Poses References #143 (male) by Anastasia-berry on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

a good work as always.

tips for sword: a sword is not a baseball bat, a two handed sword should be handled with the "main" hand just behind the cross and the "weak" hand on the pommel.

the first one give the movement and the strenght and the second one give the "direction" of the blade.

don't hesitate to take inspiration from "sourcebook", there's a lot of illustration from middle age that shows how to take a sword. you can inspire frome HEMA (Historical European Martial Art) a modern sport trying to reenact middle age swordfighting, it's a really good way to be more realistic in your art.

signed: a swordfighting guy