Figure drawing2: Templates of the legs
A summary of a figure drawing class from Michael Mattesi
Front/Back view of a leg
They all obey the rule of “outside-inside-outside”.
Tips:
look at the knee and foot, if they are facing you, then it’s a front view leg
Side view of a leg
no matter it’s in a normal position or swinged up, it obey the rule of “front to back”
Except some situations like: (side view bending)
When the foot is at the back (side view)
due to the physics, the force is at the front shin, therefore it obeys the rule of “front to front”
This bent leg, you have it under stress.
Pay attention to where the knee is relative to the ankle.
And if it is behind the knee, then the force’s pretty much going to be almost really all the time in the front of the shin. And it’s going to push to the back of the ankle and that makes it feel like it wants to slide the foot behind itself.
When the foot is at the front (side view)
Same reason
Using the leg on a clock diagram
Left:
- Front to Back
2. Front to Front
Right:
- OIO (outside-inside-outside)
2. Front to Back
Examples
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