The Quick Pose: A Compilation of Gestures and Thoughts on Figure Drawing

I have reaped the fruits of many, many classics: Peck, Richer, Hale, Bargue, and countless others. I owe these giants much of my ability to draw the figure accurately.Anatomical knowledge is indispensable, but it won't help if the overall drawing is lifeless.The Quick Pose focuses on the first critical step of any life drawing: the gesture. Meads addresses weight/balanceline, shadow, accuracy, drapery and foreshortening strategies - all while avoiding the ponderous "over-anatomized " pitfall. It's an inspiring reminder not to skip this initial, invigorating step.As painters often say, "if there's something wrong with your painting, it's probably a problem with the drawing" Well, if something wrong with your life drawing, it's probably because you skipped the gesture.Excellent book.

Highly recommend this book to any level figure drawer because it contains from the basics to advanced material. Like any good art instructive book should have, it has pages FULL of amazing examples that show the different methods and techniques Meads explains. If anyone wants to be a better figure drawer that not only draws better what they see but how the pose feels, then this is the book to buy!

The best book about figure drawing that I found so far. I do not need better one. Great explanations and pictures and well as very good suggestions how to practice. I have a Kindle addition which I read on my ipad. I will buy hard copy as well.

Downloaded the Kindle version for grand-kids who are quite young indeed; both are learning to draw. Many an insight given are there to assist in becoming a better artist. The tips shared about how the brain and the body work when drawing have been very helpful. I highly recommend this book

An outstanding treatise on the subject of gesture drawing (sometimes called quick sketch). I offer that I've been a student of the human figure for twenty years, and have taught adult education classes on the subject, myself. The content of this book mirrors my own thinking and drawing habits. If one takes the information presented in this book to heart, one will progress far. The writing is consice and informative and the many drawings are authoritative and a delight to behold. A book well worth the price. Thanks to the artist-author for creating it.

I bought this book for my granddaughter who is experimenting with drawing. She loves it! It has given her the insights she needs to become a better artist. The tips shared about how the brain and the body work when drawing have been very helpful. I highly recommend this book.

Short but we'll written. Very nice drawings and sketches. One of the better books on gesture.

For some one like me who is just developing and learning the human anatomy it was very useful and gives understand detail

何気無い　一瞬のポーズに画家のセンスを感じる。ジェスチャーだが、フォルムに対しての感性は素晴らしくそれをどの様に描いていくかの構成でなっている。集点の領域に迫り、流れるラインで人物の骨格筋肉を描写している。伸縮・誇張、人体のデータ（ポイント）等多くの作品が掲載されている。どの様に描く順序から、人体の重量・バランス・軸足に掛かる時の表現、それを探す作業が示されている。シンメトリーのライン・原則・遠近・短縮法での描く方法光と影の表現、エッジ・投影（陰影）、ハイライト柔らかな肌の表面、頭部とその影、比率、布の七つの折り重ねの描き方、豊富な項目で人物の魅力を描き出している。いい本だと思う。