DON'T YOU EVER DO GESTURE DRAWINGS LIKE THIS!

[@ergojosh]

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[@clearlymuna]

Where did the beard go👀👀

[@noobiedesu4814]

Whoa too bad I dont have paypal/other one :(

[@froggang_allert9370]

Muna Eriobuna I was just thinking that:)

[@TeriyakiDior]

The girl on Big hero 6 is Go Go! She does kinda look like her tho lol

[@noone-io4yj]

I am so big I am ...not so thought tho

[@EthanBecker70]

*DONT YOU EVAR!*

[@maxwellsiameh430]

👀

[@Embrinna]

Ouuuuui

[@GlassJoe-fgc]

HE HAS ARRIVED

[@aaaaa3141]

.. USE PRESSURE SENSETIVITY

[@doppofish]

Don’t YOU ever :C

[@Foervraengd]

Some might think the Ethan Becker format is clickbaity but tbh this has made art videos interesting to me again

[@itsuzoma.5756]

I'm not sure Josh's voice can go as loud as Ethans

[@danielfecklessness2796]

fridge art it’s so soothing lol

[@RinzyOtt]

@@itsuzoma.5756 all of Ethan's volume comes from the glasses and jacket, not his vocal cords tho

[@Itsmobzy]

@@RinzyOtt HAHA good one

[@Itsmobzy]

Same

[@Sandwichking1]

YOU THINK YOU'RE SO BIG YOU THINK YOU'RE SO TOUGH

[@tunasalad9693]

i just wore a sweatshirt in 30° F weather please dont murder my family-

[@Zorahime29]

Yes

[@qi6303]

You thin you're so big EH

[@zonecrit753]

spare me pls

[@In_Jail_Out_Soonn]

MY BRO COPIED ETHAN BECKERRRR LOL

[@tabi3212]

Tips: 0.) LEARN METHODS: Loomis is a recommendation 1.) When figure drawing don't *EVER* draw the outline of the body. (Unless you know how things work) 2.) Draw from the "inside" out 3.) Use lines of motion and shapes to help define the parts of the body 4.) Try to draw in strokes, and not the "etching" type of way in which ive seen alot of artist do. 5.) *EXAGGERATE* the pose Extra tip: try to use less lines, less lines = better understanding and makes the drawing have more *life*.

[@averagekirbyenjoyer7909]

WhY dId YoU sTaRt WiTh ZeR0 👀

[@libertysdesignlab8064]

Ah this is great. Yh i defo like how strategic we can be when drawing can more efficient

[@tabi3212]

@@averagekirbyenjoyer7909 cuz, *zErO's tHe HeRo*

[@dks6515]

tnx

[@markmolino3218]

What do you mean by "Draw from inside out"?

[@OhMyMiaX3]

I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT FROM THE THUMBNAIL AND TITLE THAT THIS WAS ETHAN BECKER INSPIRED

[@caves5224]

We are used to getting scolded 😂

[@thayse_thay]

You forgot about the cigarrette

[@1Mandacaru]

The cigarette was the icing on the cake

[@In_Jail_Out_Soonn]

FRRR.

[@ZawZaw-yb3nf]

When you said "just take your time, breathe, let it happen" I teared up. I've been so stressed about not understanding gesture, falling behind people, and just feeling rushed in general. Thank you for your words, I can't wait to check out the rest of your channel! (subbed btw)

[@SVGEFoo]

Hi, any update on your gesture drawing ?

[@ZawZaw-yb3nf]

@@SVGEFoo still hate it, but I am finding joy in it now. Im much less harsh on myself! Thank you for asking! :)

[@SVGEFoo]

@@ZawZaw-yb3nf I hope you get a lot better! I just started my first drawing class today & my gestures are horrible but we can only get better by drawing😁

[@sylvie333]

i have genuinely broken down crying because I've been learning gesture for like 2-3 weeks I've watched almost every video I can find on it and theres so many conflicting opinions and different methods and it just wont click

[@iggy7893]

Everyone is acting like Ethan now. Let's all love Ethan, let's all love Ethan, let's all love Ethan like we would love Lain...

