Gesture Drawing Practice | 20 and 40 sec. poses

[@saint0007]

I have never enjoyed something like this before LOL the pressure of being timed 😂

[@koizu]

Glad you had fun, Aaron!

[@blackisanxious7178]

agree

[@cookielover5838]

I had to slow it down to 0.5x and had it play it back a little but it’s still good video . I don’t like being rushed either

[@cosmic-c985]

Extremely helpful and can’t wait to do the 20 sec thing after school man

[@r-e-ndraws]

It is the only thing extra i recommend doing is Draw the curve of the spine or line of action in the beginning

[@Ogbrainded]

Who’s watching this during class

[@devss4982]

SLADE?! DECHIROITO SUMASHUUUU

[@devss4982]

No one cared about my reference :(

[@josiesenneff3600]

@@devss4982 *Opens door* Ya winning son?

[@mogar5666]

I've recently started gesture drawing and I'm so slow that even when I go fast, I dont finish the drawing. I'm still learning though and taking my art a lot more seriously than I did in the past, and this video actually helped a lot in making me realize what to focus on. I'm trying to shorten the timer from 300 seconds, seeing it done in 20 was shocking but I cant wait to try the 20 / 40 timers!

[@koizu]

Sounds great, Alexander! It's cool that you've found your own pace for learning and practicing. It's like training for sports-- start slowly and then begin to work on more challenging things as you progress.

[@avatar098]

One year has passed. How has your drawing skills progressed? :D

[@elijahbanks1947]

I am also a slow artist and recently had to return to the fundamentals to get my speed up: that's why I'm here! I hope you've benefited from practicing gesture drawing Alexander :D

[@phlipperxx656]

try just doing the line of action with some silhouetting

[@Judefluff525]

@@avatar098they gave up

[@larko2717]

It takes me like 3 hours to make a pose and this man does it in 20 seconds.

[@winandnikolatesla2021]

this is just some note for my myself . When doing gesture drawing.The story is added to the paper meaning you dont just copy what the figures doing but essentially translating the story of the pose.This is why gesture drawing is complex more than any fundamental because it need the knowlegde as for story teller.Luckily for artist,The gesture drawing have simpilified by many methodlogy that we can use.Note that it isnt a technic,a stylitic drawing but rather its a component and fundamental to draw the human figure.There are no technic when doing gesture it just depends on you how you want to translate the obejct of you're looking,Not just the human figures(trees,Cloud,or even your everyday object has gesture on it).Its one of the perfect way to communicate.when you're doing this type of gesture try to capture the flow of rhytms of the object rather than capturing the big picture.Its not easy because we tend to go for details.Details will make us feel ease but its not enough to communicate our mind to the paper(story).

[@aakankshyasahoo3042]

WOW that was really helpful. Thanks for the note. I really appreciate it and would definitely try incorporating this important element in my next gesture drawings. Thank you once again !!!!!

[@jas_bataille]

I get the story thing, but I don't think gesture is more complex than other fundamentals. On the opposite, I think that beginners should start with gestures before getting into the specific anatomy, just like babies babble before learnings sounds, words, sentences, etc

[@winandnikolatesla2021]

Jas Bataille yea i agree . gesture can be simple but complex depends on how you use them as a foundation of the figures. but,if someone learn the academics of art they will see gesture in many different kinds of variations. it includes foreshortening,bending twisting motion,exaggerations and many more. but fear not,gesture isnt gonna come to an end ,it will always be used for any kind of things in art. tbh it takes me a while to get them properly and as i improve the anatomy of my figure . i add variation to my gesture foundation with a C curve at lower for example indicating the tibia.

[@harrysartwork8623]

Return of the king. It’s so great that you’re back man.

