- This topic has 138 replies, 13 voices, and was last updated 3 years, 7 months ago by
.
-
Posts
-
Day 6&7:
Today’s thoughts: “What is gesture?” I often ask myself when practicing. Some say that it is the “feeling” or “flow” of a pose. I found that too vague. I tried to understand it as the structure evolution has shaped every being into, like the human spine, swirling waters and stretching tree branches. These flow in “Ss”, intermittent “Cs”, or spirally as the optimal supports for movements. However, it became difficult when limbs do not extend the gesture of the torso or with static poses. How to make the pose whole then? Let the study continue…
Tomorrow’s plan:
- Study Kark Gnass’s videos “Spirit of the Pose”
- Gesture x 0.5 hr
- Cast drawing x 1
Day 5 & 6: Caught up in busy schedules. Haven’t been able to make much progresses.
Today’s thoughts: “What is gesture?” I asked myself many times during practices. I see some saying that it’s what you “feel” about a pose or the “flow” of a pose. I found that too vague. I tried understanding it as what nature has evolved us into, the structure evolution shaped to support every living being, like the human spine and the stretches of tree branches flowing in “Ss”, intermittent “Cs” or spirally or even how river swirls. However, this became difficult when limb movements do not extend the gesture of the torso or when poses are static. How to make the poses in whole then? Let the study continue..
Tomorrow’s plan of actions:
- Study Karl Gnass’s videos about “Spirit of Pose”
- Gesture drawing x 0.5 hrs
- Draw from cast x 1
Day 8: Copied master drawings and tried out the techniques. How to keep the flow of gestures? Describe volumes while use shadows as re-enforcing gesture lines.
You’re doing well. I can see the progress. Since you’re on the right track there’s not much by way of advice I want to give now. You just need more experience and more training. Keep it up!
CONNECT
New Masters Academy
16182 Gothard St
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Contact US