How To Draw Fast and Loose – Gesture Drawing

Gesture drawing looks different for every artist. Some focus on capturing the emotion of the pose, others go for bold, energetic lines that show movement. The key is finding an approach that works for you — and sticking with it long enough to see results. In this class, I’ll share the techniques that helped me break through my own struggles with gesture drawing, including:

Why outlining every part of the body kills the gesture.
How to handle poses that don’t have an obvious line of action
Why drawing with tone during gesture is not only okay — it can be powerful
The importance of grounding the model’s feet

I’ll be demoing these methods live so you can see them in action. Grab your sketchbook and join me — let’s make gesture drawing less intimidating and a lot more fun.

My apologies, the video quality is not ideal this week. I just purchased a new computer and am in the process of setting everything up. I missed clicking on HD in Zoom’s output for video. My bad.