[@bureseru7878]

Aaaah that was fun! Though my gesture drawings looked like enderman 🤣

[@drawologyy]

Same XD

[@kxppamo5943]

True, mine too

[@basementlm4200]

@Jasiah Dean BOTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

[@shinyroarick123]

Mine looked like a turd

[@ssj9devil]

i've watched so many of these videos but for some reason this one felt more pressuring to the point that it made me draw my gestures differently. this was a really cool learning experience, i understand the flow of action just a little bit more i think. thank you

[@esztersinka1414]

I loved it! It was so amazing! When I draw, I tend to overthink and therefore my drawings aren't so loose or natural. This challange helped me so much, I didn't have time to think, I just drew by instinct and I'm quite pleased with the results! Thank you so much! :)))

[@koizu]

Great to hear, Eszter! Thank you for sharing! Gesture drawings are fun to do and like you mentioned, helps you to get nice and loose drawings with good flow. Not having time to think also sharpens your instincts. Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@Ekowsart]

Definitely gonna give this a try, very helpfully

[@koizu]

Awesome, sounds great, Hazhatake! Have fun

[@iwokeupinafornitebugatti]

No way I’ve waited 6 years The king has returned

[@koizu]

thank you for waiting all these years! Hope these videos have been worth the wait :)

[@drawologyy]

I have 10 min. school break and was wondering ‘man, I should do some gesture drawing’. Right on the dot, koizu.

[@koizu]

gesture drawings are perfect for breaks!

[@audhd_incarnate8001]

This was so fun and one of the few practices I could actually feel myself learning as I went. I started breaking people down into lines or action and focusing on the more important aspects first. I will definitely be using this for my warmups!

[@holo1702]

I really loved the pressure of the timer! Would be great if you uploaded more of these types of practices :) Thank you for your work!

[@koizu]

Thanks, Holo! I'm sure I will do more like these in the future

[@reignnyjoseph8531]

From my first time watching this, one thing I noticed was how you started the head and the line of action taking place, and just adding, without focusing on details. I used to just draw, what I see, and I would take too much time on each thing, like the head, part of the body, or detail, rather than getting the pose down. This video really does help. and I appreciate you for doing that!

[@joelclark4081]

Just getting into figure drawing and I feel like this has been the most helpful yet. Definitely worth a like and subscribe 👍

[@thatrabbit09]

This idea is insanely helpful! Also it gives us an idea of the type of references to use while trying to study anatomy and poses. Great content, love it.

[@wolfheart1586]

*sniff* It was so hard to forget you... now that you're back, i'm falling in love all over again

[@wormicide3651]

This was so insanely fun

[@wormicide3651]

(You should considering making another video like this)

[@gracebrb]

this is so attractive 😭

[@f.kennethart7457]

This is a good exercise for really loosening up, as well as how to quickly identify the basic line(s) of form & build from it. Think I will keep doing this exercise!

[@kaleidico]

Explaining things like this, along with your other videos really help, thanks. Great teacher.

[@koizu]

Happy to help, IronicalIrony!

[@MaryMeow92]

This video is sooo amazing. I love that we can draw along and practice together with you just by watching the video. Please do more like these!

[@noone-io4yj]

Thank you sir because of you I learned that it's not about the detail or how clean and realistic your drawing is,but about simplisty and having,although it takes me like a minute to draw some thing like yours.and that's from me because I try to do a figuer then go around it

[@jonamore2102]

the gesture at 3:03 min blew my mind!! you've captured it so well

[@aharnaghosh8152]

I was reading chemistry and then ur video popped up on my phone and I started drawing with u. I drew small figures on my chemistry book using the reference and Time u set. It was sooo much fun. Loved it.

[@koizu]

That's awesome! Happy to hear it was fun!

[@harshadakshirsagar7442]

one of the best videos watched during my learning of fast sketching. Very thoughtfully recorded, not a second felt like wasted! good job sir.

[@MrXTakato]

Koizu you backkkkk!? I didn't knowww.. I was 12 years old when I start to watch your videos and learn how to draw.. I am now 23 🤣 I'm a milestone subscriber

[@koizu]

WHOA! You're an adult now! :) Just got back (again) little over a month ago. Feel more in my stride making videos this time and have a good pace. More to share too. Are you still drawing and keeping up with art after all these years?

