Pose reference · Walking & running
Stepping Up
A free pose reference on a woman and a man mannequin
@your_character in @step_up_box_pose
Prompt words
The person leans slightly forward as they step upward. Weight rests mostly on the front foot placed flat atop the low box. The back leg extends straight pushing off the floor, toes still touching ground. Arms hang loosely at the sides for balance, head faces forward.
- low box
What it takes
- Difficulty
- Everyday: most people can do it
- Holds still
- Yes, it can be held for a photo
- Support
- standing
- Props
- low box
- Figures
- woman (front and three-quarter), man (front and three-quarter)
The Stepping Up pose from other angles
Woman mannequin · Three-quarter 
Man mannequin · Three-quarter
Need another angle? Open the pose in the library and pick a place on the globe around the mannequin: the new angle is made in about a minute and shared with everyone.
Use it with your character
- Open the Image Workshop and pick a model that takes reference pictures.
- Write your character, then the pose: @your_character in @step_up_box_pose on a park bench. To send another view, add it after a dot: @step_up_box_pose.three_quarter.
- Generate. Your character takes the pose and keeps their own face, body and clothes.
Or press Pose your character above: pick one of your characters, see the price, and the picture is kept on the character’s page, tagged with the pose. No character yet? Cast a free AI influencer or create your own.
Questions about the Stepping Up pose
- How do I put my character in the Stepping Up pose?
- Write @step_up_box_pose after your character in an image prompt, for example “@your_character in @step_up_box_pose”, or press Pose your character on this page and pick one of your characters. The mannequin’s picture goes to the model with your character’s pictures, so the character copies the pose and keeps their own face, body and clothes.
- Can I use the Stepping Up pose pictures for free?
- Yes. The pictures are free for any use, including commercial work: as a reference for drawing, photos or AI images. You may not redistribute them as a collection, such as a pose pack or another pose library (Terms of Service).
- Can a real person do the Stepping Up pose?
- Yes. It is an everyday pose, checked to be one a real body can do.
- Which angles does the Stepping Up pose come in?
- On the woman mannequin: front and three-quarter. On the man mannequin: front and three-quarter. To send another view with your prompt, add it after a dot: @step_up_box_pose.three_quarter. Any member can make another angle from the pose library, and it is shared with everyone.
