Gesture Drawing I With Chris Warner | Otis College of Art and Design

[@ItsMrFresh]

I love this video. Seeing it done slowly first with in depth explanation and then a real quick sketch afterwards was the perfect way to lay out this video, and the shapes annotated over the top of the model were very helpful in getting me to understand how to break down the human body into those simple shapes. As a developing artist I often find it hard to see those basic shapes so this video has helped me a lot. Thanks!

[@jorexcalamba410]

Very true.

[@tleither]

I watch this over and over to remind myself of the process. I always want more. You are an accomplished draftsman and can communicate your method with concise ease. Kudos

[@virginia-marieparker6325]

I say with confidence that I’ve watched about 100 of these figure drawing vids. This ONE, without a doubt, has informed more for me than 98% of all of these. Thank you so much! I begin anew🏆👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️

[@zorrunamenteinefables5702]

The best explanation I've seen on KZbin about gesture drawing

[@doodlemancy]

This is a very well-paced explanation of a method that gives not only the how but explains WHY you would do things in this particular order. Just enough information phrased just the right way! I won't gesture so haphazardly anymore. Thank you for sharing this!

[@PassionateAdventures]

Best explanation of gesture drawing concepts I have seen yet. Thanks a lot.

[@augustecomte3841]

Alphonso Dunn is very good.

[@mellamoarts]

It looks like just your standard graphite pencil. A soft one, maybe 6b or 8b. And the point is achieved by sharpening your pencil with a knife. I use an X-acto knife. We do this to expose more of the graphite than would be with a traditional pencil sharpener.

[@gr33nalchemist]

This was very well explained. I've been trying to get better at doing gesture drawings for ages, but couldn't find anyone who broke it down into easier to digest steps like this. Thanks very much.

[@bayroninter9396]

I was lucky to have Chris as my teacher at Los angeles citi college. Excellent teching techniques. Byron Ellis

[@Karlostoven]

The best and professional explanation ever seen. The best XD

[@pjlewisful]

makes more sense than any other video I've seen on the subject, and I watched ALOT!

[@jofox8066]

Thanks for your his video - it was really very helpful indeed. I've worked on figure construction before and on a freer kind of gesture figure drawing but I haven't been able to put them together in real life examples. Now, finally I can see how it goes. It just clicked. Thank-you. You are a gifted teacher as well as artist.

[@introspectiveCreator]

Great video! I like how he uses a combination of shapes and lines for creating the gesture. I'm currently having problems with proportions in my gesture drawings. Something that does not happen when I construct the figure out of shapes and volumes as opposed to just lines. Thanks a lot for this video, it's nice to see how different artists approach gesture drawing :)

[@TheGamingIndian]

Amazing how the model held the same gesture for so long. Incredibly helpful thing to have in a model also this video is exactly what i needed.

[@iamu2247]

This video deserves WAAAAAY more hits. Thank you for sharing this with us 😀☺️🙃

[@DavidWilson-me6bs]

This video has been VERY useful. Many thanks.

[@Lionhermit]

That's what this is... he's just breaking it down and walking you through the thought process you should have while doing it.

[@questionmarke]

This video is AMAZING! Very nicely shot and edited and very, very, very helpful in that you demonstrated the "whats" and "whys" of your process with angle lines, geometric shapes, and video of your raised pencil over the top of the model to show us what you were looking at and what you were seeing in your mind's eye. This video made sense of a figure/gesture drawing class I took recently that left me more confused and frustrated than instructed. Looking forward to checking out your other videos!

[@brettinabox5607]

Making pre-measurements is not discussed hardly at all (except here!) I have been self-teaching for years and only in the last couple months have I noticed it and begun trying to incorporate.

[@AthreeP]

Very helpful video, wish there were more done by this man.

[@MegaDavidHa]

You explain how to draw way better than my professor that I have for 15 weeks.

[@song4night]

I've seen so many teachers on KZbin,but he is the best of the best!

[@ikakosa]

nope :D vilppu is the best

[@angelcaban2387]

Nice, keep up the awsome work

[@ziltoidtheomniscient2398]

that pencil measuring thing makes a lot of sense. i can't believe i never thought of doing that, granted i usually sketch from my computer.

[@gbenatar11]

Excelente video. It helps me understand better the gesture drawing. Thanks.

[@elsagrace3893]

Yes, thank you sir, very helpful. Now I must practice using the shapes you suggest to describe the model. 🙏🏼

[@Vercies]

Great video, really good to see it broken down step by step

[@brandonlillibridge8763]

i’d love to see your approach on drawing someone in an awkward position like sitting or laying down!