[@silkaido1874]

Everybody loves Ethan-h3h3

[@creampuffu858]

Aye iggy what u doing here?

[@linkl.e]

Noriaki Kakyoin more like what are you doing here, you and Iggy are supposed to be.... oh wait.

[@niloinreverse]

Yeah!... Who's lain?

[@anrikuroki823]

No, just learn, no love is deserved.

[@shreksspawn2359]

Ethan Becker would be proud!

[@_Ayakyu_]

He is, Look for his comment. :)

[@goose9475]

Tip for drawing humans without learning anatomy: do what he did in the first example. He traced over the reference with the simple shapes. Once you’ve finished the shapes over the reference, hide the reference and use the shapes and lines as a reference. I only recommend this if you have troubles with anatomy bc it’s just a simpler way. You should learn anatomy so you can draw form your imagination easier but I hope this is helpful for people having troubles with the body under a lot of clothes

[@markmolino3218]

Thanks for the tips.Anatomy does be hard for me at times.

[@luckyvalley7318]

ik this is super late, but do u know a place where i can start learning the muscles and the curves, like this isnt even relavent (kinda maybe), but the way ergo does the legs and arms its just putting that surprised pikachu look on my face

[@bcillus]

Neat ill try that

[@jasen2456]

Michael hampton has a great book for general artist anatomy, I also recommend the MORPHO series of books for detailed tutorials for different body parts.

[@Angelik_]

Really helpful,would try this in the future :)) Thank you too

[@Kafei_rkgk]

Loving the lofi Zelda music in the background

[@MelioUmbraBelmont]

what's the name of this remix version?

[@daydolphinpear2167]

Vampire Killer I think it’s gerude valley from gamechops

[@LincieVinsa]

I am such a nerd that I got all excited when I realized what the song was. Ocarina of time is one of my favourite games.

[@knightshousegames]

Real Gs notice they had Song of Storms and Oath or Order in there too

[@werewooof]

YOUR BEARD... i was so startled by its absence, you rock the clean shave look so well! (also very good video topic, always looking for different approaches/perspectives on fundamental stuff)

[@alezzasayshey2754]

I knew something was off 😂

[@mymusic11525]

This video was extremely helpful, BUT it was extremely difficult to see what you were doing most of the time. The screen was just way to over exposed and it’s almost impossible to see those important first steps you make. Maybe in the next video you can do it from a screen recording? Love your videos!!!!

[@novaria]

Agreeeeed.

[@nadines.1107]

I hot trouble seeing the details i want as well but i dislike screen recordings... i like to see the pen move, the ease of the hand etc. Plud if there is a lot of zooming in and out and turning, i get somewhat dizzy.

[@julietafernandez7571]

@@nadines.1107 maybe a combination of both would be great because I truly didn't saw anything in the second example

[@loracox2557]

I agree. I was excited to watch this video, but I couldn't see anything he drew.

[@ayaneagano6059]

I was able to see them, but maybe it’s because I’m on a device that supports 2160p on KZbin… I imagine that in lower qualities it DEFINITELY would become hard to see, as it’s already so light even on my screen…

[@TheJustineBell]

Your lessons are really motivating and detailed, I enjoy them quite a lot. However, I would suggest zooming in a bit more. The standing pose at about 11:40 was so hard to see, it almost didn’t make sense with what you were describing. Your setup is cute and clean, but not ideal for those looking to really see what you’re doing. This video also did take a load off my shoulders. I’ve felt so badly about how my gesture art has no style or grace whether it be the basic forms or the more detailed quick sketch. Thanks a ton for making this!

[@ReenasRandom]

Mimicry is the highest form of flattery.

[@softmettle]

You and Ethan are the reason i found confidence in digital drawing. i’m grateful and blessed to have teachers like you two

[@hiimhunter7649]

I love the mention of how you shouldn't focus on speed all the time because I know when I was trying to do 30-second gestures I just got stressed that or when I got down the basic lines I'd feel lost on what to do next but with this video and explanation it has given me a new *Perspective*

[@StrixTheGamingCat]

I never liked doing gesture drawings because of the time and speed takes to draw them. I felt like I never understood it based on the examples I saw and comparing to my results. Now I want to try doing some again after watching this video. Thanks for the lesson!

