Ludwig, perspective help.

[CeeY]

Lol, this is like the first time I have posted a topic in the creativity board. Obviously heavy wip, but I need some help with the hand.

[Star]

Is his head suppose to be turning like that when his body is to the side? I'm not sure what pose you have in mind but I'm just letting you know they are both at different angles. Most artists make that mistake alot.
His arm looks rather strange. I'd just you make "joints" first before making an arm. His elbow shouldn't be that farm ahead of the bicep. His head looks good but I hope you don't add that much detail around the mouth area, it looks strange. The hair on the right looks odd too. It should cover a little bit more of the skin by his eye like the other side. I hope this helps and good luck!

[Phage]

If you think you need help with perspective I suggest you envision the piece as a whole before diving in on the details.

In layman's terms, use guidelines. And lots of them.

[Jovian-12]

what the above two said, especially guides. they help so much.

but what do you expect his hand to be doing, where is it angled? what's the pose you have in mind in general? a rough idea for the pose can help the guide which can help the picture as a whole.

[Chutzpar]

Not to be glib, but if you're having problems with perspective, you need to study perspective.

Do figure drawing from a variety of angles, and also brush up on geometric perspective; look into one point, two point and three point perspective.

Also, like the above said, use guidelines, and try and think of the figure as a 3d form. It may help you somewhat to actually draw some basic geometric forms for the underlying structure.

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Also, if you're having problems with posing- think about what they're actually doing.

This is a problem that I actually still have, I tend to just doodle until I come up with something and subsequently, poses don't make much sense.

Is he standing triumphantly? Is he running? Plan out the pose in full before you start working in detail. I'm gonna sound like some kind of mad method actor, but whenever you're drawing a character you need to give some thought to their motivation- the pose is kind of an extension of their facial expression.

The best way of learning this is, yet again, drawing from life, and applying what you learn to later drawings. If someone's upset, how do they stand? How does that differ from how someone stands when they're confident?
Another important thing to notice is how the hips and the shoulders affect each other. Usually if your shoulders tilt one way, your hips tilt the opposite way to compensate.
So if your left shoulder's raised, your left hip will be lowered, etc etc.