Tips: 0.) LEARN METHODS: Loomis is a recommendation 1.) When figure drawing don't *EVER* draw the outline of the body. (Unless you know how things work) 2.) Draw from the "inside" out 3.) Use lines of motion and shapes to help define the parts of the body 4.) Try to draw in strokes, and not the "etching" type of way in which ive seen alot of artist do. 5.) *EXAGGERATE* the pose Extra tip: try to use less lines, less lines = better understanding and makes the drawing have more *life*.
When you said "just take your time, breathe, let it happen" I teared up. I've been so stressed about not understanding gesture, falling behind people, and just feeling rushed in general. Thank you for your words, I can't wait to check out the rest of your channel! (subbed btw)
@@ZawZaw-yb3nf I hope you get a lot better! I just started my first drawing class today & my gestures are horrible but we can only get better by drawing😁
i have genuinely broken down crying because I've been learning gesture for like 2-3 weeks I've watched almost every video I can find on it and theres so many conflicting opinions and different methods and it just wont click
Your lessons are really motivating and detailed, I enjoy them quite a lot. However, I would suggest zooming in a bit more. The standing pose at about 11:40 was so hard to see, it almost didn’t make sense with what you were describing. Your setup is cute and clean, but not ideal for those looking to really see what you’re doing. This video also did take a load off my shoulders. I’ve felt so badly about how my gesture art has no style or grace whether it be the basic forms or the more detailed quick sketch. Thanks a ton for making this!
This video was extremely helpful, BUT it was extremely difficult to see what you were doing most of the time. The screen was just way to over exposed and it’s almost impossible to see those important first steps you make. Maybe in the next video you can do it from a screen recording? Love your videos!!!!
I hot trouble seeing the details i want as well but i dislike screen recordings... i like to see the pen move, the ease of the hand etc. Plud if there is a lot of zooming in and out and turning, i get somewhat dizzy.
I was able to see them, but maybe it’s because I’m on a device that supports 2160p on CZcams… I imagine that in lower qualities it DEFINITELY would become hard to see, as it’s already so light even on my screen…
YOUR BEARD... i was so startled by its absence, you rock the clean shave look so well! (also very good video topic, always looking for different approaches/perspectives on fundamental stuff)
Tip for drawing humans without learning anatomy: do what he did in the first example. He traced over the reference with the simple shapes. Once you’ve finished the shapes over the reference, hide the reference and use the shapes and lines as a reference. I only recommend this if you have troubles with anatomy bc it’s just a simpler way. You should learn anatomy so you can draw form your imagination easier but I hope this is helpful for people having troubles with the body under a lot of clothes
ik this is super late, but do u know a place where i can start learning the muscles and the curves, like this isnt even relavent (kinda maybe), but the way ergo does the legs and arms its just putting that surprised pikachu look on my face
Michael hampton has a great book for general artist anatomy, I also recommend the MORPHO series of books for detailed tutorials for different body parts.
I love the mention of how you shouldn't focus on speed all the time because I know when I was trying to do 30-second gestures I just got stressed that or when I got down the basic lines I'd feel lost on what to do next but with this video and explanation it has given me a new *Perspective*
I never liked doing gesture drawings because of the time and speed takes to draw them. I felt like I never understood it based on the examples I saw and comparing to my results. Now I want to try doing some again after watching this video. Thanks for the lesson!
tbh I have a vendetta against timed things (like Pomodoro for instance) but I do still like to do gesture drawing, so what I usually end up doing is swiping poses from those gesture drawing websites or from pinterest, or even just google images, plop 'em in PureRef, and just do them at my leisure, without the stressful addition of a ticking timer or whatever. It helps me focus on what I'm actually doing instead ofthe time limit. Good to know there's a professional out there that has a similar mindset. Now I don't feel like I'm a big stupid cheater. xD
This is so helpful! I've watched so many videos on gesture drawing and i can never keep up because it just seems like they are drawing a bunch of arbitrary curves, but this video really breaks it down in a way that makes sense
I recently started to fall in love with charcoal gesture drawings. I agree that the movement and action of the pose is the most critical to capture. The main key that I found to help me get the proportions in check is looking at angles from the many landmarks that can be found in a pose. There’s a point where very foreshortened views and whole body views share the same drawing process . All about the angles and relationships with those measurements. Learning the fundamentals of form is also really important too. Down side tho is it’s hella messy haha
Josh, I stumbled on your vid because I was so frustrated trying to capture action lines and doing so quickly. I feel like your instructions freed me! I can work with shapes, I can take my time. My sketches improved instantly. Thank you so much.