[@fionaferg]

Thank you for an excellent video. Very informative.

[@sactownj6559]

This was VERY helpful 🙌🏽 thank you for posting it. 👏🏽

[@OtisCollege]

Glad it was helpful! We're producing more tutorials. Subscribe to stay in tuned!

[@leamsi4ever]

Great video, you gave me good tips on how to get better proportions!

[@naly202]

Amazing video. Wish my teachers had taught me like this.

[@sohinibiswas563]

loved it. Thank you for sharing.

[@melancholyriffs]

Thanks for this!! It inspires me to keep practicing anatomy drawing.

[@MagicIse]

Really good video. Thank you. It has helped me a lot.

[@barrynotlarry]

Great Video for those who draw from life !

[@fbpliegorrivero8869]

Excellent! Merci beaucoup

[@PhantomDrawing]

It's amazing how still the model is staying.

[@Rookblunder]

lol, thats because she's not real......:)

[@betterthanjustiny3228]

PhantomDrawing not really I see her moving

[@ipotatosenpai7002]

Dang, models work hard

[@hendrikhanshavermoudt7520]

for those of you who do not have a model on hand, ikea has these wierd doll thingies you can shape in all sizes. There are also a number of wesites which have practice models for gesture drawing

[@samanthathomas1825]

Those are good, but you have to be careful, because the poses that you can put them are often very unnatural, and because they tend to be held up by a metal rod, it is difficult to learn about where the weight of the figure is going through.

[@hendrikhanshavermoudt7520]

Samantha Thomas its just an cheap alternative, they did help me practice foreshortening and things in certain angles since the are always in the exact same position. I got mine from an art supply store, and it was a little more expensive then the ones from ikea, but the articulation is a lot better then the one from ikea. If you are going to talk about things that are inaccurate, just look at the build of the thingies, its far off from an actual human.

[@oKingLexx]

Theabillitytochangenames Isfrigginawesome There are many resources at artists.pixelovely.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing/ for photos of figures to practice.

[@Julie-kx5bs]

Excellent video, very helpful. Makes it look so easy though...

[@elsagrace3893]

Oh my, this is so helpful!

[@ccosm4587]

what kind of pencils are you using, and how are you achieving that point?

[@Unam-et-Solum]

Very helpful approach. Thanks.

[@chillbuddy4178]

Thank you for sharing!

[@BorisMitendorfer]

Great video! All we need, is practice!

[@prismsandpixels]

This is extremely helpful & really well explained. Thank you for uploading this!

[@rruckfules]

Thank you for the mechanical breakdown.

[@artkills1]

Very well explained, thank you.

[@thetawaves48]

This reminds me of the life drawing classes I took at San Jose State in the early 1970's. Maynard Stewart was the only instructor who was BRAVE enough to teach traditional life drawing! At that time, it was politically incorrect to do so.

[@kalel311superman9]

this is great

[@nickbernstein]

this was really useful. I happen to live right down the street from otis - do you have figure/gesture drawing sessions that are open to the public?

[@rowalaalbarti6470]

that's amazing , thank you very much

[@김주영-b9m]

This is very good tutorial video what I saw

[@skwidvishus1188]

Does this sequence of steps apply to any pose?

[@SridharanBalaraman]

Wonderful to watch! Really helpful!

[@tenikaj1491]

Thanks! This is very helpfull.

[@tuongtran5353]

how to draw an accurate image. His videos are very hopeful that he will produce many good videos on how to model and measure directly on models. thank you. see you again

[@williamsmith2919]

Very helpful video thank you. I life model when I can but it’s difficult to find artist.

[@احمدجميل-ت5ظ]

Thank you very much

[@crazyspooks10]

Say if I were to draw a portait of anyone. Most people I see just start drawing instantly the eye/nose/etc. Why is that? And their drawings come out fine. Is this just a way to structure something and to make your proportions proper?

[@stephengreico2810]

This was very helpful You should do more

[@rollinjointz]

thanks...great video..

[@BeTheJookie]

Great lesson :D Thanks for the share!!

[@bareknawazfarazi8767]

Thanks a lot sir u r the best❤❤❤❤

[@ADAMAKAGORE]

Awesome stuff. THank you.

[@rafaellewis1263]

Thank you very much, this is nice.

[@muskndusk]

This is so useful for capturing quick gesture drawings of my cats. I paint exclusively cats (and some other animals).

