Pose Reference

Sitting on Someone's Shoulders

Sitting on Someone's Shoulders. Study focus: Show the rider's weight sitting down into the base's shoulders and the base's straight, stacked spine underneath.

Action & GestureMixBody Study

Woman sitting on a man's shoulders with her hands on his head while he holds her shins, front view

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Action or movement: shoulder sit
Camera angle: Front view
Primary study focus: Show the rider's weight sitting down into the base's shoulders and the base's straight, stacked spine underneath.
30-second exercise: Draw the base as a straight column and the rider's pelvis sitting on top of it as one wedge.
2-minute exercise: Wrap the rider's thighs around the base's neck and draw the base's hands closing over the rider's shins.
Difficulty: Beginner
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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