Gesture Drawing I With Chris Warner | Otis College of Art and Design

Otis faculty Chris Warner teaches helpful techniques for Gesture Drawing used in Life Drawing class.

[ItsMrFresh]

I love this video. Seeing it done slowly first with in depth explanation and then a real quick sketch afterwards was the perfect way to lay out this video, and the shapes annotated over the top of the model were very helpful in getting me to understand how to break down the human body into those simple shapes. As a developing artist I often find it hard to see those basic shapes so this video has helped me a lot. Thanks!

[tleither]

I watch this over and over to remind myself of the process. I always want more. You are an accomplished draftsman and can communicate your method with concise ease. Kudos

[virginia-marieparker]

I say with confidence that I’ve watched about 100 of these figure drawing vids. This ONE, without a doubt, has informed more for me than 98% of all of these. Thank you so much! I begin anew🏆👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️

[TheGamingIndian]

Amazing how the model held the same gesture for so long. Incredibly helpful thing to have in a model also this video is exactly what i needed.

[doodlemancy]

This is a very well-paced explanation of a method that gives not only the how but explains WHY you would do things in this particular order. Just enough information phrased just the right way! I won't gesture so haphazardly anymore. Thank you for sharing this!

[jofox]

Thanks for your his video - it was really very helpful indeed. I've worked on figure construction before and on a freer kind of gesture figure drawing but I haven't been able to put them together in real life examples. Now, finally I can see how it goes. It just clicked. Thank-you. You are a gifted teacher as well as artist.

[Karlostoven]

The best and professional explanation ever seen. The best XD

[PassionateAdventures]

Best explanation of gesture drawing concepts I have seen yet. Thanks a lot.

[grnalchemist]

This was very well explained. I've been trying to get better at doing gesture drawings for ages, but couldn't find anyone who broke it down into easier to digest steps like this. Thanks very much.

[iamu]

This video deserves more hits. Thank you for sharing this with us 😀☺️🙃

[pjlewisful]

makes more sense than any other video I've seen on the subject, and I watched ALOT!

[zorrunamenteinefables]

The best explanation I've seen on YouTube about gesture drawing

[elsagrace]

Yes, thank you sir, very helpful. Now I must practice using the shapes you suggest to describe the model. 🙏🏼

[bayroninter]

I was lucky to have Chris as my teacher at Los angeles citi college.
Excellent teching techniques.
Byron Ellis

[introspectiveCreator]

Great video! I like how he uses a combination of shapes and lines for creating the gesture. I'm currently having problems with proportions in my gesture drawings. Something that does not happen when I construct the figure out of shapes and volumes as opposed to just lines. Thanks a lot for this video, it's nice to see how different artists approach gesture drawing :)

[rruckfules]

Thank you for the mechanical breakdown.

[gbenatar]

Excelente video. It helps me understand better the gesture drawing. Thanks.

[brandonlillibridge]

i’d love to see your approach on drawing someone in an awkward position like sitting or laying down!

[Vercies]

Great video, really good to see it broken down step by step

[MagicIse]

Really good video. Thank you. It has helped me a lot.