Forum posts by Bryanchoo1997

They usually start that way, that small drawing was supposed to be the thumbnail for the image below it, it was to help me visualise how to frame the drawing on the paper. However, I feel I have an issue drawing the forms with the gesture as the base. Will keep it as loose as possible, thanks Thestripper!

Thanks Thestrippper! I will look into that , I am aware Proko talks about the Loomis method however I never picked up the book. My schedule is quite hectic, I will try doing short poses each week

Hey Farren, I really like the characters you were drawing. The pen is a medium where mistakes can't be erased! I found it may be difficult to deal with, however, I can see you appear comfortable with this which is great! I do think that your character on the left squatting down has a great and interesting pose! I don't know the wings, however posing there is something you may want to look into! The term used is contrapposto. My lecturer always stressed how beautiful the body was made. Every part of the body is made to counterbalance one another.

If you see the image below, this is something you can afford to exaggerate to make the pose appear more dynamic! Usually, if you find your poses being stiff, try drawing over the shoulders and the hips and see if they are making a parallel line. Also I would recommend either taking some artwork from your favourite artists and analyse their poses and what makes them dynamic as well! Hope to you may take away something from this! :D

This is my second post here and I found the feedback very helpful! The previous thread highly suggested improving the gesture as my previous drawings were very still. By practising many 30secs gesture drawings and changing the way I hope my pencil (To help with flowing lines and my bad habit of Broken lines).

I went to my class with a focus on gestures, hoping I could have your feedback on how to improve my gestures here. The female form was quite tricky as well. In class we were taught to find the clavicle, about one head down is the length of the sternum. Halfway through the sternum is where you would place the breasts that were helpful to find the right location for the breasts. However, I found it difficult to keep the drawings looking more feminine. Is there something I can do to make it obvious?

Thanks Anbelk for taking the time to critique the drawings! I do agree, I find the lack of understanding of the anatomy may lead me to search for shapes in the drawings. I will take note of longer strokes compared to shorter to create a better flow within the figure. May I ask , I have seen some demonstrations, for the long strokes, do they draw it start from the torso out to the hands or establish the hands then bridge it to the body. Would like to know if you have any idea if this is something I should look into?

I have tried to draw by bridging as I found it created a better flow. However I seen many great gestural drawings who does it the other way. AM I OVERTHINKING THIS?? HAHAHA If I am, just don't mind me

Hahaha BeuyukiaN you are spot on! My lecturer always say that the parts you leave out of the drawings are usually the ones you are afraid to draw or due to the lack of confidence. I will definitely get to that once I finish solidifying my gestures!

Thanks Thestripper for your critique! I do agree with the suggestion for the 150mins gesture, I have dedicated myself to finding time to practise it. However, this week I am only able to clock just an hour of gestural 30sec drawings. Was aiming for the goal to finish 150mins gestures within a week. It did help me get up to speed, focusing on the gesture which I agree I am neglecting in my drawings. I decided to focus on gestures first before going ahead with building the forms.

I have seen his videos for gestures, he is really a great educator, I had referenced his proportions videos before and did some of his anatomy exercises from his premium part but didn't have the time to finish it due to school. I wish I could go in depth towards gesture drawing, I focus on the main action of the pose and draw the C or S curves however the next part, I have difficulty trying to build the form about it. Is there any video or explanation that can explain how to build on from the line of action?

Thanks for the suggestion Polyvios Animations ! This is my first time posting here and I am glad I did. From what I'm hearing hoping I don't misunderstand. Is to practise 150mins of 30 Second gestures to help make the poses appear less stiff and help with the economy of line.

Definitely will take up your suggestion for this!

I am quite new to figure drawing and was introduced to it this semester. I am struggling quite a fair bit however feel I have improved a lot with more attempts on the subject. I still have ways to go and would love to have some suggestions on how I can approach what I may be doing incorrectly. The drawings vary from gestural 4 mins poses or 18 minutes for the long poses. Apologies, I may not have numbered the timings for each pose. They were done in Conte and China Graph and on Newsprint paper.

Thank you! I am quite packed with other school subjects however will make time to practise with the help of this website's tutorials and images! I hope I can get better soon enough, figure drawing does seem really fun