[@robertcook2680]

The primary purpose of gesture drawings is to train the eye to see the human body's form and action correctly positioned in space. As my first drawing teacher would say, if you cannot accurately see and capture the body's position accurately, all the careful modeling and finish you may be able to add in a longer pose will still leave you with a bad drawing...a polished drawing of a clumsy or stiff looking body. In time, you will learn to see the body's position in space accurately, with all the subtlety that a complex figure will typically assume. I would always lay in quick ovals indicating the rib cage and pelvis then add lines indicating the position and length of the limbs. Then I would add the oval for the head last. This would all take 10-15 seconds. In the remaining 45 seconds (give or take) of the pose I would then quickly draw the contours of the body over the armature I first laid down. In time, I came to love the one minute gesture drawings more than any other drawings. It was pure reaction without conscious thinking (or over-thinking) and I would have a result right away.

[@Rohtix]

Very helpful Josh. I've been afraid of gestures for so long, because every time I scribble something out, it never really looks satisfactory or like anyone else's. I'm really trying to overcome that feeling. I want to convince myself that I can become an artist

[@rainwyvern4587]

oh no. josh watched ethan and now he's doing it too 😱 (jokes aside, this is a very useful video)

[@nikekid009]

I feel like you focus the camera too much on your hands & setup. I can’t even see the sketch you’re drawing. The camera is too far away.

[@amandagnoatto6871]

I was just wondering "am I dumb or blind???" bc I can't see anything he's doing

[@nikekid009]

Amanda B. Gnoatto yea when he started drawing I was so confused. I appreciate the aesthetics he’s giving us but I want to see the drawing lol

[@livetochange974]

@@nikekid009 thank you for being honest :)

[@austinozaraga6115]

I recently started to fall in love with charcoal gesture drawings. I agree that the movement and action of the pose is the most critical to capture. The main key that I found to help me get the proportions in check is looking at angles from the many landmarks that can be found in a pose. There’s a point where very foreshortened views and whole body views share the same drawing process . All about the angles and relationships with those measurements. Learning the fundamentals of form is also really important too. Down side tho is it’s hella messy haha

[@bd_bandkanon]

tbh I have a vendetta against timed things (like Pomodoro for instance) but I do still like to do gesture drawing, so what I usually end up doing is swiping poses from those gesture drawing websites or from pinterest, or even just google images, plop 'em in PureRef, and just do them at my leisure, without the stressful addition of a ticking timer or whatever. It helps me focus on what I'm actually doing instead ofthe time limit. Good to know there's a professional out there that has a similar mindset. Now I don't feel like I'm a big stupid cheater. xD

[@Spika94]

I tried doing gesture drawings when I started because I was told that was the way to go. But I found that was completely hopeless because I barely knew anything about anything when it came to drawing. I have now been pretty actively drawing for about 3 years and I still have not properly started doing gesture drawings, but I feel it is about time I did that (hence why I am here).

[@samara3405]

Ok so should i study perspective or gestures first? What do u think?

[@larapaulyn1488]

​@@samara3405 both at the same time. they go hand in hand.

[@julieismeok]

Before anything, I love your work, I'm not here to be harsh, and gesture drawings are highly individual and I'm not here to say that your approach isn't valuable. But You're not really talking about gesture in the big idea sense and you're working from some very small ideas (as in detail and small forms, rather than the big picture). That's fine because you're experienced, but a beginner should not be focusing on the solids (rib cage, head ...) immediately in a gesture drawing all that comes later. The reason people can do wonderful drawings in a 30-second gesture drawing is that they don't immediately put in the head and rib cage. Rather they work from an understanding of the "line of action" and composition (how the body fits on the paper). One should strive to tell as much about the body (and composition) as possible with one stroke. That is the energy the body is moving with - the rhythms that make up the body. That's also why we talk about straights, S, and C curves rather than rib cages (circles, which are closed decisive forms that require a degree of accuracy) and so on initially in a gesture. What you're doing comes later, and can still be included in a gesture drawing - but is not the point of one. Furthermore, a big idea is controlling your pacing, knowing how to do fast energetic lines, and complement them with slower more calculated lines - basically knowing what can be described easily and what requires your full attention. Lastly, six drawings in one hour completely defeat the idea of a gesture drawing. If that's what you're doing these will automatically become short studies of form - not gesture. Again back to pacing, the reason we do a short drawing in alternating time windows (30 sec, 1 minute ... up to 10-15 minutes ) is to learn thinking big (and thereby fast), and then adding detail on top of that. And a consequence of that time window is also that you'll be drawing the body hundreds of times in an hour. It's about gesture. Not form. Not anatomy. Time and speed is a factor because it forces you to start from the big ideas (which you're not doing) to explain as much as possible.