Very helpful Josh. I've been afraid of gestures for so long, because every time I scribble something out, it never really looks satisfactory or like anyone else's. I'm really trying to overcome that feeling. I want to convince myself that I can become an artist
Really informative, Josh! I was “stuck” and feeling uninspired with my gesture drawings. It was honestly demotivating to see I couldn’t make my gesture drawings look intricate in
You are a literal life saver, I can't even begin to thank you enough. I was having so much trouble trying to get my drawings to look at least a little bit like the references but nothing ever seemed to work and I was starting to lose hope. This video is such a big help, thanks so much!!! :D
I watched so many content about this topic, getting lost with different types of technics, started to be frustrated, and this video help me to get out of this weird zone, thank you so much for your help Josh !
Best gesture video I've ever seen, really helped me a lot not only in understanding but in becoming aware that it's okay to take your time, every other video is just "so its like this..." and then proceed to make a beautiful finished piece in 30 seconds. Thx a lot man!
Ahh amazing! Exactly what I needed to hear after getting furstrated at my lack of speed and detail in gesture drawings. I'll breath, relax and enjoy the process after watching your video! Thanks!
Thank you for this video. I've been terrified of gesture drawing. I tried them when I was a brand new artist & when they didn't resemble the ones in the book I was studying from I just decided to consientrate on proportions & figure out gesture after I'd learned more. Now a year later I have a descent grasp on proportions but my drawings are stiff. Now I feel confident in returning to gesture drawing so hopefully I'll be able to create dynamic range of poses in a few months.
this video helped me rid of so much anxiety. I kept thinking my gestures weren't good enough. I did the gesture drawing along with you and i love that ONE 10x more than all me past "gestures".
Wow. This is actually the best I’ve ever seen or heard someone on CZcams teach art. I quit looking for a while, I got so frustrated with CZcams ‘personalities’
I've taken 3 art classes, 2 in middle school, and 1 in high school. I literally had no idea I was missing this part of the basics. Started working on it earlier tonight and it was actually so fun.
I love the way you teach others art in a slower and more understanding perspective.I was just working on a drawing today and i was going way to FAST on the drawing and i was easily frustrated and annoyed by how it was coming out.Befor i draw i tell my self all it is is braking down what you want to draw into shapes but i always would end up trying to do the detail first.I think one of the main reasons why i sometimes draw to fast personally is because my art teacher would have us draw from these quick step by step videos sometimes and we had to go fast.We never really had time to just get into it and drawing.Our art work was usually rushed i hated it. Its not even like we only did it sometimes .We would often be rushed with loads of other class work and be expected to create a masterpiece with little time.So i love your way of explaining it to take it slow sometimes and really break it down.💗💗👍😄
Thank you so much for this video!! I was really frustrated with gesture, I wasted a lot of time doing wrong things, and I couldn't improve, I felt totally relatable for everything you said and now I'm feeling more comfortable, Thank you, thank you so much!! I really need this
I tried doing gesture drawings when I started because I was told that was the way to go. But I found that was completely hopeless because I barely knew anything about anything when it came to drawing. I have now been pretty actively drawing for about 3 years and I still have not properly started doing gesture drawings, but I feel it is about time I did that (hence why I am here).
Thank you for putting this into words, I've been trying to do gesture all year and would get frustrated when I would get close, but not really better. Definitely need to figure out how to study anatomy and form better.
I have been doodling off and on years taking lessons from how to draw manga books. But I recently decided to get serious and look at gestures. And I've found just as many methods as artists, ranging from scribbles in the rough approximation of poses, to loose and wavy "forms". Now I feel like I'm aimingly flailing about!
This was so incredibly helpful. I’ve been struggling to understand the concept of gesture drawings because everyone seems to say and show something different! Thank you so much
Thanks for keeping it terrestrial! The prioritization of skill over speed in gestures and how speed follows skill is what I took away as the most valuable tip for my growth. Perspective as a soft pre-requisite for gestures was also enlightening.
The more detailed drawings have gone from gesture drawing to figure drawing. And yeah, huge difference. Great video, Josh! (The iPad is still kinda hard to see, just fyi.)
