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rookflower · 2 years ago

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do you have any tips or tutorials for anatomy and poses? you always make it look natural and fluid!

hiya! I'm not really a professional so take this all with a wee grain of salt, but beyond the two common tips of "practice" and "use references" that I would second, I find it's always helpful to keep the skeletal structure of legs in mind when coming up with poses for cats! Simplified, a quadruped's legs look something like below- keeping these joints etc in mind, you can then push poses while keeping limbs (vaguely) on model!

I usually start a sketch by laying out a pose, planning where I want to put these Z-shaped legs, as well as aspects like a character's head, muzzle, ears, and tail. Think about expression here too- is your character feeling tense or relaxed? Shy or confident? Grumpy or cheerful? Try to accommodate for what you want to get across in posture, stance, and tail position.

Then, build over that guideline and add details!

#extra bonus tips- the elbow doesnt tend to dip below the chest when standing still and the tail is an extension of the spine #sorry if this comes across as 'step 2 draw the rest of the fucking owl'-ish or is omitting a lot im not the best at tutorials hahaha #but hopefully this gives some insight into how i plan my poses when sketching!#also USE REFERENCES!! again!! i use them way less than i should dont be like me in that regard #as well as referencing and studying realistic cat anatomy it can also be very helpful to like #just look at various other wc artists and the anatomy of how they tend to draw cats #eyes ears leg shapes paws muzzles tails.... theres a lot to look at for inspiration out there #but do NOT post traced or very-heavily-referenced-from-other-people art and claim it as your own PLEASE

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