Quicksketch Assignment Examples - 30 Second Poses
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30 second gesture quicksketch demonstrations.
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Demonstrations of 30 second gesture quicksketch
This was less stressful for me than the two-minute ones. Probably because I didn't have any expectation that I could make them look good.
This exercice is very relaxing somehow.
Before I really hardcore focused on silhouette. Especially within the very short time limits attempts. I really like this attempt with the line of action. But don’t get me wrong, focus on silhouette first then shadow helped me a lot to get better in figure drawing.
But I think combining it with this gesture line will help me to improve my gesture and flow in the poses more.
I like these and today I was not stressed about my sketches because I already did so many bad sketches before from the previous exercices that I did these past 3 months. They were already so ugly that I am already used to it 😂
I went through all the examples and the critique, and I still don't understand how to do 30-second sketches for very stiff poses. Let's take Mallory-103 and Mallory-113, for example. How do you show in such a simplified drawing whether the figure is facing front or back?
The second issue is very foreshortened poses, where the arms, for example, come toward us. Or the model stands with his back to us and his knee is slightly bent forward.
In 2-minute sketches, we show some volume and structure, so it's much easier. Any advice @Stan Prokopenko? Pleeeease, the community seams to be a little dead here... And as I took a look at the assignments, I had a feeling students just tends to avoid these most difficult poses.
i struggle with the same stuff. Ultimately, i think those poses are just less appropriate for the exercice as the spirit seems to be to simplify movement, and they are very stiff.
I guess one way would be to draw the masses of the body (instead of the general flow), or insist on certain parts that are more dynamic (for the example above, the colar bones and shoulders + the hips, i would say)
As for the foreshortening, it's hell, but for your leg example, i think you can use the roundness of the calf to indicate that it's in front of the leg, and not below.
That being said, i'm a beginner myself, so maybe i got it all wrong. If anyone more experienced as a answer i take it too !
I agree that the community does not look very alive, it's a bit desapointing. i hope there's more exchange in the following lessons.
Keep up the good work
Much more difficult to do a sketch in 30 sec than in 2 minutes. Most of the times, I needed some extra seconds. Nervethless, I would appreciate any comment
Using the demo poses. Still struggling with 30 seconds. I find that in order to capture the pose reasonably well, I need at least 15-20 seconds to analyze the pose before drawing anything, and then at least 30 seconds to execute the lines, which I'm pretty sure counts more as a 1 minute pose so I'm not sure if I stayed true to the exercise very well.
I have a question. For the quicker gesture is the way to think about it this way: 1. head typically solid shape; 2. Torso typically solid shape; 3. Arms and legs use outside contour for gesture line; 4. Pelvis area is typically a solid shape. It’s harder for this to figure when to draw line versus solid shape. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Drew along with the video and did a few more 2 minute ones.
Once again, they could be a lot better but I struggle so much with getting my hand to go where my head wants; it's hard to keep up.
Hello! I have mad respect to everyone who is able to do this well, because this is one of the concepts I struggle with the most. Please, I really need feedback, I feel like my brain can't see/understand the basic concept behind it. I can't finish my 30 secs scetches on time and I don't like my end product. What am I missing? Find below an example of 15 sketches of 30 secs each
It takes time man, I feel like I’m barely grasping the concept as you can see my work below. Make sure you do 5 mins scribbles just to warm up before, it makes a huge difference. Your second page looks like you’re going in the right direction. It looks way more loose and fluid. From the video the 30 second sketches will look basically like stick figures but that’s ok as long as they don’t look stiff. Remember C and S curves is what we’re using to build these. One of my biggest issues was never exaggerating enough and making it look too much like the photo. Trust me I have books upon books of mediocre sketches. If you can look up Michael Hampton, his method for gestures is a bit simplified but really helps in improving your craft. I hope that helps. Peace out bro -Andrew
hi ! How do you guys do gesture drawing digitally? it seems off for me
What exactly seems off to you?
A lot of people have trouble getting used to drawing on a screen/tablet. There are screen protectors that add a slight bit of texture that seems to help some people.
There is also this website which has a training "game" to help you adjust.
https://eyes.training/line-practice/
Hello, here are some 30 sec gesture quick sketches I did. Any critique is welcome. Thanks for looking.
30 second quickposes. please feel free to critique me. I would love some feedback on what I can do better.
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You nailed it. These are perfect for 30sec drawings. If you wanted to add another challenge, you could try using more straight lines. This gives the figures more structure.
I like to ground the figures by suggesting the ground plane as well.
Keep up the good work 👍
