Lying down
9 poses
Lying poses on the back, front and side: arms overhead, chin resting on hands, knees raised, feet up. Each is drawn from five angles, including views from above that show the full silhouette.
Includes: lie · lying · reclining
P049 · ∠front · Lying down
Lying on back, arms overhead
P050 · ∠front · Lying down
Lying on side, head propped on hand
P051 · ∠front · Lying down
Lying face down, feet up
P052 · ∠front · Lying down
Lying on back, one knee raised
P054 · ∠front · Lying down
Lying on side, emphasizing the hip curve
P056 · ∠front · Lying down
Lying on back, legs straight up
P057 · ∠front · Lying down
Lying on side, one arm overhead
P058 · ∠front · Lying down
Lying face down, head on folded arms
P059 · ∠front · Lying down
Lying on back, arching chest
Drawing tips
- Gravity flattens the body against the floor; draw the contact line before the rest of the figure.
- In side lying the hip and shoulder take the weight and the waist curves up between them.
- Plan the camera height: a low angle on a lying figure foreshortens it heavily toward the viewer.