Pose Reference

Carrying a Sleeping Rider on Your Back

Carrying a Sleeping Rider on Your Back. Study focus: Contrast the carrier's careful posture with the rider's completely relaxed body.

Action & GestureFemaleBody Study

Woman walking with another woman asleep on her back, the sleeper's head resting on her shoulder, front view

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Action or movement: sleepy piggyback
Camera angle: Front view
Primary study focus: Contrast the carrier's careful posture with the rider's completely relaxed body.
30-second exercise: Draw the carrier's lean and the rider's slack, hanging arms.
2-minute exercise: Construct the rider's cheek on the shoulder and the hands under the knees.
Difficulty: Beginner
Foreshortening: Moderate

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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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