
The muscles were all generally in the correct place, but my figures were stiff and lacking expressiveness.


I’m fairly well practiced drawing the human figure, but the people in my paintings were lacking something. I’ve realized even after taking several life drawing classes in college that my art was missing something. The first lesson covers the topic of gesture drawing, a topic which most artists usually dismiss as quick, simple practice drawings. In the meantime, enjoy a look at the gesture sketches I’ve been doing for Stan Prokopenko’s Figure Drawing Fundamentals course over the past few months! (If you missed my first impression post about this course, read on here to get an overview of what the class is about!) I’m taking a small break from my book club posts for Artist As Brand to share something different instead, as the next part of the AAB blog series involves some intense homework that’s taking me longer than usual.
