quick tips for dynamic poses: NO HARSH ANGLES!!! you are drawing a human, not a robot. i used to always draw 90 degree angles for arms, and it looked like a robot pretending to be a human, or vice versa. use curvy lines, not straight lines. don’t chicken scratch. i know it’s difficult, but try to draw one overarching line rather than a hundred little ones. it’s a good habit to get into, especially if you are a beginner artist, since it’s harder to get rid of that habit after a few years of practicing drawing with fuzzy mini lines. final tip from me: draw a line of action first, then build out from that. focusing on details first makes a weird looking drawing. it’s like a puzzle: it’s much easier to find all of the edge pieces and build your way inward. this advice personally works for me, but it’s most important to find a process that works for you, and to mess around with things and have fun with it. have fun drawing y’all!

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

these are SOLID tips! thanks for writing them all!

@vishalraval3344

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Plz Can you critique My Gesture Drawing i Feel Like I am Doing Something Wrong I Don't Know i just need Little Help Can You ? Plz Reply it's Ok If You're not Interested

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

@@vishalraval3344 Can you post it on Instagram? I'll try to take a look!

@vishalraval3344

3 жыл бұрын

@@koizuOf Course I Will

@cindypats7693

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks that was helpful too!

Him: * draws a line * Me: Woah WoahThere buddy sloWW DOWN IM NOT AT THAT LEVEL YET..

@tinorandom

3 жыл бұрын

draws a circle: …Breaktime!

@perseusjackson

3 жыл бұрын

@@tinorandom SAME HAAHAH

@vvgoesinsane

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@MrGramcrackerZ

3 жыл бұрын

@@perseusjackson SHOOOOTOOOO

@a.moizart3485

3 жыл бұрын

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tip for fellow artists : art is not easy! dont pressure yourself to draw something perfect at the first try. give your self as much time as you want. the art you see on the internet may look effortlesly sketched, painted, shaded etc., but we dont see the hours the artist spent on their art. this took me a long time to realize and I kept rushing my art, but now that i've slowed down to my own pace, I've actually started to enjoy the process and I'm also seeing some improvements!

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

well said!

@edidi5717

3 жыл бұрын

thank u for this!! i feel like im too hard on myself sometimes

@nanabinnn

3 жыл бұрын

"give yourself as much time as you want" damn this is such an inspiring phrase.

@a.moizart3485

3 жыл бұрын

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@dontmindme3032

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this!! Im seeing a bunch of cool dynamic art, and since i've always drawn portraits i never really learned stuff like anatomy or dynamic poses, o going back to the basics and learning those things without it looking how i want to is very challenging, but im gonna keep going to get to the point where im happy with my art!

I wish school wasn't killing my love for art by giving me so much work that I can't practice anymore so my skills are regressing

@williamshin9096

3 жыл бұрын

I feel like art is like riding a bike. It’s not something you get worse over a period of time in which you don’t do it, it’s more of just not progressing, and that you get rusty when u get back to doing it.

@caboosemcgrief

3 жыл бұрын

The trick is drawing on your homework

@tinorandom

3 жыл бұрын

@@williamshin9096 thats true to an extent, but lack of practice results in lack of memory of the certain ways to draw and to balance. The muscle memory is there, but you have to continue to ride the bike if you ever wanna get better.

@rinowx5

3 жыл бұрын

Work does this too it’s awful

@kenishathelisma1216

3 жыл бұрын

exactly me right now

My drawing aren't stiff They're just proportionally incorrect in every way

@tinorandom

3 жыл бұрын

duality of man- urm, dog.

@thewitchsidekick3586

3 жыл бұрын

This comment gives me strong “I’m not short, just vertically challenged” vibes

@indorianshell

3 жыл бұрын

My drawings go 🕴🕴🕴🕴

@qwe_qwe6299

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO 😆

@jocelyntolang8480

3 жыл бұрын

Well its both for me 😂

*your drawings from high school are better than my art will ever be*

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

ohhhh, I'm sure that you will surpass them!

