11-22-2014, 01:41 PM
That teacher sounds terrible. Its good you're taking your art education into your own hands because thats most likely the only way you'll learn anything useful. Subway sketching is a good way to practice quick gestures. It looks like your focusing too much on copying the details like the persons cloths and face. Try to establish the pose very quickly with 4 or 5 confident lines. You can add details afterwards. Since you wont have but maybe a second or two before they move. If they stick around a little you can add details or just use your memory which is a good exercise for drawing from imagination. Proko has some good videos on gesture drawing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j39NqwL7s4