Just like in the art of dancing itself, evoking fluidity and intricacy in dynamic digital artwork—especially when your subjects are dancers—is essential. In order to portray these precise motions successfully, digital artists often call upon quality photos that offer an array of poses to reference and study. Today, we’ll be diving into seven fantastic performance dancing pose reference packs that will help you bring your digital dancers to life.

Female Gesture Drawing Reference Pictures

From ballet to aerial silks poses, this reference pack is perfect for beginners wanting to buckle down on their gesture drawing technique. With hundreds of pictures and a vast range of poses to choose from—from the simple to the more dynamic—this essential set is ideal for 30 to 90-second gesture drawing, shadow and color studies, and anatomy practice for dancing performers.

The bundle consists of:

• 400+ high-quality reference photos

Male Gesture Drawing Reference Pictures

As the male counterpart to the previous pack, this versatile set of reference pictures will help you complete your arsenal of basic dancing pose images. If you’re working up to a dramatic dancing scene, this will boost your daily sketching practice, anatomy studies, and gesture drawing so that you can build up your confidence one stroke at a time. The set features three different models, as well as various ballet and action poses.

This collection contains:

• 300+ reference pictures

Male Classic Ballet Poses & More

For those trying to capture the elegance and poise of ballet dancing, this set is for you. It features a male ballet dancer in hundreds of poses and positions, allowing you to master your digital ballet characters. Shot with 16mm, 35mm, and 85mm lenses, this collection gives you a variety of perspectives and a range of depths of field to help you enhance the composition and realism of your theatrical creations. 

This pack includes:

• 600+ high-resolution reference images

Female Ancient China Dance Vol 01

If you’re looking to branch out, this ancient Chinese dancing pose pack can help you with just that. From elegant poses that capture form to engagement with additional props, these beautiful reference photos are composed of 30 unique poses and camera angles. Offering 360-degree turnaround shots, this pack is perfect for light and contrast studies, illustration, and more!

The set contains:

• 240 4000x6000 pixel reference photos

Dance Moves Gesture Reference Pack

With over 1400 high-resolution dancing pose reference images filled with dynamic dancing poses, this comprehensive set provides you with all the resources needed to hone in on capturing the art of dance digitally. From the curvature of the body as it gracefully twists and turns through different poses to the expressions of the portraits, this dance move pack is all-encompassing. So, whether you’re looking for inspiration for your next character design, concept art, or illustration, this is an excellent resource to add to your creative toolkit!

In this bundle, you’ll receive:

• 1470+ reference pictures

Acrobatic Pose Reference Pictures

This dramatic collection of male acrobatic poses will help you imbue your digital artwork with finesse and flair. With over 600 high-resolution reference images including jumping, twisting, and climbing, every pose was captured and curated to radiate theatricality and strength! With varied camera angles and endless variation, this set is fantastic for capturing intensity through concept art, character design, or even quick gesture drawings!

The collection includes:

• 680+ dynamic reference photos

Belly Dancer - Pose Reference for Artists

If you’ve covered the basics and are ready for a challenge, this set of belly dancing poses can help you take your digital art to the next level. Featuring a real belly dancer with more than 14 years of experience, this incredible set will help you capture the nuances and details of this highly unique art form, such as its hypnotic motions and the dynamism of the material. Boasting over 1000 reference images, this set can be utilized for either personal or commercial work. 

The pack contains:

• 1364 reference pictures

Capture the Magic of Performance with Cubebrush

Whether you’re capturing the daring stunts of an acrobatic performance or the emotion a lone ballet dancer exudes, these seven dancing pose reference packs are just the opening act. From the more experienced to the aspiring digital artist, Cubebrush offers an abundance of indispensable resources to enhance anyone’s creative arsenal. Let your digital artistry take center stage with Cubebrush!