Poses are hard.
And it’s tempting to think that the only way to do it is through a rigorous art school training, drawing daily for years. Take nothing away from that, do that too if you want.
But there is a way to draw dynamic poses starting today!
And that is by using a simple frame. It’s basically a stickman with a bit more body.
I’ve seen it called a brickman. I’ve also seen it called an action figure. It looks like this, notice all the different components.
Here’s a short video of me talking through brickman’s attributes.