[@MrXTakato]

@@koizu I stopped when I was in college (2012) because I was a computer science student, but then in 2017 I realized how much I love art so I decided to change the course of my path. And now I'm a freelance graphic designer 😊 I still draw sir ..

[@MrXTakato]

@@koizu looking forward for more videos sensei 😌

[@yatsufusasan1502]

Omg had so much fun! I never thought I would capture the gesture better and with smoother lines with the time limit ! I used to hesitate a lot , there were gestures that i thought i would never dare to try drawing them ,yet I did 😆 thank you for the tips and for this amazing and inspiring video❤❤

[@koizu]

So awesome to hear, Yatsufusa! Thanks for sharing! You're on your way now with gestures :)

[@yatsufusasan1502]

@@koizu *^* all thanks to you 🙏🖤🖤

[@kofi1300]

I quit art cause this man took a break, so happy he's back

[@verdiernoyama9681]

Here's perry.

[@zeepersy]

this really helped with my gesture poses! thank you man I figured out that I tended to focus on details too much, so this really helped me go faster and work on the main details :)

[@mridulsingh4845]

You are the best artist ever

[@Natsuxc74]

Glad that you're back, ure probably the first youtuber that actually made me able to draw back my anime characters back then lol

[@koizu]

thank you, Azuyorou. It's been fun being back.

[@aakankshyasahoo3042]

Thank you so much for this video. Drawing along with you just gave me confidence and rays of hope that I will get better at Gesture ( i was kinda struggling with it actually ). Your video is much simpler and Fun to try out than any videos I have came across. I am really looking forward for such videos. It would be so cool to draw along with you during LIVE. Like a DRAW-ALONG-WITH-ME kind of video.

[@koizu]

Thanks, Aakankshya! Glad the video helped! Gesture drawing takes some time to get used to but gets easier the more you practice. You can also set your own pace and take your time with it. There's no rush :)

[@makaila8860]

This video helped a lot.Focusing on what is important for anatomy other than the details first.

[@nefertitimontoya]

this was really incredible practice - loved the lack of judgement and just the good vibes to keep trying

[@Mewance]

thank you so much!! this helped me step out of my comfort zone. i normally struggle with overthinking but this helped a lot

[@BijuuSage]

Whoa ! I use to watch you back in 2014 glad you’re still making videos

[@BryceWatanabe]

Cuz!!! this is such a good exercise!!! Nice video man. I'm going to run through this with pen and paper later this afternoon. Looks so fun :)

[@koizu]

Wassup Cuz!! haha you found me :) Sounds great! I've been enjoying these exercises as well. Been a good creative workout :)

[@BryceWatanabe]

@@koizu work is killing me, but I cant wait to do these later!

[@JosephMama305]

This vid is perfect for a beginner. Love the wholesome content. thank you

[@drawing2475]

I've been wanting to do gesture drawings and haven't done them in forever this video really helped me practice it. Thank you

[@davidjr5811]

I've been doing figure drawings for a couple of weeks but they get boring for me. Listening to your enthusiasm makes it much more fun and relaxing, thanks

[@Lentreeo]

It was my first time of gesture drawing and it i very hard but a lott of fun actually, thanks for the vid!

[@tenhovergonha7692]

Once i spend hours doing gesture drawing and after that my drawings and poses from imagination just improved so much, is really useful If you don't know how make different poses.

[@treygaynor8489]

Your art style is very comforting to watch

[@koizu]

oh thank you very much, Trey!

[@kanadchakraborty7434]

By time my heart is getting pumped up 🙂

[@pamela_chau]

I'm glad I found this channel! I'm taking my first sketching class this semester and I've been so nervous to draw. :)

[@J1t03]

HE'S BACK!!!!

[@koizu]

back!

