Did some gesture drawings. Would love some feedback.
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Morphex
I will start by saying that the last time i posted here i was a massive douch to everyone and for that i apologies. Should not have posted that and hope you can forgive me. But back to the topic. I did these this morning and i also posted on a discord that i am a member of and got some Feedback where they said that i need to study anatomy before i even get in to gesture drawing even tho i could have sworn that gesture is a good place to start learning anatomy and proportions aswell as leveling upp your observational skills. I have a hard time knowing where i should even start when it comes to drawing "outside of the fundementals" But I would really like to know from a true professional if i am just going about this all wrong and i should study anatomy first before going in to gesture or the other way around? I am soo lost on this topic and this is the one thing i want to be good at but i am stuggling and cant seem to find a good "mentor" or "teacher" to really tell me what or where i should start. But enough here's the drawings and the references i used.
Figure Drawing can be intimidating at first. I felt frustration too at the beginnning and still it is a big topic. For what to learn frst I cannot give you an advice. Here is my approach. I try gesture drawing with different media and try to keep this too academic poses. Not so much complicated angles and clothing. I see this more as warm up or like playing computer games. I set timer (1min, 5 min mostly) and try to capture what I say not so much caring if it looks good. Just feeling comfortable and getting a recognizable result. Learning anatomy is also a part of figure drawing but here I get into a different mindset. I hope my thoughts help you overcome frustration. Staying motivated is the most important thing and stay patient.
Hey Morphex,
Learning anatomy doesn't help you draw the body accurately, it's just data. Gesture allows you to understand how the body flows, what makes it beautiful. It tells us where the weight is resting, this tells us why the shoulders tilt the way they do. This is more important than anatomy as a beginner because it gives you time to practice things like proportion and balance.
Then you build the structure on top of your gesture using simple shapes like boxes and tubes. This will teach you about how to describe the body in 3 dimensions.
Then, anatomy will help you because you will have already studied what's important about the body already.
I did a quick progression for you so that you can understand what I mean, I hope this helps :)
Study Gesture, basic structure and landmarks, and proportions. You can also learn basic anatomy in the beginning but to make your figures feel more like a person but in my experience it’s better to focus on simplifying and work on gestures. I’d recommend watching proko’s figure drawing course first before worrying about anatomy. This is coming from someone who had to go back to the basics after years with no direction or proper guidance.
Thx for the feed back ^^ I still feel lost in all this but i am trying. started watching another Artist called Kesh. An indian artist that seems to tell it like it is. "you cant skip on the fundementals" boxes cylinders all that is a need skill that i need to work on. I am a bit lost but i hope i will find my stride and finally start getting results. I have been trying to draw portraits of real people abit. Kinda stoped because i just feelt like i did a new face everyday and it didnt feel like i was doing anything that will help me get better. I havent done gesture now for a 3 days. Mostly because they kinda scare me and really puts into "perspective" on how much i need to improve in order to do what i really want to do with my art in the future. Thx again for your feedback.
