Figure Drawing - Gesture

[@diaspiano]

I did the challenge where you go to a place with a lot of people and try to draw them with gesture drawings. As they were moving all the time it was really hard, but in one hour I filled up 4 pages of my sketchbook, by the end I could see the improvement right away in certain pieces of the body, how your brain keeps getting these hints and incorporating in the figures, its a great exercise, tks for the tip!

[@elsagrace3893]

dias.piano thanks for this comment. I will go do this too

[@bugrilyus]

Great idea and advice, I will definitely try that!

[@Dgeminiking]

It depends on what you define your gesture as ….. gesture is rhythm , rhythm in the form of dynamic stick figure or forms . Because of this stereotype process that made it difficult for me to move from those stick to a complete figure ( understanding the concept is more important that how you approach your gesture drawing)

[@Drstrange3000]

I hate being a perfectionist! I spent over 30 mins with just one pose gah! Glad I came to this video to know I didn't have to do it exactly perfect. I will see how the next one goes. Thanks for the video!

[@WarrenLouw]

The key is repetition. do the same drawing/study of the one gesture 10-15 times. Take your time with the first few and then test yourself by doing it faster and at times without the reference. Repetition is how the brain learns. If you do one drawing of a gesture and move on to the next to the next, etc. you wont really learn much at all coz you never really studied any of them properly. Repetition! Youll see after a few that youll get noticeably better and better and things will actually register.

[@informationguru9253]

@@WarrenLouw what about setting time of four minutes and draw three pictures within this time?where to get gesture image for practicing ? And he said gesture drawing is not detailing but i felt it require observation then we can only understand the direction of the lines plz guide me i am very confused in practicing gesture drawing how to practice it help me

[@yoyococonuggets6922]

Kyreem 30 minutes is short i usually take a damn hour to do a drawing all to erase it iansjaj

[@jaycreate7701]

Well I'm learning, but if you repeat the pose over and over, you can get faster. With this, you can also develop style as you make your own adjustment.

[@Drstrange3000]

@@WarrenLouw Since this comment, I think what you said is exactly what I did and I improved a bit. Definitely a big help! I think I just had to keep doing it. It is really weird how the brain starts to connect. It is so gradual that you don't know you are connecting the dots.

[@JoeAdams]

Thank you for this. This is the first gesture drawing video I've seen that actually helps people like myself who don't know the basics of how to get started and then to expand on it.

[@akbaer60]

I've tried drawing every pose with each pose under 30 seconds. Bruh, they look like they have came out from hell

[@PhillipP93]

Try not to go too crazy with the linework, some artists get pressured by the time limit and can't concentrate on the figure.

[@valty3727]

haha ikr seeing these pro artists draw like this is hella demoralizing starting out

[@chichi5985]

It’s been a year, has your gesture gotten better?

[@akbaer60]

@@chichi5985 I only draw when i'm bored, and that is like every 2 weeks or something like that, and I rarely draw with references. All I can say is: yes that my drawing have improved over time, but not improve drastically. The improvement that I see are getting the proportion right, filling the detail (muscles and bone placement), and line confidence. At first i tried to draw with realistic proportion, but it get kinda boring quick so i switch to a cartoony style with slight exaggerated features.

[@chrs3085]

@@akbaer60 yep its very boring getting all the details and proportions very accurate lel theres no freedom

[@cindylong2782]

By far, this was one of the best demonstrations on gesture drawing I have seen. Thanks for this!

[@rhime7177]

Cindy Long look up Glen Vilpu. What this guy is doing is not really gesture drawing.

[@akane_carpenter]

Rhime then what drawing type

[@Ellionart]

It’s gesture drawing, although not very good. He is not really capturing poses

[@MonSuper21]

@@Ellionart agree to disagree. I find both Glenn and this person to be good in their own way.

[@thebluenomad1482]

Your gesture is my full drawing. Wtf.

[@QuesoGr7]

I've been doing gesture drawings for years and still need to be reminded every now and then that they're not supposed to be perfect and details can wait.

[@ProtoIndoEuropean88]

yes! I also realized this. First focus on simplicity and slowly develop it into a more detailed version

[@prest01]

"its not about the detail" *proceeds to draw literally everything*

[@akane_carpenter]

Preston G xD

[@shaquezr.9541]

Well did he draw his di-

[@DoctorDoom.]

