Gesture drawing
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Thanks for everyone’s advice. This weekend, when I had time, I tried to do some gesture drawing with the advice in mind. I really like how some of these turned out. Thanks again.
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@robbery these are great improvements!
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@robbery Much better! Try to get even simpler than that, go back to a circle for the head and lines for the spine and joints. Out of curiosity, how long are the poses you're sketching?
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@lpetiti Any where between 3 to 5min.
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@robbery most gesture drawing is way shorter! Try going with 30 seconds to two minutes at the most. That will give you time to only focus on the movement of the pose
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Hi Roberry!
I admire your effort in these drawings and I can tell that you have the ability to draw well… but I think you need clearer instruction to accomplish your goal. But worry no more!…Two of the best people to study in regards to gesture are Glenn Vilppu ( Vilppu’s Drawing Manual - You can find it on Scribd dot com ) or Michael Hampton’s (Figure Drawing: Design and Invention on Amazon). Vilppu is a Master in everything he draws but he breaks it down into understandable steps. I really don’t think there is anyone better. Also, Michael Hampton’s book is similar but makes the gesture part a little bit easier to grasp. I use both books interchangeably. Vilppu worked for Disney for many years and knows the figure inside and out. His Book sells on eBay for $70-100 but you can find it on Scribd. Michael Hampton’s book is on Amazon at a reasonable price.In a Nutshell I believe gesture should be a simple flow of opposing curves not a bunch of scribbles nor should it be a stick figure. Many poses can be memorized when you understand the flow. I included some drawings I did based on Vilppu’s gestures to serve as a guide. Many poses can be broken down into S-curves or B-curves. Finally, Another book that many comic book artist’s have learned from is the late great Andrew Loomis’ "Figure Drawing for All Its Worth". He has many other books as well and they are all gems. You can find most of them on Scribd or Amazon.
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@robbery Great work on these! I agree with the former comments here, and I wanted to add another note: the first few videos of the Figure Drawing Fundamentals class with Michael Parker might be something to revisit - to get out the charcoal on cheap newprint and really lean in to just making fast curved lines for the spine, arms and legs. Keep up the great work!
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@Birchwood Sorry for the late reply and thank you. I will be looking into getting those books.
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@Kristen-Lango thank you and i will go back and look at the Fundamentals of figure drawing.