@pommedeter7407

3 жыл бұрын

Nah man, I don't know your current level but you can always be better and if you stay determined i'm sure you can do better art that his high school drawings

@pommedeter7407

3 жыл бұрын

Never give up :)

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

@@furiousphoenix5185 I visited your YT channel. Your drawings are great! Don't be too hard on yourself. I thought that your characters had a lot of 3D dimension to them and you're doing very difficult poses. IMO, they already look cool.

@mushrambokinniku4900

3 жыл бұрын

SAME :'v

I dont know but my "sketches" always look much better than my final drawing.. i actually hate clean line art.. im more on the messy side..

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

a lot of times, sketches have a lot of energy to it. When we were doing clean up animation, that was a tricky part, sometimes the final line doesn't have the same feeling. It's a good challenge.

@priscilamenjivar6741

3 жыл бұрын

@@koizu Thank you for explaining it. I have the same problem too.

@soul8087

3 жыл бұрын

You could always play into your messy sketches for your art style. The line art doesn’t have to be clean. I think it would help portray a chaotic or energetic feel depending on what youre drawing. I think itd look cool but you do whatever you feel like doing.

@a.moizart3485

3 жыл бұрын

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@alicepetal5766

3 жыл бұрын

it's good to keep that energy, and personally I find fuzzy lines more realistic whereas clean lines feel more comic-like to me. Still, it's good to keep a habit of the former because one day you'll come to a point where you need clean lines and you cant make em :/ I'm still trying to break out of the habit.

Would you guys be interested in a gesture video with timed poses? We could do sets of poses for 10 sec/30 sec/1 min. Thought it might be fun to all draw the same poses together and practice. What do you guys think? :)

@kendallwhite7002

3 жыл бұрын

That would be super cool and interesting to try and do it along side a video.

@extremelyfungibletoken6903

3 жыл бұрын

Uh yeah!!! Sounds amazing!!!

@justinlin9008

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@abstractvalley1184

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds awesome!

@Mikosha97

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that would be awesome!

“Ugh, I hate this wall” idk why but that made me laugh XD

@chrisgooch6129

3 жыл бұрын

Same though

@a.moizart3485

3 жыл бұрын

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@saundramadespecial8056

3 жыл бұрын

It needs to be put on a T-shirt

"if you miss,you can just try again" this hit me like a truck.

@aori583

3 жыл бұрын

same, I was like "I'm allowed to do that?"

@octocore

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of something I heard from a designer (Aaron Draplin) that really stuck with me, which is "Pixels are free". i.e. don't be afraid to make a copy, make changes, repeat.

Him drawing squiggly lines My brain: is that magic

@a.moizart3485

3 жыл бұрын

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This Dude: *"How to learn how to Gesture drawing"* Me: *(Intensively looks at Jojo)*

@part3dio35

3 жыл бұрын

haha same

@callmekreme8246

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, a man of culture

@hugo8989

3 жыл бұрын

Where

@noturaverage5846

3 жыл бұрын

Nioce

@user-lz9zo5ly5o

3 жыл бұрын

jojo was certainly expressive with the poses kinda scary

I love how easy, messy but clean it all is at the same time! I wish I could just draw like that without my brain cells having to think about each line for 10mins. I’m gonna try this out but digitally

I'm 15 and my drawings aren't stiff they are really great all thanks to you and the other youtubers

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

sounds awesome, Naruto!

@pallasrinivasreddy9315

3 жыл бұрын

I thought you were bragging until you said thanks to koizu

@sophiarodriguez5210

3 жыл бұрын

Believe it!

@chonaturallo5281

3 жыл бұрын

Dude, aren't you already dead?

@xin2842

3 жыл бұрын

It's your ninja way after all

“I learned my anatomy from watching dragon ball” Same

@adlyalraial520

3 жыл бұрын

The muscle of goku is my inspiration

@a.moizart3485

3 жыл бұрын

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@Nino-pn4vc

3 жыл бұрын

I learned anatomy from watching jojo

@goofy_mf45

3 жыл бұрын

jojo has OVER 9000 poses

@P0rcelene_d0lls

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nino-pn4vc same

i love how you added or took away to emphasize the pose, taught me that its ok to stray away from reference when studying, thx man

This really felt like a free art class... Such a nice explanation with examples thank you so much for this!!!!!!!!!

