Question: specific posing resource

[mekare]

I realise we already made a post with posing references, but for my current project I‘m after something very specific. What I‘d love and what I‘m sure must exist somewhere (And if it doesn’t why ever not?!) is a reference library for hurt/comfort poses. Senshistock on Deviantart has some useful poses for this genre but they aren‘t enough by a long shot, and some of them are too aesthetically stylized for my taste. The exercise websites like Line of Action usually only have one model, so aren‘t that useful.

Even an online photoalbum with multifandom screencaps from appropriate scenes would be very helpful. I did browse Tumblr today but haven‘t found anything like it. There are gifs and caps from various shows but it‘s not organized and horrible to navigate. Ugh.

So did you ever come across something similar? Or do you always make up poses on your own? Even if I didn‘t have something very specific in mind right now, I‘d love a reference library to just practice drawing two people close together and how that changes anatomy (e.g. if one leans against the other).

ETA: AHA! It seems all I was missing was the right search term. When I put 'whump' into Tumblr I found these:

Whumpgalore 'A collection of the best hurt / comfort moments on television.'

Tagged by fandom, also features a lot of gifs without the comfort part.

the-wandering-whumper Also tagged by fandom, also featuring asks/answers about medical effects of different whump scenarios

This is a good exmaple of the sort of stuff I was looking for

aceofwhump Very organized! You can sort by fandom or by trope - fantastic!


Most of these feature gifs, but I can easily take caps on my tablet to get a non-moving reference.

Comments

[yue_ix]

ooooh what an excellent ressource post. Thank you for asking and sharing the answers you've found! *3*

[yue_ix]

I am LIVING with this list of one-worded inspiration and ressource. https://whumpgalore.tumblr.com/tags

But I also cannot find the one silly pose I've been looking for for the past few weeks, ARG. *artists problems*

[mekare]

It‘s a great prompt list!

What pose are you looking for, maybe we can help?

[yue_ix]

Thanks, but it's one of those way too specific things? I might need to watch fanvids compilations of whumps and pause if I see it.

I'm looking for Character A has collapsed/fallen/unconscious on the floor; Character B is cradling Character A in their lap or against their chest, guarding them from anyone else coming. Preferably with Character B holding a weapon with one arm extended (many ref has Character B hugging/holding up Character A with both arms, but that wouldn't work for my needs). /o\

[mekare]

Ah I can see how that pose would be a problem. Good luck with your hunting!