2 minutes poses, trying to limit the number of marks

Funchpilled September 1, 2025 6:39pm

i like how you alternate curved lines to get a good feeling of movement and flow. I think the thing that first jumps out at me is the proportions, i get that they are 2 minute poses but on a couple of them the arms are too long and on most the heads are too small. my favorite one is the top rightmost, that one looks great!

Glhm September 3, 2025 10:31am

Thanks for your advice !

I am often struggling with proportions... but I am not sure on how to work on improving them. Maybe I should just draw several head-sized circles over my old sketches to check if the proportion are roughly following the "7.5 heads tall" rule of thumb... so I get a better sense of what's wrong.

BNJI Mts September 2, 2025 2:55am

Bonjour !

Don’t forget your first line of action, don’t hesitate to exaggerate it, it will give "real sense of the pose" to your drawing. Good drawing though, keep it going !

Glhm September 3, 2025 10:28am

I knooow :'( I need to get better at that, but I am rarely satisfied when I try to draw a single long line... so I kind of gave up when I tried this "limited number of marks" method.
Thanks for your advice, I'll try again !

Dawn D September 17, 2025 9:21pm

I like how with a few simple lines you show movement.

Glhm September 22, 2025 1:34pm

Thanks :)