Allison Gobbell
Allison Gobbell
Carpinteria CA
Film and TV Artist, Pursuing MFA at Academy of Art University, San Francisco, Mom of 7 children.
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Jack
Hi, can someone critique please? The poses I did multiple times are numbered
Allison Gobbell
It looks like you just need to keep going, the more you do the better you will get! The heavy outlines are not always necessary, but look better when varied - sometimes heavy other times light or even not there. It depends on what style you are wanting to develop - animation style or fine art, etc.
Samuel Sanjaya
doing exaggeration from the reference picture provided. I tried to exaggerate without looking from the exaggerated picture first, turns out to be different. did I exaggerate too much ? I hope i can get some feedbacks.. thank you..
Allison Gobbell
I think you did well! I would show a bit of overlap in the arch of the back, as the skin would fold in upon itself. Also, not sure if you meant to turn her toward the viewer but the front of torso is a bit slimmer if she is facing the same way. Also the buttocks are a bit lower and I believe would be going out a bit more. Subtle changes!
Sandra Süsser
My first own Landmark Study after studying Proko‘s. Tried to recall them from memory at first which I always do with new information and which I can only recommend for everyone as well - this really hammers in the knowledge. As for the drawing, where tf is the great trochanter in this one xD. Can’t figure it out exactly, just guessing. Overpainting anyone?
Allison Gobbell
Imagine the bone with the head or ball of the femur in the hip socket and so the top of the bone that is "showing" is the great trochanter. If you stand up in that pose you will feel that there is an angle to the hips with the weight bearing hip higher up than the resting leg. So you were close on that left one, but I would raise it up a bit based on the angle of the hips - does that make sense? I'm no expert but that's my two cents lol.
Aidan van Niekerk
Hi everyone! My homework for this lesson. All feedback welcome :)
Allison Gobbell
This looks great! You captured the gesture and energy nicely with that left leg coming forward in space. Here are some picky suggestions that could help: You've exaggerated the pose so that's probably on purpose, but try looking at the negative shapes (the air space) between the right arm (her left) and the torso - you will see a difference, same with between the legs as well as the left arm having more of a bend. Also, the upper torso is too narrow which makes her breasts too close together. Easier said than to execute and still keep that energy!
Allison Gobbell
I think I need to work on adding less instead of more......
Michael Brinker
I would also try and make one fluid line, especially for the gesture practice. When we do the "chicken scratch" line it shows a lack of confidence and makes the gesture look sloppy. Don't worry about getting the pose exact with gestures as we are trying to capture the rhythm of the pose. Keep up the hard work!
T. Alan Newton
I've been working on The Bean exercises, but I've also continued to practice Gesture. Is it okay to incorporate the Bean into gesture, or is that focusing on the wrong thing and they should be approached separately? It definitely seems to be helping me visualize the form (and improve proportions), but I don't want to do it if it's going to end up being detrimental in the long run. Thanks!
Allison Gobbell
I think it's fine to incorporate the bean - and super helpful! I recommend focusing on the gesture or rhythm first and then doing the bean to add in. You can see in the video that Stan uses the bean, especially on the compact poses. Your main goal is to capture the rhythm, the gesture and the energy of the pose first.
Nio
Asked for help
My gesture poses have rigid necks, so I did a study. 30 second poses just focusing on the head, neck, and sometimes shoulders. I haven't gone over neck anatomy yet. I plan to jump into the anatomy course when I finish the figure fundamentals (today, woohoo). I suppose I'll learn how to draw the neck better in my gestures when I understand the forms. But before I reach that point, let me know how I can improve. Thanks
Allison Gobbell
I would suggest "drawing through" on your neck, so basically, just draw a cylinder. You did it a couple times and that's what my instructors have always told me. It makes it more 3-D and more believable.
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