Whether it’s the Noisy Cricket in Men in Black, Anton Chigur’s silenced shotgun, or Han Solo’s iconic blaster, sometimes a gunslinger’s sidearm says more about their character than their lines. What brings them together is the look, feel, and dynamism of how they use it, and when you’re sketching up a creation all your own, capturing that energy can make those hand-drawn bullets fly off the screen. 

And while it might seem like the most memorable gun-toting characters were created by magic, there’s a lot of study and skill that goes into their look. A set of great reference images can give you exactly the inspiration you need to bring your next gun-toting hero to life. 

To help foster the skills required to pull off this ambitious feat, we’re sharing six essential reference packs of dynamic gun poses. 

Dynamic Art poses With Guns, Knives & Swords

This compilation of photographs featuring over 650 action-packed, weapon-wielding poses would make the perfect reference pack for illustrators and creatives interested in mastering the art of conveying motion through a static image. These highly energetic stills capture the model in action performing a number of jumps, falls, and lunges, offering plenty of variations in angle, form, and balance while providing you the opportunity to practice your female anatomy studies.

With this purchase, you’ll receive:

• 650+ female dynamic weapon poses

Gunboy Photo Bundle

This next reference pack encompasses a range of static and motion-based male poses complete with gun props. Typically dynamic gun poses involve complex anatomical positions that are difficult for artists to accurately portray, and often require an expert understanding of the human body’s skeletal and muscular structure. This model appears in minimal dress, allowing you to study his full form across a range of different stances and perspectives. 

This asset pack includes:

• 510+ male with gun reference photographs

Splash Art Gun Images

This photo gallery is carefully curated with splash art in mind. It presents you with over 950 high-resolution, stunningly expressive, fluid female postures evoking an ambiance of weightlessness and elevation. 

Splash art classically communicates an emotion or story at first glance, and so identifying the key attributes such as facial expression, body language, and lines is pivotal in creating an overall lasting impression with your art. A breadth of unique camera angles, lenses, prop guns, and lighting arrangements are available in this pack to create a broad selection of truly original, invigorating images, to inspire your next splash art project.

This product consists of:

• 950+ splash art reference portraits

Female Gun Poses

When objects are introduced into an artwork, artists have additional considerations to make around the characters' interactions with them. For example, hand positioning, bodily tension, grip, and weight imbalances from holding a heavy object all add an extra layer of complexity. Moreover, the sight of a weapon changes the mood and context of a pose, so ensuring that your character's facial expression and general demeanor are consistent with the action they're performing is important for depicting an accurate narrative. 

Within this helpful collection, you’ll never be short on female dynamic gun poses to reference. You can start experimenting right away and use them as guidance for your future projects.

This exciting bundle contains:

• 367 Female-with-gun poses

Secret Agent Reference Pack

Drawing secret agent characters is a unique artistic challenge that integrates a variety of skills, such as awareness of anatomy, sophisticated character design, an ability to construct facial expressions that emote a range of attitudes, and a good balance between realism and stylization. 

To help you refine your expertise for your next illustration or concept art piece, this handy pack contains 540 male agent reference photographs, displaying a breadth of expressions and poses, outfit choices, and lighting arrangements. There is truly something for everyone in this comprehensive and thoughtfully compiled gallery!

With this purchase, you’ll get:

• 540+ male special agent reference images

Sci-Fi Soldier Stock Photos

Another consideration for artists when crafting dynamic gun poses for their characters is the use of clothing and specific accessories that may accompany their weapons. Garments such as gun holsters, belts, helmets, and protective vests all contribute to the details and personality of a character. However, without a general knowledge of how these items might look and function, it’s hard to produce something authentic and credible from pure imagination. 

This sci-fi-inspired photoshoot equips you with all the inspiration you need to take the guesswork out of your sketches. You’ll have more fun designing and less time spent worrying over the technical details that frustrate the creative process. 

This pack consists of:

• 300 Female sci-fi soldier portraits

Have Your Best Shot at Success with Cubebrush!

Whether you’re aiming to develop a particular area of your expertise, dabbling with a new art medium altogether, gleaning inspiration, or just saving time by reducing your errors and corrections, you’re guaranteed to hit the target every time using our full arsenal of available resources here at Cubebrush!

Our community of content creators has put together some of the most inspiring dynamic gun poses for your characters in these reference packs—but there’s so much more to explore. Visit the Cubebrush Marketplace to get the resources you need to reload any aspect of your artistic journey.