The basic skill that fixes 90% of gesture problems | The 3 Levels of Gesture Drawing pt 1

[@stormlord1984]

Tried a long time to learn and I constantly gave up. Then I found Kenzo last winter, and in a few weeks changed everything. You can never go wrong with LLD, and this new series already is no exception!

[@lovelifedrawing]

Hey Spyridon! Great to see you here. I'm still impressed by the hard work and progress you made. Hope you've been practising since Life Drawing Simplified :)

[@CarolinPeters]

Omg, lol, it's so true. "Feel the pose" means nothing when you don't know how to put that feeling into lines. Whenever teachers would tell me I'd feel so lost. Understanding what lines and tones can do for us artists really need to come first :)

[@JollyDMoss9297]

actualy someone told me something like that to draw hair , feel the way , feel the hair , what is hairs and all the bullshit and i goes to trash level to more than decent almost instantly. Very suprised how ez it was when you understand the trick but didnt work for gesture and stuff , there are actualy many thing to learn other than the feeling for that

[@mando18]

Fr. I took a gesture drawing class years ago and remember everytime I asked for help the professor would draw the same generic pose. And say do this. Make a pinch. Which wasn’t even helpful because whenever I got stuck it was in hard angles the models was in where the LOA wasn’t apparent at first glance or took awhile to see it clearly. And if I asked him how would you start this angle the model is in he would just go on some long tangent because he didn’t know how to start or approach it. And this guy was grading us. He was an excellent artist tho and I’m assuming he just couldn’t get his thought process out of his own head cuz he was incredible on paper just bad teacher.

[@SirMasi]

I wish I'd seen this video years ago! My gesture drawings have all sorts of "flowing curves" but straight lines don't let you hide your mistakes. Thanks!

[@frostproductions]

Lines 1. Head angle 3:20 2. Shoulder to Shoulder 1:25 3. Collar bone angle triangle shape 1:50 4. Ribcage (connecting line is roughly perpendicular to the line above) 2:06 5. Pelvis angle 2:45

[@kice1102]

the way i figured out what gesture drawing is is by defining it like this: every stroke you make makes the pose itself more clear.

[@Nesaya]

This is the video I would have needed two years ago when I was starting out, fumbling around and not understanding what I was even supposed to do. Clear and concise video, helps put everything into place. Eagerly awaiting the rest of the series!

[@lovelifedrawing]

Thanks so much!

[@rosewarrior706]

I was always told to follow the flow of the figure, do so by imagining the stress of the image and put less emphasis on the more relaxed parts

[@anjuro]

Love the aggressive uplifting music with the montage of the dog to break up the video, its impossible for your mood not to improve after seeing that. I really like the explanation of gesture through angles too, I think my understanding of gesture is rather similar e.g. when I try to improve my drawings gesture I generally try to find an "interesting" angle in my subject and carry it through to the rest of the pose as much as possible (kind of like saying this pose is about "this" angle).

[@lovelifedrawing]

I’m so glad you like the edits!

[@Ulqcog]

I started to learn drawing just last week and alot of people said Figure drawing had Gesture and Construction as the foundation for it. I went and got opinions about these two topics and when it came to gesture, they kept saying its about the curves and all of that loose shapes, which made me a bit confused as to how a beginner could learn something that injects the visualization of life in a drawing while also focusing on the fact that you have to take note of the body by breaking it down to simple shapes. I recently tried mixing basic shapes and gesture-ish (from my perspective as a beginner) flow in to my sketches and it seemed much more comfortable and better for me to do so because not only can I see the body's language, I could also tell the body shape. At first, it felt somewhat great that I made something that was easy for me to understand but I wasnt sure if this was the right way to do so because trying to focus on two aspects while learning how to draw has always been not that great unless you had the skills and talent to do so. That is until I watched this video. This video is almost similar to what I've recently applied on my practices and I'm glad that it is because it means that at the very least, I'm at the right track of learning how to draw. Don't get me wrong, the past youtube channels about art has got me some good knowledge about it, it's just that these knowledge i've stored in me is only applicable after you've gotten enough skill to use it. Thank you for this very simple but interesting way of informing the way Gesture is perceived video and for that, that's a sub from me. :)

[@Emiliapocalypse]

Thank you for helping to really define this. Find the flow and rhythm never worked for me, as I’ve never been the intuitive type. Like dancing, many people say they just _feel_ the rhythm, but I‘m not fluent in that language, sadly. 😕

[@lovelifedrawing]

Well no worries cos I was the same! The flows are based on these angles and come easy if you see these :) easier said than done, but def doable

[@retrogamer3775]

What a great video. I saw many video and read on site but I really understand it now. Thankyou 🙏

[@frost8077]

This video explains poses so much better than all of my high school drawing and animation classes ever did.

