Side-Lying Leg RaisePose Reference
Camera angles
Side-Lying Leg Raise rests on the right side with the head in the right hand while the top leg lifts straight up and the top hand holds its ankle.
Tags: lyingon sideleg raisedhead in handstretching
How to draw the Side-Lying Leg Raise pose
three-quarter view 
side view 
back view 
high-angle view
The base is the bottom arm and leg. The right elbow is on the floor with the head cradled in the right hand, and the right leg lies long, continuing the line of the torso. The left leg rises from the hip almost vertically with the knee straight, and the left arm travels up to grip the ankle, so arm, leg and torso enclose a tall, narrow triangle. To reach that far the upper body rolls slightly back, turning the chest partly toward the ceiling. With the centre of mass around 22 cm high and a long base on the floor, the side lying leg raise pose asks for flexibility more than balance.
The front view gives the clearest read: a horizontal body with one vertical leg rising from the hip like a mast. Check the proportion there, because the lifted leg should be close to the length of the torso plus head. The side view from the figure's left looks along the body from the head end, so the raised leg comes forward in strong foreshortening. The back view shows the reaching arm passing behind the leg, and the low angle lets the leg dominate the frame.
More on angles and common mistakes
Bending the top knee is the first thing to avoid; it shortens the leg and moves the grip to the shin. Others are letting the bottom leg drift forward and bend, rolling all the way onto the back, and folding the supporting wrist flat so the head seems to sit on a fist. The mannequin's hand is a simple clamp, so draw the fingers wrapping around the ankle bone.
Use the reference for side-lying flexibility routines, gymnastics and dance warm-ups, Pilates leg series and compositions that need one strong vertical inside a horizontal frame. In Edit this pose, let go of the ankle, rest that hand on the floor in front of the chest and lower the leg to about 45 degrees for a classic side-lying abduction exercise. The render omits the floor, and mirroring the figure moves it onto the left side.
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Side-Lying Leg Raise pose prompt
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General prompt
A person lying on their right side, head resting in the right hand with the elbow on the floor. The top leg lifts straight up toward the ceiling and the top hand holds its ankle, while the bottom leg lies long on the floor. Torso rolled slightly back.
Midjourney
full body person lying on side, head propped on hand, elbow on the floor, top leg raised straight up, hand holding ankle, bottom leg extended on the floor, flexibility stretch, front view, plain background --ar 3:2 --style raw
Stable Diffusion
1person, full body, lying on side, side lying leg raise, head on hand, elbow on floor, leg raised, straight leg, leg up, holding ankle, bottom leg straight, stretching, flexibility, front view, plain background
Negative prompt
bent raised knee, hand on knee, both legs raised, lying on back, bent bottom leg, head off hand, sitting, extra legs, extra arms, fused fingers, twisted hip, distorted torso, cropped foot, blurry, nsfw
OpenPose skeleton for ControlNet
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