First versions of this exercise. Again really struggling with line quality. Seems to have gotten worse this week, unsure as to why but will keep practicing.

Hi, I need help on drawing dynamics because I'm not sure on how would i apply this in practice. I picked the seal lying down because I thought it would be interesting to show dynamism like the koi fish exercise, but i don't think i captured it well. Maybe I should pick other seal poses that are actually moving?

I'm pretty confused if I'm doing this properly

Could someone explain to me how to proceed after establishing the line of action? I’m not sure how exactly to use the reference image afterwards, or rather in combination with the line of action. For example, if I have an S-curve, the convex part is stretched and the concave part is squashed but if the figure is lying on the ground, it’s still straight, should I still squash? After multiple attempts at gesture drawing, I tried for some of my drwaings to break the body down into basic shapes (head, chest, etc.) after drawing the line of action, and then tried to connect them in relation to it. However, I don’t know to what extent I should adapt the body to the line of action, and how much I should take the contours of the reference into account. I'm also not sure to what extent I should manipulate the body or how much it is allowed to differ from the reference.

Attempt number 3.

Those are my attemps (level 1) before watching the demo and critique videos, I'd love any critiques on them, especially the fatty boy on the first page. I can't quite figure out why it is a little off for me. :)

Here's my attempt both in level 1 and 2

Tried to focus on the gestures but not sure if I'm doing it right.

This is my second time doing the assignment.

I loved this approach to drawing! It’s completely new to me, and I really enjoyed trying it out. Here are my attempts:

Heres my attempts.

I found myself first noticing the large, rounded mass of each seal’s head. From there, I began to see the connecting shapes, line of action, and overall direction of the pose. I don’t think I have exaggerated the gestures very much yet, but this exercise helped me begin to see the movement and energy of the subject rather than only its outline. I found it very useful. I would appreciate feedback on what I should focus on to make the gesture and energy clearer.

Here is my submission for level 1:

After watching the critique videos I tried to make the rest of the seals! there are some of them I completely disliked and some of them that I found better under my eyes, but it was an interesting project indeed!

Another page of these :)

I really had a lot of fun with this one. I really love the look of the little wrinkles and folds in their neck, makes the shapes interesting one might say! At first I really didn't understand what would make a shape interesting, but now I think I get it. I started with a gesture line and drew the seal around it.

Apologies for low res images. Had to downscale after adding seals to make sure the images added. 1st 3 pictures are from reference and last 3 are from imagination. I tried keeping gesture and cool shapes in mind but my main critique is the searching lines. Always room for improvement and yes I added some shading or hair to my seals to keep me motivated even tho it violates the suggestions of this assignment. When it comes to gesture and cool shapes, I kept thinking about looney tunes, cartoons and exaggerated features to purposely emphasize more of a characters personality or traits. I had fun and it’s taken me so long because I’ve had some bodily problems sitting and standing, I’m just grateful I was able to finish this assignment and I will keep working and doing personal projects. We really are at the hands of fate itself, no one knows when exactly we will transition but with every waking moment I can only be grateful that I get to draw another day. I had to accept and be at peace with knowing I may never be as skilled of an artist and recognized as I imagined myself to be for only time will tell. All I can do is accept myself now and embrace everything I draw. As long as I’m at peace drawing in my own way I can pass away at any moment without regret. Acceptance of where I am now is everything. I’m on the road to recovery but drawing has been my lighthouse, the beacon of hope keeping me mentally afloat amongst the chaos happening inside my body. I love y’all; keep drawing and making what your heart of hearts love. Peace everyone and have a great day!

Level 1 No inventions, just focused on the shapes

This was fun. Level 1: I decided to extra challenge myself by taking more bland poses because I´ve felt that those dynamic poses would be too easy and true learning will be done in those more flat, mundane lying poses. Then I did second page with reference (pic that says dynamic shapes with reference) which were bit more dynamic. I´ve found those poses more interesting and fun and I guess it shows. Level 2: When drawing from memory I relied on contortion. I remembered seals twirling in all kinds of C shapes and what not to I went with that. Starting on the right and moving to the left of the page. Then I drew few smaller poses and around to fill up the page. Was fun. Some were bit more successful than others. With some I tried to go bit too crazy and, well, it was too much. Overall, fun assignment and I hope fairly successful. Gotta check the demos and critique but still, please lemme know what I could improve. I was aiming for gesture and less of a finished drawing. These were quick sketches.

Hi! This is my first attempt. Overall, I’m happy with the result, but I’m not entirely sure if I did the project correctly. I know that the proportions aren’t always accurate, but I tried to focus as much as possible on capturing the dynamics of these animals. All feedback is appreciated!