25 gestures for animated stories
Gestures are actions a character performs at a moment you choose: a wave, a hug, a sigh. Time them with @seconds.
Wavewaves a hand, then lowers it
Pointpoints ahead
Phonelooks at a phone, screen lighting the face (also while walking or lying)
Readholds an open book, head down
Thinkhand under the chin, eyes up
Facepalmpalm to the forehead, head drops
Head in handshands to the temples, head bowed
Shrugshoulders up, palms out
Cheerboth arms up, bouncing
Clapclaps a few times
Nodnods yes
Shakeshakes head no
Sighshoulders rise, then drop
Wipe tearswipes the eyes now and then
Comfortreaches to the shoulder of the person beside them
Look upslowly lifts the head
Look downslowly lowers the head
Hughugs the person they face (stand them near-left / near-right)
Hand on hearthand on the heart, eyes softly closed
Stretchstretches both arms up high
Cover earscovers both ears
Salutesalutes
Bowbows
Jumpjumps for joy, twice
Look aroundlooks left and right