Gesture Drawing Courses and Certifications

How to Improve Your Figure Drawing - Step by Step

Learn systematic techniques to break down the human form into simple shapes, improving your figure drawing skills for comics and storyboards. Practice various poses, gestures, and foreshortening.

• Skillshare
• 3 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Learn the Basics for Improving Your Figure Drawings

Discover a step-by-step process for figure drawing, from gesture to anatomy. Learn techniques for poses, proportions, and foreshortening to enhance your artistic skills.

• Skillshare
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Draw a Circus of Movement: Simple Techniques to Bring Characters to Life

Simple techniques to bring characters to life through body posture, motion, and gesture. Explore exaggeration, body language, and age-appropriate movement to add personality and story to your illustrations.

• Skillshare
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Drawing and Sketching for Designers (and Everyone Else!)

182 ratings at Udemy

Establish a strong foundation for graphic design by learning how to effectively draw and visually communicate ideas.

• Udemy
• 10 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Let's Draw: How to Draw and Paint Realistic People!

153 ratings at Udemy

Master the art of drawing and painting realistic human figures, from anatomy and proportions to digital techniques, enhancing your skills in portraiture, gesture, and diverse ethnicities.

• Udemy
• 1 day 6 hours 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Beginner Figure Drawing - How to Draw Hands

Learn to draw realistic hands by mastering finger, thumb, palm, and wrist structures. Practice gesture, positioning, and perspective through demonstrations and timed exercises.

• Skillshare
• 1 hour 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Character Illustration and Design Mini-Series, Pt. 1 - Gesture, Silhouette, Form

Learn essential character design fundamentals: gesture drawing, silhouette creation, and 3D form building. Apply these techniques to develop professional-level characters for games and illustrations.

• Skillshare
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Cómo dibujar poses dinámicas para cómics

Aprende a dibujar poses dinámicas para cómics, exagerando posturas y explorando gestos rápidos. Mejora tus habilidades con ejemplos de superhéroes y perspectivas cinematográficas.

• Skillshare
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

See Better to Draw Better: Fundamental Drawing Exercises & Practices for Beginners

Fundamental drawing exercises to improve observation skills, enhance realism, and develop stylization techniques. Includes warm-ups, contour practices, and value studies for rapid artistic growth.

• Skillshare
• 1 hour 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Figure Drawing - Starting with Basic Forms

Learn to simplify figure drawing using primitive shapes, enhancing your understanding of perspective, volume, and proportions. Ideal for mastering the basics before advancing to gesture drawing and anatomy.

• Skillshare
• 55 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Drawing More Dynamic Figures and Mimicking Action

Learn techniques to create dynamic figure drawings, including body positioning, angles, asymmetry, and perspective. Improve observation skills and bring characters to life through lifelike action and movement.

• Skillshare
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Complete Character Design Course: Draw Your Dream Character

Learn to design captivating characters from scratch, mastering techniques like gesture drawing, silhouette creation, and color selection. Develop your dream character with personality, dynamic poses, and a full turnaround.

• Skillshare
• 4 hours 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Gesture Drawing Explorations: Expressive & Experimental Figure Drawing

Explore three gesture drawing techniques: straight line studies, elliptical modeling, and dynamic exaggeration to enhance your figure drawing skills and develop a unique perspective on form and structure.

• Skillshare
• 2 hours 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Advanced Storyboarding Techniques

Elevate your storyboarding skills with dynamic poses, gesture drawing, and professional techniques for composition, staging, and character development in film and animation.

• Skillshare
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Drawing Foundations: How to Draw for Beginners

Learn foundational drawing techniques to see shapes, relationships, and form. Master contour, perspective, and shading through 10 exercises designed to boost confidence and skill in observational drawing.

• Skillshare
• 2 hours 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available