[@darylpetty]

I like that this video is short in length and that the information is highly condensed. That way the video can be used by already trained artists for revision.

[@icedragon5896]

Thank you, You are a far better instructor for this material than a great majority of educational videos I've watched. I've found there's too little emphasis on foundational skills, as if those foundations are completely skipped over. For that I thank you sincerely for this video, and look forward to hearing your approach on other topics!

[@lindafenster6423]

Thank you , you are SUCH a great teacher. Learning a lot from you, here in LA lala land

[@darlingwolf21]

Thank you very much for the Roadmap PDF - it is SO helpful to have a logical, sequential approach to follow!!

[@irshadazeez4764]

Such a helpful and educational video. Subscribed!

[@mjl1966y]

Yes! Thank you. I've been trying to trace mannequins with curvy loose strokes and it looks properly like a three-year-old''s work. Lines! My gesture drawings actually resemble something recognizable now. And it's helping me discover little angular relationships that really snap things together. Finally!

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

Excellent!! This is a brilliant exposition of gesture drawing. Bravo!! I've passed it on to our students at the Angel Academy of Art, Florence. Thanks so much.

[@safsaf20]

This tutorial is awesome, to the point and great explanation -> very helpful for a beginner, thank you!

[@staceypeak199]

thank you! I by habit do look for the head and shoulder angle but this helped nudge me further along the right track when I felt unsure

[@gabefreeland1747]

This really helped me. I have been struggling with gestures for a while but simply creating the angles of the body really helped me figure out where my landmarks needed to be. Thanks so much!!

[@lovelifedrawing]

Glad it helped!

[@justsomeguyontheinternet7134]

I always come back to these videos when I have bad figure drawing days

[@CharlieWellsPlus]

Kenzo, I love you, so happy to see your channel having the success you deserve! Keep it up and live your dreams!

[@lovelifedrawing]

thanks Charlie!

[@SuperNerdVideo]

this video is very helpful

[@populadopula]

Thanks for the tips this will be soooo helpful!!💫

[@alexmccaleb2152]

Excelleeeeent, Kenzo & Mayko. Glad you're keeping us thinking about the right things when it comes to anatomy. See, in my experience it comes down to that 'Artistic Distilling'. Like I think you've even said before on another video, distilling the massive amount of information we see in a human person down to only the most necessary and essential points. It's like everytime I learn this kinda thing, I forget at some point of the journey and need to relearn again. So thanks for these videos. Fundamentals for the win.

[@lovelifedrawing]

thanks Alex! yeah i forget too and have to remember again and again to edit down and filter out the irrelevant stuff

[@phildouglas3353]

Also really helpful video thankyou 😙

[@charleouel9012]

Ok I see so Gesture is the change in direction than so it also in inanimated object like a dress (where the cap is moving or something like that) The same way in humain perspective is useful too. even if it more simple to see in object the perspective is still there in humain. so like Gesture is what bring movement overall without gesture something doesn't move (so that why ppl think it only in life thing but like a river got gesture for the flow of the water. Any way hopefully I get somewhat good at this I just want to get somewhat good at realisticish drawing. I don't like my stick figure I do and I always tought I was just bad but it just I didn't know how to do it really hopefully I can get somewhat goodish.

[@Fugshed]

THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS HELPED ME ALOT. "theres no wrong way to do gestre drawing" - advice i took TOO MUCH for granted.

[@margaretcroft]

Excellent video, Kenzo! Thank you! Can’t wait to try using these angles out at my next life drawing session! Nice to see sweet Maggie, too!😊

[@lovelifedrawing]

Thanks Margaux! Hope you’re doing well :)

[@lip3gate]

Great work! Sharing with my friends

[@lovelifedrawing]

Awesome, thank you!

[@EugenioJaranillo-dn6yf]

😅 thanks to share YOUR knowlage Gracias

[@drtacos]

Finally!!! A logic approach to teaching gestures. Not how or what, but why! I have been trying to understand gestures for years, many different courses. Never really grasped it. They covered all the essentials needed, but never explained why they were essential. Too much “fee the curves’ and talking about energy and crap. Now it all makes sense. Thank you!

[@Trid3nt861]

Steve Houston? Ah I see you're a artistic man of culture and skill :)

[@mau8402]

I saw u put a dog on one of the transitions of the video. I'm following you.

[@2791978t]

This is a very good video!

[@yasspanda2559]

I'm amazed at how fast I picked up on this method. Three sketches in and I'm already seeing the improvement. Thank you!

