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Zwuckel
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I´m frustrated and actually I wanted to complain that I´m not getting better. But I do.
1 week of practice on Jan. 4th = 3rd pic.
Yesterday = 1st pic
Today = 2nd pic
For today I rewatched a part of the video. Drawing through and making more accurate lines was the idea. But then the two minutes aren´t nearly enough. The practice before incl. yesterday was always quite hectical.
Should I increase the timer to 5 minutes for the time being?
Edit: Also, at what level or time should I proceed with the other techniques in this course? I feel like I should "master" my gestures first but advancing too soon might be not good as well. Suggestions?
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Gesture drawing is about consistency and practice. It is not necessarily about making pretty drawings.
It takes years of consistent practice to get good at it, but it is so worth it.
Learning how to communicate a human figure clearly in a short period of time is such a great skill to have as an artist.
I love 1 and 2 minute poses. Here’s a few of mine.
I try to use as few marks as possible. Only focusing on the most important parts.
The first few minutes of any drawing is the most important. You need a solid foundation to build a solid drawing on top. Get what you can from this lesson and move on. You will come back to this idea of gesture over and over throughout the course.
Your drawings are looking great so far. This is a great place to start.
@m152064
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Doing two-minute poses then going back and trying to re-do them with how Proko suggested in pink ink. Feel like I'm focusing too much on form and contour and not as much on the motion. Any tips on how to improve?
I´m doing a post in a few moments and it seems it is a similar thing? For me the two minutes are not nearly enough. Either I draw hecticaly without accurate lines or I try to "feel" more and try to take accurate lines and it takes four minutes.
Anyway, I acutally wanted to ask where you found that suggestion with the re-do. Seems I missed it.
@daniel454
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Third day of drawing 10 for 1 min and 10 for 2, I've rewatched the videos a couple times and seeing other student submissions I want to do better, any feedback will be __greatly__ appreciated, thanks!
Hi, I have no idea what I´m doing myself, but it seems like, at least for me, that you are drawing the contour lines. :)
Zwuckel
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I think 2nd day of drawing gesture. All with 2 minutes which is not a lot of time ^^
Hi Sebastian, Here are some tips that may help you: https://www.proko.com/course-lesson/how-to-draw-gesture-step-by-step/assignments#wst
