Pose issues: please help?

[garrenn]

So I'm trying to draw a statue that symbolizes balance for a comic, and this is what I came up with. It's mostly the limbs I'm not so sure about. Could someone take a look at this pose and tell me if they think it looks okay? I always welcome those who are willing to redline too!

[punkarsenic]

maybe its to do with the weight distribution? the torso seems to curve back, but the legs dont do anything to counteract that, so itd be fairly off balance, perhaps. maybe because its a statue it has to have more uh. extension and tension or whatever the thing dancers and gymnasts are sposed to do - bolder gestures that travel through the entire body. from hand to hand, or head to toe.

generally id say going back to the gesture stage will find your solution.

i also think the lifted leg should probably go higher,

also, is there a reason the arms are at different heights? if its about balance, shouldnt they be the same height, like the blind justice statue?

[garrenn]

I'll keep that in mind and adjust.

As for your last question, it's a visage of a demigod of balance, but the demigod itself has actually become quite unhinged over time, so the imbalance of the statue both symbolizes the time that has passed as well as hints towards this aspect of the character. So it's intentional.

[Masterman]

Here is a quick red-line, the pose is basically solid, but I moved the foot in to where she's not going to topple, and I had the arms actually resting on the staff (maybe not what you wanted). A small few proportional issues I tinkered as I went, pretty close to what you had but hopefully it's useful:

[punkarsenic]

ahhh i figured thatd be the case. thats cool then

maybe drawing the pose from a different angle, so we get some serious foreshortening on the arms, would also have higher impact? especially with that point in mind.

[garrenn]

That looks a looooot better. I can definitely see what you mean. my art is steadily improving, but this statue was definitely presenting a challenge.

@punkarsenic don't worry, there will be another shot of the statue with foreshortening in another panel.