Front Splits, Arms UpPose Reference
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Front splits with arms up: the wooden figure sits flat in a forward-and-back split, torso upright and both arms reaching straight above the head.
Tags: yogasplitsfloorarms upflexibility
How to draw the Front Splits, Arms Up pose
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back view 
high-angle view
The left leg extends forward with the kneecap facing the ceiling, the right leg extends backward with its kneecap facing the floor, and the pelvis rests on the ground between them. Above that flat base the torso rises straight from the hips, with a gentle arch through the upper back and the chin lifted. Both arms run straight up from the shoulders, close to parallel, so the figure becomes a tall vertical set on a long horizontal. In yoga this is Hanumanasana, and the front splits pose shares its shape with gymnastics and ballet. The head sits about 67 cm above the floor, while the centre of mass stays low near the hips.
The side view from the figure's left is the defining angle: the legs make a single line along the floor and the torso and arms make a nearly perpendicular line out of its middle, with the slight back arch visible as a shallow lean. The front view is the opposite problem. The forward leg points straight at you and collapses into a short shape, while the back leg disappears behind the pelvis. The back view mirrors that, and the high angle shows the length of both legs at once. The floor is not shown, so the shadow is the only hint of the ground plane.
More on angles and common mistakes
Avoid lifting the pelvis off the floor, bending the back knee, or tipping the torso forward over the front leg; any of these turns the split into a lunge. Keep the arms from splaying into a V unless you want a celebration rather than a stretch, and let the hands stay open.
Useful for gymnastics and dance illustrations, flexibility tutorials, cheer celebrations and martial-arts training scenes. In Edit this pose, mirror the figure to switch the front leg, or lower both arms to the front shin to turn it into a folded split.
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Front Splits, Arms Up pose prompt
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General prompt
A person sitting in a full front split on the floor, left leg straight forward and right leg straight back, hips down, torso upright with a slight back arch, both arms reaching straight overhead and chin lifted. Full body, plain background.
Midjourney
full body person in front splits, left leg forward, right leg back, flat on the floor, upright torso, slight back arch, both arms straight overhead, chin lifted, flexibility, side view, plain background --ar 3:2 --style raw
Stable Diffusion
1person, full body, front splits, sitting on floor, legs straight forward and back, upright torso, back arch, arms up, arms overhead, chin up, flexibility, gymnastics, yoga, side view, plain background, clear limbs
Negative prompt
lifted hips, bent back knee, lunge, torso leaning forward, arms in v, legs to the side, extra legs, missing arms, twisted pelvis, fused fingers, distorted feet, cropped hands, nsfw
OpenPose skeleton for ControlNet
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