[@kb1sm_]

Honestly I've been trying to find a better way to do gesture drawing and I really enjoyed this. Yes my drawings weren't the same as theirs but it still gave my drawings a natural look. I feel like if i practice this more i can body gesture then anatomy and really get the human form down no one can stop me. Thank you so much :)

[@korighergari4366]

Cool but mine really sucked

[@theinventiveidiot]

who cares except you, if every gesture drawing was perfect, you wouldn't need to practice.

[@pupt4rti]

real

[@regalshot.2423]

😂😂

[@vazu8479]

Your videos are really helpful! I'm still very much a beginner, but I've gotten so much better just by following along with your tutorials and videos like these. Really good stuff!

[@mahantheshgowda6231]

We want more videos like these

[@HusamEzzi]

This looks inspiring and interesting to try.

[@DavePhiri-zg6ds]

wonderful brooo .twas excitingly tireful😅

[@liminatii]

It's so good to see you back making videos. I started watching you years ago, and it's good to see you're still going strong!! Keep up the great work!

[@koizu]

thanks for the encouragement, pskibobby! Will do!

[@kotaamitsukami]

Koizu you're awesome man. I've been in this tutorial for less than a minute and your advice is to the point helpful

[@Boxxxxxxxxx]

This stresses the perfectionist right out of me.

[@CKArts6]

This was so good. After a few drawings I realized I should be using my cheaper sketch pad!

[@awiseauthor3456]

So glad I subbed. This is exactly what I was looking for!

[@koizu]

welcome aboard, A Wise Author!

[@adzinno7187]

No joke this is so helpful! Thank you and keep up the great work!

[@koizu]

Thank you, Adzinno! Will do!

[@dough3267]

That was alot of fun drawing with you , keep up the vids😄 I've been very worried about whether I would get better , but I really should be having fun and not really about that too much . So thx❤

[@koizu]

Glad it was fun! Art techniques take time to learn so try not to worry. There is always something we can improve on but it's good that we can enjoy our art too. I think that's what it's all about.

[@jaydagreen1775]

this was incredibly helpful! it's helping me come to terms with the fact that my sketchbook isnt my portfolio and i have to push myself

[@hannah_963]

The last pose was the hardest! This is so fun to do, thank you so much for the time you put into it

[@Boxxxxxxxxx]

The legs confuse my brain. Lol.

[@chromatika67]

i haven't seen a video from yours in SOO long, i'm so happy that you've been uploading!

[@koizu]

Thanks, Chromatika! Been fun uploading again

[@chromatika67]

@@koizu no problem!

[@purvaashah5385]

I usually don't comment on videos, but for this one I just HAD to. This was extremely helpful and I'm wanting to do it more often now! Thank you so much for making such a helpful video 💜💜

[@Tjerty]

I really enjoyed this video. It helps a lot. I would try to predict which whole curve of the pose you would prioritize with your first few lines, because those are the lines that are really going to define your pose. This is such a great practice for observational skills as well as drawing!

[@lapisdei797]

PLS DO MORE OF THESE!! THESE IS SUPER HELPFUL OMG

[@christianignacio2230]

ok i was being pressured but i Enjoyed this, I realized that it doesnt matter what you draw but you must show the feeling of the posing

[@MrIzzo006]

i froze on the first one lol, i never know where to start from..... great video,,,,, gracias

[@ryanbowley2223]

Thank you so much for this video! I always get amped when I practice with this vid!!!

[@emperorakatsuki]

THIS is exactly what I have been waiting for ,love the video idea 😁

[@TheChodex]

I love this challenge, it really put me out of my comfort zone, and having you draw along is very cool & helpfull for confidence. Thanks for this video! :)

[@alexts7893]

You’re so inspiring and motivational thank you that was a very cool exercice

[@designsparrow]

This is something i am looking for you made difficult drawing so easy now going to practice very very helpful. please keep uploading drawing tutorials.

[@mantukumarverma9619]

Wow!! 🙂🙂Thank you Sir 🙏🙏💓💓

[@epicpenOK]

Thats a fun challenge ✍️😋 good video!

