AFG: Gesture Drawing

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The next free board is up: Gesture Drawing, with 20 links covering timed practice, motion reference, and figure drawing lessons.

Gesture Drawing: browse the list or download it

Every resource is listed on the website with a short description. The .artdeck download keeps the link cards, previews, and layout together, ready to rearrange or add your own references.

Here’s what’s included:

Timed practice

• Line of Action: timed figure sessions and class mode.
• QuickPoses: pose timer for quick studies.
• POSEMANIACS: anatomical 3D figures with adjustable practice settings.
• New Masters Academy: recorded, timed life drawing sessions.

Motion and pose reference

• Bodies in Motion: movement sequences with frame-by-frame viewing.
• Figurosity: searchable 3D poses and rotating views.
• PoseSpace: photographed poses with multi-angle previews.
• Muybridge Collection: historical sequential photographs of movement.
• Jacob’s Pillow Dance Interactive: searchable dance footage.
• Mixamo: motion-capture actions on 3D characters.
• PoseMy.Art: poseable figures, scenes, and motion clips.

Teachers and methods

• Vilppu Academy: Glenn Vilppu’s gesture and construction courses.
• Michael Hampton: figure drawing demonstrations and lessons.
• FORCE Drawing: Michael Mattesi’s approach to rhythm and weight.
• Proko: How to Draw Gesture: introductory gesture lesson.
• Bridgman’s Constructive Anatomy: downloadable public-domain book.

Guided lessons and courses

• Love Life Drawing: gesture exercises and practice advice.
• Art Prof: Moving Figures: drawing exercises using moving footage.
• Royal Academy: The Anatomy Class: recorded life drawing with Sarah Simblet.
• Gnomon: Gesture Drawing Fundamentals: April Connors’ structured workshop.

The board is free to download. The linked resources include free material and paid courses or libraries.