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Published: 2011-02-10 03:26:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 1771; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 21
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Finally finished this pic I started some time last year. Ah...The Matrix.Related content
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The kicking leg, which is supposed to be foreshortened, is actually elongated. This is a bug-a-boo that runs through your body of work.
If you want to correct this habit, you can start by drawing the leg in full length parallel perspective (i.e. front or side profile view). This would be about half the total body length, depending on the proportions you're using. It establishes the maximum length as a control for foreshortening. ANY angling, or foreshortening, must then result in a lesser length.
One way to decide just how much to reduce the length of a foreshortened limb is to use arcs of movement, or ellipses, from the the pivot point, using the limb as a radius for the arc. It's an intuitive method that requires some simple preliminary measurement.
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Should have consulted you before inking. Its been sitting on my desk for months unfinished because I felt something was not quite right about it. My wife thought the leg was over flexed but I didn't think so. I can see now that its elongated.
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When a leg is fully extended it can go past 180 degrees. Over-extending, or hyper-extending, is actually one of the secrets of the body; it's how it transfers the strain against gravity from the muscles to the bones.
To me, the hyper-extension of Trinities leg is acceptable both physically and aesthetically, though I know what your wife is getting at.
As you may have guessed, the reason I'm picking this out is because I'm studying the various problems of foreshortening and their solutions - basically, adjusting my habits.
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