figure drawing refereces

i'll be posting figure drawing stuff that i think could be useful as reference but maybe isn't the typical, formulaic 'how to draw a figure' tutorial kind of thing. like gifs, interesting photography, etc. none of this is mine, so make sure to check copyrights before you use any of it for commercial purposes, like commissions. and don't use it for that if the copyright doesn't allow it. There may be occasionally NSFW things on here, because after all, this is a blog dedicated to drawing the human body, but I'll tag it accordingly. Character Design Blog Personal Blog

[artoffreddieniem-blog]

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[elanorpam]

this looks like the lineup for a fighting game specifically designed to piss off dudebros

[forzamentis]

Fantastic hands references by the website Hong14cafe.

Hong14cafe: Facebook | Forum

[dozy-m]

Yesssss

[comicartcorrections]

Awesome studies!

[guyfromvenus]

@phoenixforce

[nelc]

[nonlinear-nonsubjective]

I hope you don’t mind, but I slowed the gif down because that is a FANTASTIC move.

[arabeka-ffxiv-deactivated202005]

@systlin

[systlin]

This is some hot porn thank you for the @ and saved for later

[catghost2]

high quality expression references with varied facial types

[art-res]

Very useful! I love the range and how well lit these refs are. 

[fithoneys]

[juelzsantanabandana]

Holy shit

[wehavekookies]

I’ve been doing a lot of movement studies lately to finally get the “full figures and dynamic poses give me headache” problem out of my way. These are in large part referenced from invaluable motion sequences by Eadweard Muybridge.

Of course I imagine it’s Corvo training, because it makes my life more beautiful.

Cheers <3

[taichi-kungfu]

Kung Fu Women’  Wonderful Moments

[benzarro-smash-blog]

Attention anyone who needs hairstyle references

I want to introduce all of you to this amazing place called the ukhairdressers style gallery.

It’s basically a massive database full of high-quality images of different hairstyles. I mean, look at all the options in that sidebar (and part of it’s cut off):

In total they have 976 pages of hairstyles with about 17 styles each, that’s about 16592 hairstyles to look at. 

Look at all the stuff they’ve got! Long hair:

Short hair:

Straight hair:

Curly hair:

Afro hair:

Men’s hair:

Hair on older models:

Extra-fancy hair:

Even crazy avant-garde hair:

So if you need help with designing a character or you just want to practice drawing hair, this is a fantastic resource.

[improvewithtutorials]

No tutorial, but sooo helpful!

[legends-of-today]

[kick-ass-women]

Gemma2 by ShootingPixels

[boredpanda]

15+ Breathtaking Photos Of Dancers In Motion Reveal The Extraordinary Grace Of Their Bodies

[fuckyeahfeminists]

Each one of these women is an Olympic athlete. Let’s challenge the notion that thinness is the only indicator of health and fitness.

[positiveconnotation]

This needs to be reblogged again.

Women need to see images of strong female bodies, it seems like the world only wants to show us being weak or fragile

[yomainlane-blog]

Mahesh Jadu in training for Marco Polo [x]

[anatoref]

Facial Expressions Top Image Row 2 & 3 Row 4 Row 5: Left, Middle, Right Bottom Image (Source Unknown)

[anatoref]

Sword and Staff Poses

[call-me-remi]

Expert saber sparring: Lee Smith vs Richard Marsden

From Skallagrim

[aaronjhonson]

Aaron Taylor-Johnson for Flaunt Magazine.