Day 4 of learning how to draw till I start to create my own manga. I plan on doing anatomy for the rest of the week and will most likely move onto shading right after. I have always had a problem with gesture drawings in the past because I felt they where not good enough but I will overcome it this time and I will keep moving forward. For those who don't know me I will be leaving comments around youtube about drawing journey.

[@anemoia3067]

it’s been a month how’s it going

[@dree_ei]

Good luck

[@hektor6766]

Some instructors stress economy and efficiency of line, castigating students for "scratchy", "hairy" or "timid" lines and figures, while other see this method as loose and free, expressing motion and finding a best line. Practice both, to widen your technique and to prepare for instructors' idiosyncrasies.

[@scp-682-cu6]

Yeah... I was confused because what I've been learning is to use as few lines as possible to express the figure, and bold, smooth, longer strokes. I understand now that it's based more on the individual artist's preferences ans interpretation. However, I still feel lost as to what I'm supposed to do-

[@thecarpenter6627]

Overall rlly good art, but I wouldn’t consider these as gestures, but as sketches

[@eto895]

But he's showing an example, that's why he uses the images, I might got your question wrong, but if I did, sorry.

[@harrietjameson]

@@eto895 you use the image reference either way, what he's saying is that the things the creator drew arent really gesture drawings, but more of just normal sketches of people. those two are different, one is used to study the essence of motion in the reference while the other is just a sketch of a person

[@JaysJinxed]

its gesture fam

[@cijojames8258]

thanks man..I always wondered how to go about it once line of action is established... thanks this was simplest of all i have seen till now

[@darylgholson4481]

Awesome explanation and process for gestures drawing. Starting with the straight line helps my proportions and capturing the pose quickly. Thank you.

[@GagandeepSingh-zu1uh]

Seems pretty interesting, I've been doing gesture drawings with simple ovals and lines will try this way too. Thanks for the video :)

[@oliviateston4240]

Thanks so much for these sharings. they are really graceful. Could you do more like these, please? this is so helpful for the beginners !

[@LeDucTube]

I have a question. What is a good way to map out a pose in which a figure is jumping at you? Kind of like a super hero flying pose with an aerial shot.

[@ToddJordan]

Quite enjoyable intro to using gesture drawing with figures. I've been picking up on several of these videos. Seems I heard about it before but just now, with videos like this, 'getting it'.

[@konamax9]

Great video. Thank you for taking the time to really explain things. That was helpful.

[@annadimuro2148]

sketching along with you, best video on gesture, ty!

[@yulagarciamuller62]

Hi there! like always you're giving us challenges. Thanks a lot. Regards. Yula ☺

[@monkeydgoofy8074]

that was real helpful and yep this is how you'll end up seeing drawings once you learn anatomy and proportions to a certain level

[@ninabondar9848]

this is one of the best videos about gestures!

[@SDW90808]

Nice summary and review beginning at 5:05. Thanks for sharing.

[@swagnswift4281]

I remember when I first watched this tutorial. Very inspirational.

[@cripsudroiid452]

Hermoso genial,esta técnica hace qué Dibujar sea más placentero y fácil,muchas gracias por el video👽

[@JaneSmith-wt7zr]

finally a good video on gesture drawing

[@markoartist5273]

Matt, Your classes are just great!...very good encouraging new artists and with a healthy dosis of theory. Thank a lot! Marco

[@theblees1232]

You make it look really easy!

[@melissagranberry790]

My students found this video very helpful.

[@flostack]

Alittle part of my problem was that i made the waist alittle small but i can see my improvement on only my first gesture drawing and i love it

[@tetekeri272]

The best video so far!!!!

[@CreativaCale]

Hvala, hvala ...pojednostavljeno da se lako shvati.Pozdrav:)

[@TheKondar85]

This was really helpful to me Thanks for making this video

[@EugenioJaranillo-dn6yf]

I draw whatever it comes a long everything IS VERY helpful I inpruve My ability AND speed Gracias

[@fabiofilocamo8733]

Thank you for your guidance, much appreciated.

[@prakhardikshit]

I can't thank you enough for this ❤❤❤❤❤

[@alexnguyen2023]

This video was very useful as start guidance!

