This was a challenging session. It forced me to think about the overall shape of the pose and work within that shape, rather than rely on dynamic and energetic movements which clearly show where arms and legs are.
Sketching
All In Gesture – Mermaid
Christine made a wonderful mermaid model! I've missed MerMay, but better late than never ...
All In Gesture – Leia
As a nod to Star Wars day earlier in May, the All In Gesture theme was Leia. I enjoyed the costume for this one - much simpler, and more iconic!
All In Gesture – Hercules
For this session I chose to draw digitally, just to shake things up. I like getting away from the screen every once in a while, but sometimes it's hard to adjust to real media given I spend almost all my time drawing onto my Cintiq. Ralph was a fantastic model! I...
All In Gesture – Legolas
I struggled a lot in this class and was only beginning to warm up by the end. The variety of emotions and poses was good fun! In my head I was imagining Legolas at various ages - young and slightly pensive to older and battle-experienced.
All In Gesture – Mary Poppins
At times I think I was drawing the costume more than the character! Drawing more subtle poses was a great challenge.
All In Gesture – Adventurer
This session is from way back in the All In Gesture archives. I'm still working my way through all the sessions - some of which result in no good drawings, so I don't post them! These ones brought back a lot of memories of a character I wrote stories about while I was...
All In Gesture – Mad Madam Mim
Some gesture sketches from back in February with the theme of Madam Mim. I have in no way fully captured Milt Kahl's fantastic work from The Sword in the Stone, but it was fun to try!
All In Gesture – Swing Dancing
I'm gradually working my way through the archives of All In Gesture and this workshop is definitely a favourite. Lots of dynamic poses with the added challenge of two figures!