[@lovelifedrawing]

That’s awesome!

[@eL.N.M.]

You don't know how much your videos saves my time!!! I tend to learn by trial and error for years and I always found every new things bits by bits of what makes my drawing so off, it sometimes takes months just to notice a small mistake. It was fun but exhausting and so un-effective since I already work in this field I need to learn FAST. Thank you so much!

[@lovelifedrawing]

that's great! Hehe i also wasted many years spinning my wheels

[@christorietas]

Stoked on this new series! Thanks Kenzo! Your content si really invaluable!

[@DrawwithDoe]

Thanks a lot Kenzo!!! I don’t need to be afraid of using straight line in gesture. After a long way of on & off learning of gesture drawing, this is the puzzle piece I need indeed. This makes my day! 🤩

[@joannemagat6040]

!!!!! Thank you for this!! Its sounds silly to say, but I didn't even know there was a difference between structure drawings and gesture drawings. Curvy flowy lines never made sense to me so I only stuck to more structural drawings. This is the first time I've seen someone make a distinction between the 2

[@akramchraibi7751]

Thank you for being such a great art teacher. your explanation is amazing ❤

[@SunGodJack]

This Video was incredibly informative and helpful!!!!!!

[@JM51CASTILLO]

Yay, I was waiting for you to upload a new video 😁. Thank you for helping the art community.

[@jonroads8281]

This is really useful to me starting out with gesture drawing, thanks!

[@yolk5925]

This is so helpful! Thank you! Also, your dog is so cute 💖

[@tchakhtchoukha]

Thank you thank you thank you!! I needed this tutorial today! 👍

[@dragonslayer_eyre2315]

Wonderfully clear! 😀 Thank you! I always get so encouraged to get back on the horse after watching your videos. This time - I will try angles! 💪

[@lovelifedrawing]

Thats great Marta!

[@Saint_Wolf_]

I'm following this exercises on Clip Studio Paint 2.0, I'm a beginner and gotta say, specially with another tip I got from Ergojosh, I'm really getting a grip on this.

[@SuDaChiWa]

So great to see you here again, and a wonderful video Kenzo. Looking forward to Figuary, hope you've plans for a fresh one!?

[@lovelifedrawing]

I haven't thought about it yet to be honest!

[@Marshade]

Damn didn't expect the Richard Powell mention I adore his stuff

[@platinumt3425]

Started drawing just over a year ago and still suck at gesture drawing. And figure drawing. And hands. Lol guess im bad at everything

[@lovelifedrawing]

it takes ages! if you work on your exercises (like landmarks and angles mentioned in this vid for example), you will make good progress but it's not linear, obvious progress

[@XD-rd8zd]

Tried a long time to learn and I constantly gave up. I like your vids, but I cannot overcome the stress drawing gives me. I'm not sure why, but I'm still deeply paralized. I'll stick to your channel thou.

[@NorlynCodes]

This is exactly how I feel

[@lovelifedrawing]

it's hard but you need to give yourself a few years to make bad drawings while you learn your basic fundamental skills. if you accept the bad drawings will go on for a while, it's less stressful

[@XD-rd8zd]

@@NorlynCodes have you tried 100 days challenge of drawing 6 minutes a day? I'm thinking about it...

[@NorlynCodes]

@@XD-rd8zd I haven't. Is there a challenge like that in this channel?

[@NorlynCodes]

@@XD-rd8zd I haven't. Is there a challenge like that in this channel?

[@strom99nonce]

So very useful. Looking forward for the next episodes !

[@naev0]

Kenzo, your videos are gold. Thank you.

[@mickbuston3236]

Brilliant explanation of fundamentals - thank you

[@lovelifedrawing]

Thanks Mick!

[@nailuj100]

This just popped up in my recommended videos; I thought this was gonna teach me how to fix my back problems lmao

[@sanelchanel5820]

thankk you I know everyone was like oh beginners should practice gestures first! and so I went to go do that and find a reference of a model andd I kinda just felt frozen and lost where to even start 😂

[@christinehuszagh4456]

Thank you so much, this is so wonderfully clear and help me see what to focus on to improve my life drawing.

[@ronkempke6673]

Speaking of angles, that background steeple is leaning slightly to the right.

[@lucienvanpuyvelde4333]

What is the name of that artist with his beautiful gestures? Richard Pal?? I can not find him online!

[@lovelifedrawing]

Richard Powell

[@lucienvanpuyvelde4333]

@@lovelifedrawing Thank you!

[@233Hicks]

Really nicely explained, thank you!

[@twotruckslyrics]

here after a realization all my art thats not referenced from pinterest is so, so stiff

[@jannraquitome8495]

Will this be added to the website?

