Project - Difficult Poses

Lesson by

Michael Hampton

inThe Gesture Course

194

Assignments 72

Downloads 6

Project - Difficult Poses

Lesson by

Michael Hampton

in The Gesture Course

194

Assignments 72

Downloads 6

Objective:

Practice drawing challenging poses with a focus on foreshortening and gesture.

What You’ll Do:

Use the provided reference images to draw different poses.
Focus on foreshortening by adjusting line lengths to show depth.
Apply wrapping lines to emphasize form.
Work on different angles:
- Front and back views – Maintain the natural asymmetry of the spine.
- Crouching and leaning forward – Adjust spine lines to show compression (pinch).

Key Skills:

Capturing depth and movement
Understanding how the body bends and twists
Making confident, expressive lines

Final Notes:

Think about the flow of the pose.
Don’t worry about perfect details—focus on the gesture and structure.
Have fun and good luck!

Deadline - submit by March 25, 2025 for a chance to be in the critique video!

@hastings_jon

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Think I need to learn how the spine works when turning the head! Tricky!

@looming

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some poses were harder than others. will keep reviewing these lessons. i found the male references a bit easier to use generally. maybe because the structure is boxier and easier to see. will continue to work on finding better structure in the female figures

Mon Barker

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My lines are too stiff but these past few lessons of the course have basically been revelatory for gesture drawing methodologies. This systematic approach really does help. Think I mostly avoided Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man effect….

@bryanrh

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11h

Found these pretty challenging, especially the sitting and kneeling ones, but a fun assignment overall.

A K

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12h

Slowly starting to get the hang of it I think.

Andrea Böhm

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16h

I tried to find expressive lines and erased a lot that did not work at all ... I find hands and sometimes feet most difficult.

Dasha Shkundaleva

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18h

Hi! My poses for the lesson

Ieva Paleja

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19h

I didn't all poses but at least something.

Alberto Pardina

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23h

Wanted to get at least something in before the deadline. Will continue to practice with the other photo references.

Maranda

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Here's the first 15 -- I feel like I'm starting to get the hang of it but still lots to learn and refine!

Erik Oehlke

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I tried my best to do all of them. I was getting more comfortable with contour lines as I moved along to the later poses. I also tried not to spend more than 5 minutes on a pose to not over work them. Any feedback is appreciated.

Anthony DeGennaro

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Here is my assignment work. I am having a difficult time finding the lower spine lines. I get the concept of it, I just cant seem to find it in the references. Thanks!

Ben Whitfield

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Wow, some of those poses were very difficult. Here are my attempts at the 28 poses. I am feeling a little more comfortable with the techniques but know I definitely have a long way to go. Any feedback is always welcome. Off to watch the demos to increase my knowledge.

@godswill

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Here's what I have so far. Ill start working on turning the poses around next

@struppsi2

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Here's my selection; didn't work out too well ...

Jay Nightshade

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I think these are great. Last one is Bridgman-esque. Don't forget these are notational and just for you. i think they worked out quite well.

@lightsdesu

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Part duex

Chloe Stewart

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Assignment Pages- Tried to take it slow and really look at asymmetries and flow I was seeing- had to tackle some of them twice to get a result I was satisfied with and I need to focus on some line confidence - overall lots of fun!