[@lefthandstory1280]

Great video,very nice,thanks for sharing,love it😉👍

[@mirelaferro]

Omg that looks so good

[@rajinirajendrakumar77]

Thank you so much four tutorial videos thanks bro

[@foxy_miki9978]

Seems legit. Will try out some of this. Love seeing how things are so similar and have some nice difference on how to get to the outcome between videos and reading. Love the different perspective!

[@couupakb9669]

Great, vid its short and simple with great instruction

[@kashifraza1850]

It helped alot I definitely try it and tell about my improvements 😉

[@VictoriaOtunsha]

Thanks this was really really helpful

[@jack1701e]

Do I need to do this? I've been drawing for a couple of years and i'm not bad at it. I sketch as if I was drawing the lineart but rougher and was told I draw 'stiff' Do I need to do gesture drawings?

[@daevonreomales3922]

jack1701e I'm gonna talk outta my ass here and say, you can do gesture drawings, it just gives you an understanding of the pose and it's emotion, just correct me if I'm wrong i just started a few months ago..... and i'm not a type of person to guve out good advice.... but hey i hope you learned something he...he...he...

[@mamaw00lies]

I think you should do some practice and give it a try. For years and i mean YEARS I've completely ignored gesture, anatomy and whatever art teachers had to tell me... while I wasn't bad at all at drawing I recently started learning both of these things and putting them in practice. My random poses don't look as stiff anymore and I'm able to sketch faster and faster. The next thing I want to learn is perspective. The best tip I should have listened too when I was younger is learn how to draw real anatomy first THEN break the rules and do cartoons/anime. If I could go back 15 years I would tell my teenage self to listen to all that. :p

[@alicexia423]

yes, if u want to get better, u need to do this...

[@MaxiaCrest]

jack1701e it's best to learn the fundmentals amd gesture will help you come up with better poses.

[@gabepehrson3845]

jack1701e these are just tips. Draw in a way, you feel is comfortable

[@athenasword1]

THANKS I can have any pose I want now I’ve just THIS minute switched on and found a way of drawing YOURSELF. 1 iPad reversed photo screen shot It’s a bit roughly done at the moment but back to the drawing board. So they say.

[@smudgiee3480]

Thanks this is very helpfull for my project

[@rishabhisthename]

Very helpful, thank you

[@Papabear17-FortifiedRadio.]

I tried it with white board, and found that it was easier than pencil and paper, for me.

[@aylex1974]

Thank you very much

[@Middusk9540]

I love you accent.

[@ProtoIndoEuropean88]

one tip, never try to draw a figure exactly with the same porportions as your drawing reference, try to draw the figure you see in your own style and draw it over and over again

[@Aster-dx8qe]

thanks kermit

[@alijahnashsanico7299]

REMEMBER figure drawing is also about trusting your drawing proccess.

[@joaovitormr471]

Thank you!

[@christianreyes1478]

simplicity + message = gesture

[@leatherandpoemscharmyman5774]

g esture drawing is the same as burne hogartyd 's dynamic figure???

[@elsagrace3893]

Your gesture drawing is my sketch 😂

[@kolossis8283]

Exactly. Gesture drawings are sketches

[@anxiety5413]

Hello can someone pls give me advise and guides like where do I start. Like do I start with learning how to figure drawing or how to draw part of the face or hands. I don't know where to start

[@anxiety5413]

And an app to that teach you how to draw too, cause I can't afford a book

[@verdiernoyama9681]

If anyone has any advice other than mine or a guide (or anything else) to give to @Anxiety telling him where to start to learn to draw, feel free to give it to him.

[@verdiernoyama9681]

@@anxiety5413 I too am starting to draw and I watch the videos of the channel "Proko". Personally, I started with his playlist named : "Figure Drawing - How to draw people | Proko". After finishing that, I will (normally) go to his playlist named : "Anatomy of the Human Body for Artists | Proko". When I finish this playlist, I'll see what I do next. I started with the Figure Drawing playlist because, at the beginning, I had started by watching the Anatomy one, but in one of the videos of this playlist, Proko (the author of the channel) had said that you had to know Figure Drawing before watching the video in question (or something like that). So I started with the playlist on the Figure Drawing. If you want to learn how to draw, I advise you to start with his *video* named : 1) "How to Hold & Control Your Pencil" Then by the *playlist* : 2) "Figure Drawing - How to draw people | Proko" 3)"Anatomy of the Human Body for Artists | Proko" Etc. If you have trouble with certain exercises in the videos, I advise you to watch videos from other channels to help you with the exercises you have trouble with (this is precisely the reason why I am on the video where we are). If you prefer other channels to learn how to draw, you can watch them, I'm not forcing you to watch Proko. The reason why I recommend this channel to you is that it is very complete compared to others, and because the author of the channel seems to teach drawing well. If you have any questions or anything, don't hesitate to ask me.

