Well, this is more active... but its not really action. His hands are just on top of his head. Action is when they are in the middle of an action, and it must be evident that they are doing so for it to be an action pose. He could be in the process of grabbing his head here, but you can't tell... if you leave thoughts of sequence and movement out, it looks like a pose still. Try making a character punching, or running, or shooting a gun or swinging a sword. But you ARE getting closer. Keep trying, you'll get it! :-) Don't hesitate to e-mail or IM me personally for some one-on-one help.

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