Forum posts by Johnny Small Boy

I've been practicing gesture daily since the last time I posted (about 2 weeks ago). Any advice is appreciated :)

I wrote how long I took for the poses on the relative page: https://imgur.com/a/sLJ7KGv

Your gestures look really good. The only thing I can think of ATM is maybe using cross contour lines to define the figures more, and help show where pieces are going, especially for like limbs

First off, you say it's obvious you're messing up. The funny thing is, that's actually kind of the point of quick sketch. Let me explain. (From the look of these drawings, I assume you're doing timed practice, with a good assortment of time frames. That's awesome!)

I definitely was worrying about messing up even though this is all practice, and shifting my mentality has helped me just keep running at it a lot. Thanks for the long write-up, you're the Goat

Looking back on it I definitely need to work on making forms look more 3D. Thanks^^

I'll try zooming out and using more flowy lines today then :D

I'm using a wacom intuos medium atm, but I do use traditional mediums as well.

I'm not getting enough of the singular line sketches in your lines of rhythm and tempo in your drawn poses.

I don't get what most of this means, could you explain?

All of these sketches are done from the shoulder/elbow. I was zooming in on the canvas when I was drawing (this is all done in CSP), meaning it would look smaller for you than it does for me. Could that be why it seems otherwise? Or is there something else I am doing wrong here?

I've been trying to work on gesture drawings, but I feel at a loss for what to do better. I think its obvious I am messing up, but I'm looking for people to highlight how.

Below are a few sessions I've done, trying different approaches on each day:

9/29/2022: https://imgur.com/a/lOPjLSC

9/30/2022 1: https://imgur.com/a/oHEgWMd

9/30/2022 2: https://imgur.com/a/1qU6uL3

I feel like you're focusing more on hammering the anatomy and making sure things look right rather than how the drawing actually feels. You have an understanding of anatomy, and the figures look good, but they don't look like gesture drawings (IMO). I notice a lot of the drawings feel more boxy and rigid, not as loose and simplistic as gesture normally is. Maybe try to free up your strokes and hand, start with more simplistic gestures to describe the body, and see where it leads you?

I'm new to drawing, so sorry if this isn't pertinent and/or helpful.