Love this. I feel like gesture is the first thing I should learn when I get into figure drawing. It's just like you said, it adds so much personality, movement, emotion and can be used to tell a story, whereas no/weak gesture makes it feel like you're just drawing forms. I will remember this video for future reference 😁

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

sounds awesome, Domo. It's a great way to begin figure drawing studies, keeps things loose. You can always add in anatomy/form study to combo with it later.

@a.moizart3485

3 жыл бұрын

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I got into posing and gestures recently this helps a lot

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

awesome! Gesture drawing is really fun. Glad the video could help :)

@a.moizart3485

3 жыл бұрын

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never realized these type of drawings were called gestures, most of my art is super messy like this because i feel as if it brings more emotion, i might be 15 but ive already labeled myself as an abstract artist because of the line strokes my hand uses, congrats on being so good man!

me: yooo this looks easy af lemme try *turns out to be a complete failure*

@blackcitadel37

3 жыл бұрын

First aid: in case of catastrophic failure, repeat it a hundred times.

@a.moizart3485

3 жыл бұрын

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Watching this made me realize Ive been overthinking gesture drawing, I think I can start having a lot more fun with this mow

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely, Matt! Stay loose and have fun with the poses. It's all just practice so you can do many of them, no pressure.

If you are drawing on Digital art, use layers to your advantage! Using layers can help when drawing groups by being able to make the scene less messy, and if one character is half in front of another character, you can easily change it. For just regular one person poses you can use layers for cleaning up the sketch

i dont know why i did an evil laugh at the end of this i think its cuz i finally figured out a way how to draw more dynamic poses!😂😂

@a.moizart3485

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/gaaKstinZsa9ZbA.html .

this litteraly changed the way i look at drawing thank you so much

He did the 1st one so fast. It'd take me at least 5-10 mins to do that

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

5-10 min is ok too!

i love how you simply and quickly explaind line of action, it makes so much sense now! And the way you explained adjusting poses was so nice and eased the pressure cause i used to think that changing a pose meant "giving up cuz its too hard", but your adjustments were so nice

okay but like i thought watching to help my drawing skill is gonna be hard but when i actually follow your steps and draw the same model from your video by pausing it before it show your result (i learned the steps first) IT ACTUALY HELPS ME A LOT I'VE MADE A BODY THAT ALSO POSED (which in the past i always to myself i would never ever succesfully made a gesture sketch) Y'ALL, thank you so much!!!!!!

Dude this is DOPE!! The way you place your strokes so surely and just the way your hand moves and never erases is so cool, I love it! As a 13-year-old who's trying to get better this really helped

@alicepetal5766

3 жыл бұрын

:D if you're just getting into art, I recommend using a ballpoint pen or a soft pencil to start with. Both have their advantages - ballpoints aren't erasable, so they'll bring you more confidence and precision in your lines, and help them be smooth. You'll also tend to have a lighter hand, which is also an advantage. You might hate everything you put down, but give it some time and you'll get used to the medium, and your drawings will significantly improve. Keep in mind a goal though, for what you want to accomplish. One thing at a time, but eventually you should try to cover anatomy, lighting, shading, perspective, gestures and colour theory. That said, if you're still not comfortable, go with a SOFT pencil, not a hard one. If you're into mechanical pencils it's time to kiss them goodbye for a bit (unless you/your parents decided to shell out for an hb led pencil AND you're already used to it). I recommend hb, and building up your lines slowly and lightly. Try not to erase if you can hold back. Just draw, layer lines over each other, and shade to bring out the ones you want. If you have access to 4b/6b/8b, I was always advised to use them for shading, but it's entirely unnecessary. Good luck!

