FEET AND LEGS
SOLE OF ThE FOOT
Draw an egg shape to
represent the heel and an
irregular ellipse for the ball
of the foot. Join them with
a curved line.
Join the two basic
shapes to create the
profile of the sole.Now add the toes along
the curved line that forms
the top of the foot: the big
toe is an ellipse, the others
are rounder.Ink the main lines of your
sketch. Ink the outline of
the foot as well as the
individual toes. Ink a sug-
gestion of the ball of the
foot and the heelpad.
Color the entire foot
using a flat pale pink.Now get some shading
into the foot. The bases of
the toes are in shadow, as
is the area of the arch and
part of the heelpad.To understand the structure of the foot, it’s a good idea to study the sole and see
how the various parts relate to each other. Here you can see clearly the different
widths of the ball and heel, and the descending position and size of the toes.