I was cleaning up the pinup tag, trying to find a specific pose, when I noticed that stances/poses are really undertagged. I'm currently working on fixing that issue, but wanted to discuss/make proper wiki articles to explain the different stances and such. There's a list under tag group:pose, but not all of them are expanded upon in the wiki (and the list itself feels a bit outdated, with some alias'd terms still there). There are some I can't name, which I'll ask about at the end.
Stances!
Standing
When a character is standing upright on their feet. Feet don't necessarily have to be visible in an image to appear as if they're standing.
post #720077 post #720024 post #720016
Step pose (Captain Morgan pose) (implies standing)
(This tag needs cleanup, as some posts in here should be tagged with what appears to be the Jockey Sex Position, perhaps a modified variant of it. Or kneeling / on_one_knee + bent over, since some characters aren't visibly standing in here. There are also feral/quad characters on their hind legs, and it's just... a mess.)
When a character is standing upright on their feet, with one elevated on a higher surface. Not to be confused with on one leg.
post #550509 post #713559 post #561849
On one leg (implies standing)
When a character is standing upright on one foot, with the other lifted or missing from view. Not to be confused with step pose.
post #719987 post #707320 post #696853
Standing kneel (implies standing and possibly on one knee/on one leg)
When a character is standing on one leg, with the other leg resting (kneeling) on a piece of furniture or object.
post #720358 post #705655
On hind legs
When a quadruped character stands upright on their hind legs. Rearing is always on_hind_legs, but on_hind_legs is not always rearing.
post #663476 post #599518 post #597867
Rearing (implies on hind legs)
post #640013 post #637615 post #589963
Crouching / Squatting
(Needs cleanup, some kneeling / on one knee posts in here.)
When a character rests on their feet, legs bent at the knees. Not to be confused with kneeling, which is when their knees make contact with the ground.
post #717560 post #716921 post #712515
Kneeling
When a character rests on their knees, legs bent. Not to be confused with crouching, which is when their knees do not make contact with the ground.
post #720234 post #719970 post #718562
On one knee / Half-kneel (implies kneeling)
When a character kneels with one knee and one foot on the ground.
post #636557 post #601255 post #555770
All fours (Doggystyle when sex is involved)
When a (typically non-quadrupedal) character rests their hands on the ground, supporting themselves on their hands and knees/feet.
post #720000 post #720048 post #719317
Lying
(Needs cleanup, lots of reclining posts in here.)
When a character is lying down, (most of the time) horizontal and supported along their length by the surface underneath.
post #719355 post #719925 post #719683
Reclining
When a character is sitting with a slight recline to their stance. A kind of halfway point between lying and sitting, with their weight usually supported by objects or their arms.
post #719059 post #718236 post #712940
Sitting
(Needs cleanup, lots of reclining and some crouching posts in here.)
When a character is seated on their butt or thighs, with their torso mostly upright.
post #719547 post #720020 post #719842
Stance... Modifiers?
Ass up
(Can be combined with lying, kneeling, and standing.)
post #719350 post #719849 post #685808
Bent back / Leaning back
(Can be combined with reclining, kneeling, and standing.)
Bent over / Leaning forward
(Can be combined with sitting, kneeling, and standing.)
On back
(Can be combined with lying and reclining.)
On front
(Can be combined with lying and reclining.)
On side
(Can be combined with lying and reclining.)
On shoulders
(Can be combined with lying.)
Spread eagle (implies or alias'd to spread_legs?)
(Can be combined with lying, kneeling, crouching, reclining, and sitting.)
Unknown Poses
None right now!
I also want to make an ambiguous pose tag for art where the pose isn't entirely clear, but I'm not sure how useful it would be.
I'll edit this post more as I think of stuff/receive feedback and suggestions (also to add more thumbnail examples as I need a break for now).
Updated by BlueDingo
