sup /ic/ quick question for all you zoological artists out there:

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2017-03-17 08:41:08 Post No. 2903244
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Anonymous 2017-03-17 08:41:08 Post No. 2903244 [Report]

sup /ic/
quick question for all you zoological artists out there:
I'm trying to design a dog-like monster. Sounds simple enough, right? Well the trouble is the legs. I'm trying to give it this graceful ballerina-esque pose but when I go to scribble out the legs, I get really confused trying to get the joints in the right place since clearly the hind legs of a dog are a bit different anatomically from those of a human.
Any suggestions?

Anonymous 2017-03-17 08:53:55 Post No.2903271
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>>2903244
Do you have trouble drawing something like this or what? Just think of it as a human with really long feet standing tiptoed. Treat the front legs similarly.

Anonymous 2017-03-17 08:53:56 Post No.2903272
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Anonymous 2017-03-17 08:53:56 Post No.2903272 [Report]

study the pelvis and how it connects to the femur, and now the femur connects to the tibia/fibula.

if you can grasp that then you lay the muscles on top of them.

Anonymous 2017-03-17 08:58:27 Post No.2903279
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>>2903244
Quadruped anatomy is essentially the same as human anatomy but with very different proportions. The bones themselves are the same. Try googling for some anatomy charts or something that will show you which bones match up with what. Searching stuff like "comparative anatomy" should help.

Otherwise for a ballerina type thing with long legs maybe look at the Maned Wolf since it's proportions might help you out and the legs are very visible and not hiding behind thick fur.

That about all I can say without actually seeing your drawing.