Hey, @Daniel Haddock , your drawings actually look pretty nice to my taste! But it seems to me you're probably focusing more on the contours of the body than on the motion, I think this might be what you feel you're missing. For some people, gesture can be a tricky concept to understand, but maybe try this and let me know if it helps: see if you can look at the reference and "forget" it is a person, a body, a figure; think only in terms of the movement itself (force, angle, gravity, direction, tension, pressure, speed, weight); try not thinking of it as a solid body and draw the gesture as if you were drawing something made of fluid or even "pure energy". This may sound a bit too abstract at first, but hopefully it will make sense when put into practice. Also, don't worry about keeping your drawings clean, it's okay if they look messy for now, as long as you're aware of what you're doing and your mind is focused on the action, not the forms - over time, as you get the hang of it, you might be able to be more assertive and draw cleaner and more deliberate gestures as long as you keep yourself constantly mindful to gear your drawing process towards that path. Here's some examples of what I mean. You might keep the lines even "dirtier" than this and it would still be fine. You might also definitely find it helpful to check out @Mike Mattesi 's videos and books on FORCE figure drawing. Hope this helps!