I’m a few months into practicing gesture drawing and my attempts pretty much suck. I’ve watched and re-watched Proko as well as Michael Hampton and the logic in their approaches make sense but when I put pencil to paper the results are just sad. I think I need an actual in person instructor at this point to help steer me forward and keep from getting discouraged. Art classes in Los Angeles are expensive though. Has anyone here actually mastered gesture / figure drawing without going to in person art classes and studying under a real mentor? If so, I’d love to hear about your process.