[@STICKYArt]

ErgoJosh those drawings in the beginning are gesture drawings, they are just rendered gesture drawings. Experienced life drawing artist take about and hour or more to complete depending on the level of rendering (Takes most artist years to draw at this level). But I get it if you are looking for just gesture you can draw expressive lines. Its not always about duplication or photo realism but capturing the gesture and sometimes making more expressive to be more interesting. Keep up these videos they are great!

[@annalisel5883]

Wow. This is actually the best I’ve ever seen or heard someone on KZbin teach art. I quit looking for a while, I got so frustrated with KZbin ‘personalities’

[@FyreHeartStudios]

The more detailed drawings have gone from gesture drawing to figure drawing. And yeah, huge difference. Great video, Josh! (The iPad is still kinda hard to see, just fyi.)

[@thegreatcornholio3219]

I've taken 3 art classes, 2 in middle school, and 1 in high school. I literally had no idea I was missing this part of the basics. Started working on it earlier tonight and it was actually so fun.

[@kesidremel9174]

This is so helpful! I've watched so many videos on gesture drawing and i can never keep up because it just seems like they are drawing a bunch of arbitrary curves, but this video really breaks it down in a way that makes sense

[@terrymurtha2451]

Josh, I stumbled on your vid because I was so frustrated trying to capture action lines and doing so quickly. I feel like your instructions freed me! I can work with shapes, I can take my time. My sketches improved instantly. Thank you so much.

[@letsfindsomepeace9207]

Watch Proko for gesture drawing. He’s got the best drawing tutorials ever.

[@FyreHeartStudios]

Proko is so great. So helpful.

[@vikrant555]

I suggest Steve Huston.

[@yamapishy9792]

Vlippu as well!

[@princealmighty5391]

@@yamapishy9792 its way to expesnive dude plenty of free tutoirals out there

[@forknifecapt.2410]

@@vikrant555 thank you I was trying to remember this artist name

[@faithphillips6189]

it’s honestly amazing to me how artsiest don’t just have to know how to draw. it’s so much more than that. studying anatomy of things and knowing how their bodies work and why. why things appear a certain way and how sometimes it’s like a mind trick. it’s like u have to know science to know how to do art lol

[@khrystamaxwell]

(I'm not trying to critique your video, because its still packed with good information) So as far as I remember, gesture drawing is the act of capturing the movement or pose of a live model. I had this class in school. we would do 1 minute, 5 minute and 10 minute warm ups, in which we had to get as much of the body as possible. the point was to loosen our hands and eyes and to look for the basic shapes in the human body and break them down quickly. All of the examples you showed were forms of gesture drawings, probably just longer draw times and from people who do them every week. Its really depressing hearing you say that people wish their gestures look like the more progressed examples because that's not the point of them. They are an exercise to practice with.

[@spiritsoul108]

Khrystamaxwell I was actually thinking the same thing too throughout this video since I also take those type of classes. However, I thought about it some more and realized we actually called it figure drawing rather than gesture drawing, so I searched up both terms to make sure I understood the exact meaning of the terms. Gesture drawing refers to the short poses that you draw that ranges from 10 seconds to 5 minutes, which means it basically just focuses on gesture. Figure drawing is when you start going on for longer periods of time and start shading in the muscles. Of course these two terms are probs used interchangeably pretty often, so it doesn’t rlly matter lol. But yea, I think that’s why he said those figure drawings were not gesture drawings (sorry this was long).

