Welcome Back Fellow Artists!
In today’s post I wanted to share the art files from a recent video I created on drawing leg poses.
I practice these types of drawings often so that when I have to draw a character doing a particular action, I can draw it…I hope!
There is a time for reference and a time for imaginative exploration. Today’s post will focus on the latter. Besides, who doesn’t enjoy drawing from the old brain box, right?
So sharpen your pencils or charge your stylus and let’s get drawing some get away sticks! A.K.A. Legs!
Example 1 – The Captain!
Nothing is more heroic than the captain of a ship and we all know that when you have a little captain in you, you tend to stand like this!
Seriously though, raising the leg up on a stance is pretty much a quick way to show that your character is confident and it also shows that you have been practicing your bendy leg drawings.
Give this one a try….
Notice that I started with some primitive shapes to get a feeling of the volumes of the leg and it helps with a sense of perspective.
These are methods that I learned years ago from the book, “How to Draw the Marvel Way” and I still use them today.
Thank you Stan Lee and John Buscema. Absolute legends!!
Example 2 — Running Away Leg Pose
This one is for those shots when you need to show some action and movement in the scene.
Like a character charging into action or dodging the impending danger. Or just late for work, whatever you imagine.
So here I tried to lower the camera angle and have the character running away. Not the easiest pose to draw at first but with the basic shapes approach and some practice, you’ll get there.
Give it a shot…
By the way, each of these are drawn here in this video if you want to see the full process. Subscribe if you don’t mind! 🙂
Example 3 — Leg Kicking Pose
We can’t really tell a great story without the occasional kicking pose, right?
This delivers some power and impact to the scene and it also allows us to push the characters off the page with some foreshortening.
I must admit this isn’t the easiest part of the drawing process for me but I love developing as an artist and foreshortening the figure is worth the effort.
Just don’t beat yourself up if you don’t get it right on your first try. I often have to edit these poses multiple times before I get to something I like.
You can see that the leg is just built from some simple geometric forms. The trick is to get the overlaps and the size relationships correct.
For instance, the heel should be noticeably in front of the calf muscle, the calf muscle should be noticeably in front of the upper leg, and so on.
There are a few tricks that we can learn and use for foreshortening parts of the body. I have other tutorials on this subject if you need them.
Critiquing the Work!
By the way, I really want to work on this one even more. Although I like it, I do feel that the segments of the leg are too aligned and it takes away from the organic nature of the figure.
I am sharing this with you because I feel as artists we have to find a balance between critiquing our work and accepting where we are at in the moment.
We have to be willing to share our work even if it is less than perfect but also willing to accept the flaws and make time to revisit them. That is how we truly excel and become great artists.
I hope today’s tutorial has shown you a thing or two and I would love to know what you think.
More on the way soon and good luck with your art!
Robert A. Marzullo
Ram Studios Comics
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