2nd gesture study, again from Bridgman - I thought it looked ok/balanced until i took the photos...especially from back/front... I did admittingly spend more time on side view!

Here is my first master gesture study from Bridgman - i picked this pose as I was intrigued if I could achieve balance. Will work on my photographer skills as these came out dark... :)

Super cool assignment! Should I be blending the clay together more for these or is it better that the primary shapes are more distinctive? Also, are my creations too flat? Thanks!

Assignment on Master's studies #2 For the second gesture study, I chose a drawing from Karl Gnass in his book "Spirit of the pose". This was really challenging for me due to the stretching and twisting of the nose itself. I aimed to find a balance in the proportions as close as I could, but the sketch was limited despite its view and the foreshortening. Lots of lessons learned from this study.

Assignment on Master's studies #1 I decided to use a drawing from the Bridgman's Complete Guidance to Drawing from life. The sketch has a lot of dynamism in it and I used Andrew's advice to push the gesture of the pose the most I can. I'm continuously aware of my own improvement and shortcomings and this exercise is by far a great teacher!

Gesture study from Master Study: Extra Credit #2. Another pose from the Morpho : Anatomy for Artsits book. It's anyone's guess what's going on with that left foot, so I sculpted it raised off the ground. This is my last Gesture study from a Master Study. I only made 3, but I really enjoyed this assignment, and will continue to use it to practice and get better.

Gesture study from Master study: Extra Credit. I enjoy the graphic paintings of J.C. Layendecker because they look like they've been carved out of paint rather than brushed on, and I was wondering how that would translate with this assignment. What I found is that the proportions and poses, while based on real models, tend to be heavily stylized, making it a little bit difficult to push the armature into the same pose without flattening it. Overall, not bad. I probably could have picked something a bit more dynamic, but this Jester has always been one of my favorites, and I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to drop the Jester Gesture pun. Ugh. Dad jokes. So awesome.

Gesture Master Study #1. I used a drawing from Morpho: Anatomy for Artists by Michel Lauicella as my reference. Based on the pose I chose, I figured I'd need a support stand, even for a 6" figure, so that was fun to make. Overall, pretty fun, but hard to wrap my head around it completely when looking at the pose from all angles.

My first try was the same George Bridgman. I think the hips are too wide and he's a bit on the short side. I like this exercise.

I chose a drawing from George Bridgemans Complete Guide To Drawing From Life, and made the sculpture in one sitting. It took me 1 hour and 30 minutes.

I chose some master sketches from the great Bill Watterson for my gesture studies; feedback appreciated

I tried to do this absolutely ridiculous pose based off a Loomis gesture. I think I probably could have pushed the gesture farther, but I didn't realize that until I had the photos in front of me. It was fun to try and figure out nonetheless.

Hi, Andrew. For the kneeling man I used a drawing from the Gottfried Bammes book Anatomy for Artists, and for the other two I used photo references. The left foot of the standing figure should be lifted a bit more, but I couldn't get it to stand properly for the photo. I call the trio "People in despair" :D. It took me a little over one hour for each figure.