What poses are shown?

Figures lying on the back, on the side and on the stomach, each in a row of three views.

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 furniture.

Can I ask for a different lying pose?

Yes. Type a direction such as sleeping or in a dress, and it is a request for that, not a promised result.

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Lying pose reference: on the back, on the side, on the stomach

Lying pose references — a row of figures lying on their back, arms behind the head, one knee raised, seen from the side and from above, a loose gesture sketch, quick flowing lines that carry the movement, a few construction lines left visible

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Reading 1On the back

Reading 2On the side

Reading 3On the stomach

A figure that is not upright is hard to place on the page, and most references stand the figure up. These sheets show people lying on their back with the arms behind the head, on their side with the head on one arm, and on their stomach propped on the elbows. Each row comes in gesture, graphite, and clean contour. Type a different lying pose, such as on a sofa or sleeping, and the same rows carry it.

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a sketchbook page on the lying figure

Frequently asked questions

What poses are shown?: Figures lying on the back, on the side and on the stomach, each in a row of three views.
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 furniture.
Can I ask for a different lying pose?: Yes. Type a direction such as sleeping or in a dress, 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.