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.
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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 – 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!
All In Gesture – John Smith
I've been drawing, but not posting - here are some recent sketches from Todd Bright's All In Gesture workshop! The theme was John Smith from Pocahontas. My sketches veer between attempting the character and following the model, and have ended up not much like either ...
Sketchbook 2019-2022
I've added a new Sketchbook pdf to my Gumroad page. It's got 54 pages of life drawing, gestures, and animal sketches in a large square format - higher quality than on this blog! For £1 you can own your own copy. Buy it here.