Propped on One ArmPose Reference

The defining move is a sideways diagonal rather than a backward lean. Both legs leave the pelvis together and travel forward and to the left, knees softly bent and almost touching, heels resting on the floor. To counter that, the upper body shifts its weight the other way, down the locked right arm to a palm planted flat beside the right hip. The left hand settles on the left knee, which keeps the free arm in a loose curve across the front of the body instead of hanging. Finally the head tips toward the supporting shoulder, closing the gap between ear and arm and sealing the lean into one continuous line from the feet through the pelvis up to the tilted crown.

Read the figure as a long, shallow letter Z: legs one way, torso and support arm back the other, head bent over the top. The front view shows that zigzag most clearly and is where the tilt of the shoulders against the slant of the legs can be measured. The three-quarter view from the front left puts the knees closest to the camera and foreshortens the shins, so compare thigh and shin lengths rather than trusting the outline. From the back you see the straight strut of the right arm and how far out the palm sits. The high angle is useful for checking how wide the legs swing from the centre line.