[@John-sl4ov]

I've never considered gesture drawings to ONLY BE a drawing with gesture. Gesture drawing as its been explained to me by Glenn Vilppu and Ron Lemen, is a figure drawing where motion and rhythm lines r captured first, as landmarks and pathways for ur eyes to follow with structure built upon afterwords as opposed to common sight sized drawing where its less about understanding and more about copying exactly what you see, hence why they start from outlines. You can have a super developed, even finished piece that is heavily gesture influenced and it would still be considered a gesture drawing, as you say.

[@littleblom]

@@John-sl4ov Strongly agree with you. Just the word GESTURE explains, what it is. Clearly all gesture drawings are forms of figure drawing regardless of time taken to draw. Personally I feel that aurhor showed his approach of doing gesture. I'm often myself confused what lines to ld represent models actions best. Here he suggests to always did aw a from of simplified sceleton/manequin. Then he does not include any action lines - even as traced in the air! So he has lots, of experience but many beginners may end up with stif maneqines as gestures - however, yes, in some stage you may draw "gestury manequines" especially if you don't know much anatimy yet

[@samara3405]

Guys, should i study perspective or gestures first?

[@Eanakba]

@@samara3405 perspective, but it doesn't matter that much which order you do it in the long run. perspective is a concept to use, gesture is a way to practice and warm up.

[@ImPrettySureImCool]

I really loved the take your time tip. I just started gesture drawing a few days ago, and when i started i thought “i have to do this as fast as i can so i can learn how to draw faster!” And i got disappointed when all my figures looked like they were covered in led because my lines were so messy. I decided to go slower and they turned so much better!

[@mhollis1989]

I have been doodling off and on years taking lessons from how to draw manga books. But I recently decided to get serious and look at gestures. And I've found just as many methods as artists, ranging from scribbles in the rough approximation of poses, to loose and wavy "forms". Now I feel like I'm aimingly flailing about!

[@Elleremus]

I was definitely that student focusing on the details instead of the gesture/basic shapes... Love the extra tips. Thank you!

[@manson1823]

I must say that thank you for the opening. The "gesture drawings" in some tutorials are just too good and have too much detail, they even add the body muscle and face to the gesture. I have tried a week and I was really discourage because I feel like I can never draw a good gesture drawing like the tutorial example within only 30 seconds.

[@insomniaxe]

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[@bricraig5469]

this video helped me rid of so much anxiety. I kept thinking my gestures weren't good enough. I did the gesture drawing along with you and i love that ONE 10x more than all me past "gestures".

[@pennyomega7421]

Great video. Although I think the only reason some gesture drawings are so detailed is because the artist doing them have gotten so much better that they can add those very quickly. The main focus is capturing the movement and poses but if you’re skilled to a point that you can add more in your given time then that’s fine.

[@nilawarriorprincess]

Thank you for this video. I've been terrified of gesture drawing. I tried them when I was a brand new artist & when they didn't resemble the ones in the book I was studying from I just decided to consientrate on proportions & figure out gesture after I'd learned more. Now a year later I have a descent grasp on proportions but my drawings are stiff. Now I feel confident in returning to gesture drawing so hopefully I'll be able to create dynamic range of poses in a few months.

[@natashajohnson6517]

Really informative, Josh! I was “stuck” and feeling uninspired with my gesture drawings. It was honestly demotivating to see I couldn’t make my gesture drawings look intricate in

[@inviernum4201]

I found this video helpful to my anxieties when drawing. Lots of bad advice and misunderstandings to walk into. Thank you.

[@prith7900]

you actually made a video on ethan! I'm excited on whats gonna happen

[@shelley2he844]

I use skillshare, there's a fantastic detailed class on gesture drawing, focusing on all the stuff you've said here, it's called the art and science of gesture drawing by bret or Brent (Im so bad with names) eviston. It is brilliant, my drawing has come on so much since I started following his class. ❤️

[@pcstew3]

Another important part of gesture Is capturing the action line. A gesture is about capturing movement, large or small. This could be simple capturing where someone is shifting their weight. A lot of 10 second gestures are about capturing the action line so you can see the movement based off of a simple line. Then you build up the form around that.