Haven't practiced gesture in a while I should get back into it. I could definitely use the practice, I've taken no official art classes so far therefore content like this is really helpful Josh ❤
Im quite late but Ive just seen the video and I just gotta thank u a lot for making it, it helped me a lot with my mentality about gesture, being fast, etc etc
Great video, very helpful to understand the approach of breaking down the forms. For me, Gesture is always about capturing the whole pose. I think about it as: gesture is the unifying aspect that encompasses the movement of all the parts.
ErgoJosh those drawings in the beginning are gesture drawings, they are just rendered gesture drawings. Experienced life drawing artist take about and hour or more to complete depending on the level of rendering (Takes most artist years to draw at this level). But I get it if you are looking for just gesture you can draw expressive lines. Its not always about duplication or photo realism but capturing the gesture and sometimes making more expressive to be more interesting. Keep up these videos they are great!
This is exactly what I'm looking for literally, it was difficult for me to separate the terms, for example, what is a sketch, a gesture for example, and what delimits each one (yes, I'm very new) all doubts aside, thank you very much!
Thank you for this. I just started drawing and intuitively knew I should slow down instead of doing the timed thing. Now, I’m going to figure out how to use my iPad like you did. I think it will help me really learn!
I really loved the take your time tip. I just started gesture drawing a few days ago, and when i started i thought “i have to do this as fast as i can so i can learn how to draw faster!” And i got disappointed when all my figures looked like they were covered in led because my lines were so messy. I decided to go slower and they turned so much better!
Yeah this is an amazing relief because struggled in a art program and had a massive mental and emotional block because mine came out not as detailed as other students. I was to ashamed to turn in my assignments. It was pure agony and feel grief about till this day, it was about 3 years ago. Sad
Thank you, I needed this! I'm not loose enough with gesture and definitely try to hard to get more of the form when I should be focusing more on the movement of the pose.
This actually really helped Josh! I thought that those other quick sketches were gesture drawings and i was so disappointed that I couldn't do those as quick lol. Also yea! Practicing and taking time and learning whiile you draw is essential to grow. Your explanation helped me look at learning a bit differently and it was certainly helpful!
This is awesome. Also, thank you for mentioning that about speed. I've been doing Proko's gesture drawing exercises (all of which are timed) and felt like I was failing them because I couldn't finish any of them within the allotted timeframe. So THANK YOU.
I use skillshare, there's a fantastic detailed class on gesture drawing, focusing on all the stuff you've said here, it's called the art and science of gesture drawing by bret or Brent (Im so bad with names) eviston. It is brilliant, my drawing has come on so much since I started following his class. ❤️
it’s honestly amazing to me how artsiest don’t just have to know how to draw. it’s so much more than that. studying anatomy of things and knowing how their bodies work and why. why things appear a certain way and how sometimes it’s like a mind trick. it’s like u have to know science to know how to do art lol
OHMYGOD ergojosh you don't know how much this helps me and probably many others too. THANKYOU so so so much I mean really like WOW. If only I knew these things earlier.
The first 1000 people who click the link in the description will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium! -----▶ skl.sh/ergojosh2
Where did the beard go👀👀
Whoa too bad I dont have paypal/other one :(
Muna Eriobuna I was just thinking that:)
The girl on Big hero 6 is Go Go! She does kinda look like her tho lol
I am so big I am ...not so thought tho
*DONT YOU EVAR!*
👀
Ouuuuui
HE HAS ARRIVED
.. USE PRESSURE SENSETIVITY
Don’t YOU ever :C
YOU THINK YOU'RE SO BIG
YOU THINK YOU'RE SO TOUGH
i just wore a sweatshirt in 30° F weather please dont murder my family-
Yes
You thin you're so big EH
spare me pls
MY BRO COPIED ETHAN BECKERRRR LOL
Some might think the Ethan Becker format is clickbaity but tbh this has made art videos interesting to me again
I'm not sure Josh's voice can go as loud as Ethans
fridge art it’s so soothing lol
@@itsuzoma.5756 all of Ethan's volume comes from the glasses and jacket, not his vocal cords tho
@@RinzyOtt HAHA good one
Same
I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT FROM THE THUMBNAIL AND TITLE THAT THIS WAS ETHAN BECKER INSPIRED
We are used to getting scolded 😂
You forgot about the cigarrette
The cigarette was the icing on the cake
FRRR.
