Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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 - 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 - 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 proko.com/timer
Check out our other free lessons about gesture - youtube.com/watch?v=8j39NqwL7s4&list=PLtG4P3lq8RHEQ1kiN_Nub1vXR8fQQLjDF&index=2
#gesture #figure #drawing
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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 (artstation.com/ash_lorusso)
Editing - Ash LoRusso, Sean Ramsey
Publishing - John Birchall, Alex Otis
Music by Epidemic Sound
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 - 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 - 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 proko.com/timer
Check out our other free lessons about gesture - youtube.com/watch?v=8j39NqwL7s4&list=PLtG4P3lq8RHEQ1kiN_Nub1vXR8fQQLjDF&index=2
#gesture #figure #drawing
Subscribe to Proko: bit.ly/SubProko
Don't miss new tutorials - Hit the BELL!
Premium Videos - proko.com/store
Pose photo sets - proko.com/poses
FOLLOW PROKO:
Email Newsletter - proko.com/subscribe
instagram.com/prokotv
twitter.com/prokotv
tiktok.com/@prokotv
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WATCH MORE PROKO:
Latest Uploads: youtube.com/watch?v=-Pu1uGh1-Y4&list=PLtG4P3lq8RHH0YGMCXa4uWsHVwTDkDcpN
Figure Drawing: youtube.com/watch?v=74HR59yFZ7Y&list=PLtG4P3lq8RHGuMuprDarMz_Y9Fbw_d2ws
Art of Caricature: youtube.com/watch?v=FOURPIkpPXk&list=PLtG4P3lq8RHEkeRGn6aFRct0kq4oDwwTa
Popular Videos: 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 (artstation.com/ash_lorusso)
Editing - Ash LoRusso, Sean Ramsey
Publishing - John Birchall, Alex Otis
Music by Epidemic Sound
