41. POSING THE BODY
THERE ARE SO many possibilities when it comes to posing bodies that there isn’t enough room in this entire book to cover them. There are many large volumes dedicated to this particular art of the portrait genre. On top of that, different portrait purposes dictate the types of appropriate poses available (you wouldn’t make a person lay in the grass to make professional headshots, would you?). However, regardless of what type of portrait you are making, there are a few take-to-the-bank considerations for posing the body from the neck down.
I’m sounding like a broken record, but my main concern with composition and posture is ...
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