I got used to watching timelapse videos that I got overwhelmed and couldn't finish any drawings nor fill my sketchbooks and I eventually stopped drawing overall for a long time. But since I watched this (which was a few days ago) I can't believe I filled out a bunch of pages in my sketchbook! Thank you so much! I'm excited to continue learning how to draw again!💜💜💜

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

That is such wonderful news! Thank you so much for sharing. I'm so glad that you've found new excitement for drawing!

I swear i'm just gonna like every video you upload at this point

Yes!!! Finally!!! I found something useful from youtube

"Line of action tells a story" this sentence helped me a lot tq

Found you on my recommended, and I’m so glad I did! This video really helped me understand gesture a lot more. Definitely subscribing, keep up the great work man!

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard! Thanks for subbing Ataxoku. Glad the video helped!

just from this little tip my poses got 1000000 times better, this guy is a ledged, thank you.

i almost cried like 5 times trying to follow along! great video ☺️

Your a legend you explain it so well it makes me feel like I can just make it appear but I need to train

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

time to train! thanks for the comment Elkan

i can finally draw different gestureeeess thanks!

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

that's great news!!

Coming back to you videos always give me the that boost to draw again and the way you visualize and explain and execute is dope by far been one of my fav ever since

I honestly appreciate this video!! For months now I've been overwhelmed with the poses, anatomy, light, shading and all of that but this video has made me realize that yes I can just use books but I don't have to! I can have fun without trying to cram information into my brain! This seems like a way better way to learn! I know I'll still of course have to learn some things from books but I appreciate how you didn't overcomplicate the poses!

I really liked this video. Your drawings were so good and you explained how you were doing them in such a clear way and still kept it lighthearted and fun. I couldn’t look away for a second. My fav was definitely the multiple basketball players drawing. Thanks so much I think this will definitely help me in my art journey. 👍

This actually helped me alot since i was stuck with poses and how to do gesture drawing but now it seems more clear to me now so thx a lot

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

very welcome! have fun!

*Im absolutely AMAZED AT HOW GOOD HE ISSS*

the first 2 minutes of this video have already improved my drawing so much. thank you so much

Me after practicing drawing for like 1 day: HOW AM I NOT AT HIS LVL YET !!!

welp, i think im gonna try it. *at this point i dont even know were to start practicing*

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

sounds great, Nemesis. To start, you could try going to pexels.com and finding some poses to draw and practice with.

most helpful video on gesture drawing I have seen till now! thanks

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sarthak, glad it could be of help!

@a.moizart3485

3 жыл бұрын

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The way you show how you imitate drawing poses is very helpful. Some of us needs the full visuality on how you imitate them step by step. I think I'm more confident now on drawing poses thanks to you! I'll forever sub to you!

Nice video, just what i need

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

awesome! thank you

Nice I've been waiting for this one👌

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ty! Hope you can find some tips in it to help your art

I'm happy that you're back on doing tutorials again. I learned so much from you

i go back to this video every now and then, it's really helpful!

This is some great stuff, would you aim to start with gesture or with more anatomy based stuff when drawing?

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Geo, both are great and help you to reach the same destination. My personal opinion is to start with gesture. It is loose and fun and helps you develop your observational skills. You learn anatomy from the outside and draw what you see. You can also do a bit of basic anatomy study to learn the skeleton structure, just the basic big parts like skull, ribs, pelvis, and major bones for arms and lets. It gives you an idea of the structure of the human figure and can help you figure drawings become solid. So they work together. Gesture is good to draw the fluid motion of the pose and see the whole figure. Anatomy will help you to make things solid and fit together well. You can experiment with both and see which one is more fun to do. Then you can start from there :) Good luck!

@a.moizart3485

3 жыл бұрын

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Loving the frequent uploads

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

thanks Nick!

I really love how you talk with so much passion! I would have never noticed things like in the last picture where the guys in the back are somewhat leaning back.. really helpful!

This really helped me, finally a guide that is clear and not sped up like most! Thank you

Thank you so much for this tutorial!!

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

you're very welcome!

@a.moizart3485

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/gaaKstinZsa9ZbA.html .

