Pose Reference

Armpit Drag Rescue

Armpit Drag Rescue. Study focus: Show the rescuer leaning back against a limp, half-sitting body sliding on its heels.

Action & GestureMixBody Study

Man dragging an unconscious woman backward by the armpits, gripping her forearm across her chest, her heels on the floor

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Action or movement: armpit drag
Camera angle: Front three-quarter view
Primary study focus: Show the rescuer leaning back against a limp, half-sitting body sliding on its heels.
30-second exercise: Draw the rescuer's backward lean and the long diagonal of the dragged body.
2-minute exercise: Construct the arms under the armpits and the grip on the forearm across the chest.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Foreshortening: Mild

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Begin with the main gesture and large body masses. Check overlaps and visible contact points before adding small details. Use the exercises above to focus this particular study.

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