Tips:
0.) LEARN METHODS: Loomis is a recommendation
1.) When figure drawing don't *EVER* draw the outline of the body. (Unless you know how things work)
2.) Draw from the "inside" out
3.) Use lines of motion and shapes to help define the parts of the body
4.) Try to draw in strokes, and not the "etching" type of way in which ive seen alot of artist do.
5.) *EXAGGERATE* the pose
Extra tip: try to use less lines, less lines = better understanding and makes the drawing have more *life*.
WhY dId YoU sTaRt WiTh ZeR0 👀
Ah this is great. Yh i defo like how strategic we can be when drawing can more efficient
@@averagekirbyenjoyer7909 cuz, *zErO's tHe HeRo*
tnx
What do you mean by "Draw from inside out"?
Ethan Becker would be proud!
He is, Look for his comment. :)
When you said "just take your time, breathe, let it happen" I teared up. I've been so stressed about not understanding gesture, falling behind people, and just feeling rushed in general. Thank you for your words, I can't wait to check out the rest of your channel! (subbed btw)
Hi, any update on your gesture drawing ?
@@SVGEFoo still hate it, but I am finding joy in it now. Im much less harsh on myself! Thank you for asking! :)
@@ZawZaw-yb3nf I hope you get a lot better! I just started my first drawing class today & my gestures are horrible but we can only get better by drawing😁
i have genuinely broken down crying because I've been learning gesture for like 2-3 weeks I've watched almost every video I can find on it and theres so many conflicting opinions and different methods and it just wont click
Loving the lofi Zelda music in the background
what's the name of this remix version?
Vampire Killer I think it’s gerude valley from gamechops
I am such a nerd that I got all excited when I realized what the song was. Ocarina of time is one of my favourite games.
Real Gs notice they had Song of Storms and Oath or Order in there too
Everyone is acting like Ethan now.
Let's all love Ethan, let's all love Ethan, let's all love Ethan like we would love Lain...
Everybody loves Ethan-h3h3
Aye iggy what u doing here?
Noriaki Kakyoin more like what are you doing here, you and Iggy are supposed to be....
oh wait.
Yeah!...
Who's lain?
No, just learn, no love is deserved.
Mimicry is the highest form of flattery.
Your lessons are really motivating and detailed, I enjoy them quite a lot. However, I would suggest zooming in a bit more. The standing pose at about 11:40 was so hard to see, it almost didn’t make sense with what you were describing. Your setup is cute and clean, but not ideal for those looking to really see what you’re doing.
This video also did take a load off my shoulders. I’ve felt so badly about how my gesture art has no style or grace whether it be the basic forms or the more detailed quick sketch. Thanks a ton for making this!
oh no. josh watched ethan and now he's doing it too 😱 (jokes aside, this is a very useful video)
This video was extremely helpful, BUT it was extremely difficult to see what you were doing most of the time. The screen was just way to over exposed and it’s almost impossible to see those important first steps you make. Maybe in the next video you can do it from a screen recording?
Love your videos!!!!
Agreeeeed.
I hot trouble seeing the details i want as well but i dislike screen recordings... i like to see the pen move, the ease of the hand etc. Plud if there is a lot of zooming in and out and turning, i get somewhat dizzy.
@@nadines.1107 maybe a combination of both would be great because I truly didn't saw anything in the second example
I agree. I was excited to watch this video, but I couldn't see anything he drew.
I was able to see them, but maybe it’s because I’m on a device that supports 2160p on CZcams… I imagine that in lower qualities it DEFINITELY would become hard to see, as it’s already so light even on my screen…
YOUR BEARD... i was so startled by its absence, you rock the clean shave look so well! (also very good video topic, always looking for different approaches/perspectives on fundamental stuff)
I knew something was off 😂
Tip for drawing humans without learning anatomy: do what he did in the first example. He traced over the reference with the simple shapes. Once you’ve finished the shapes over the reference, hide the reference and use the shapes and lines as a reference.
I only recommend this if you have troubles with anatomy bc it’s just a simpler way. You should learn anatomy so you can draw form your imagination easier but I hope this is helpful for people having troubles with the body under a lot of clothes
Thanks for the tips.Anatomy does be hard for me at times.
ik this is super late, but do u know a place where i can start learning the muscles and the curves, like this isnt even relavent (kinda maybe), but the way ergo does the legs and arms its just putting that surprised pikachu look on my face
Neat ill try that
Michael hampton has a great book for general artist anatomy, I also recommend the MORPHO series of books for detailed tutorials for different body parts.