How are you so smooth at drawing 😭

great tutorial, no loud music, nicely explained, demonstrated, and straight to the point.

I seen a couple videos of drawing in different poses none seem easy to follow till I saw this video. Thanks! now I'm ready to practice.

Anybody else remember the 4-year hiatus

0:07 "These are my drawings from high school" Me: looks at my drawings and realizes they don't look nothing like those drawings 😢

The best tutorial i had ever seen.....you not only showing one pose like that's how to draw you are showing different poses.... thank you 👍 🔥

Oh my god...I’ve watched this video once and I’ve already improved so much...you are amazing. Gonna keep practicing with different pictures

To think that I need both gesture drawing and perfect proportions to make my drawings easier and better…..it works! I am truly enlightened! Thank you for the video! ❤️

ive watched videos on gesture drawing before, but this one helped the most. Keep up the quality content!

This video was so satisfying, the simple drawing of the lines and the calm commentary so good. Very informative too, thanks!

i usually don't bother commenting on things, but this helped instantly. it's almost surreal. thank you so much

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

So glad it helped, Daisy!

im so glad koizu is making vids again

I defintely needed to hear "Just try again." Sometimes I feel like I need to get things right on the first try, very fast. Thank you so much, koizu!

These are reeeeeeeeeally well preserved

I'm just found your channel and I'm learning a LOT

I remember learning from you years ago in middle school and still using your techniques to this day. Now, here I am again for another lesson 😂

Their sketching is soo satisfying

Gesture drawing has helped me so much . When I see a pose I want to use. This technique helps me create it in my own art style. 😌

i love how you did the lines

Wow this was so amazing!!! I feel like I rlly needed to hear some of these tips

He makes it looks so easy woahh

Insanely helpful video. I noticed my drawings were immediately better just by being able to draw along with you (and not from figure drawing websites where every model either stands straight as a board or is contorted into a human pretzel with no in between).

I really like this video. I’d say for the most part I’m pretty good at gesture drawing, but I rly love the tips of really emphasizing something in each of your drawings, such as emphasizing the expression in one of your drawings and the flows of the clothing in another one. That’s a rly helpful tip, thank you!

You’re actually the best it helped me a lot!

thanks man, this made everything easier for me

The king is back 👑

OMG This video is pure gold Tysm 🙏

im serious guys, this video is literally life changing for me, thank you so much bro, i hope this video have positive means not just to myself but to others, :D

Fantastic videos and tutorials. I love this channel. Thank you for sharing your experience and insights!

Just getting into gesture drawing recently. Don't know much about it. But this video of yours help me out a lot. Thanks man .

I am currently working on my body anatomy these past few days and some tutorials are not helping me, but this video shows how to draw body easily and i feels like it helps me to understand how to draw body poses better than before 🤧

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

That's great news, Judith!! Glad the video could help

I followed along and it was so much fun, thanks for the video

Your soo kind ☺️ You deserve all the subs!

This helped me so much! Thank you for this.

"if you miss, you can try again." inspiring and encouraging 🙂

Thank You So Much, I Just Tried This Out And This Is HELPFUL

They're looks so amazing.

Haven’t seen you for a long time. I’m glad your back 💪🏾🙌🏾

@koizu

3 жыл бұрын

thanks Zeus! Glad to be back

this helped a lot! I tend to focus way to much on making sure my drawing looks exactly like the reference in terms of shapes and lines ect. This helped me to loosen up :)

This was the most helpful art video I’ve ever watched thank you so much!

I'm having trouble with dynamic posing, since I almost always draw only the head and shoulders. Whenever I try to draw a full body, it always looks wrong and stiff. This tutorial REALLY helped me, thanks for giving me a good start!

AAAAAAA!! THANK YOOOOUUU!!! Im a Self taught artist and haven’t drawn in awhile so I’ve been trying to get back into it but I can’t draw dynamic poses like I used to! This method is perfect and helped me get back into my groove immediately, thanks so much!

This has been extremely helpful, thanks 🎉