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femmedem

(8,429 posts)
Tue Feb 25, 2020, 09:28 AM Feb 2020

Figuary gesture drawings

Thank you, gurthang, for directing me to the Figuary tutorials and videos of short, timed poses. I wanted to do an OP about it to bring more attention to this fabulous resource.

I dove right in! Here are a couple of one-minute gesture poses I drew this morning.



I'm so excited about this! I hope some of the other DU artists get as much out of this as I have.

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Figuary gesture drawings (Original Post) femmedem Feb 2020 OP
Well done! Bayard Feb 2020 #1
They're very well done lunatica Feb 2020 #2
I'm looking forward to other body types, although I do like big gestures for these quick drawings femmedem Feb 2020 #3
This is why I support artists to just jump in lunatica Feb 2020 #4

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
2. They're very well done
Tue Feb 25, 2020, 02:52 PM
Feb 2020

I hope it gives you a huge boost to see how well they came out. your loose and easy gliding strokes depict the gracefulness of the human figure in quick strikes.

In figure drawing class they usually start out with these quick short sketches to loosen and warm you up. You’ll have loads of these quick sketches, and many of them will be little gems like these. Only it’s more likely you’ll get less ‘glam’ models and more normal poses. Just be sure to keep them all for future reference. How you perceive and react to your own art evolves quite a bit over the years.

femmedem

(8,429 posts)
3. I'm looking forward to other body types, although I do like big gestures for these quick drawings
Tue Feb 25, 2020, 05:18 PM
Feb 2020

I was so lucky in art school: we often had artists and even some professional dancers who modelled for us, so they understood what made a dynamic pose.

And yes, I was shocked at how well these came out. I'm not sure I'll know how to make the leap from sixty-second gestures to long poses, but this did boost my confidence. Thank you!

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
4. This is why I support artists to just jump in
Tue Feb 25, 2020, 05:49 PM
Feb 2020

Because they’ll discover techniques and talent in themselves that they never suspected they had.

That goes for everyone here!

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