09-14-2013, 07:45 PM
*cracks knuckles
first off, I recommend you get yourself a copy of Walt Stanchfield's Drawn To Life books. The man taught gesture classes at Disney and the books are collections of his handouts, all fantastic information on making a clear read and story in your poses. One of the things he mentions often is kinesthesia, sort of understanding how the pose your drawing feels so you can draw it better. You could try assuming the pose yourself before drawing it to get a batter idea.
Can't help much more than that, my critique of gestures is usually that people get caught up in details and contours, but you seem to be good at ignoring all that and going for the big shapes. Mike Matessi's FORCE book might be good to check out too.
first off, I recommend you get yourself a copy of Walt Stanchfield's Drawn To Life books. The man taught gesture classes at Disney and the books are collections of his handouts, all fantastic information on making a clear read and story in your poses. One of the things he mentions often is kinesthesia, sort of understanding how the pose your drawing feels so you can draw it better. You could try assuming the pose yourself before drawing it to get a batter idea.
Can't help much more than that, my critique of gestures is usually that people get caught up in details and contours, but you seem to be good at ignoring all that and going for the big shapes. Mike Matessi's FORCE book might be good to check out too.