Chibi Request #2

[Capta1n_Henry]

HEY-O! I'm back at it again with a another chibi request! I've learned a bit from the last one so I'm gonna shoot for less than 40 replies this time.

Someone asked me to make a chibi of their oc here:

They requested that her bangs be flipped around, make her right handed, and put her in some sort of ninja pose.

I made this body so far:

There's a lot wrong with the arms and the left leg (I haven't gotten the chance to hardcore study anatomy and drawing yet, so sorry about that) but I was wondering if everything was more-or-less in right place. I plan to make the anatomy good before I start on clothing and stuff because it was such a pain last time.

[MysteryMeat]

good so far i think, hips are big but you can roll with that.
 I'd say have the right leg bend double so it looks more like a classic ninja jump poseways though !
right niw it just looks like kind of a helpless fall.

[SmashAdams]

I would suggest googling for some ninja poses.
Your current pose looks like the character is either falling or lounging in a pool floaty or beanbag chair.

[Capta1n_Henry]

Ugh, I'm sorry I haven't replied to this in a while. It's just that I've been busy with school and cross country. I won't be able to work on this for another week but after that I'll try to make up for that time lost. Your replies haven't gone to waste guys. Thank you.

[Capta1n_Henry]

Um...hi. Sorry I haven't been here in weeks. I've been really busy and too tired to do anything when I had free time. Anyway, I made a new pose because the last one was really "meh" for me. The sword is a placeholder right now, as I plan to put something much more interesting there later. As with the last pose, I plan to fix the anatomy first before adding clothes and details.

[MysteryMeat]

The arms are very short and very thin. Same for the legs.
The character also doesnt seem to have hips, progressing straight from belly into thighs. Don't forget to draw the pelvis, it's an important dividing area between the legs.

[Capta1n_Henry]

How's this?

[BatElite]

If you want to get the anatomy right you'll have to start constructing stuff, especially the skeleton.
Probably the most important frame in my rather sloppy .gif is the one that says ''skeletons!'', which is where I do so. My anatomy is far from perfect though, so try to find some references. The .gif above only does the thorax right I think. I unfortunately drew the pelvis straight rather than at an angle, so the legs are more suited for a frontal pose.

[Capta1n_Henry]

How's this?

[MysteryMeat]

How's this?

Looking better! Tighten the right leg in a bit more and I think you got yourself a winner!