how do i get better at guesture/figure drawing

[Anonymous No.6361488]

i'm currently a taking an animation program in college but i'm always struggling with doing guesture drawings of live models because since they are always timed i can't always draw fast enough to keep up and i end up getting stressed out it physically makes me tired and i end up drawing without really thinking of what i'm doing just so i can get it done
am i just not cut out for this

here are some recent examples of my work that i got a 4/10 for

[Anonymous No.6361490]

[Anonymous No.6361493]

>>6361490

[Anonymous No.6361496]

>>6361493

[Anonymous No.6361527]

Just draw.

[Anonymous No.6361539]

>>6361488
tl;dr - Don't worry about it.
Longer answer - Gestures are all about capturing the impression the form gives to you. You're not trying to draw it 'correctly', trying to do that will just waste time and you'll end up frustrated. Don't worry about the proportions, shading, anatomy, or anything else. Doodle the form of what you see, and if you have time, tighten it up then.

Do take note, the is from the perspective of a person who studies on their own, rather than actively being guided. Take what I say with a grain of salt, and please, PLEASE experiment. Do 30 sec gestures on your own to get a feel for them.
This is a good site for practicing:
https://line-of-action.com/

Good luck!

[Anonymous No.6361553]

>>6361488
Read Hampton and Vilppu

[Anonymous No.6361587]

>>6361488
there's no gesture in your gesture drawings. you need to capture the feel of the figure, the motion, the energy, the force with a single stroke. gesture should take less than 30 seconds to do and then you can build the figure after

[Anonymous No.6361660]

>>6361493
>>6361496
There’s zero chance you spent 20 minutes on these…

[Anonymous No.6361779]

>>6361488
Gesture is a meme.

[Anonymous No.6361791]

Anytime I see someone drawing at this level as an adult I'm pretty much convinced it's already over for them and they're actually ngmi. It's not worth trying to help. Even someone with 0 knowledge of fundies should be able to do a better job than this.

Only really posting this out of curiosity to see if anyone else feels the same.

[Anonymous No.6361807]

>>6361553
OP, don't overlook this reply.

[Anonymous No.6361833]

>>6361488
>>6361490
>>6361493
>>6361496
Did those reatrds just throw you in assuming you could already do this jesus christ what shit teachers.
FIRST you need to make sure everyone is up to speed on how to do fast figure drawings and what to look for wtf
Like >>6361553 said Hampton and Vilppu, I'd recommend Hampton first.
Here is hamptons book,
https://libgen.li/edition.php?id=3670957
,you'll need to do a ton of these to actually git gud but you'll improve so fast that those retards don't know what hit you.

[Anonymous No.6361836]

>>6361791
No, I don't feel this way.

[Anonymous No.6361864]

For theory, read Hampton's figure drawing book or Vilppu's Drawing Manual. For practice, take like 10~30 minutes a day to do some gestures at line of action or posemaniacs. Let yourself make mistakes if needed; end of the of the day each gesture isn't a big time investment anyway, and the more of these you do, the more meaningful your strokes will be. Keep on keeping on.

[Anonymous No.6361895]

>>6361833
>you'll improve so fast that those retards don't know what hit you.
yup, same thing happened to me. Was the worst artist on /ic/ and now everyone here sucks my dick

[Anonymous No.6361932]

Also watch at least the Vilppu demoes on proko.

[Anonymous No.6361942]

>>6361932
Hampton also has a demo on Proko.
https://www.proko.com/lesson/gesture-and-anatomy-full-demo

[Anonymous No.6361947]

>>6361488
copy bridgman twice

[Anonymous No.6361951]

>>6361947
The thread's best advice!
Copy Bridgman twice!

[Anonymous No.6361954]

>>6361493
>20 minutes
Op... go watch youtube video's about gesture and if you can't improve go get tested for a learning disability

[Anonymous No.6361958]

>>6361954
lol i didn't see that image. this is a troll thread

[Anonymous No.6362244]

>>6361488
read the first 4 chapters of "Force drawing human anatomy". it will teach you how to draw energetic and attractive organic shapes, since gesture and low level figure drawing is basically figuring out how to maximize attractive shapes with zero anatomical knowledge required for it beyond proportionality. the basic idea is that organic shapes are non-symmetrical, and you want to have counter opposing organic forms pushing against eachother to form the human body, this is where the "gesture" and "energy" idea comes from, and why a few abstract lines can easily convey a very energetic and lively figure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6yJO9gKSAI
theres also a sinix design video that basically covers this same thing if video format is more your style.

[Anonymous No.6362396]

>>6361553
>>6361807
>>6361833
where can i pirate these books online?
z library is now a tor website

[Anonymous No.6363038]

>>6361791
everyone starts somewhere bro

[Anonymous No.6363107]

>>6362396
There's literally a link in my post.

[Anonymous No.6363198]

>>6361488

Hi, I think you struggle because before drawing the body in motion, you need to understand the proportions and function of the bones in motion support.