Make Your Gesture Drawings ALIVE and NATRUAL

Learn how to create simplified gestures by deconstructing the figure into simplified shapes & lines based on Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon comics with tips by Steve Rude. (Apologies for the out of focus shots)
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - References Used
0:58 - Breaking Down the Figure
1:39 - Replicating the Figures
8:43 - Outro
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[@TheTonyFigueroa]

If we take one lesson from Steve's plentitude of knowledge, it's that without a strong gestural foundation all of the fancy rendering is useless. Thank you Steve for sharing this wisdom.

[@JBalderas1990]

Thank you for this! Extra appreciation for putting extra tlc to video production. Been following for the past couple of years and it was already an amazing channel.

[@steverudethedude]

Thank you! We strive on quality with everything we publish and are happy to continue providing that to you all! Appreciate the kind words

[@jesuschambrot2164]

Question. How many hours a day/ week does Steve study figure drawing,illustration,etc before he works on his own illustrations ,commissions and comic book pages.In other words, how is a Steve Rude work day broken down?

[@Shaggy137]

Thank you

[@byronschexnayder875]

💕🖤 LOVE IT 💜💕

[@rec.artanddata]

Great video!!

[@steverudethedude]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@AdrianCartersheffield]

That was a great bit of instruction, thank you.

[@iggymcgeek730]

I LOVE BADGER!

[@dwaynemuth8775]

Excellent advice and demonstration,Steve! Pencil layout is like the foundation of a house, the structure has to be there in the rough shape! Keep up the great work!⚡️🎯👋

[@markaguzmanartist630]

THANKS STEVE I BEEN WAITING FOR A LONG TIME FOR THIS LESSON I DO HAVE YOUR DRAW NEXUS BOOK , AND THIS IS GOING TP HELP ME UNDERSTAND IT , AND ITS TRUE WHAT YOU SAY WE ALL NEED TO LEARN MORE , ATLEAST YOU WERE VERY HONEST TO ADMIT IT , IT TAKES ALOT TP BE A PROFFESIONAL ARTIST LIKE YOU , AGAIN THANK YOU FOR THIS VEDIO I STILL WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE ON FOGURE DRAWING DIFFRENT WAYS 😊

[@mindandbody7971]

Just from observing, I see that the pitch of your drafting table allows you to move a lot more freely and draw from the shoulder, but with your experience, you're still able to commit to lines once the gesture is complete. I am going to have to try that with layouts and then maybe lower the table to render the work if necessary. I am no where near your level Master Rude, but hopefully one day I will be. Thanks for this video.

[@manuelchiacchiaretta6851]

Thanks Mr Rude, What pencil so dense do you use?

[@steverudethedude]

Everyone has their preferred tools. I find that B pencils offer a good balance of darkness and line variation.

[@markclegg1491]

This is reverse engineering, but for an original drawing you have to start with coming up with the gesture, which this exercise doesn't help with.

[@steverudethedude]

That's a great point! While this exercise is excellent for understanding and capturing dynamic poses, it's true that generating original gestures requires a different approach. Perhaps combining this technique with imagination exercises or studying real-life movement can help develop that initial spark of creativity.