Forum posts by Buggi Boi

Like many people before me have stated, I think you've done a wonderful job of capturing the movement and essense of the poses! That is the point of gesture drawing, after all... They all also seem to flow very nicely, well done!

One thing I noticed in your drawings was a lack of form.. (which, to my understanding, is basically how 3-D your drawing looks, if you didn't already know--) I think it would be benificial to break up different parts of the body into basic shapes. I see you've already have in some of your sketches, but I challenge you to hone in on that skill, using longer periods of time for each sketch. If you are struggling to find what shapes to use, I would recommend looking up 'art mannequins' and starting with those, then molding them into what works best for you. Of course, they're not the most perfect example, as they can seem stiff at times, but still, I think they are a good starting off point. It might also be helpful to take refrences of people and draw shapes you see directly on top of them, then to the side.

I also saw some contridiction in previous comments as to what kind of pencil you should use for gesture drawing, and all I have to say on that matter is that you should experiment with many different types of mediums, and find what works best for you!

All in all, you have a very nice foundadtion! You just need to refine your skill a bit. I hope this helped, and happy drawing!

Hello, I'd like to try a hand at giving you critique, but it looks like I need permission to view the images. Maybe you could set the permissions to anyone with the link can view? Or upload the images to a site like imgur?

So, I've been on here on and off for about a year but I've never posted anything so I thought I would give it a try!

Lately I've been drawing a lot of faces and I was wondering if I could get any critique on them. I've been working on likeness (like, making it look like the person if that make sense? ) but I know that's a bit hard to tell if you don't know who I'm drawing, so along with my most recent drawings I also have drawings of the actors from The Mentalist (the second image), you can look up what they look like if that helps. That being said, you're more than welcome to give critique/tips on things other than concerning likeness, that's just what I'm focusing on at the moment. Thanks in advance!

First, I'd like to say I agree with Sarbearstare-- I think shorter, more consistant practices might be more benficial. It might not seem like you're doing alot in the short term, but you will see alot more improvement over time.
I'd also like to add that, one way to make you're drawings more fluid would be to work on making more fluid strokes using your whole arm, rather than a ton of quick, short strokes using only your wrist. It may feel awkward at first, but a few things to help with that could be standing up, and/or having whatever you are drawing on at an angle (like on an easel, for example). Not only does this make your drawings more fluid, but your wrist will thank you in the long run, too.
Hope this helps!