Great start! I can see that you tried to put more motion into it, however there are a few points you can improve. Your boxes are sometimes too thin. Even if this is a simplification of the torso, we still have to think about what we’re actually trying to draw. Our rib cages aren’t as thin as you drew them. I think it can help if you remember the bean exercise. Also the perspective of some boxes seems a bit off. Take your time and build a strong foundation. The key here is to understand how forms behave in space and how they relate to each other. If you build a strong foundation, the next exercises will help you to improve even more.

i think that I have a general understanding of where they are but I feel like I’m not using them efficiently enough while drawing. I probably just need to practice it more till it becomes intuitive. Thanks for the feedback and the great sketch, I will use it to study and improve!

Good job! It’s great how you really try to break down the animals in simple shapes and I think you have a good understanding of how they relate to each other. The one thing I would point out is that your drawings feel a bit cramped and stiff. The forms you drew are pretty rigid, but remember, you can modify them by twisting them etc. , that will give your drawings more gesture and life. And I would suggest to draw a bit bigger, that will help you to give your forms more volume. But you’re on a good path, keep it up!

I think that you’re on a good way! You’re trying to think in 3d forms and this kind of thing takes a lot of practice. I would suggest that you push it even more. Some parts of your drawing feel like you copied the lines you saw. Really think of what form fits best and draw the form out. I’ve drawn over your picture to show you what I mean. This exercise is really more about understanding how forms interact each other and less about the final result. You can try and trace forms over photos and try and recreate them on paper, this will help you understand how you need to approach these kind of drawings. Hope this helps!

Oh right! Now that you point it out I see this issue too, I will pay more attention to proportions from now on. Thank you !

Thank you for the advice! True, I was so focused with doing everything right that I forgot the proportions haha, I will pay more attention to that !

Thank you very much! You’re right, I didn’t pay attention to that, I will consider it in my future drawings :)

Hey adripeach! They’re a good start! For the beginning I would suggest that you focus on lines and on the flow/Movement of the gesture instead on how the figure looks like. Gestures are composed just by 3 types of lines: S- curves, C-curves and straight lines. When you do your gesture drawings try to simplify what you see using these lines and draw them confidently. It can also help to set a limit of lines you want to use. For example try to draw what you see with just 5 to 7 strokes. I hope this helps, good luck!