[@allyzimmerman4403]

im an adult and a complete beginner, this was very comforting but also a reality check. I think these days we think progress and learning a new skill has to come FAST, but that's not the case. Thanks for making this, you're great.

[@GabrielOliveira-fi3gm]

Best gesture video I've ever seen, really helped me a lot not only in understanding but in becoming aware that it's okay to take your time, every other video is just "so its like this..." and then proceed to make a beautiful finished piece in 30 seconds. Thx a lot man!

[@ephraimah3704]

“You think youre so big, you think you’re so tough... but you’re not.” I’m already lovin this

[@lyshak]

First of all… LOVE the Zelda tune you used for the video. Super nostalgic. Second, this was extremely helpful!

[@egroover9449]

This was so incredibly helpful. I’ve been struggling to understand the concept of gesture drawings because everyone seems to say and show something different! Thank you so much

[@mariaiqbalart]

The simplest things are the most complex. On the other hand, your voice is so soothing, I'd listen to it as background music.

[@Hakimatai7]

I watched so many content about this topic, getting lost with different types of technics, started to be frustrated, and this video help me to get out of this weird zone, thank you so much for your help Josh !

[@samwilbur6155]

Ahh amazing! Exactly what I needed to hear after getting furstrated at my lack of speed and detail in gesture drawings. I'll breath, relax and enjoy the process after watching your video! Thanks!

[@kane2906]

I think doing like a set of real quick gesture drawings, like thirty seconds, and then going into one minute, five minute, ten, twenty, forty minute. Just helps to loosen up, warm up for the rest of the drawings, to get into the mindset. I focus on just the movement, the flow of the body for those shorter ones, and then for the longer ones I'll start breaking it down live you've done here and then going into deeper detail for the next ones.

[@Napalm_Candy]

Kudos to you for playing the Song of Storms! I was feeling a little intimidated and that grounded me as soon as I recognized it.

[@akaruui4603]

Thank you so much for this video!! I was really frustrated with gesture, I wasted a lot of time doing wrong things, and I couldn't improve, I felt totally relatable for everything you said and now I'm feeling more comfortable, Thank you, thank you so much!! I really need this

[@Drawing-Life]

Great video, very helpful to understand the approach of breaking down the forms. For me, Gesture is always about capturing the whole pose. I think about it as: gesture is the unifying aspect that encompasses the movement of all the parts.

[@Kyamusuku]

I like how crips and clean your set up is but then you also have a succulent which adds some naturalness to the area

[@jerrybernabe7208]

I'm here because of your art advises BUT! your voice! oh god your voice is a gift a blessing to my ears!

[@arcadia6081]

Loving the dark world background music :)

[@frostykilz123]

Don't think i couldn't hear that Zelda chillhop in the background young man. Respect. Great video

[@216kingDavid1]

Yeah this is an amazing relief because struggled in a art program and had a massive mental and emotional block because mine came out not as detailed as other students. I was to ashamed to turn in my assignments. It was pure agony and feel grief about till this day, it was about 3 years ago. Sad

[@User-do6wb]

Timestamp 0:00 - 5:20 - Theory 5:20 - Actual Practice

[@jenniferaboufadle9527]

I’ve been missing your channel so much. Thanks so much for your continued work.

[@MUSCLEMANHOOD]

I feel you on the misconception of what a gesture drawing is... but I think you are mixing up a sketch drawing with a gesture drawing. They aren’t mutually exclusive. You can have a sketch drawing that’s also a gesture drawing. As I understand it and would teach my drawing students, gesture drawings show body language and physical expression and can be a sketch, partly finished or even completely finished with high detail. One of my primary uses for making gesture drawings, whatever the level of detail, is to express movement. For cartooning I’d do real life anatomy then exaggerate for an animated quality. This would be the thrust of focus for creative application for my pupils. Even when applying to sculpture. Btw... Thanks for your videos. I’m a relatively new sub and appreciate your insights. You’re definitely doing good bro! Stay the course! - Marreta

