry him past the wall and round the corner almost effortlessly. The swan dive idea came from the fact I was listening to Led Zeppelin whilst planning, their logo of course being a swan diving man/angel. A key to capturing the cocky feel of the pose was a sweeping arc in the curve of the spine and an arrogantly puffed out chest with arms swung back as if to say; 'Do let's get it on'