[@koizu]

Glad you had fun, Epic Pen!

[@kyesickhead7008]

Gesture drawing should be the first thing in any art course, after I started, I imediatelly scalled to Figure drawing in less than a week. Only now I'm practicing simple shapes to study shading, and perspective. his video should be the first one on the list

[@acostagamers-roblox-228]

This is very helpful and enjoyable! I hope to see another gesture video, this was super awesome!!! (I have a hard time with anatomy but this helped me with anatomy VERY much) You have my sub and like

[@eunikaobedient6985]

Love it! also the last one is super challenging for me haha

[@MuseofDiscord]

Well at the very least, this video fully cleared up for me exactly what it is that's always given me such trouble with drawing. The moment my eyes leave the source image, I completely forget what's going on and all of the proportions just go out the window. So the only way I can remember what I'm drawing is if I'm staring directly at the picture, which doesn't make great results either. So I guess my question is... is this the exact training that I should be doing to fix that problem? Or do you think it's just a personal memory issue that's gonna always make this more difficult? Not that there's generally a 20 sec rule in most environments, I just wanna feel like I'm playing along and learning.

[@gensischosen251]

My Man uploads videos consistently now 😍😄 im happy about it after your 6 years break and 1 year break also your poses are good if i draw that its Will take 30 minutes

[@orianap.9051]

Wow, this was rough and a mess on my side. I had an issue trying to make my lines flow. I focus too much on the details even though I’m trying not to and by the time I realize the timer’s up. I can feel these exercises helping, will continue. Thank you.

[@joy-zd9qq]

i loved this exercise! please do more videos like this!

[@deltafire12]

When it comes to detail you said it best.... *DRAW WHATS IMPORTANT*

[@viktor4405]

this was super fun and I feel like I get some of the energy at times. Nice!!!

[@kaylalotter6980]

This was SO MUCH FUN! thank you!

[@BekBrace]

Great work. Although I think you’re constructing shapes more than drawing lines of action or showing the actual power flow of the figure imo, and I might be wrong - love your channel

[@cryingcat8166]

Ah! So this is what you were talking about? Hmm hmm sounds fun and challenging at the same time!

[@koizu]

It's quite fun!

[@juliaarosa3787]

this was so much fun!!! please do more videos like this, I really enjoyed it ♡

[@dr.diabeto662]

Koizu, I've missed you. So glad you're still around

[@koizu]

thanks, Eli!

[@dr.diabeto662]

@@koizu and thank you! Just in time to motivate me once again ☺️

[@abetterjulie]

This was exactly what I was looking for and needed. Thank you!

[@kelvinyapky]

awesome, i like that you did it in real time!

[@vaughnylo]

this is a GREAT exercise, thank you!

[@fskdslfkjsldfj]

this was really fun to follow! I hope you make more of these.

[@valeriaperez-cv1gq]

eres asombroso todas las poses son perfectos!

[@haridas7825]

Broooooooo where were you I like your method, like drawing with you, The main advantage is that I don't have to look for reference. You provided the reference , I love this............. Pls make a series , maybe. It would be very useful

[@koizu]

I'm sure I will do more videos like this from time to time. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kaariwallerich3287]

I love this so much. I would love to do more of these but also see your efforts too as in this video. I really sucked but I am not going to give up. Thanks for sharing this. Kaari

[@adamdrai4192]

You deserve more credit dude, but i feel like you need to bring more flare to your videos, that would really skyrocket you in views. IDK what it is but i think there’s something that you can add to your videos, and you already have it within you. Just think abut this a little bit man, i really love your videos you’re one of the most chill and helpful artists on this platform that i know, i love your style.

[@koizu]

I will see what I can do haha. Maybe one day I can work with a cool editor :)

[@noiJadisCailleach]

Exactly what i'm looking for!

[@bdavison31]

Amazing! I can't wait to get started!