Figure Drawing Fundamentals
Gesture
The Bean
Structure
Landmarks
Robo Bean
Mannequinization
Balance
Exaggeration
Proportions
Measuring
Shading
Figure Drawing Demo
Closing Thoughts
Figure Drawing Critiques - Gesture
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Marshall Vandruff joins Stan Prokopenko to critique student gesture drawings.
Newest
Agnieszka
18h
My examples of gesture drawing include those I did before the demo, following the demo, and after critique. There are some poses I like and others I don’t. I’m wondering if I should try 5- or 6-minute gesture sessions to take more time to analyze my mistakes, understand why my poses feel stiff, and work on improving line quality (since it currently looks messy), or if I should stick to 2- or 3-minute gesture sessions and rely on consistent practice to help me improve.
Soso
18d
I went over gesture drawing a couple of times, also watched the videos multiple times but I don’t seem to be able to get my drawings to look so dynamic. Either I make itchy scratchy lines or everything seems so … static.
Kevin Patel
4mo
Hello I was wondering if anyone could critique my gestures! The things that stick out to me right now are doing single lines instead of "stuttering" and using more c curves for the arms instead of muscle contours.
Abigail G.
5mo
I just finished the first assignment for the figure drawing class and wanted to get some feedback on them! It’s been a while since I’ve done any gesture drawing, and I really want to improve. I would really appreciate any feedback/advice you guys might have! Most of these are 30 second-2 minute drawings, though the ones on page 3 are more 3-7 minutes. Also ignore the face on page 3, I got carried away lol
Filippo Galli
6mo
It was nice to be reminded that these are few of hundreds, if not thousands, so it doesn't matter if you get some looking off.
Incredible insight from Marshall as always.
The only way up is through patience and good practice.
In any case, I'm excited to move onto the next part of the course!
@juliannavolkov
6mo
I took around 2 minutes with each pose and I used the references from the post below me (Jack Mills' post). I would really appreciate some feedback!
An artist I really look up to is Rembert Montald because of his storytelling through illustrations. I really want to capture the movement in each pose, but I find it difficult when the person isn't actually moving. I know a good way to practice is drawing directly from animations.
I think one of the things I have to improve is my lines. I keep adding new lines to try to "fix" the previous one, so the pose ends up being confusing. Please let me know what you think! I would appreciate a criticism more than a "looks good".
Jack Mills
6mo
Here are my gesture drawings from oldest to newest. My drawings are not timed, but I think I'm gonna do more timed drawings from now onward. If you got any feedback that would be most appreciated as I feel my gesture drawing progression is slowing down.
References will be in the comments.
Peter Tinkler
6mo
I try and do gesture studies as often as I can, as I'm still working my way through the Anatomy course, and don't want to stiffen up. These are mostly gesture, with a sprinkling of some structure. I didn't time these officially, but I'd be surprised if any of them were more than 5 minutes.
@nullmyriad
6mo
I've been focusing on 30 sec gestures to loosen up my movements, as my first gesture attempts were very stiff. I definitely see improvement, but would like critique/advice on finding more flow
DrawYer
6mo
These are some samples of my attempts after watching the demos and the critiques. I tried to really stay at 5min or below, but sometimes I got carried away ;D !
Any comments or feedback welcome.
Aiba Miller
7mo
30s in red, 2 min in blue. Didn't realize how awkwardly rusty I was, I would love some real strong criticism, don't be shy. The more it hurts, the more I can learn from it.
Sometimes I have a lot of trouble creating strong flow and lines in my figures. I spend about 30 seconds on each one constructing it in my head before I start.
Huy Vuong
7mo
30sec, and rest is 2 mins, I got rusty with gestures but I'm glad getting back into it
@yoyoy12
7mo
@yoyoy12
7mo
@yoyoy12
8mo
@yoyoy12
8mo
@iyana
8mo
Sorry that the images are dark in some places. I can tell that I am improving but I still find myself rushing to draw the gesture within the 2:30 time limit and doing those chicken scratch lines at times. I would love a critique to see how I can improve. Thank you!
@noag
8mo
Hey guys! I have tried my best, but I feel like I don't improve... Does anyone have any advice? (I attached 2 minutes and 30 seconds gesture drawing here) Thanks!
Emmanuel Moyo
9mo
I'm new to figure drawing and I'm not too sure what it is that I'm not doing right. Majority of my drawings come out feeling a bit lacklustre. I'd appreciate any advise.
faye zhang
9mo
Followed along a Life Drawing class by Royal Academy of Arts:
https://www.youtube.com/live/RHbFyW279ME?feature=shared
I found that it’s better to find the general lines of motion first, rather than finding the gesture of the torso, separate limbs etc.
Very happy with my 25min figure in the last pic :)
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