Best Foot Forward: Part II —

The problem with drawing feet is not just that they're fairly complex shapes (though not nearly as complex or articulated as hands): the main problem with feet is drawing them so that they look like they're actually supporting weight. I've colored comic books that feature not a single instance of a foot convincingly bearing weight -- usually the penciler knows he sucks at this and draws rocks or smoke or other conspicuous objects in the foreground to obscure the feet and his ignorance. It doesn't work though, as anyone with a brain can tell that it's just cheating. I figure that if I'm serious about learning to draw properly, there's really no point cheating.