Pineapple's sketchbook

[JPineapple]

This is my sketchbook, I'll dump in here as much of my studies as possible. Currently I'm going  through Michael Hampton's book. In the first section I went through making quick sketches since his first lesson talks about gesture.  
The following quick sketches were done with a 4B Lumograph pencil and a simple short bond printer paper (except the last one).  

The execution was done lightly, since I was only focused in capturing the movement of each reference from sketchdaily as well as getting my arm used to drawing from the overhand grip again. The quick sketch session lasted for around 1 hour, with each reference photo lasting from 30 secs- 5 min.  

The last image was done in digital and by imagination. I did it as an attempt to get my brain used to making foreshortened  human figures without reference and ultimately to make some awesome poses. 


If there are any comments you like to share, feel free to do so.

[Crowbit]

WELCOME!!!
Real nice gestures, you already have some super dynamic poses.
I used to love taking screenshots of anime and then trying to put realistic anatomy over the poses.
can just be a fun way to get some interesting poses

look forward to seeing more of your work

[Leo Ki]

I agree, your gestures have some good expressivity. In your intro you mentioned storyboarding as one of your goals. Gestures will help a lot with that.

Not all natural movements and view angles yield clear drawings, that's why everybody cheats, for art!

[JPineapple]

Posting more quick-sketches here. I think I'm getting Hampton's gesture method more now (I recommend watching his YT vids to supplement in understanding his figure drawing book if you're studying it.). 

After 10 more gestures, I'll probably move on now to the torso section of the book.

[Citrus]

Have you been doing more gesture? I adore the dynamic and fluidity of the last image in the OP. I wonder, do you draw structure on top of your gestures or do you reserve gesture drawing for practice?

[JPineapple]

Have you been doing more gesture? I adore the dynamic and fluidity of the last image in the OP. I wonder, do you draw structure on top of your gestures or do you reserve gesture drawing for practice?

Man, 3 month old post. But, if you want to know, it's both. I always want to keep gesture in mind so that my figures regardless if it's for a study or an actual illustration, do not look stiff.

[JPineapple]

Gonna update this thread now. These sketchbook studies are from my sketchbook back from around 2020- 2023. I was studying from Bridgman's constructive anatomy here, as well as some of Michelangelo's non-painted drawings. I was also studying from image references on Pinterest (Before AI slop invaded that website), and from photo books in my personal bookshelf.  I was also studying pages from a certain football manga I was invested in back then. 

Let me know how my art progress is at this point.

[Artloader]

Really nice figure-work here JPineapple! I particularly enjoyed your Hampton gestures.

Good progress so far - looking forward to more :)