Today's #marchhotel26 quest and sketchbook spread

I had an idea in my head, sadly it didn't work out as I wanted it to be

Still looks decent I'd say

#sketch #sketchbook #moleskine #sketching #gesturedrawing #gestures #figuredrawing #pencilsketch #colourpencils

Is it really true that Italians speak with their hands? Moving hands are not simply expressions of temperament but symbols of language contact, regional identity, and social change.

Do Italians really “speak with their hands”? 🇮🇹

New @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social piece by PhD researcher Chiara Marchetiello (@tcdslscs.bsky.social) explores how gesture is shaped by language, identity, and regional diversity.

🔗 www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

#Gestures #Research #HubMatters

RE: https://fedihum.org/@felwert/116246797806895783

Visual Communication people: just last week we discussed the correspondence of emojis and gestures and specifically this 👇iconic emoji 🥰 @vicom #linguistics #emojis #gestures

And these are the cat gestures

#catart #drawing #animalart #gestures #gesturedrawing

Saturday’s All in Gesture session. www.toddbright.com @brightanimation #gestures

tankerTWEETland comix No. 2094 - Millie: "fingers..." (3/10/2026) #webcomics #webcomic #comics #DiscoverComics #humor #humour #Satire #Memes #memesdaily #Millie #priudence #people #friends #Coffee #family #CoffeeTime #WorkLife #WorkSmarter #coffeetalk #finger #gestures #words #middlefinger #lol #WTF

#gestures #anatomy #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing

Another quick sketch.
#anatomy #gestures #figuredrawing

Yeah I forgot to post yesterday.
Another sketch

#gestures #figuredrawing #anatomy

Using my phone one-handed used to be awkward until I made these tweaks These ergonomic changes made using my phone comfortable again I use my phone constantly, whether it is replying to messages wh...

#gestures #Android #Best #Reads #Utilities #Android […]

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#figuredrawing#artmodel
#gestures

#artmodel#figuredrawing
#gestures

@pikat.io | pikat: "How to draw DYNAMIC poses" | #NoAI #Art #ArtTips #Drawing #DrawingTips #Gestures #Flow #LineOfAction
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Times Square, 2008 © Mason Resnick

From 50 years of Street Photography. All photos available as signed, numbered prints. Feel free to message me if you're interested.

#TimesSquare #streetphoto #gestures #blackandwhitephotography

Another round of life drawing classes

6 min x 3

#Gesture #gestures #figuredrawings #sketch #sketching #sketchbook #pencil

Someone asked for me to explain my gesture thought process. I was kinda flattered but at the same times so stressed xd. I think its the first time I try to detail in depth how I think of stuff.

#art #gestures #study

Mikey!! Mikey Gestures!

#art #artpost #dailydoodle #gestures #observationaldrawing #myrealliferat

And another week of life drawing classes:
20 min x2 (in coloured pencils), 35min and a couple of 5 min ones as a warmup

#sketch #sketching #gestures #gesturedrawing #figuredrawings #artpractice

More sketching and gestures as a warmup for the upcoming life drawing classes today

#sketching
#sketch #figuredrawing #gestures #gesturedrawing
#sketchbook

Now some free ski and some snowboard

#wip #olympics #sketch #gestures

Did some gesture drawing today. #gestures #art #charcoal #figuredrawing

How fabulous to see #Italy win the mixed #speedskating. Having done the ‘this is our ground’ gesture-thing before stepping out there. Thrilling stuff.

#MilanoCortina #Italians #gestures 👇🏻

One pose - Three art things
#figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #gestures #markers #acrylics #acrylicmarker #lifedrawing #anatomy #poses #art #queerart #nonbinary

Some acrylics over a gestures drawing from before Chrimus
#art #artist #gestures #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #paint #acrylics #marker #lgbtq #nonbinary #queer #nonbinaryart #queerartist #lesbianartist

Been busy at school. But I Made these before my #art #class because teacher said we should do a #gesture a day. But ive been so drained, ive only just started drawing again. Let alone free time.