Really helpful,would try this in the future :))
Thank you too
You and Ethan are the reason i found confidence in digital drawing. i’m grateful and blessed to have teachers like you two
I love the mention of how you shouldn't focus on speed all the time because I know when I was trying to do 30-second gestures I just got stressed that or when I got down the basic lines I'd feel lost on what to do next but with this video and explanation it has given me a new *Perspective*
I never liked doing gesture drawings because of the time and speed takes to draw them. I felt like I never understood it based on the examples I saw and comparing to my results.
Now I want to try doing some again after watching this video. Thanks for the lesson!
tbh I have a vendetta against timed things (like Pomodoro for instance) but I do still like to do gesture drawing, so what I usually end up doing is swiping poses from those gesture drawing websites or from pinterest, or even just google images, plop 'em in PureRef, and just do them at my leisure, without the stressful addition of a ticking timer or whatever. It helps me focus on what I'm actually doing instead ofthe time limit. Good to know there's a professional out there that has a similar mindset. Now I don't feel like I'm a big stupid cheater. xD
This is so helpful! I've watched so many videos on gesture drawing and i can never keep up because it just seems like they are drawing a bunch of arbitrary curves, but this video really breaks it down in a way that makes sense
I recently started to fall in love with charcoal gesture drawings. I agree that the movement and action of the pose is the most critical to capture. The main key that I found to help me get the proportions in check is looking at angles from the many landmarks that can be found in a pose. There’s a point where very foreshortened views and whole body views share the same drawing process . All about the angles and relationships with those measurements. Learning the fundamentals of form is also really important too. Down side tho is it’s hella messy haha
Josh, I stumbled on your vid because I was so frustrated trying to capture action lines and doing so quickly. I feel like your instructions freed me! I can work with shapes, I can take my time. My sketches improved instantly. Thank you so much.
Very helpful Josh. I've been afraid of gestures for so long, because every time I scribble something out, it never really looks satisfactory or like anyone else's.
I'm really trying to overcome that feeling. I want to convince myself that I can become an artist
Really informative, Josh! I was “stuck” and feeling uninspired with my gesture drawings. It was honestly demotivating to see I couldn’t make my gesture drawings look intricate in
I feel like you focus the camera too much on your hands & setup. I can’t even see the sketch you’re drawing. The camera is too far away.
I was just wondering "am I dumb or blind???" bc I can't see anything he's doing
Amanda B. Gnoatto yea when he started drawing I was so confused. I appreciate the aesthetics he’s giving us but I want to see the drawing lol
@@nikekid009 thank you for being honest :)
you actually made a video on ethan! I'm excited on whats gonna happen
You are a literal life saver, I can't even begin to thank you enough. I was having so much trouble trying to get my drawings to look at least a little bit like the references but nothing ever seemed to work and I was starting to lose hope. This video is such a big help, thanks so much!!! :D
I’ve been missing your channel so much. Thanks so much for your continued work.
I watched so many content about this topic, getting lost with different types of technics, started to be frustrated, and this video help me to get out of this weird zone, thank you so much for your help Josh !
Best gesture video I've ever seen, really helped me a lot not only in understanding but in becoming aware that it's okay to take your time, every other video is just "so its like this..." and then proceed to make a beautiful finished piece in 30 seconds. Thx a lot man!
Ahh amazing! Exactly what I needed to hear after getting furstrated at my lack of speed and detail in gesture drawings. I'll breath, relax and enjoy the process after watching your video! Thanks!
Thank you for this video. I've been terrified of gesture drawing. I tried them when I was a brand new artist & when they didn't resemble the ones in the book I was studying from I just decided to consientrate on proportions & figure out gesture after I'd learned more. Now a year later I have a descent grasp on proportions but my drawings are stiff. Now I feel confident in returning to gesture drawing so hopefully I'll be able to create dynamic range of poses in a few months.
this video helped me rid of so much anxiety. I kept thinking my gestures weren't good enough. I did the gesture drawing along with you and i love that ONE 10x more than all me past "gestures".
Wow. This is actually the best I’ve ever seen or heard someone on CZcams teach art.
