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then what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been practicing gesture drawing and quick sketches with guidance from The Natural Way to Draw<\/em> by Kimon Nicola\u00efdes. It\u2019s probably the best “How to” book I\u2019ve come across. The goal isn\u2019t perfection or completion, just about having fun along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n

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P1: Outside the cafe, a few gestures (quite similar)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P2: Bodies in motion, (https:\/\/bodiesinmotion.photo\/)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P3: Facial expression, (https:\/\/bodiesinmotion.photo\/)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P4: Jimmy McGill and Kim Wexler from Better Call Saul<\/em>, (sometimes the storytelling is so good that I ignore how good their cinematography is.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P5: Francesca Liddy and Paige Novick from Better Call Saul<\/em>, (Francesca as the best assistant.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P6: Betsy and Craig Kettleman from Better Call Saul<\/em>, (cutest couple ever)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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