Let's draw some gestures!

Create gesture drawings according to the instructions given at the end every lesson. Feel free to share your drawings as a project if you want feedback from me or other students!

Assignments from Lesson 1 to 2:

Draw gestures following the timed references shown in each practice session (nude references up to 5. Practice Session)

Assignments from Lessons 3 to 8:

Find and draw 4 - 6 keyframes from a video reference featuring a simple action (1 minute per reference)
Find and draw 4 - 8 keyframes from your chosen video reference featuring a complicated action (2 minutes per reference)
Find and draw a movie still featuring a single person (1 minute per reference)
Find and draw a movie still featuring two people (3 minutes per reference)
Simplify and exaggerate 5 references attached under Resources (2 minutes per reference, or 1 minute for beginner references)
Redraw 5 illustrated references by artists you admire (2 minutes per reference)

If you have trouble finishing your gesture drawings in time, remember that you can redraw the reference as many times as you like! The motto of this class is "Practice makes Progress", which means that the point of drawing gestures is to try, and improve with time. There is no shame in making mistakes, as each bad drawing is one sketch closer to creating a good one. The important part is to analyse and understand how to improve in the future.

Resources

Sketchdaily Timed references

Movie Stills - Film Grab

Movie Stills - Screen musings

Movie stills - Cinema Shots

References for Lesson 7 are attached on the right, under Resources.

More useful resources for general practice:

Quick Poses

Line of Action

Bodies in motion

Darian Martinez

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