Seated Pose References for Drawing
Browse sitting pose references on chairs, stools and the floor for figure drawing and character art.
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These sitting pose references show figures on chairs, stools and the floor. In a seated pose, the surface supporting the figure decides the height of the pelvis, the angle of the thighs and how far the torso can lean before the balance looks wrong.
These studies are useful for conversation scenes, interiors, portrait crops that need a lower eye line, and portfolio or magazine layouts where a seated silhouette fills a tall space differently from a standing one. Watch where the seat plane cuts the figure, and whether the clothing creases agree with the pressure points you have drawn.
Seated on a stoolA torso-and-legs study on a stool, seen from three-quarter front with one leg crossed over the other.
Sitting uprightA square seated figure on a chair, hands resting on the knees and both feet flat.
Leaning forwardA seated figure pitched forward off the chair back, elbows planted on the knees and the chest brought low.
Sideways on a stoolA three-quarter seated study with the body turned to the side of the seat and both legs angled away.
Seated with knees bentA low seated figure with knees drawn up and the head propped on one hand, elbows supported by the thigh.
Cross-legged on the floorA front-facing floor seat with both legs folded in and the hands reaching down to the feet.Generate your own reference in one of these poses
Use any study above as the pose input, with or without a photo of the person you have permission to draw.
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