How do I draw a foot to look like it has five toes when it's at an angle?

[JoshRaed]

So I worked off this 3D model of an anatomically accurate foot.

But I didn't know hot to give it five toes so I just straight traced it to see how the shape of it works.

But the literal 2d recreation of the shape of a foot makes it looks like I don't understand how to draw feet.

How do I draw three toes in a way that makes it look like there are five of them and like they're actual toe shapes?

Thank you @wolflu66 @kyupol @Breeze.Hill @NickRowler @Ordinaryaverageguy

[Ordinaryaverageguy]

Your tracing didn't follow the line of each toe far enough, so they look like nubs. If the viewer knows that's a human foot, that there are 5 toes will be assumed even if not all are shown clearly. Even if the foot has a sock on it. At least that's how it seems.

[JoshRaed]

Like this?

[wolflu66]

Using a brush with a smaller diameter to draw it can make it easier for you to draw five toes. But I don't think it's necessary to draw that precisely. As @Ordinaryaverageguy said, as long as you get the form right, viewers will automatically see it as five toes. (After all, we're not "Photorealism" artists, right? XD)

Also, don't trace over images. I believe you can't learn anything from that, because tracing is just a mechanical action. After tracing, you still won't understand the form of the object.

[JoshRaed]

I only traced to get a sense for how the thing is supposed to look as opposed to what my process made it look like.

I broke the object into shapes to get an idea of the form, but the shapes were honestly hurting my understanding of what to do here.

Like this thing gave me a very skewed idea of where the toes should be, and the big toe especially looked not very big. Is it possible to do it right, or do I need some other method than shapes?

[NickRowler]

Despite giving my characters 5 fingers, I usually only give them 4 toes because honestly most readers aren't counting toes.

When it comes to your 3D render, only 4 of the toes are viable due to foreshortening.

[kyupol]

Like what someone else said it's thinner brushes.

But there's no shortcut even with 3d model tracing. There's just subtle ways with which to move your pen when drawing the human figure. Can't really explain with words. Best way is to figure it out yourself through lots of practice.

Wishing you the best

[Breeze.Hill]

1) the angel you choose only clearly shows 4 toes. Trying to force a 5th will be what makes it look off.

2) in your tracing your stopping at the first ‘nub’ which is make them look short, draw all the way back to the ‘knuckle.’

3) it seems like your using clip studio paint. But the qualitys not the best. Drawing at a higher dpi, and canvas size - in which your computer allows without crashing - will bring about best possible quality. And even make drawing easier as things wont start becoming pixalated.

4) your using a 3d model and not photo reference. Basic 3d models dont take into account thing like weight distribution, which even if you follow the lines perfectly can make your drawing feel weird and off. -we see the human form everyday so its easy for a human eye to spot something ‘off’ without even realizing.
Either way unless you have enough experience, bad reference can hinder more than help.

[bumblebeelz]

I can see why there might be a bit of confusion visually on where the toes start and end. That model includes the tendons too, so the lines extend far into the foot.

I tried doing my own breakdown:

The green section is the toebox. When looking at your model, the big toe starts almost perfectly above the little indent between the toe and the balls of the feet. I drew an arrow to point out what I mean. But, your second post did a good job of lining up the toe.

Anyway, I know it was already said, but because of the angle, you honestly can't see the pinky toe. So not including it isn't necessarily bad. But since your original question was how to make it look like five toes, I went ahead in my own sketch and put in a tiny little hint of a pinky in there. Hinting / implying is probably the most you could do with the shown angle.

And, depending on how small your drawing is going to be, worrying about those minute details may just be a waste of time, since most people aren't going to see the full size drawing. Whether it's on social media or for a comic, people are gonna be scrolling along and probably aren't going to pause very long on a single drawing to scrutinize something like toe-count.