3s, 5s, and 10s. Short poses are harder. With very little time to analyze what you see, you’ll draw on experience to communicate the human form onto paper. By skipping this practice, you’ll feel awkward and stilted when you sketch — a short pose has the power to expose your knowledge gaps. But the more figure drawings you produce, the larger your mental library will become, and the more accurate and graceful your strokes will be. Short poses are exhilarating. You will capture the form right now, or you will rest — nothing in between. You’ll feel the rush of creation and an appreciation for nature’s raw beauty all at once. A wandering mind will leave you with nothing but a blank page or a well-developed headless torso. Short poses make you stronger. There isn’t much mental room for self-doubt. You will observe and create without second-guessing. Confident drawings are elegant drawings.
