Pose Reference

Pulling Someone Up a Ledge

Pulling Someone Up a Ledge. Study focus: Make the helper's backward sit counter the climber's hanging weight across the platform edge.

Action & GestureMixBody Study

Woman kneeling on a grey platform pulling a man up by the forearm while his feet push against its side, side view

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Action or movement: ledge pull up
Camera angle: Side view
Primary study focus: Make the helper's backward sit counter the climber's hanging weight across the platform edge.
30-second exercise: Draw the platform edge, then one line from the helper's heels through the joined hands down to the climber's feet.
2-minute exercise: Detail the double grip on the forearm and the climber's feet pressing against the wall.
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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