Feet

The Project

Bonner's Reference Set Pinterest - Feet

I encourage you to make your own collection on pinterest.Submit

Submit your file/files to the Google Drive

There are folders for each set.

Griz and Norm Tuesday Tips - Ways to simplify the Feet and Shoes

Do a variety of feet and shoe and boot studies:

Bare Feet:

  1. Male foot: include 1/2 up the calf

  2. Female foot include 1/2 up the calf

  3. Child up (to age 6) foot include 1/2 up the calf

Shoes and Boots

  1. Flat Shoe include 1/2 up the calf

  2. Sport Shoe include 1/2 up the calf

  3. Heel Shoe include 1/2 up the calf

  4. SciFi or Earthy Wanderer Boot include 1/2 up the calf

Well Designed Feet in Context

  1. Do a full character Drawing with well-defined feet

  2. Do a full character Drawing with well-defined shoes/boots



Bare Feet

Etherington Brothers - How to Think When You Draw Feet/Shoes

Feet can be broken down into basic shapes, and because they are less felxible than other parts of the body, these shapes remain consistent. One of the most important parts of your feet shape is keeping the bottom flat, to establish weight and grounding in all of your poses!

Shoes and Boots from the professionals

Remember 3 dimensionality and line of action

Start with Structure then build details.

Looking at Industrial Design concepts of shoes can help you to see stylization

Style your shoes to match your character - it really is a costume that defines people's jobs, attitude and social economic class.

Student Examples

Miki Davis: Well Designed Feet and Shoes in context of a character

Gabi Mathu: Well Designed Feet in context of a character

Fisher Mancilla: Well Designed Feet and shoes in context of a character

Keegan Moore

Gabi Mathu: Feet and Shoes for doll characters

Bishop Limon

Fisher Mancilla