Here is my attempt ! Not happy with all of them (the first ones are upper left and the one in the middle). As I got warmed up I felt better. I even tried a twisted torso :) This perspective chapter is getting less painful for my brain and I think I feel an improvement ! 😃

Hello everyone ! I don't find the ressources on this course (photo reference he is talking about for the assignments). Do you guys know where it is ? Thank you for your help :)

Hi everyone, Here is a personal project I've worked on last week. I have tried to focus on gesture, shape design and line quality while leaving complex anatomy aside (difficult with such a big guy 😅) I chose to remove some details (hands for example). The pose still feel static to me even if I tried to push it as far as I could. I am however quite happy with the line quality (line weight variation, confident lines...) and the shape design. Please let me know what you think about it ! I post the final watercolor as well, if you have any experience in painting, feel free to let me know what you think about it as well. Thank you guys ! See you !

Here is my attempts on this exercise. I found it difficult to place the boxes, especially the biggest part which twist a little bit. Feedback more than welcome 🙏

Third attempt, but on paper this time ;) My brain is getting stronger on this ! I feel a clear improvement but still not perfect. Please let me know what you think :)

Hey everyone ! Second attempt for this exercise. My first attempt was too challenging so I decided to trace over the pictures. With the help of some critiques more than welcome, I think I understood a little better even if it is still very difficult ! At least my boxes look like boxes this time ! 😅 Please let me know your opinion if it fit the pictures or not and if the perspective is right. Thanks !

Hi everyone ! After few attempts on paper, it felt so difficult I chose trying tracing over pictures first. Even like this it was quite a challenge. I did all the picture this way but posted only a few. As the picture number grew, I felt a little more confident. Please let me know if it feels right to you. On most picture, it was really difficult to find convergence between the lines because I was really influenced by parts on the face. When I switched my mind into “cross contour” mode, it helped in my opinion. Waiting for your opinion on these and I’ll try again on paper without pictures underneath ! Thank you guys for your help !

5 minutes each, I’ve tried several approach : starting with a gesture, an envelope and boxes. The two first felt more natural to me, sometimes unnatural but the box approach feels very stiff to me. Please let me know if you have any advice and feedbacks =)

Here's a go on my living room! Honestly more fun than it seems like it should be... my problem honestly was doing the horizontal/verticals more often it feels like - without the direct target of the vanishing point they seem more nebulous. Didn't get too detailed (and ignore the ceiling fan plz >_>) but any critique would be great!

Here is a kitchen with an impractical sink. (Level 1) I wasn't too creative with the sink, just stuck it in the corner. This assignment was difficult without a ruler. My lines are way off of being straight or plumb. I'm off to work on the level 2 assignment.

My two first attempts on the same room. I was on the couch, may be not the best way to achieve accuracy and straight line but I am still quite happy with the result and I found it quite relaxing :) The weird placed sink is there on the floor on the first drawing ;) I am struggling with the length of lines going away from me to get a normal ration width/height/depth. Also connecting corners to the vanishing point when they are far away from each other is quite challenging ! If you have any advice on these point or any other critiques, please let me know ! I'll definitely draw others (and post them this time 😅)

Practiced head/neck/shoulders like crazy. Then did ten or so torsos. Then found out I don't have room for legs and arms. :) Need to buy some large paper.

I really got behind this summer and have just caught back up, first post since May. My lines are a little bit sloppy as I’ve been trying to use the overhand grip.

This was a very rewarding assignment for me. I had to figure out how I wanted to go about doing the rhythm based gestures, as there are many options there. I tried different things and slowly figured stuff out, and at the end I feel like I have a workable method that produces acceptable results. I feel pretty good about my work here. They are neither as good as I had hoped, nor as bad as I had feared. I like looking at them. Doing these has giving me a lot of confidence, and makes me feel more determined to get good at gesture drawings. I can’t wait to see how good I get after working on this for the next year! I know there are still a lot of room for improvement, but I feel like I just need time and effort to work that stuff out. Really, Stan, I have to thank you. A few years ago, when I realized that I would need to get good at drawing gestures to achieve my art goals, I kind of stalled out, with frustration, and slowed down with my drawing, because I had such a hard time understanding how to even go about gesture on my own. I have been studying it ever since, but still struggling to do it well enough. I got to where I felt I understood what other artist were doing, but still had trouble doing it on my own. I feel like this course has taught me some of the missing ingredients that has finally helped me get over that last hurdle. Instead of getting bummed out about the struggle and the result of my gesture drawings, I feel really enthusiastic now. I’m finally at a place where I can work on gesture and have fun with it and get good enough results to make me want to keep working on it. Which means that I will work on it much more, and improve much faster, and that feels so great! Instead of dreading doing gesture, I am really looking forward to doing the next one! I’m so happy!

Here are some of my attempts ! I am quite happy with the result because my proportions used to be all over the place on this kind of drawing and I feel quite an improvement ! What do you guys think ? I have also tried to find a balance between gestural curves and structure with straights. It did not work on every pose I think. Please let me know your feedbacks on these topics :)

This is great ! I find gesture quite difficult, even if I get your point with "energy" and stuff. I always feel like "yeah but this pose is quite specific, I don't see energy because it is just lying down" Having many examples is helping a lot ! Can't wait to make other attempts on this exercise !

Hey everyone! Here is my level one submission. I found this challenging so I sketched them a few times, any feedback is appreciated! :)

Drawing seals was pretty fun :) The first page is from a couple days ago, next two from today, and the last page with the numbers is from imagination/memory. Tried doing it with coloured pencil as well and felt pretty good, but I'm not sure if I felt a noticeable difference. I felt like it made a big difference to draw on good quality A3 paper though, both because of the feel of the paper and being able to use my arm more with the bigger size.

Here are few of my attempts, some are better than other. I found this exercise way more difficult than expected ! Even if a seal is quite "simple" to draw, it is so relaxed that I found it difficult to find gesture and energy in poses. Please let me know what you think ! Any advice to improve is welcome ! 🙏

Here is a second attempt for this project. This time I have tried with a picture of my girl friend. It is incredibly difficult with a face you know that much, it always looks off ! I was quite happy with the line drawing and then I wanted to add some values to give her a more final look but I feel it breaks appart 😅 And this curly hair 🤯🤯😅 Don’t hesitate to let me know your feedback !