I quit looking for a while, I got so frustrated with CZcams ‘personalities’
Thank you for this video. You're very resourceful and helpful Josh
I've taken 3 art classes, 2 in middle school, and 1 in high school. I literally had no idea I was missing this part of the basics. Started working on it earlier tonight and it was actually so fun.
Watch Proko for gesture drawing. He’s got the best drawing tutorials ever.
Proko is so great. So helpful.
I suggest Steve Huston.
Vlippu as well!
@@yamapishy9792 its way to expesnive dude plenty of free tutoirals out there
@@vikrant555 thank you I was trying to remember this artist name
I love the way you teach others art in a slower and more understanding perspective.I was just working on a drawing today and i was going way to FAST on the drawing and i was easily frustrated and annoyed by how it was coming out.Befor i draw i tell my self all it is is braking down what you want to draw into shapes but i always would end up trying to do the detail first.I think one of the main reasons why i sometimes draw to fast personally is because my art teacher would have us draw from these quick step by step videos sometimes and we had to go fast.We never really had time to just get into it and drawing.Our art work was usually rushed i hated it. Its not even like we only did it sometimes .We would often be rushed with loads of other class work and be expected to create a masterpiece with little time.So i love your way of explaining it to take it slow sometimes and really break it down.💗💗👍😄
Much needed advice Sir Josh, thank you
Thank you so much for this video!! I was really frustrated with gesture, I wasted a lot of time doing wrong things, and I couldn't improve, I felt totally relatable for everything you said and now I'm feeling more comfortable, Thank you, thank you so much!! I really need this
Okay this was beyond helpful this just really clicked in my head. Thank you thank you thank you!
Oooo, got that Zelda and Chill in the background. Thanks for all the helpful, sound advice (not just in this one).
I tried doing gesture drawings when I started because I was told that was the way to go. But I found that was completely hopeless because I barely knew anything about anything when it came to drawing. I have now been pretty actively drawing for about 3 years and I still have not properly started doing gesture drawings, but I feel it is about time I did that (hence why I am here).
Ok so should i study perspective or gestures first? What do u think?
@@samara3405 both at the same time. they go hand in hand.
Thank you for putting this into words, I've been trying to do gesture all year and would get frustrated when I would get close, but not really better. Definitely need to figure out how to study anatomy and form better.
I was definitely that student focusing on the details instead of the gesture/basic shapes... Love the extra tips. Thank you!
Thank you for this! This does make me feel better about not being so harsh about my gestures and being excited about practicing them. Love your vids!
this video genuinely helped me so much THANK YOU
I have been doodling off and on years taking lessons from how to draw manga books. But I recently decided to get serious and look at gestures. And I've found just as many methods as artists, ranging from scribbles in the rough approximation of poses, to loose and wavy "forms". Now I feel like I'm aimingly flailing about!
This was so incredibly helpful. I’ve been struggling to understand the concept of gesture drawings because everyone seems to say and show something different! Thank you so much
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and knowledge ❤️
You are very a genius at art, gestures that are bad or when I point out any wrong thing I just gag or something.
Thanks for keeping it terrestrial! The prioritization of skill over speed in gestures and how speed follows skill is what I took away as the most valuable tip for my growth. Perspective as a soft pre-requisite for gestures was also enlightening.
The more detailed drawings have gone from gesture drawing to figure drawing. And yeah, huge difference. Great video, Josh! (The iPad is still kinda hard to see, just fyi.)
Haven't practiced gesture in a while I should get back into it. I could definitely use the practice, I've taken no official art classes so far therefore content like this is really helpful Josh ❤
Thanks Josh, really well explained.
I really really loved this vid ❤️❤️ he’s very good with sharing his ideas/tips/giving advice
Great video! This was really helpful ☺️
Im quite late but Ive just seen the video and I just gotta thank u a lot for making it, it helped me a lot with my mentality about gesture, being fast, etc etc
Wonderful! I love the drawing exercise with the lightened photo. I'll be trying it with my own students.
Great video, very helpful to understand the approach of breaking down the forms. For me, Gesture is always about capturing the whole pose. I think about it as: gesture is the unifying aspect that encompasses the movement of all the parts.
Great Vid loved the pacing of starting out sort of in your face then slowing ,calming down, and getting more reassuring as it went on.
