Human Figure: Pose

These three images were part of a study of pose in the context of human anatomy. All three look at the subject face on but each pose conveys a very different impression. For these pieces careful observation of human anatomy done very quickly and with relative proportions and observation of the body was needed. The bottom left figure shows example of internal structural lines; the angle of the shoulders, the presence of the spinal line as implied by the posture, the lines of the knees all used as simple methods to express the pose. The top figure is a good example of attention to external structure and muscular shape. The shape of the legs and hips are clearly done and the navel positioning showing the angle and shape of the stomach. This figure also shows foreshortening of the arms as they point forward. On the bottom right figure notice the muscles clearly visible in the leg and how both the stomach and the sternum can be identified at this unusual angle also the inclusion of the biceps and the relative proportional accuracy of the figure even in the distorted position.