Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'm so excited for this class! I didn't spot your head and figure construction courses until they were already over, but I am determined to do this one live. Gesture is an at times frustrating subject to me, but the way you break it down simplifies the complexity and emboldens me to push further.

I still struggle with the bean. it makes so much sense when I look at it but attempting it on my own is whole different thing. Also, the figure on the right is from my imagination and the figure below is from a reference.

Some anatomical studies of the rib cage:

Here are my "Draw Skelly" exercises. Will continue with the next ones when I can.

This was my attempt to do the front view pose on my own before watching Proko's. Latest drawing. Any critique is appreciated.

I've been practicing gesture about every other day. I try to do at least 10, and I've definitely seen improvement since my first one (which I've included here again for reference). The last time I did gesture it felt like I forgot how to see lol, but eventually I warmed back up. Proud of myself for not quitting this time. Here are the gestures I did (with warmup doodles and anatomical studies). All positive feedback/ critique is welcome!

Hi :). I chose Claire Wendling for this project. These two mice were too cute to pass. I love how interesting yet simple the lines are. They feel very intentional.

Day 1-3 of gesture drawing. This is my 3rd time attempting this class, but I'm striving hard not quit this time. On Day 1, I used the same poses as Proko. I also followed along with Rams comics gesture drawings, which are the Iron Manesque drawings at the bottom. I think my favorite drawings though were the ones I did at the end of the day. I didn't care anymore if it looked good and did quick gestural drawings (normally I send several minutes on a single gesture) and neck anatomy studies based off a video. Day 2: I just did the bean and gesture drawings. I used the Proko video to correct my gestures after I first attempted them on my own. Day 3: More gesture drawings. At the end of the day, I did a more detailed rendering of the neck anatomy study from Day 1. I also tried to examine the angles/relationship between the neck and the collar bones. Then, I just did body (trunk) studies from imagination just to test how much I recalled. The placement and position of breasts still confuses me, but honestly, those end-of-day freeform studies encourage me to keep going after the disastrous gesture drawings make me question if I have any skill at all lol.

I’m pushing myself to draw faces. I started with the eyes and decided to just keep going. Yet, it feels as if the face is too long. The shape also seems off. Any advice on how to fix it? Are the features in the wrong place or is the chin too elongated? Or is it something else?

Here are my Mickey Mouse hands. I used poses from photo reference, and tried to turn them into Mickey Mouse hands on my own.