Artificial Intelligence and Gesture Studies

The role of artificial intelligence (A.I., of course) in our artistic lives has become difficult to ignore. Let’s save that argument for another day. In the meantime (and love me or hate me for it), I asked ChatGPT the following:

What are top 5 tips for serious students of artistic anatomy and gesture for best dynamic pose representation?

Now, I’m neither an artistic guru nor a competent prompt engineer. Even so, as ChatGPT weighed in after tapping into the collective consciousness that lives amongst the interwebs, its answers bear perusing (AI forthcoming) :

Study from real life: It’s important to observe and study the human body from real life, whether it’s through life drawing sessions, anatomy books, or observing people in different poses and actions. This will give you a better understanding of how the body moves and how different muscles and bones interact with each other.
Practice gesture drawing: Gesture drawing is a quick and loose style of drawing that captures the essence of movement and pose. It’s a great way to develop your skills in representing dynamic poses. Practice doing quick, timed gesture drawings to train your eye and hand to capture the energy and movement of the body.
Learn anatomy: To represent the body accurately, it’s important to have a good understanding of anatomy. Study the muscles, bones, and proportions of the human body so that you can accurately represent them in your artwork. There are many resources available, from books to online courses, that can help you learn anatomy.
Use reference material: Reference material, such as photographs or videos, can be helpful in studying the human body and capturing dynamic poses. Look for references that capture the pose and movement that you want to represent and use them as a guide for your own artwork.
Practice regularly: Like any skill, artistic anatomy and gesture drawing require regular practice to improve. Set aside time each day to practice, whether it’s doing quick gesture drawings or studying anatomy. The more you practice, the better you will become at capturing dynamic poses in your artwork.

Kevn here again. My flesh-and-blood eyeballs thought, hmm…okay. Most folks probably know this stuff. But! Artipose brings something new to the space. Now there’s a tool available that can REALLY contort and do all kinds of great poses that can inform students of human gesture. So, back to the keyboard:

Kevn:
“How can a newly available, highly articulated artist’s mannequin that is capable of extreme figure poses help with each of the five points?”

ChatGPT:

Study from real life: By having a highly articulated artist’s mannequin, you can pose it in various ways and study it from different angles, which can give you a better understanding of how the human body moves and interacts with different poses.
Practice gesture drawing: A highly articulated mannequin can be posed in various dynamic poses, which can be used as a reference for quick, timed gesture drawings to develop your skills in capturing movement and energy.
Learn anatomy: The highly articulated mannequin can help you understand the anatomy of the human body, as you can pose it to see how different muscles and bones interact with each other.
Use reference material: The mannequin can be used as a reference for creating your own dynamic poses or for finding references for similar poses in real life.
Practice regularly: The highly articulated mannequin can be used as a regular practice tool to help you improve your artistic anatomy and gesture drawing skills by providing a consistent and accurate reference for your artwork.

Kevn back again. I suppose ChatGPT added a bit to the conversation. To be fair, I’m using the free version (3.5?) and I hear that the 4.0 version is a rockstar, so maybe its answers would be more fulfilling. At any rate, my takeaway -and I hope yours, too- is that a highly articulated artist’s mannequin like the one here at Artipose can augment your studies of the human figure because it’s convenient and versatile.

I look forward to seeing your gesture and figure work! Weigh in with your own thoughts below.