[@quackers969]

as someone whose been shifting his gesture drawings to indicate more muscles and anatomy... seeing thumbnail and title lowkey made start to question all my life decisions as an artist. :'D

[@ellendesloovere6233]

honestly think that putting in more muscle is not that bad to understand basic forms, interlocking of forms do shape your figure in my opinion. Different goal of pure gesture drawing but necessary

[@gunswork238]

this took me 2 years to figure it out. I learnt traditional gesture from highschool art class. This was needed

[@siennahoward6957]

I love the way you teach others art in a slower and more understanding perspective.I was just working on a drawing today and i was going way to FAST on the drawing and i was easily frustrated and annoyed by how it was coming out.Befor i draw i tell my self all it is is braking down what you want to draw into shapes but i always would end up trying to do the detail first.I think one of the main reasons why i sometimes draw to fast personally is because my art teacher would have us draw from these quick step by step videos sometimes and we had to go fast.We never really had time to just get into it and drawing.Our art work was usually rushed i hated it. Its not even like we only did it sometimes .We would often be rushed with loads of other class work and be expected to create a masterpiece with little time.So i love your way of explaining it to take it slow sometimes and really break it down.💗💗👍😄

[@PackRatGirl]

Thank you for putting this into words, I've been trying to do gesture all year and would get frustrated when I would get close, but not really better. Definitely need to figure out how to study anatomy and form better.

[@Alastor5678]

This is exactly what I'm looking for literally, it was difficult for me to separate the terms, for example, what is a sketch, a gesture for example, and what delimits each one (yes, I'm very new) all doubts aside, thank you very much!

[@miyagi_draws]

100% good advice here. Gesture shouldn't be your first step. You need to understand how the figure breaks out in wireframe or skeleton. Gesture is a tool to loosen your posing up as most anatomy studies look too static. Great vid, thanks!

[@whiterose1973]

When i saw the thumbnail you had me laughing xD Ethan would be proud, let's hope he'll react to that xD

[@ashlazdanovich8396]

I think I do something similar to what you’re describing here.. ..I like to draw a basic skeleton to get the pose I’m looking for, with circles, ovals, triangles, and lines for the limbs. After I got the pose I want, I then like to do a semi manikin to get the shape just right. I don’t make it too complex, but enough for it to look like a person in my own way. When studying how to draw the figure, I like to draw over a picture of a figure using what I described above. Then I’ll go off to the side and draw a figure of my own using what I’ve learned to make my figure better than before-especially if I’m struggling on something. I’m not the quickest, but I’m getting better and I’m proud of that.

[@soalonesoathome]

My man really said 15 yr old, wit his beard gone

[@rainb_owmilkshake]

You are a literal life saver, I can't even begin to thank you enough. I was having so much trouble trying to get my drawings to look at least a little bit like the references but nothing ever seemed to work and I was starting to lose hope. This video is such a big help, thanks so much!!! :D

[@mydoggylives]

Gave you a LIKE for two reasons... a) nice information in the video and b) you show a picture of IU (Korean singer) at 10:03! Nice!! 😎👍👍

[@Rei__Ny0]

I love that - Zelda & chill -music in the background

[@wysteriaz]

You are very a genius at art, gestures that are bad or when I point out any wrong thing I just gag or something.

[@Sara-mf3bl]

Is that Josh. Or his younger brother? 🤔 Suspicious...

[@seeyah3027]

Or his twin?

[@jlin592]

ngl they do look pretty similar...

[@princealmighty5391]

His brother doesn't do KZbin videos he is only child

[@juusook2359]

Thank you so much for this video!!! I was getting so frustrated with my gesture drawings, I felt like i wasn't learning anything. Turns out, i was neglecting those very basics you mentioned, NO WONDER I WAS HAVING A HARD TIME? Thank you so much. I now know what i'm missing :>

[@Falney]

There are multiple stages to gesture drawing, you can take it as far as you want. With how rough that second example is, I'd say it was still a gesture drawing. A gesture drawing could be a single curved line, that same curve but with extra curves to portray arms and legs. It could have the form of the torso or not. It doesn't matter. It is the fact that it is catching the gesture in a simple manner that is complex enough that you can go back and refer to it later if you choose to keep it. That much detail maybe what that artest needs to be able to look at it and go "Ah, that's what I did" When you start going down this road, you start gate keeping. You are entering the realm of deciding what is and what is not real art.