[@anxiety5413]

@@verdiernoyama9681 Thank you! I appreciate it 😊 I'll follow your advice!

[@verdiernoyama9681]

@@anxiety5413 you're welcome

[@CaptainSoftboy501]

This was so satisfying to watch... -3-

[@gautamichindarkar8624]

it is very helpful.thanks for making a video.

[@dreamtheater_92]

Can you recommend some learning resources for gesture drawing, proportions, etc?

[@lovetheradbrad754]

i just draw in 3:04 is so tereble but I love it a lot and I feel I learning

[@cookie_breaks4683]

Sir i would love too if you could make a video on your way on drawing a front veiw. Thank you😄😄

[@gmh1053]

잘 보았습니다.

[@emkii1640]

That moment, when you can't even draw a stick figure and everything above looks like a masterpiece....i wanna die

[@nix2939]

wow this looks a lot easier in the video

[@karltoontv]

Very helpful video.

[@bluestar5775]

Amazing tutorial

[@arlenelamera3306]

So amazing

[@ericx_x123]

Thanks!

[@sudhirvare9548]

Thank you again Sir

[@informationguru9253]

Sir its very difficult for me i set time to draw 3 figures in 4 minute and it takes more than 5 minutes to draw one figure

[@christopherteo4446]

Can I apply this into anime drawing?

[@danacoleman4007]

This is nice.

[@personperson5345]

great video thank you!

[@Christian-yy3xt]

really love this vid

[@Dakito_688]

well it looks very easy but when i do it by myself my mind gets blank and become hard to think any shapes

[@viridity5381]

this is awesome thanks

[@chydedelaplace8947]

Thank you kind sir!

[@kunalSharma-gq2xf]

that was great man thanyou

[@zero-sv6bx]

❤️

[@cliffdariff74]

Pretty small, how about a larger sheet for more freedom of gesture?

[@lotesavancena1136]

thanks alot,it helped meeeeeee!

[@moosasanani]

Very Very Nice

[@kevinduliesco5468]

I can't even draw. A nice circle

[@mamaw00lies]

Would you recommend any website with a lot of free pictures of models? Nude or dressed. I can't just go out during busy hours with my 2 year old. ;) Thanks

[@ElizandroChavezinphocusfoto]

chinimasse Hello, try the KZbin Channel Croquis Cafe, It might be usefull for these exercises.

[@hazelm6663]

Line of action is a good website, as well as quickposes

[@EmyArt]

really helpful

[@multifunfunman3241]

The first time I tried gesture drawing, I had the searching lines confused with outlines.

[@lucianaatanazia6421]

Legend of portugues

[@castorbr5695]

éoq

[@TheTriple2000]

I'ma try this tmr

[@matthewmanzano5963]

Did ya do it?

[@TheTriple2000]

@@matthewmanzano5963 omfg lmao and yes I did it xD

[@marcotino19]

how did it go

[@daytonagreg8765]

But why? Do you reuse it?

[@hemajithsamarakoon2108]

super awesome

[@kurozikoasu1887]

Also knowledge as Cafe drawing I think

[@kanagarajm630]

💕💕💕👌👌👌

[@natenhomaisideias]

Who's the female model? She's gorgeously cute!

[@monhoj8778]

Shes average

[@jazw4649]

Quit objectifying the model and just draw. Why do men feel like they need to give an opinion on how a female looks? I hope you have a daughter one day.

[@q_q123]

@@jazw4649 lmfao

[@hektor6766]

@@jazw4649 I hope you learn to appreciate beauty and admiration. Art is meaningless without them, and children of either gender should experience them before humankind teaches them suspicion and querulousness.

[@hektor6766]

@@monhoj8778 And that's enough to ascribe beauty.

[@GoogleAccount-ne2jh]

Go to Proko. You're welcome.

[@Parkerthacatlover]

Cool

[@truejd51]

im still having problems.

[@RapidCodePHP]

Wow