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Hey there! It seems like you improved greatly connecting lines together to maximize the flow of the figure, so great job :) I would say that right now it's starting to steer a bit more noodle-y, so bringing back some structure can help. A way you can do this is looking for a balance between straights and curves throughout the figure. Usually where one area curves more, there will be an opposite or nearby straight edge, and finding this will help counterbalance your drawing. I would also say to watch out that the bottom half of your figure doesn't get too small, so a good rule of thumb is that the legs + pelvis are about the same length as the torso + head.

Wow the details on the figure are good but it would be nice to focus on the gesture using SCI curve lines.

Hi there :) Would you be able to post some of examples of your work on here?

*edited as I think my initial advice was less helpful I'm no pro but I think I can offer some insights A lot of your drawings seem to have very choppy and uncertain lines, which makes it difficult to reflect on your own decision making. I'd recommend focusing less on having accurate lines to the photo and just moving along through the motion of the figure

Nice work! Just some quicker pointers: try out incorporating more straight lines into your drawing, especially where you could show off weight, force, or the squash of mass--think about where the person is leaning or standing. Also, the heads right now are leaning towards the smaller side, remember the average size would be about 1/7 or 1/8 of total height, or from the top of the neck to about the nipples/bottom of the sternum.

Hi @Browny Sparks, beautiful drawings! I can tell that you've put a lot of care into them. - I looked through your album. You seem to have good control of line and proportion (assuming that your drawings aren't tracings). I think working some more on the gesture would complement those skills very well. There are some nice flows in your drawings, but I'd like to take it to another level. As a first step: Do some more figure drawings where you don't draw the contour, but instead draw lines running through the forms. You could imagine that there is a river flowing through the body. The lines you put down is the water. Try to feel the forces of the pose, as if you were the person striking it. In fact I would even recommend striking the pose yourself (if it's possible and safe XD). Try the exercise with different time limits, maybe in the range of 15 sec to 5 min. But stop drawing when the time is out, even if you're not happy with the result. Write how long it took, next to the drawing. I attached a paintover I did of Dre Torres work, as an example. When you've done a few, tag me so that I can take a look😎👍 - It would be interesting to hear what your goals are. That could help me guide you. Do you want to do animation? Comics? Realistic figure drawing? Or something else? - "Do you think this is good enough to move on to the next videos and lessons?" Whether to move on or not is for me more a matter of how long you've been working on an exercise, than what quality your work is at. There is still things for you to learn about gesture, but if you've been doing this exercise for a long time, I don't want to hinder you from exploring the rest of the course. About how many days have you stayed on this exercise? About how many hours of practice has that been? Another thing to consider is how you feel about the exercise. Do you feel like there is more for you to extract from it, or do you feel done with it for this round? In my experience, it's better to move too fast forward, than to stay on things for too long. As you learn other concepts, the things you've learned in this lesson will be put into greater context. If you move too fast, you'll notice that sooner or later, but if you stay on a single exercise forever, you'll have tunnel vision. You'll keep getting back to practicing gesture on your art journey. Think of learning to draw, as something circular; you'll keep revisiting concept. Most importantly: get feedback and ask questions, as you're doing now😎👍 - "I'm a newbie" I see that you're taking the Drawing Basics. That's great! Keep doing that :) I hope this helps :)

Hello these look nice but, I think you focus a little too much on the contours. Remember, gesture is about the feeling. Make sure you time them as well I don't know if you did or not. You will never really just be good at these 2 minute poses until you've done them for months maybe even years so you will probably never really feel ready to move on to the next one. Stan himself in a podcast said you should spend a maximum of 2 weeks on each section of the course. I highly recommend listening to the draftsmen podcast while drawing. It's entertaining and informative. This is coming from someone who hates podcasts.