Leg Drawing Mistakes

Balancing gesture and structure can be tricky! We want to show movement but we need to maintain the stability of the body as well.

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[gabe_s_videos]

*Dr. Seuss leaves the room, visibly distraught.*

[anhaolan]

now I know why ppl say :" never skip leg day "

[Azurath]

Using 3 trapezoids/Ovals work too.. It really depends on what you want your final piece to be. Noodle legs are great for animation.

[Alleellaa]

You're an incredible artist, and I'm grateful that you choose to share your knowledge with artists like me who want to learn. 😊

[gabrxael]

A mild issue I see with this (and of course, it can be fixed with a few extra lines indicating muscle, but there are none here) is that the bone in the lower leg also curves outward, or forward, just like the bone in the upper leg. So the curvature of the first step is completely correct, even if the knee is ill-defined. I recommend looking at skeletons and leg muscles, because both of those contribute to the curvature of the lower leg, but if you make the and knee and ankles just a little sharper and more defined in the first sketch, then you’ll have a pretty good leg to start with.

[spikethedoanimatesXX]

i love to draw a lot i make a lot of mistakes but if i do i come to your channel

[starjones]

Definitely depends on the overall style

[meoisntmayo]

If you’re doing an animation, the bendier one makes the animation look smoother sometimes (in like jumping) but it also depends on the art style.


edit: spelling

[utsubyonomonita]

There are different ways to draw, if you want to draw like a cartoon you should draw the first leg in the beginning of the video, you don’t have to make it realistic and you should have fun with drawing characters, you can make them look goofy or realistic but it all depends on your drawing style.

[IamARES]

I think it would be great if you make a new series of videos. In each episode of this series, you will choose a different artist and redraw his donkeys. I think it would be a very fun series

[julyol]

Really depends on what you try to achieve. I think both wre fine situationally.

[Strix]

I tend to stick with basic shapes, using a circle to show knee position. That said, I drew a self portrait yesterday and accidentally forgot to erase my knee circle.

[damianfenton]

They both work it's a different style man

[Endtherinbetween]

meanwhile me who has a character that is a literal noodle

[-dragonmare-]

sega :walks out visibly disappointed...."

[jamesrivas]

I can see this viable only for animating something in really high speed

[anandahaidar]

The way you said "some" at the start thought you were gonna sing that Shrek Song

[embr]

it depends on the art style!! the first one is better for a rubberhose art style

[spiderdogegaming]

Noodle legs are goofy boofy, unless they come with a side of Luffy

[thiscooluser]

In the beginning i thought you were going to say "somebody once told me the world"