What poses are shown?

Kneeling on one knee and on both, crouching low with one hand down, and squatting deep, each seen from the front, side and three-quarter.

What is the difference between the three styles?

Gesture is a loose sketch that keeps the movement, graphite has soft shading in the hollows, and clean contour is outlines only with no shading.

Are these photographs?

No. Each row is a flat drawing on a plain ground line with no background.

Can I ask for a different pose?

Yes. Type a direction such as praying or proposing, and it is a request for that, not a promised result.

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Kneeling pose reference: kneeling, crouching, squatting

Kneeling pose references — a row of figures kneeling on one knee and on both knees, upright and sitting back on the heels, a loose gesture sketch, quick flowing lines that carry the movement, a few construction lines left visible

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Reading 1Kneeling

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Reading 3Squatting

A figure close to the ground changes its shape, and the knees and back carry most of the change. These sheets show figures kneeling on one knee and on both, crouched low with one hand on the ground, and squatting deep with the arms over the knees, seen from the front, side and three-quarter. Each row comes in gesture, graphite, and clean contour. Type a different low pose, such as praying or picking up, and the same rows carry it.

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Frequently asked questions

What poses are shown?: Kneeling on one knee and on both, crouching low with one hand down, and squatting deep, each seen from the front, side and three-quarter.
What is the difference between the three styles?: Gesture is a loose sketch that keeps the movement, graphite has soft shading in the hollows, and clean contour is outlines only with no shading.
Are these photographs?: No. Each row is a flat drawing on a plain ground line with no background.
Can I ask for a different pose?: Yes. Type a direction such as praying or proposing, and it is a request for that, not a promised result.

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This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.