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*watches an anime 10 years after the hype is over* did anyone ask for uhhhh sarumi fanart in 2021?

accidentally attempted to use my Chilchuck charm to enter the office instead of my actual tag way too many times and now i feel stupid

The Séance

Commission I did for @cupofchasim 💕 Dick and Kori in that Greatest Showman Scene™

Drawing humans [2/?]: Legs and posture

First of all, thank you! :D

I touched on the subject of leg proportions in my last post, but I didn’t get very specific at the time.  The leg is divided into three major portions: the thigh, the calf, and the foot.  For humans, we walk on our heels, and the thigh and the calf are about equal lengths.  Since the legs make up roughly half a person’s height, that means that the calf and the thigh are each about one-quarter of the figure’s total height.

One way to make a standing pose more interesting is to make use of the concept of contrapposto (warning for artistic nudity at the link).  Basically, this is referring to when a figure’s weight is more on one leg than the other, resulting in their shoulders and hips being canted at different angles.  This makes for a more dynamic and life-like pose.

[Photo source - Also, it is Michelangelo’s David and I did add the censor myself, so, you know.  Artistic nudity again.]

Another thing to keep in mind while drawing poses is the line of action, which flows in the direction of your character’s movement (typically, it follows their spine).  It’s best to decide on this line early on, since it affects the placement of everything else.

Practicing with references is also really, really helpful.  (And in fact, that’s exactly what I was doing in the that fire poi post you mentioned!)  There are a couple of ways to do this. Drawing from life is great if you can take a class (or bribe a friend into holding still) but that’s not always an option.  The website Pixlovely has a few great tools geared towards helping artists practice gesture drawing with human and animal subjects.  You could also browse a stock image gallery or search Google to find a particular pose.  Personally, I like working from video screenshots, especially for more action-y poses.  The image quality isn’t usually as high as a stock photo, but by watching the video I can get a sense of the overall movement, instead of just one moment in time, and in my experience it tends to look less staged and stiff.

Other useful tutorials:

Pukind on achieving a “lively” feeling to a pose

Curves and angles of the arm

Helpfulharrie on dynamic lines

Feet studies

Kaalashnikov on leg anatomy

I've seen so much, it scares me

I can't cool off 'cause something isn't right

started watching fullmetal (finally) and here are some sketches i did in clip studio because I am in love already (and trying to understand how CSP works???)

yesterday I dreamt about this ugly man (roy) and that we were trying to overthrow the government, but i was having dinner with my family and other important people for my birthday and he was just there casually showing me some reports. nice anime 10/10 i swear i'm not a roy fucker

asides from being a jester i also did klapollo from memory *never played apollo justice*

Had another drawing session yesterday with @moist-car to draw his D&D character ! 🫶

Nicholai is an Aasimar bloodhunter !!

my game keeps on lagging everytime gortash is on screen so i've come to pitch an idea:

The Polygonal Gort™