ErgoJosh those drawings in the beginning are gesture drawings, they are just rendered gesture drawings. Experienced life drawing artist take about and hour or more to complete depending on the level of rendering (Takes most artist years to draw at this level). But I get it if you are looking for just gesture you can draw expressive lines. Its not always about duplication or photo realism but capturing the gesture and sometimes making more expressive to be more interesting. Keep up these videos they are great!
This is exactly what I'm looking for literally, it was difficult for me to separate the terms, for example, what is a sketch, a gesture for example, and what delimits each one (yes, I'm very new) all doubts aside, thank you very much!
I found this video helpful to my anxieties when drawing. Lots of bad advice and misunderstandings to walk into. Thank you.
you're really comprehensive, you got me subscribed. Keep being good!
This was very helpful for me. Thank you!
thank you so much josh...you took sooo much pressure off my shoulders..seeing these half rendered pictures on Pint. is always a bit discouraging
Duuude i was thinking the same!! thabk you for uploading this video.
Thank you so much Josh!
Thank you for this. I just started drawing and intuitively knew I should slow down instead of doing the timed thing. Now, I’m going to figure out how to use my iPad like you did. I think it will help me really learn!
Ur by far one of the best art channels on here 🙏literally thank u so much for making this. The art teachers I’ve got could NeVah!
I really loved the take your time tip. I just started gesture drawing a few days ago, and when i started i thought “i have to do this as fast as i can so i can learn how to draw faster!” And i got disappointed when all my figures looked like they were covered in led because my lines were so messy. I decided to go slower and they turned so much better!
Thank you!! This is so helpful!!! 💛
Great insight 👍👍you're right, sometimes need to simplify things to understand it
One of the best explanations I have found, and I highly recommend it to all beginners 😌👌🏻
I love that - Zelda & chill -music in the background
So Glad I found this video. Very clear n easy to understand. Thank you so much. I was struggling and now I picked up few things.
This really helped me get a better understanding thanks so much
Yeah this is an amazing relief because struggled in a art program and had a massive mental and emotional block because mine came out not as detailed as other students. I was to ashamed to turn in my assignments. It was pure agony and feel grief about till this day, it was about 3 years ago. Sad
Thank you, I needed this! I'm not loose enough with gesture and definitely try to hard to get more of the form when I should be focusing more on the movement of the pose.
This actually really helped Josh! I thought that those other quick sketches were gesture drawings and i was so disappointed that I couldn't do those as quick lol. Also yea! Practicing and taking time and learning whiile you draw is essential to grow. Your explanation helped me look at learning a bit differently and it was certainly helpful!
This is awesome. Also, thank you for mentioning that about speed. I've been doing Proko's gesture drawing exercises (all of which are timed) and felt like I was failing them because I couldn't finish any of them within the allotted timeframe. So THANK YOU.
I use skillshare, there's a fantastic detailed class on gesture drawing, focusing on all the stuff you've said here, it's called the art and science of gesture drawing by bret or Brent (Im so bad with names) eviston. It is brilliant, my drawing has come on so much since I started following his class. ❤️
Great video, thank you so much for sharing this valuable content. You got a new fan.
Terrific instruction. I hope a school has the good sense to hire you. Salute.
Thank you for this, this was super actionable and practical 😊👍🏾
Didn't expect to find my fav Zelda lofi-music mix here!!
Kudos to you for playing the Song of Storms! I was feeling a little intimidated and that grounded me as soon as I recognized it.
This helped me out alot. Thank you.
thanks josh i learned a lot. excellent!
First of all… LOVE the Zelda tune you used for the video. Super nostalgic. Second, this was extremely helpful!
it’s honestly amazing to me how artsiest don’t just have to know how to draw. it’s so much more than that. studying anatomy of things and knowing how their bodies work and why. why things appear a certain way and how sometimes it’s like a mind trick. it’s like u have to know science to know how to do art lol
Very interesting . Excellent! Thank you! 🙏🏼
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you my friend are a genius. To explain it with such ease hell it solved my problem altogther thnxxx
OHMYGOD ergojosh you don't know how much this helps me and probably many others too. THANKYOU so so so much I mean really like WOW. If only I knew these things earlier.
I like how crips and clean your set up is but then you also have a succulent which adds some naturalness to the area
Very helpful thank you ergo
I'm here because of your art advises BUT! your voice! oh god your voice is a gift a blessing to my ears!