[@coolthinghere6853]

you should use a screencapture program for some of the tablet shots, some of us are watching on phones and when the screen is that small we cant see stuff like the thin line in your sketches and the good gesture example you showed 😔

[@rohanraghav9943]

Towards the end of the video : 15:24 * With Gesture Drawing it's more about practise and not the speed (initially ) . When you're learning something don't let time and speed be a factor. Slow down .Take all the time you need . You'll get better with experience. ( Exercise 1: Focus on the learning component first . Do it as slowly as you want to imbibe it ) * Once you've learnt it well enough then focus on speed which is an exercise in itself . Like 6 drawings in an hour . (Exercise 2 : Once you're comfortable with having learnt it THEN slot separate exercises where you focus on speed . Don't mix them up initially or else you're hampering your learning at the initial stage which is detrimental ..... )

[@daisycutter2978]

You come into my house, make fun of my dog. These are my rules! I'm the artist! lol Ethan was the first channel I went through to help me at work. Btw, I'm not an artist. He's introduced me to a lot of other great channels. Now, I am here too. Thanks.

[@TamaraRidgeLMFT]

Thank you for this. I just started drawing and intuitively knew I should slow down instead of doing the timed thing. Now, I’m going to figure out how to use my iPad like you did. I think it will help me really learn!

[@JaygrapherBKK_Arts]

actual gesture exercises and gesture posted online are totally different things that either its done by absolute masters or its fake (not 1min, 2 min, 5min gesture exercise) - and just sketches that are done for a longer period of time to get the "gesture style" just feels a bit bad sometimes, but there's still nice and more realistic community with "love life drawing" and "croquis cafe" who are pretty good and proko obviously.

[@juliai3956]

Oooo, got that Zelda and Chill in the background. Thanks for all the helpful, sound advice (not just in this one).

[@anaghap8505]

have to say this is one of the most helpful (and comforting???) gesture videos i have seen

[@izza5163]

who is this "ethan" that everyone is talking about-

[@geremynakhone826]

Ethan Becker, he's an artist on KZbin who makes fake dramaish videos but teaches fundamentals and simplifies and demystifies what the big artists on KZbin and Instagram are doing

[@Pobloonair]

He is fun and not a little baby don't insult his dog 😂

[@niloinreverse]

Seriously, don't insult his dog

[@pokaay3163]

you can ask all the questions you want as long as you don't insult his dog.

[@essentiallyleon]

I'm warning you about that dog

[@azorailke6057]

I think when teachers say "Just get the gesture done in (insert seemingly impossible duration for a beginner) minutes", they are just underscoring the importance not to get bogged down by getting the prefect line when learning gesture. They aren't necessarily telling their students to "You gotta go fast".

[@jasmine2000blyth]

this video was so needed, ive been trying to commit to learning how to draw the body starting with gesture drawings and when i look stuff up its all complicated and i get frustrated that i cant do that and i dont know where to start

[@jacquieart]

Ergojosh always delivering art tutorial asmrs, I'm here for it

[@oscar_jgr]

Didn't expect to find my fav Zelda lofi-music mix here!!

[@vickleford]

Thanks for keeping it terrestrial! The prioritization of skill over speed in gestures and how speed follows skill is what I took away as the most valuable tip for my growth. Perspective as a soft pre-requisite for gestures was also enlightening.

[@jas_bataille]

BTW, your left hand is a *gold mine* for gesture drawing. I just spent 20 min sketching it before watching this video! Your hands look fine as hell damn xD

[@MPage-ge9rm]

Found this video very helpfull~ Thank you! Also, love that version of Gerudo's Fortress from Legend of Zelda playing in the background too! XD

[@sakurabomb5]

is it possible to bring the camera a little closer to the i pad? i still found that second gesture a little difficult to see

[@EmDoesArt]

simoney maybe doing some sort of screen recording and then put him drawing on the pad in the corner of the video?