recent gesture drawings

[brando]

first is a 2 minute gesture, the rest are 5-10 minute gestures, brown nupastel or black conte on newsprint

[Tyler]

Nice work. I quite like the angularity of the line in contrast with the soft tonal application.

Speaking of 5-10 minute gesture studies, I've always been a bit iffy at that particular pose length. It's not long enough to really think out the composition, but it's a little too long for really quick strokes and line. I like 1-2 minute poses, and I like 20 minute poses, but 5-10 minute just ain't workin' for me.

[Denis]

Great studies. The gesture is excellent.

[trigger jones]

Great! How big is the news print you use? Do you stand? After some ruff line work I like to start with the darkest part of the model i can find and go from there, what about you?

[brando]

thanks for the comments

i like poses in the 10 minute range... over that and i'll only enjoy it if i have a good drawing to work with, which unfortunately doesn't happen as much as i'd like. less than 5 and i feel like i haven't shown enough... i work better slowly than quickly (although 5-10 minutes isn't exactely slow i guess... animation training makes you quick).

i work standing at an easel whenever possible. the double use drawing horses for sitting or standing doesn't work for me, i like being able to stand and have the drawing and the model almost directly side by side. my technique is hard to explain, but it involves lots of use of the pastel, a tissue for smudging, and an eraser. i often draw with the eraser as much as with the pastel, soemtimes smudging a whole drawing into a grey tone and pulling out lights, smudging, knocking in darks, pulling out more lights, smudging, ect... on a 20 minute pose i may have smudged the drawing 20 times. working with broad chalk strokes and an eraser is more of a painterly approach and i enjoy it more.

the act of 'smudging' was frowned upon so much by instructors and other artists as i've studied over the years. know i look back and realize they didn't know what the hell they were talking about, it works for me

[dbag333]

as an aspiring animator, 10 minutes is long. I like 2-4s the best. should do more 30sec-1mins myself. with that said.


Great work. the first pose is fantastic. Althought I like the angularity of the last one, what works well graphically, does not always animate well.

please keep posting.

[sabe2003]

Freaking Cool!!!