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Old Aug 7th, 2012, 4:00:14 PM   #1774
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Proportionally, his legs are a little short, makin' him look frumpy. As far as the arm, i'd probably pull his elbow back, making it more linear. The top half looks pushed forward while the bottom doesn't match it as well.

Want a good read? http://www.amazon.com/Figure-Drawing...figure+drawing . Andrew Loomis is B.A. and has a few reference books out there.
nj has written a few good posts on the subject if you are interested. Notable is that Loomis's works are available online for free if you'd like them

I personally don't get in a tizzy over bias in anatomical proportions, especially when they're presented in caricature- or comic-like settings; I think these things are fun to mess with

I happen to think this piece is really cool!!
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