Forum posts by Ette The Kraken

Wow. Those definately don't look like beginner sketches. I would agree with one of your other critiques to maybe try using fewer lines, or possibly just picking one aspect of the reference to focus on rather than the whole, such as a more detailed drawing of parts of the anatomy, like an arm, or a head.

Also some value studies (shading). The best advice I can give is to keep track of landmarks, or where things are in relation to other parts of the drawing. When drawing from reference its easy to not see the forest for the trees and then you have instances like with your hand sketch where one side of the palm looks too high for the other side even though it is drawn relatively well.

I would say that yes, you are doing gesture correctly. Drawing gestures in ballpoint pen can also boost line confidence, so good on you. :)

Hi! Your perspectives and proportions seem fairly good. You can definately tell what each animal is. Might I suggest just brushing up on some animal anatomy? Specifically for digitigrades (animals that walk on their toes and appear to have "backwards knees" like dogs). Learning some basics of different types of animal limbs goes a long way. Great stuff!