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Lesson 4 of 12 · 10 min

Gesture: thirty seconds a person

Gesture is the movement of a pose, caught quickly. It makes figures feel alive.

  1. 1Start with one curved line for the spine: the line of action.
  2. 2Add the head as an oval, then quick lines for the arms and legs.
  3. 3You have thirty seconds. Don’t draw hands, faces or clothes.

Try it today

Twenty 30-second gestures of people: on the subway, in a café, or from photos.