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Creating a Dynamic Character: Gesture Drawing
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Gesture Drawing Builds Dynamic Characters
A character's presence comes from gesture—the fundamental language of posture and movement. This class teaches you to capture energy and flow through quick, expressive marks, building the foundation for more complex figure drawing. Whether you use pencil, pen, or digital tools, the principles remain consistent: seeing overall shapes, understanding weight distribution, and translating that into fluid poses. You'll complete character sketches with genuine dynamism and liveliness. For character designers, this is the essential skill that makes designs feel alive rather than static.
About this course
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Learn how to create a Dynamic Character with a Strong Presence using Gesture Drawing, one of the fundamentals of Drawing!
This Class is suited for any level of Drawing, either if you want to up your Character Design skills or to learn some of the basics.
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For the Class you'll need either a Pencil + Piece of Paper or a Drawing Tablet + Drawing Software of your choice!
I'll be using Manga Studio with my drawing tablet but you're free to use whatever you feel more used to since the important thing to do here is just practice. Improve your Figure Drawing skills with your favourite tools.
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At the end of this class you'll be able to create more Fluid characters with Dynamic poses while improving your general Figure Drawing and Gesture Drawing skills.
Take your Gesture Drawing to a new Level!
Can't wait to see you in Class!
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