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Lesulie
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3d
added comment in3 Weeks to Better Gesture Drawing
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Week 2 gesture challenge
About halfway through I realized I was focusing too much on details and losing the gesture, so I switched to a thicker and lighter brush and spent more time finding the large shapes. That definitely made it a lot easier and I think my latter drawings looked more dynamic as a result.
Robert
2d
I just the pose with the female warrior. You nailed it. Love the exaggeration on it. Great stuff
Gannon Beck
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9d
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Week one: 10 one minute gestures, 10 five minute gestures and one bonus five minute gesture.
Robert
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4d
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Beginner in regards to gesture drawing. Currently doing the giure drawing fundamentals by Stan.
I noticed that my line quality in the 5min gestures sucks
Good stuff my man. I would have used an cylinder for the torso of the rhino. Would show more of its form
So I am not very experienced with art. I am currently doing the figure drawing fundamentals course. I would really love to do some paintings of portraits or characters (e.g. like samdoesarts). I really don't have time to commit to a project and do the course at the same time. The course will probably benefit me in the long run but I want to do something else aside from course work. I am not very confident in my abilities and I kinda expect a perfect drawing after seeing the stuff on instagram. I know it is not realistic.
Is there any beginner friendly personal projects I could do? I personally like Ink, portraits and figures/characters. Big fan of 2d animation as well
Would appreciate any advice. Have a good one and thanks for reading
Robert
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27d
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Here are some beans I did. I got one question regarding tilt:
When you got someone in profile and there is pinching happening, how do you indicate that. I usually draw the pelvis over the ribcage or the other way around but what do I do, if the ribcage and the pelvis are on the same level or the same distance away from you?
Would appreciate some feedback
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26d
I would say, just pick one part of the bean to be in the front. The overlap will give the drawing more dimension.
Robert
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1mo
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Starting to dabble with 2min gestures.
I approach these as the 30s ones and then I try to add the "forms". I have a feeling that my 2 minute gestures are more stiff and look generally bad but I don't know what the cause of it is. I assume mileage is one thing.
Btw I did more. Just wanted to share a small smaple.
If anyone could give me some tips on how to approach 2min gestures, I would appreciate it
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1mo
I think the main benefit of quick gestures, especially in the 30s to 2min range, is that everything boils down to the fundamental essence of the figure. The most successful quick gestures come down to how clearly and solid the "main idea" can be arranged and communicated, finding it and making sure everything surrounding it supports it, either by continuing its flow or counterbalancing it & adding stability. I think once you find this, it'll be easier to add form without it feeling as stiff.
Robert
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1mo
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I think I am getting the idea of the 30s poses. It takes me about 35 seconds each pose. I think my standing poses are pretty decent.
I do struggle with other positions or angles because I cannot use the template Stan gave us in the video. I would appreciate if someone could demonstrate me 30s gestures for the two images I attached below (I even censored them for the kids). Would really help me because I have no idea how to approach it.
If you have any feedback regarding my 35s gestures, I'd appreciate it. I do struggle to stay clean with my lines and sometimes finding the rhythms of the legs, especially when there is overlap in the limbs
Robert
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1mo
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Back to making drawing a habit again. I have attached 5 sample 30s (in reality it takes me 1 min) gestures with the corresponding reference. I am not really content with them because I feel that I approach the poses the same way every time. Would appreciate some feedback.
Some things that bother me:
- I approach the rhythm for the legs the same way every time
- When I do the legs the only thing that looks "good" is when I use the rhythm of the outer leg and not the inner one if that makes sense (See 4 for this one)
- When I have time left after doing my stickfigures I don't really know what to add. I usually want to add some kind of mass like torso or pelvis but I don't really know how to do it
Am I ready for 2min poses or should I stick to these until I can do them in 30s?
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1mo
Doing 2 min poses wouldn't hurt at all. Try them out and see what you're comfortable with. Before you move on, practice finding the line of action of these poses.
The line of action is a line that usually connects the head to the toes -- it shows the energy/movement of the pose. Don't be afraid to push the exaggeration a bit to really get your point across, since we are only using a few lines in a 30 second drawing. Then, like you have done in your drawings, estimate the placement and angles of the shoulders. You can then use other rhythms and curves to help you find these landmarks.
For example, in #4, I found the line of action in green (the s curve), and another important rhythm in orange that travels along the entire front of the model's body through the back leg. There is an argument to be made that the orange line could be the line of action. The reason I chose the green line is because it highlights the twist of the torso, which I think is a key aspect of this pose. The purple lines represent a curve that I would use to place the elbows and the knees so that they relate rhythmically to each other.
Adding in a representation of the torso is a great idea! Starting out, the bean is an easy way to lump the ribcage and pelvis together. It's coming up soon in this series but here's a link to a tutorial to get you started: https://www.proko.com/course-lesson/how-to-simplify-the-motion-of-the-torso-the-bean/assignments
Good luck :)
