Drawing people can be very intimidating — especially in dynamic poses! The most common mistake in figure drawing for beginners is starting with the outline instead of the action, resulting in stiff looking poses. Instead, we’ll learn how to draw a figure from the inside out, starting with the action using the GSL method.
There are three key tools within the GSL method that will help guide you to draw dynamic and realistic people — Gesture, Shape and Line! Innovated by figurative artist and instructor Fei Lu, this original figure drawing methodology will teach you to construct a human body in three easy steps. By breaking up the process, you’ll gain confidence in your figure drawing skills and develop highly realistic interpretations of the human body quickly and efficiently.
By the end of this course you will know how to:
- Capture the action / movement of a figure
- Build accurate silhouettes using simple shapes
- Apply realistic details to your figures
- Measure and translate human proportions
- Draw dynamic action poses
- Draw faster and more efficiently
- Gain confidence with a new technique
