A Year's Worth of Practice

Soooo today marks a year that I've been practicing gesture drawing! I wanted to share my progress to indulge in my newfound skills a little bit but also to encourage others to share their progress as well as contribute to the notion that this type of practice is a marathon not a sprint! 

First Ever Gesture

A Year Later

Woah, your sense of anatomy and fluidity have definitely improved from those two pages! The more recent drawings look so fun. I love how you're using the flat edge of the pencil too

I love how the second one is a lot more stylized. Congrats on the improvement!!

the improvement is insane wow I love the style

great work, highly appriciated.

This is really inspiring to see. The improvement in flow, confidence, and anatomy is super noticeable after a year of consistent practice. It really proves that gesture drawing is all about patience and showing up regularly. I especially like how your newer sketches feel more expressive and less stiff — they have a lot more life in them. Thanks for sharing this, it’s a great reminder to stick with the process!

This is so awesome to see! Wondering if there was anything you did to improve other than practice as much as you can? Ie any online courses, in-person workshops, etc?

Hey thank you! I usually watch Proko and The Drawing Database-Northern Kentucky University youtube videos and read anything I can get my hands on. I also carry around a small sketchbook with me to live draw as much as possible. I will say that if you have the opportunity to get any schooling or classes, absolutely take it. There's a lot of online classes in a good price range, as well as inexpensive life drawing groups. I have yet to go to one but I'd jump at any opportunity given to me involving a real course.