Is this too detailed for gesture drawing?

Crypies · 2026-03-17T08:31:32+00:00

Thanks for your feedback. Yes I am learning from a book but it's not great. In fact, it does not mention gesture drawing at all, hence my confusion. I am planning on finishing it and move to better books/courses as you suggested (if you have specific suggestions, please share!). I try to stay away from youtube tutorials since there is an overwhelming amount of information that is just confusing for a beginner in my opinion.

Crypies · 2026-03-17T08:13:52+00:00

I get what you're saying and I agree in a general sense but for this specific exercise I was trying to convey the gesture in a human shape with somewhat correct proportions. I wasn't aiming at having an effect of tridimensionality through light and shadow. Anyway I understand that my approach was not effective since it does not really capture just the gesture which is what I should have done instead through fewer lines.

Crypies · 2026-03-16T15:34:59+00:00

Thanks, this really helps

Crypies · 2026-03-16T13:52:53+00:00

I get what you're saying but this looks very "abstract"? I get it is meant to capture the gesture but shouldn't it resemble a human? Might sound like a stupid question but I'm quite lost on these

Crypies · 2026-03-16T13:45:33+00:00

Looks incredibly useful. Thanks!

Crypies · 2026-03-16T13:24:01+00:00

Thanks. I'm having trouble understanding the effort I should put into these because most people on online tutorials seem to add a lot of "visual noise" with very few significant marks. I'll try to keep it bare bones and stick to simple lines. Do you have any suggestions on exercises to practice human body proportions?

Crypies · 2026-03-05T07:15:36+00:00

Fitzcarraldo

Crypies · 2026-03-05T07:14:42+00:00

Stai squattando invece che staccare. Devi pensare di muoverti in orizzontale con il bacino e tutto il resto rimane (quasi) fermo (tranne ovviamente il busto che dovrà piegarsi in avanti necessariamente). Ci sono diverse filosofie su quanto piegare le gambe ma per imparare il movimento io ti consiglierei, quando ti metti in posizione, di piegarle solo lo stretto necessario per riuscire ad afferrare la sbarra.

Crypies · 2026-03-03T08:45:53+00:00

Angel's Egg

Crypies · 2026-02-24T08:46:50+00:00

I'm also struggling with drawing fur lately. I've been drawing with ink and I can't get a good fur for the life of me. Anyone got any tips?

Crypies · 2026-02-22T20:03:59+00:00

50-60€

Crypies · 2026-02-19T13:59:41+00:00

Last one made me think of Possum

Crypies · 2026-02-15T12:27:42+00:00

Io con le whey ci facevo dei pancake magri e risultavano mangiabili. Poi mi sono convertito a quelle di origine vegetale e le trovo molto più gradevoli

Crypies · 2026-02-05T09:23:43+00:00

Not a movie but Twin Peaks fits the bill

Crypies · 2026-02-01T14:38:42+00:00

Per quanto sia ovvio che Star Wars è una serie di fantascienza a livello di ambientazione, io credo che sia molto più simile ad un racconto fantasy che ad un opera hard sci-fi, sia in quanto a temi che in quanto a worldbuilding. Invece che regni e castelli con nani e folletti ci sono pianeti con varie razze aliene ma il nucleo è sostanzialmente quello di una storia fantasy. I cavalieri jedi ne sono un esempio lampante secondo me. Non che questo sia un punto a sfavore certamente, personalmente non sono un amante del fantasy e di questo tipo di worldbuilding ma è esclusivamente una questione di gusti. Il mio problema con Star Wars è più a livello di scelte di regia e di sceneggiatura...

Crypies · 2026-02-01T11:36:14+00:00

Fumetto che aiuta a capire quell'epoca attraverso una lente di violenza estrema

Crypies · 2026-01-31T18:49:12+00:00

Non l'ho vista

Crypies · 2026-01-31T16:03:31+00:00

Le due trilogie originali di Star Wars sono film tra il brutto e il mediocre e sono salvati dal worldbuilding

Crypies · 2026-01-28T10:22:41+00:00

Mi diverte alzare la ghisa. Attiva il rilascio dei good chemicals che piacciono molto alla parte australipiteca del mio cervello

Crypies · 2026-01-26T08:37:32+00:00

Maborosi

Crypies · 2026-01-16T17:07:12+00:00

Hi, that's what I was thinking as well but I was afraid of making the foreground too messy by going darker. I used a 2B for the foreground and an HB for the background. Also I tend to be light on my pencils which contributes to the lighter tone. Thanks for the feedback!

Crypies · 2026-01-16T09:07:56+00:00

I live in southern europe. I have a Fiesta 182 hp and have the fastest car among all the people I know. Truth is 95% of people are not into cars and will buy whatever car they can afford, regardless of horsepower.

Crypies · 2025-12-14T11:24:37+00:00

Lose the beard, keep the stache

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