[@lovelifedrawing]

I’m pretty terrible at updating the website. I need to get more people on the team to help me. Maggie the dog isn’t great with technology

[@neilneilrebel]

Ello from the Philippines!

[@damianentropy]

Insta-subbed. Very good! Helped me a lot as a beginner.

[@lovelifedrawing]

Thank you!

[@aurelius7092]

not me here after watching force by proko

[@AinoShperber]

Best advice ever Kenzo!! This is so true.

[@thebridge108]

I find your Teaching very engaging & extraordinarily informative ... Thank you for your dedication💫

[@degayify]

WE'RE BACK

[@emilleum48]

These angle and relationships to shapes in size and direction will be such a help, I have really become enthusiastic of 30 second gesture poses, and your help will make it a little easier, MSG Leum

[@delhiheroin]

Great content Kenzo! Based on the other comments this is a topic that is well overdue some de-mystifying, and your approach is super-clear and really insightful - bravo mate. Subbed!

[@marydiesel4469]

Kenzo, you are great at helping us understand relationships: how the balance of structure and gesture happens in the angles, for example! Thanks again.

[@lovelifedrawing]

Thanks Mary! Hope you’re doing well :)

[@Warm_Ice0]

He kinda looks like Collin Farrel 😯

[@lindsaybeyerstein7096]

This is one of the best tutorials you’ve done on this fine channel. Well done! I learned so much from it. Well-produced and fun to watch.

[@lovelifedrawing]

That means a lot thanks so much Lindsay! I feel this clarity is the culmination of lots of work :)

[@fascher_]

thanks I learnt a lot

[@eKoush]

2 million view incoming

[@phildouglas3353]

Is that Brockwell Park?

[@lovelifedrawing]

yes it is! such a great park

[@FRINNTEZZA]

This is the best beginner friendly gesture drawing explanation I've seen. Teaching about how to identify landmarks and provide a template for structure and eventually be able to manipulate the body with those landmarks in future flowing gestural practice? Noice

[@prowder1]

This is the first time someone explained the hip and clavicle lines in a way that actually helped me draw better. After almost 3 years, I'm pretty decent at figure drawing now, but I'm bottlenecked right now because my fundamentals are so wobbly. I learned figure drawing from youtubers and even though each of them release a figure drawing video every 3 months, there is shockingly little in them.

[@TheJustineBell]

I got excited when you brought up boxing. Not only do you explain drawing on a superb level, but your boxing knowledge was lovely to hear! Very few people seem to understand that fact.

[@alittleofsomething]

As an artist with no proper art education I'm already doing these things without knowing theory and it blows my mind.

[@nguyenhongvan2523]

Thank you so much

[@thanhngaart9299]

Hallo , Grüße aus 🇩🇪

[@Ishllustrator]

Where is the male reference from. The lighting is great in that photo!

[@koljak9395]

that's Ralph from croquis cafe

[@Ishllustrator]

@@koljak9395 Thank you!

[@lauriebrown8672]

Super!

[@stephaniequintana770]

thank you so much! the outline angles is where it rlly helped me :)

[@nicoleweddepohl]

Thank you 😊

[@Anirianna]

That was super important for me. Will try lines immediately. Thank you.

[@treeguy9029]

This is an outstanding guide, I appreciate the effort you've put into it!

[@hardlyboiled]

this really addressed the issue with gesture kudos

[@isabelr3467]

This really helped make gesture drawing more clear to me!

[@inferno6012]

7:37 thats is how mine looks likeweird

[@lovelifedrawing]

you mean you're straightening your poses?

[@inferno6012]

@@lovelifedrawing I mean stiff like the right one curvy but stiff

[@lovelifedrawing]

@@inferno6012 yeah that’s the most common issue in peoples drawing so you’re not alone. Just got to push these angles I’m on about in this vid :)

[@inferno6012]

@@lovelifedrawing thanks the video cleared a lot questions/confusion i am gonna start practicing like this btw love all you video

[@alonsoesponda1055]

Angless! of course, great vid

[@bluewren65]

Brilliant. Your dog is the best.

[@IGarrettI]

Ughhh is anyone gonna tell him?

[@chillout7233]

Tell him what?

[@darkknight4353]

You are Kenzo but who is maiko

[@supahjadi8944]

This is the best vide out there on gesture/ figure drawing. Every other artist tells me to just feel it, draw the motion, but only this one tells me how to capture that motion.

[@lovelifedrawing]

thanks i'm glad it's useful :)

[@nightnol]

This is very helpful. Thanks!

[@waltercano3224]

very useful, thank you!