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!

Yevhen Syrchin

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my gestures with a 1 minute timer

@imeonasy

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I feel like you were right and that no one should even look in my direction after I have just completed 30 gestures. I started with a four minute timer and then went as low as a minute to see what results it produces and well, some might have been a little *too hasty* in 60 seconds. Anyway, glad to have been a part of the fun, I think I have gotten slightly better at this but oh well, long way to go. Previously, I used to just wing poses without a gesture and a lot of the times I did end up having to go back and redo them multiple times. Since I started this course, I *always* start my drawings with a gesture and let's just say, it was quite an improvement. Thanks, Mr Hampton!

Josh Fiddler

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Was away for a week, and managed to get back to this yesterday and today. Yeah, after doing most of these in the last couple hours, my brain feels a little mushy. Had a tough times with the two in the third image on the left 2nd and 3rd rows. Will definitely redo those a few times.

wa wat

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13d

Yevhen Syrchin

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12d

awesome practice! great job👍

Yevhen Syrchin

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13d

these from imagination, really liked the 3rd and 4th

Double O

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13d

Not particularly proud of these. They look too stiff, IMO.

Yevhen Syrchin

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13d

good practice! In my opinion, you need to pay attention to proportions and to conveying the rhythm, not the contour of the figures. Keep practicing and over time you will be more satisfied with your result, I think the main thing now is to have fun practicing!

Zander Schmer-Lalama

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15d

This was difficult lol, but I tried my best. I think the best one I did was the image 1 pose. Feedback would be appreciated!!

@shaun_m

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17d

Challenging for sure! I felt that changing the pose slightly in the more difficult poses helped me understand things a bit better.

@hastings_jon

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18d

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

@looming

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18d

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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18d

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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19d

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

A K

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19d

Slowly starting to get the hang of it I think.

Andrea Böhm

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19d

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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19d

Hi! My poses for the lesson

Ieva Paleja

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19d

I didn't all poses but at least something.

Alberto Pardina

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19d

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

Maranda

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19d

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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19d

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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19d

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!

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Michael Hampton

Educator, painter, writer, and art historian. Author of Figure Drawing: Design and Invention.