Gesture Critique
8mo
@toph
Hey toph,
Your proportions look pretty good and your poses are good. The issue I am seeing is that you need to focus more on the gesture of the pose. You do this by finding a gestural "S" or "C" curve that describes the pose from top to bottom as well as the limbs. I did a quick sketch to show you what I mean, I hope it helps :)
@Steve Lenze I see, get a little too focused on the details, how did you get the figure to have things like an elbow and calf while still making the lines fluid a continuous? (I hope my tone doesn’t come off defensively or anything! If it does I apologize I tend to write on the more formal side)
Asked for help
I was hoping that anyone who sees this post could tell me what I’m doing wrong? I can’t tell if I’ve improved…at all, but I’m biased so. On the left are my earliest attempts and on the right are my most current gesture drawings. Btw feel free to be totally honest, I won’t be discouraged or upset.
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8mo
Great practice! I really like the gesture in 91. You captured a beautiful line from his right foot to the top of his head. Keep looking for those rhythms. Think of gesture as an action line -- it describes movement or the anticipation of movement. Feel free to loosen up with quick gestures, and experiment with 10 second drawings to attempt to capture the gesture in just a few lines. And most importantly, keep drawing :) You will continue to see improvements. Best of luck!
