Standing Forward BendPose Reference

The hips remain the highest major landmark as the chest turns downward. The torso curves over the front of the thighs, the head hangs below the shoulders, and both arms extend toward the ground. Unlike a hands-on-knees lean, this gesture does not stop the descent at thigh height. The legs stay comparatively long, with only the bend needed to make the folded arrangement readable. Observe the silhouette as an inverted arch: the back rises into the pelvis, then the body doubles downward toward the hanging hands. The arms should follow gravity rather than reach stiffly away from the shins.

A profile is the clearest starting point for construction because it exposes the hip hinge and the separation between torso and legs. Mark the pelvis, knees and ankles first, then fit the descending rib cage in front of them. From a frontal angle, check that the two forearms remain individually traceable rather than becoming a single central bar. A rear view reveals the relationship between the feet and the width of the pelvis. The wooden rig simplifies both spinal curvature and hand contact, so its groundward palms are an approximate drawing arrangement, not evidence of a specific human flexibility range or a promised fingertips-to-floor measurement.