I’m just now starting to learn gesture drawing and figure drawing as a young artist and this was so helpful and my poses look so fluid! They’re not perfect but this will definitely change my art journey for the better! Thank you for sharing
Beautifully explained, as well as succinct. With just a few words you expressed what gesture drawing is, just as with just a few strokes of the chalk you captured the movement of the figure.
Thanks for this comment, I wish that too! It's such a key component of the process. Hope you can explore it in your drawing. Let me know if you have questions!
My poor art teacher used to get so frustrated with me, because my tendency was to add detail right from the start of the drawing. I'd spend too much time on one small part, then bin the whole drawing if I messed up - usually with proportions. Such a waste of time and effort. I completely understand him now :)
Ha! thanks Steve, this is a great reflection - it's always tempting to dive into the details at the very beginning - I do it all the time with the face, and that is definitely the one thing that will mess up a drawing. But, using a timer is really useful, if you just practice 1 and 2 minute drawings with a timer you can get really good at capturing the overall pose in a quick gesture and then work into it over a longer time frame. tHanks so much for watching, really appreciate it! :)
