FE ET T is still helpful to study the bones, muscles, and tendons to assist you i n rendering accurate drawings. Practice drawing feet in vari足
oes are less flexible than fingers, so feet are not as complicated to draw as hands. Because feet have a unique structure, however, i t
ous views, as shown here, to build your skills.
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Back View of Feet When viewed from behind, the heel and leg bone catch the light and become one large area. Very little of the front of the feet are visible from this angle.
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Crossed Feet From our viewpoint i n front of this man's crossed feet, we see the entire bottom of h is right foot. The left leg is crossed over the right and the foot is pointed at us, so there is severe foreshortening (see page 129); the toes are just ovals when they are seen straight on like this.
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Young Female Feet The feet of this young girl are smooth on top because she is sitting with her feet extended i n front o f her. The strong lighting from above gives the tops of the feet bright highlights and casts dark shadows.
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This man is lifting his right foot at an angle to take a step; it looks smaller than the other foot because it is far足 ther away from the viewer. Notice how the raised foot catches the light, but the foot on the floor shows more intricate shading of light and dark areas.
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Feet in Profile In this view of a woman walking, her right foot is a complete side view with only the big toe showing. Her left foot is bending at the toes and pointed slightly toward us, so we can see all the toes on that foot. Notice the difference between the shape of the foot when flat as opposed to when it is bent.
FOOT A N ATOMY
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Skeletal Structure In this frontal view, we see that the main bones of the feet are heavier than those of the hands. The toe joints are close together, as compared with the widely separated finger joints.
Heel and Arch Formation Both the attachment of the leg bones at the ankle and the heavy bone that forms the heel and arch are visible in this side view of the skeletal structure of the foot.
M uscles The relationship between the foot and leg are easy to see in this side view of the musculature of the foot. You can follow most of the foot muscles up the leg, from which most foot movement comes.
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