Drawing Poses That Seem Impossible to Draw

Learn how to adapt your gesture drawing techniques to tackle complex and foreshortened poses. This lesson shows you how to maintain the essence of a pose using lines and rhythms, even when standard proportions don't apply. You'll get practical tips on dealing with foreshortening, adjusting your approach for bent poses, and incorporating observational measurements to capture accurate proportions. The lesson also covers handling seated and crouched poses, avoiding tangents and overlaps, embracing subtlety in less dynamic poses, and staying flexible in your technique to capture any pose effectively. The Gesture Course - https://proko.com/course/the-gesture-course CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - Example 1 05:18 - Example 2 07:29 - Example 3 12:11 - Example 4 15:52 - Example 5 17:00 - Example 6 19:28 - Example 7 21:55 - Example 8 22:51 - Outro Get model packs for drawing gesture - https://proko.com/grafit For practice, the Proko Timer is your companion for drawing and painting from photo reference. Simulate a figure life-drawing session with random poses from your selected packs and customize the number of images and duration. Get started for FREE at https://proko.com/timer Check out our other free lessons about gesture - https://youtube.com/watch?v=8j39NqwL7s4&list=PLtG4P3lq8RHEQ1kiN_Nub1vXR8fQQLjDF&index=2 #gesture #figure #drawing Subscribe to Proko: https://bit.ly/SubProko Don't miss new tutorials - Hit the BELL! Premium Videos - https://proko.com/store Pose photo sets - https://proko.com/poses FOLLOW PROKO: Email Newsletter - https://proko.com/subscribe https://instagram.com/prokotv https://twitter.com/prokotv https://tiktok.com/@prokotv https://facebook.com/prokotv WATCH MORE PROKO: Latest Uploads: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-Pu1uGh1-Y4&list=PLtG4P3lq8RHH0YGMCXa4uWsHVwTDkDcpN Figure Drawing: https://youtube.com/watch?v=74HR59yFZ7Y&list=PLtG4P3lq8RHGuMuprDarMz_Y9Fbw_d2ws Art of Caricature: https://youtube.com/watch?v=FOURPIkpPXk&list=PLtG4P3lq8RHEkeRGn6aFRct0kq4oDwwTa Popular Videos: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1EPNYWeEf1U&list=PLtG4P3lq8RHHR_SKsGtufNd8uo2L7_vTQ ABOUT PROKO: Instructional How to Draw videos for artists. My drawing lessons are approachable enough for beginners and detailed enough for advanced artists. My philosophy is to teach timeless concepts in an entertaining way. I believe that when you are having fun, you learn better. I take pride in producing high-quality videos that you will enjoy watching and re-watching. CREDITS: Artist | Instructor - S. Michael Hampton (@stevenmichaelhampton) Producer - Stan Prokopenko (https://stanprokopenko.com), Sean Ramsey (http://peoplewhodrawstuff.com), Production Assistance - Sean Ramsey, Stephen Clark (https://peppermintgentleman.com), Ash LoRusso (https://artstation.com/ash_lorusso) Editing - Ash LoRusso, Sean Ramsey Publishing - John Birchall, Alex Otis Music by Epidemic Sound