[@superman31172]

Very helpful thank you

[@Marstar77i]

very helpful video!

[@kt-kr4gm]

very helpful, thank you.

[@claudialenoir9783]

really helpful. Thank you!

[@NarpytheCrimeDog]

There are no rules; only tools. Could you cover construction over gesture? For some reason, I have extreme trouble constructing over my gestures.

[@yoshistover5881]

I'm confused, what do you exactly gain from gesture drawing? If it's an exercise what do you gain from it?

[@WahidFayumzadah]

That way you will be able to draw people faster, u will be able to capture their emotion and how they stand and look and feel, without a gesture ur character / drawing will look lifeless / emotionless, in my opinion.

[@robinlinh]

further more it gives you a look of the big picture, so you can add details later without worrying does it make sense. If you go for detail first sometime you will realize that the total form is incorrect

[@yoshistover5881]

Thanks both of you. I got the idea.

[@KSS5]

I know the others answered you but I just wanted to add my 2cents and say that back in the day, think Picasso, Degas, gesture drawings were used as studies for paintings. One would go out in the field do gestures, drawings by observation, then finish the painting in their studio. So beyond just learning how to draw its really a great way to get your ideas for bigger pieces on paper.

[@WahidFayumzadah]

KSS5 Nice information :) Didn't really know that, interesting to read. Thanks!

[@eugeniochellet8570]

thanks master chris !

[@rjarts6969]

really healpful...

[@jaromirkalab1444]

wow great explanation, thanks

[@temporalAcapella]

Very useful, thanks.

[@TehCream]

That's pretty much what this video is about. If you learn how to do it slowly like he shows you, then with practice you'll be able to do it quickly, like he then shows afterwards. Follow his instructions carefully, then practice practice practice.

[@xKingLDx]

this seems so complex

[@Pegisus2501]

Beautiest! :-)

[@shashankduggi]

Awesome video, thanks a lot :)

[@winsonxie3179]

I think if I were to do this this would take me 15mins but would be more helpful then most other methods in helping me understand proportions and gesture.

[@tarajoslin749]

I am an art one instructor. Could I have your permission to use this in my course? This is such a great demonstration. *****

[@chriswarner9036]

Certainly.

[@tarajoslin749]

Thank you so much!

[@EmyArt]

amazing thanks

[@sabrinama3468]

好詳細的解說

[@bahrinx]

kimon tehnique...how to breakdown it.

[@mrtnkelly]

Brilliant.

[@anthonylemkendorf3114]

Hmmm ok . Trying too hard for accuracy in a gesture maybe ? Maybe I’m wrong?

[@roseorange2593]

Hello.. Great great video. do you know of a good anatomy, proportion figure drawing books i could buy? I just got one online and it is not very good.The one i got is Anatomy for Artists. Quite ordinary and very shy drawings or too robotic feel.

[@xortegaccaedu]

Bridgeman, and vilpu are good for structure, and breakdown.

[@mutesadhuarts4040]

Thank you

[@lemonchicken507]

Thank you sir

[@Saiarts_yt]

one question, when you start drawing gesture drawing do you start with torso and waist or head first?

[@Saiarts_yt]

I do start draw spine first but the thing is after drawing the spine where do I start with

[@Saiarts_yt]

oh okay well thanks for the advice though but what about drawing contour lines it self after you've made your gesture lines?

[@Saiarts_yt]

well thanks and I should take more lesson on this gesture drawing as well

[@Saiarts_yt]

alright

[@ManelRuivo]

+Makoto Sekai (Nagashima) the most important are the lines of action. its not aways the spine. dont think too much in finishing lines, but stabilish the forms, proportion and movement.

[@fluxstandard8364]

Moby sunspot is the music at the start

[@MegaDavidHa]

he didn't use the eraser not once! I always do =(

[@nale_7715]

lord this was helpful

[@PuppyInTheWonderland]

hi~~~ i would like to request a video on how to draw a quick gesture in 30 seconds... thank you...

[@TehCream]

by practicing with dainty little teacups.

[@alaouiismail4128]

i found everything i,was looking for :)

[@RamaOhara]

I already draw dozen of gesture quick sketches, but still ugly. With this video, then, I know I really lack of method. Really helpful! Thanks..

[@JillianDominique]

POOPOO. Great video.

[@meandartin1195]

+Jillian Dominique im diggin it

[@nbaroc1]

+Jillian Dominique HI WELCOME TO EB GAMES

[@swordsmanGFX]

really helpful