Hi @Bubble Gum, I think the gesture is great in these! I can tell that you've been thinking about the river analogy. It almost feels like the figures are animated. In #6 for example, I can really feel how the body is about to fold together toward the ground. - Try to build the figure with more clearly designed pieces, like a mannequin (Mannequinization – Structure of the Human Body ). Check out some of @Diego Lucia's drawings for inspiration. - I think you would benefit from drawing with more confident lines. It would be interesting to see you do some gesture drawings with an unerasble medium, such as ink, where you let the first line you put down be the one you use. Tag me if you want me to take a look. Pencil technique in short: Draw from your shoulder Be relaxed You could ghost the line you want to attempt then put down the line with confidence (It's easy to panic and tense up here, but stay relaxed as if you were a line master) But don't expect accuracy; that comes with practice But I think the correct relaxed technique should be there from the start - What's your goal? Do you want to do animation, comics, realistic figure drawing, or something else? Start to copy drawings of artists you admire💪 You'll learn a lot about how you could design your drawings. I hope this helps :) Keep up the good work!

I think the pelvis is rotated only a little bit and the pinch is maybe a bit stronger.