People Sketches - 4/5/13

I've discovered that I need to work on developing my figure drawing and life sketching more, so expect to see more of that. In these sketches, I try to sort of create a simple story or frame of mind in that particular moment, some of these do that better than others, but I'm going to keep working on it.

And just a word of advice for anyone who cares or doesn't think of me as a complete failure as a visual artist. If you're more familiar with drawing, you'd know that the "gesture" is the first part of a drawing and essential is the armature that gives your characters their poses and actions as well as your still-lives (subjects that aren't moving or alive) their general space relationships and shapes. It's the first step AND the most important step of any drawing. My advice is that when drawing the gesture, to look more at your subject than your paper, this will not only better tell you the pose, but will also help you check spacial relationships. So yeah, I'm not a great artist yet but I do think this is helpful advice for anyone wanting to doodle from life well.