Hi @yash singh, nice studies. - I would practice finding the centerline running through the forms (watch the first minute of How to Draw Gesture). The contours of the figure will support and bend with this centerline. A main issue I see in your drawings is that the contours drawn aren't designed around the centerline; you have many bumps in the contour that hurt the flow. - I would try to look more for rhythms in the pose; a line curving one way is followed by a curve going the other way. This back n forth rhythm leads the eye through the pose and helps with creating a feeling of movement. Glenn Vilppu explains it in the beginning of this video Drawing Demo by Glenn Vilppu. His process explanation at timestamp 21:00 is great too! Starting with a flow, then fleshing out with volumes. You might also appreciate checking out Mike Mattesi's force drawing series Improving Line Quality and Rhythm – FORCE Series Part 1 Drawing Gestural Forms – FORCE Series Part 2 How to Draw Dynamic Shapes – FORCE Series Part 3 - Have you heard about the Drawing Basics course? I think you would really enjoy taking it :) I think it will give you a broad and solid foundation. Hope this helps :)

Hi! I would try to experiment with two things before you increase the time limit, and see how it feels (and the results, of course!): - Draw the figures with as few lines as possible while making sure you don't go over the same line several times - Ignore the outline of the body and try to see the "inner" action line of the torso, limbs and neck/head. Your last page is the best gesture-wise, I'd try applying the same principe to the two-minute poses. It's very common that once you get more time, you start to overwork the drawings instead of keeping it simple. This happens to me all the time if I'm not deliberate. Think of the extra time as time to consider the lines for longer before you actually put them down contra to drawing "more".

Hi @yash singh , these are looking good! The pose on the first page on the bottom right: I like seeing that long, fluid line that goes from the front of the model's torso down to the ankle of her left leg. If I may offer some feedback: I think maybe you're drawing more contour and detail than gesture. It could help to try to simplify the poses as much as possible using only CSI lines. That being said, I'm impressed by how much anatomical detail you can draw in only 2-3 minutes! :D

Hi @yash singh great start! My favorite is the dark haired figure in the bottom right of image 3. It really feels like she is about to take a step forward. Keep on practicing! They are really worth the time 😎 -I attached an image with some practice tips. I think this is the most important advice I can give you at the moment. If you practice a lot and with those tips in mind I think you'll be able to improve fast and find the answers to many of your questions on your own. - I would strongly recommend watching this video and applying what it teaches How to Hold and Control Your Pencil. Being able to draw from your shoulder is a great tool for gesture drawing. - Try to simplify more. For me it helped to simplify as much as possible, because it made me realize just how little information you need to convey the gesture. So as a rule of thumb: if you notice a bump that you don't need to capture the gesture, ignore it. Understanding how to simplify will help you understand how to add details in a way that helps the gesture. But again the practice tips are the most important, especially the part about following along with Stan, since his good habits will become part of your repertoar. Hope this helps :) Keep up the good work!

Hi @yash singh, nice studies! I like the clear geometric forms you've used in your 1st, 3rd and 4th study! I'll do my best to help you further: - In image 3, the perspective looks a little off. It might help to first start with a large box for the overall perspective. When trying to make a drawing look real and three dimensional, it helps me to use my imagination and imagine touching the forms, as if they existed in the space in front of me. That really activates a 3D-mindset and helps me understand the forms of the object better. FIGURE DRAWING COURSE I noticed that you haven't posted anything for the Figure Drawing Fundamentals course. Have you taken it? (or anything equivalent to it?) If not, I strongly recommend waiting with the anatomy course. The things taught in the figure drawing course, like gesture and 3D-forms, are crucial for being able to execute the exercises in the anatomy course well. You could think of it as the Anatomy 1 course. Here´s a little story from my life: A few years ago I dreamed of being able to draw Tarzan. The Disney movie had been my favorite since I was a baby. I really wanted to learn anatomy, I found proko´s course, and started taking it, but I soon felt that something was lacking: I didn't know the fundamentals well enough. It was difficult to realize that, because it felt like my goal of being able to draw Tarzan was miles away, but I decided to take the figure drawing course anyway. I´m so glad I did! It gave me exactly what I wanted!; being able to draw gestural 3-dimensional figures, from imagination. I learned the most important part of drawing Tarzan! And to my suprise my figures felt quite accurate eventhough I didn´t know anatomy. It was like I had learned the pattern of the human body. I realized that rather than thinking of the figure drawing course being a obstacle in front of the anatomy course, it is more like the Anatomy 1 course. Hope this helps :) Let me know if you have any questions!

Hi @yash singh, nice studies! Don´t worry if getting the anatomy right is hard at this point. Stan just wanted to show tracings in the beginning since it's an exercise that you can use as a study tool when you dive deeper into the course. The thing to take with you from this lesson is how to do an anatomy tracing.   The two things I look for in a tracing are: 1. Varying lineweight; thicker/darker for the border of muscles and thinner/lighter for the muscle fibers. This gives clarity to the tracing 2. Fiber-lines going all the way. I want to be clear with how the fibers track so I like to draw them all the way from where they originate to where they insert, and not just indicate them floating in the middle of the muscle.  Hope this helps :) Keep up the good work!