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[_spec]

hey spec, heres some quick things to consider in gesture...

Always emphasize the tapering line, forceful lines lead into eachother when they are curved and parallel. also for quicker gestures, ditch thinking of the contour, focus on where the weight is placed on the ground, or how the spine is curving, how the balance of the pose is in space. That's much more helpful in thinking of what the pose is capable of in the long run than trying to quickly show oh the arms here, heres the head you know...

What are their relationships to one another? how do they flow into one another

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQlljIFvlbA

Focus on how those forms land, gesture isnt about pretty drawings its about feeling the possibilities of what the drawing could be, finding the skeleton before you add the rest of the good stuff

Wow thank you!!! And also for the lil paintover w pointers. Looked over it and also studied more of Mattesi. Slowing down and thinking not only of the different types of force along with weight, anatomy, proportion etc is quite the challenge! But I honestly feel like I'm having so much more fun as opposed to earlier where i'd stress and rush to "copy" shapes lol. Looking forwards to my next gesture sesh to practice this some more.
Again, I super appreciate the help dude

 Below is the 30min "class" for tonight. Feels less fatiguing than a 1hr sesh and I can better focus and retain what I'm trying to learn. Might stick with these for the next few days



Funky car painting hehehe