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Twokinds Tutorials - Digitigrade LegsLooking around Deviantart, I noticed that there weren't very many good, detailed guides on drawing characters with digitigrade legs, like those featured on my Keidran and Basitin races. Digitigrade, for those unaware, is a term for an animal that walks on their digits (toes) rather that flat-footed, as we humans do. This style of character design can be difficult for someone unused to this type of anatomical structure. Now, I am not claiming to be any sort of expert. But I have been drawing these guys for more than ten years now, and I often get asked how I draw certain things. So this is not necessarily a "how to draw" tutorial" as it is a "how I draw" tutorial, if you get my meaning.
I hope this information can prove useful for those of you who are aspiring artists, or at least interesting to those who wish to learn more about how I go about my drawing process. So without further adieu, please allow Flora to demonstrate for you how it works! Enjoy!
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Ohmyoghs this is going to be so helpful thank you!
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Man, I wish i'd found this before drawing my Braixen.
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I'm loving this 
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thankyouthankyouthankyou!Β Super helpful for sure!
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thank you so much for this!Β
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lovely OwO and very usefull!! β₯ well done!
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This is awesome! So happens I am an aspiering artist who IS in need of help in this department as we speak.Great timing!! These leg and feet style's have proven most difacult for me to master.
Thank you so very much for tutoral,it will be put to good use I assure you.
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This is excellent.Β
I appreciate your distinction between "how to draw" vs "How I draw."Β
There actually are not ANY digitigrade bipeds from nature that are good references.Β Birds of various types have radically different gross morphology since their upper bodies connect differently at the pelvis.Β Same would apply to dinosaurs or marsupials like kangaroos.Β So no mater how you do it, you are adding your creativity into designing it.Β Therefor, its harder to say which designs if any are most 'right.'
So, sometimes I wonder if its even POSSIBLE to have a 'humanoid' with digitigrade leg structure.Β Maybe it would not be able to keep its balance, or maybe it's leg muscles would be too stressed to stand upright?Β For example, looking at Nightcrawler from the x-men; there is no way he could stand up without superhuman leg muscles or something.Β Even then half the time he looks like he would just fall over because of where is center of gravity is etc.Β I suspect that it would work better if the three leg segments were nearly equal in length but that the biped's total height is not increased; Much shorter 'thigh' than in humans, slightly shorter 'shin' and longer 'foot.'Β And then the creature would stand upright with minimal bend in leg joints. Β You end up with critters like from Tyson Tan's designs.Β Looking at it, I think that could work mechanically for an organism.Β
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Freaking helps a lot. I HAV TO THANK YOU OVER 9000000000 TIMES! >
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Wow, this is very well done and useful. I like that it's concept based with examples; step-by-step tutorials rarely actually teach the whys and hows of the posing. Nice job!
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WHOOOO! I've been looking for a Digitigrade leg tut.! or at least one that goes into detail XD this is gonna be SOooOOOOOOOO helpful!
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Heeeaaaad, shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes!
...Damnit... that's gonna be stuck in there for ages...Β
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wow, i don't know how to say it but RADICALLY AWESOME
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I love this tutorial, I'm terrible with toes and hand this solved half of the problem when I was making my character. ;-; why must hands and feet be so hard for me?
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asdasdas thank you so much I can't feet paw!
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These are cool...I'll have to try one someday.
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What adorable models. Β What I really need are tips on how to draw a snout, i'm awful at it.
Oh and, the Elder Scrolls Khjiit and Argonians actually don't have these kind of legs (which I found incredibly disappointing.)
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Wow! thanks for the tutorial! i have so much trouble finding good tutorials on things like this! (and so much trouble with seeing people who draw it wrong)
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This gives me so much to think about,,, IΒ΄m getting an inspiration! Thank you for worderful study! Β
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this might help me in my drawing skillsΒ
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this is very useful. great job ^^ love the character too >uO
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So basically: just imagine a regular human standing on their toes? Oh, that was hard. Lucky I found this guide.
I kid. It's probably pretty hard for some to grasp this concept. It's a good guide with lots of helpful tips ^^
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Oooh! Thank you for posting! This will prove quite useful! ^^ You are talented indeed!
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I wish more tutorials were like this. So concise and yet creative
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This is a pretty useful (and humorous) tutorial. Going in da faves list for further reference. Good job!
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Bethesda could have used this when they made morrowind. Then maybe today khajiit and argonians would still be digitgrade legged.
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If I ever get to this grade of detail, this might just come in very handy. Thank you in advance.
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After seeing this... I might start drawing these types of characters. hahah
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SENPAI HAS TAUGHT ME THE WAYS
I DESIRE MOAR >W<Β
Gosh thank you for taking the time to do this!!!Β
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Β Β LOL I luv her comments in the drawing LOLΒ like break time & this iz technically a pose, right LMAO
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Wow... I really needed to see this. Thanks for posting! This is going to make drawing a couple of my characters a LOT easier. Out of curiosity, the same basic idea works for semi-reptilian characters as well, right?
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Ahh this is really helpful! i always have issues drawing legs....of anykind ><
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Please do a full fledged Tktutorial on how-you-draw-keidrans!Β
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i know u probably dont want to hear anothers opinion, but the feet should be longer because they look like the length human feet are standing on the toes, the tarsals should be the length of the calf so body has more support. digitigrade paws should be taller and longer, the way she is sitting defines the legs still look plantigrade. this is not judgement but rather help. please dont get mad at me.Β Β
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Oh I love this guide! Thank you for submitting this!
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I love anthro type characters, but drawing them... definitely not my strong suit. This, though, brings out a lot of good points that I think I'll be able to use to improve! If nothing else, it helps to understand. Thanks for the great work and explanations!
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This helps so much! I've been wondering how to go about drawing my one character's feet/legs and have been having trouble for quite a while. Thank you so much for making this! It's fabulous!
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This, I love this. Thank you very much for making it, helps clear some stuff up a bit
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This is really helpful thanks!!
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This is a cool lil' tutorial/guide. Thanks for sharing.
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