Nobody Knows What Running Looks Like
Throughout history, people have gotten the depiction of running totally wrong.
Picture a person running. You’re probably picturing them wrong. It’s okay, you wouldn’t be alone. It turns out that artists have been drawing people running incorrectly for thousands of years. From Greek vases to drawing handbooks to modern sculptures, even our very best artists can’t seem to get the pose right.
To successfully run, a person swings opposite arms and legs. As the right leg goes forward, the right arm goes back, and vice versa. You can easily confirm this by attempting to run in place right now. Here’s Usain Bolt, current world record holder for the 100-yard dash, showing how it’s done.
But if you were asked to draw a person running, many of you would
