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Animation Field Notes · Mar 25, 2026

The Lost Art of Drawing Feet

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Feet plant your drawing in the environment, or they don't.

Feet have always been one of my most nagging hang ups. I mastered hands before I mastered feet. Feet are really just a foreshortening problem. There isn’t much to move—just a two joints compared to sixteen on a hand. We’re rarely called upon to even draw toes.

Why would I master hands before feet?

Intention.

I was intentional when I studied hands. They are…

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