Gesture Drawing: How do You Draw the FEELING of a Pose?

[@drawingforce]

Force! Draw the feeling, agreed

[@Drawing-Life]

Wow! Michael Mattesi, thank you so much for stopping by!! This is a huge honor!! Drawing Force is a brilliant method, I would encourage any viewer here to stop by your channel and website!

[@scottnowlin5842]

Thanks for diving deeper into this. My take away is you first need to be present with your subject, the whole subject and take it all in. Yes the details do matter but if you just focus on one spot or section of the model you've missed seeing the whole. That is how you can have a unity of your drawing. Lovely ! Plus being present is the joy, being there and being curious. Thanks again!

[@Drawing-Life]

Ah!! I love this comment Scott!! Thank you so much - so inspiring to hear your take on it. Couldn't agree more - that's exactly the place we hope to get to in our work, presence is the key to drawing. A pure, present and connected observation + response will always result in a truthful drawing. ❤

[@xiaofha]

I was sent here by @JimmyReyesArt! And I'm so, so happy to be here can't stop watching and sketching. Wonderful lessons!

[@Drawing-Life]

Wow, please tell Jimmy thank you for me! I really appreciate it ❤

[@w00olf]

Very helpful. Thank you🌹

[@Eliel7230]

Great tutorial on finding one's own mark(s). 😊

[@Drawing-Life]

Thank you so much for watching! Let me know in the comments if you have any thoughts or questions about this topic! ❤

[@jardino8110]

Lovely

[@j.kstudios1]

Ta chido 😃 👍

[@reybarreto7979]

Love your videos. Your way of explaining gesture drawing sounds so intuitive and I do understand it but I would like to see you demonstrate the techniques you mentioned here (if you haven’t done so already). For example, you mentioned circular drawing and continuous drawing, so could you do a video on continuous drawing as you walk us through it while explaining the do’s and don’ts of this technique? And then do the same with circular drawing. Other questions I have: what type of charcoal do you use (willow or vine?), and what kind of paper do you use? I have other questions but that’s it for now.

[@Drawing-Life]

Thank you so much for this! Yes absolutely - I'll definitely work on a demo on circular and continuous line drawing for you and aim to post it next week 😊 Great prompt, thank you so much. I really appreciate feedback like this, and so glad to know that this approach resonates with you. To answer your other questions - I generally use compressed charcoal for quick gesture drawing because it's darker and denser than willow, so you can get expressive marks much more immediately. I personally find willow or vine takes a bit more control and fitness to work with it successfully. Then for paper - again for gesture drawing I always use Newsprint paper. This video here might be helpful, let me know if you have any questions: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4OynqaceZxleKcsi=GOxg_tDX_XWYHf9I

[@d1rtyd1sh]

EXPRESSION

[@jeconquy]

Very Very sound advice once again! How do you go about drawing in cafés or train station with this gesture techinque as people, even sitting down ,are always moving after like 5 seconds? I find it very difficult. I guess one has to have a great visual memory ? How does one develop that ? Thanks and great gesture drawings

[@davidtidsall9266]

Hi Siobhan. Thanks for this video such a good reminder about engaging with the subject right from the start in a feeling way. What feel am I seeing / noticing? This helps me shift from a left brain way of analysis and representation to a right brain informed sense of what I’m seeing.. ie not just a man sitting in a cafe but a hunched constricted lonely person ! Thank you

[@Drawing-Life]

Yes exactly! So glad this made sense to you and resonated, it's a powerful approach to understanding the world around us, and honing that artistic response to what we see, rather than simply trying to "copy" what we see. Great insight, thank you so much!!