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4yr
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Ahoy,
I did Draw a Box for haf a year and this is really, REALLY different. I feel overwhelmed. This is my third set (11x30 sec, 5x1 min, 2x 5 min, 1x10 min). And i don't think i did a lot of things right. I would love to look for explicit pointers, where to go from here.
Thanks in Advance.
Serena Marenco
4yr
Hi halibutoti, it's not a bad start, but I'll give you a couple of tips to make your life easier.
When you draw the gesture the first thing you need to do is to identify the line of action, generally by looking at the reference you should easily spot a curved or S-shaped line that crosses most of the body (ideally it would be the spine, including the neck and head, continuing down to the ground along one leg, sometimes including an arm, but it's not a mathematical formula, it's just to give you an idea of what it is).
Once you have identified this line, find the position and inclination of your shoulders and pelvis on it.
At this point you will already be able to tell how the torso is positioned, whether it is bent, in torsion, etc.
When you have shoulders and pelvis to them connect arms and legs (noting that you may already have drawn them with the main line).
Use simple lines for now: you'll just need C to S curves and short, straight lines like I's.
Keep in mind that no part of the body moves independently of the others.
When you look at the references, learn to see if the arms are following the same curve or if they are moving in relation to other parts of the body.
You will see that in this way you will learn to see the gesture very easily, in a short time.
Kiki K.
4yr
I know exactly what you mean; the frame drawings didn’t feel productive to me; but, I started doing less than 10 lines and focusing on “c” and “s” lines (not timed); and it is actually fun; and now I see how useful it is. Keep drawing; you’re doing great!
DuDung Tak
4yr
Hey you are doing great! The thing about gesture is its really hard to know its worth until you actually finish drawing a fully detailed figure. So I advice you to move on to further lessons, but keep doing gesture exercises. You will slowly appreciate it as you practice more. It also helps if you set a goal for a gesture drawing session, such as you just want to focus on the proportion of the torso to the limbs, the form of the body, or the large shadow shapes, etc.
For your current gesture, I think you are too focused on the contour, rather than the flow. As seen in the 4th drawing, the legs look like flat benty strips. Rather than completing the full contour, think of a water or a stream of marbles flowing through the leg. And only draw lines where the marbles would bounce off in the direction of the leg flow. Or you can try to simplifly the flow to a line.
You can draw gestures many different ways, and there is no one correct answer. So try and look at how other masters do! I'd recommend to the FORCE method first, which is a very different style to what Proko is teaching.
