Side Sit, Cheek RestPose Reference
Camera angles
Side Sit, Cheek Rest settles the figure on its right hip with the legs swept left, the right arm propping on the floor and the left palm on the cheek.
Tags: sittingfigure drawingfull bodyside sittinghand on cheek
How to draw the Side Sit, Cheek Rest pose
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The right leg lies on its outer side with the shin running across the front, and the left knee rests on top of it, so both feet trail off to the figure's left. That puts the seat on the right hip and the torso leaning gently toward the right arm, which runs straight down to a flat palm beside the hip and takes part of the weight. Opposite it, the left elbow hangs low in front of the chest and the forearm rises almost vertically to a hand against the left cheek. The head tilts into that hand, the opposite way from the body's lean, giving a soft S through the figure.
From the front, the upright left forearm crossing the chest is the strongest single shape, cutting the torso in half. The three-quarter view, from the figure's front-left, shows the palm against the cheek most clearly. The side view stacks the folded legs and places the forearm in front of the face. From behind, the swept shins stretch away to one side while the propping arm sits on the other, which makes the asymmetry of the base easy to measure.
More on angles and common mistakes
Resist putting the left elbow on a knee; it hangs free in front of the body here. A hand spread across the face hides the features, while leaning the full head weight into the palm changes a light rest into a slump. Keep the knees stacked rather than letting them splay apart, and keep the propping arm straight.
As a hand on cheek sitting pose it carries daydreaming, listening, mild boredom or a wistful look out of an imagined window. It works in a picnic scene, a portrait on a rug, or a manga panel where a character waits. Edit this pose: slide the left hand down until the knuckles rest under the chin, and the mood shifts from dreamy to thoughtful.
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Side Sit, Cheek Rest pose prompt
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General prompt
A person side-sits on the floor on the right hip, both knees bent and the shins swept to the left. The straight right arm props a palm on the floor beside the hip; the left elbow hangs in front of the chest with the hand resting on the cheek, head tilted into it. Plain background.
Midjourney
full body person side sitting on floor, legs swept to one side, one straight arm propping on floor, other hand resting on cheek, elbow in front of chest, head tilted into hand, dreamy mood, plain background --ar 3:2 --style raw
Stable Diffusion
1person, full body, side sitting, sitting on floor, legs to side, hand on cheek, head tilt, arm support, hand on floor, straight arm, elbow down, dreamy, thoughtful, front view, plain background
Negative prompt
elbow on knee, hand covering face, both hands on face, cross-legged, knees apart, bent supporting arm, kneeling, standing, chair, extra arms, extra fingers, fused hand, bad anatomy, cropped feet
OpenPose skeleton for ControlNet
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