Various #gestures #sketches with a focus on #clothing wrinkles so I can actually understand clothing lol

#We could never #choose between #two #gestures #moments #compositions #humansofbluesky #paused #conversation #composition #eastcoastkin #human #bnw #westcoastkin #spontaneity #creativity #gesture #hands #expressive #expression #grayscale #monochrome #smArtist #artyear #photography #blackandwhite

Tuesday life drawing classes
#sketch dump

#gestures #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #sketching #art #artpractice

Rough 30 second to 1 minute gesture drawings overlapping. Female appearing person.

Rough 1-2 minute figure drawing gestures

Masculine presenting collection of gestures drawings.

Some more gestures from mid-late 2025
#lifedrawing #figuredrawing #markers #pencil #pen #gestures #gesturedrawing #traditionalart #sketch

And a couple of more #gestures from art classes today

Secretly Incredibly Fascinating: Crossing Your Fingers Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why "fingers crossed" is secretly incredibly fascinating. Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week's bonus episode. **LINKS FOR KATIE GOLDIN:** * Katie Goldin on Bluesky * @ProBirdRights on Bluesky * 'Creature Feature' podcast (iHeartRadio) * When Is a Bird a ‘Birb’? An Extremely Important Guide (Audubon) **RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE'S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:** * native-land.ca * U.S. Department Of Arts And Culture * The True Native New Yorkers Can Never Truly Reclaim Their Homeland (Smithsonian) * "Finding Lenapehoking" (YouTube / Hudson River Maritime Museum) * Why Do They Call It Beacon? (The Highlands Current) * Dutch & Native American Heritage In The Hudson River Valley (National Park Service) **RESEARCH SOURCES:** * Crossed Fingers Emoji Meaning (Emojipedia.org) * 2014 Emoji Additions proposal by Mark Davis and Peter Edberg * The Emoji Origin Story: Where Those Clever Little Characters Come From (Scripps News) * 1 Way To Make An Emoji (the bison emoji podcast) * The Totally Jinxed Map of Global Superstitions (Atlas Obscura) * Bloggy sources for information on Vietnamese crossed fingers: post in r/Vietnam: "Alternative meaning for Fingers Crossed!?!" (Reddit), Things not to do in Vietnam #1: “Crossed fingers” ("Weird.Wonderful.Vietnam" blog), DAILY DIRT: Never cross your fingers in Vietnam, and other helpful hints for those who like to travel (MuddyRiverNews.com), Your Guide to Vietnamese Gestures (TheCultureTrip.com) * Secretly Incredibly Fascinating: The Middle Finger * Bloggy sources about fig amulets: post in r/jewelry: "Some cultural info on this sort of amulet?" (Reddit), catalog page for Mano Figa Pendant (ThistleAndBess.com) * Romans Used to Ward Off Sickness With Flying Penis Amulets (Atlas Obscura) * Three of the books Alex searched for solid information about crossed fingers origins: _Panati's Extraordinary Origins Of Everyday Things_ by Charles Panati, _The Giant Book of Superstitions_ by Claudia de Lys, _Christianity Or Superstition_ by Paul Bauer. None of them, or the blogs citing them, achieve a solid backing for either pagan or Christian origins of the gesture. * biography of Max Cryer (NZOnScreen.com) * Crossing your fingers might reduce pain, says study (The Guardian) * Crossing Your Fingers Could Reduce Pain -- No Lie (Smithsonian Magazine) * Crossed fingers may bring you luck -- and pain relief (Science) * How the 'Thermal Grill' Illusion Tricks The Mind (Science) * Fingers Crossed! How Your Superstitions May Benefit You (Discover Magazine) * Keep Your Fingers Crossed: Can 'Magical Thinking' Actually Work? (NPR) -- this article has a major error, where they call the University Of Cologne a Danish university. Source of the error is probably a misunderstanding of the school's ".de" domain name. * MPs new and old prepare to be sworn in (BBC News) * Fighting an election only to refuse a seat: Sinn Féin and Westminster abstention (The Conversation) * Swearing in and the parliamentary oath (UK Parliament) * Obituary: Tony Banks (The Guardian) * You ask the questions: Tony Banks (The Independent UK) * SNP MP Steven Bonnar crosses fingers during House of Commons swearing in ceremony (The Telegraph / YouTube) * one example of a pro-Scottish independence post on X.com, reposted by Steven Bonnar