Draw Gestures is a timed pose reference app for gesture and figure drawing practice. Pick a pose, set a timer, and quick sketch like you would in a real life drawing class.
For beginners learning figure drawing and for illustrators, animators and concept artists who want a structured daily warmup.
How it works
1. Choose your reference - figure drawing poses, animals, faces, hands, or your own photos
2. Set your timer - 30 seconds to 10 minutes per pose
3. Draw and improve - track your gesture drawing progress over time
Practice 15 minutes a day to build confidence, speed and flow in your figure drawing.
Included for everyone
- Timed gesture drawing sessions with a built-in drawing timer
- Built-in pose reference library, plus your own photos and files
- Draw straight onto the reference image, with tracing mode included
- A real sketch canvas with brushes, layers, eraser and undo
- Grid overlay for proportions and line of action
- Streaks, practice heatmap and full session history
- Daily practice reminders to build a drawing habit
- Sessions run up to 30 minutes with up to 20 reference images
Draw Gestures Pro
- Unlimited reference images and practice libraries
- Unlimited session length
- Cloud reference libraries from Pinterest, Google Drive and Dropbox
- Classroom mode to simulate art school life drawing sessions
- Quantity mode and custom intervals
- Relaxed mode to practice with no timer pressure
- Side-by-side and floating reference layouts
- Left-hand mode
- Shuffle your pose reference order
- Export without a watermark
- Import your own paper textures
Built for artists who practice
- Art students studying anatomy and figure drawing
- Illustrators and concept artists warming up
- Animators practicing gesture, movement and action poses
- Character designers studying poses and silhouettes
- Anyone doing daily croquis or 30-second gesture drills
Made for iPad and Apple Pencil
Pressure and tilt support, a stylus-only drawing option so your palm never leaves a mark, and a full-screen canvas for life drawing practice anywhere.
Your pose reference, your pace, your practice.
drawgestures.com
Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID settings.
Terms: https://drawgestures.com/terms
Privacy: https://drawgestures.com/privacy
I’d deleted this app after a few bugs because of the changes to this. I’d redownload this app and is blown away with by it massive content that worth keeping this app on my tablet though, there’s still 1 bug that frustrates me I’ll name after the deserving praises. Functionbility good, references plus adjustable 3d model, decent brushes though I do miss some of it old brushes & the way I didn’t have to apply too much pressure to see my line but it’s manageable, color options and not too pixelated so it’s looks like actual led on paper which is honestly help to my mental and thee app is link to a Discord community which really REALLY worth being associated with this app for artist who’s also seeking a community to vibe with. This review actually should be a 5 star.now for the bug which probably my person IPad problem, sometime the line disappears while drawing. This isn’t too much a problem but it is if you’re practicing drawing something in 1 stroke, plus the app add color picker via holding for 3secs which make that kind of practice dentermenntal resulting i drawing in color right or gray. Basically like drawing with invisible ink.
Developer Response
Turn on the stylus only option in the top left settings menu which will prevent unwanted gestures
Not working
Mooti 3
I love this app! The problem is it is no longer working! I have subscribed for a year on May 23,2024. I keep getting a message of an unrecognized character, it’s in RED. Seems important. I have reached out every day in the last week and have not received an answer. I did notice that there is a revision of this app that includes a different price structure. Is this the reason my app is no longer working. I am looking for a way to solve this problem. What is the sense of having an app you charge for and no longer working…. Seems fishy to me. Always easy to ignore the problem as long as you have the money. Also I really like this app so it matters to me. I have used this app for a few years WHAT HAPPENED?THANK YOU! It’s working great and I am so happy the problem was resolved! It’s a great app for practicing figure drawing!
Developer Response
The issue has been fixed. Apologies for the inconvenience
Great App, but..
Cayle’e
This app is exactly what I was looking for. I do have one website I use online for references when drawing but this made it so much more easier and there’s so many image categories to choose from. I can practice drawing pretty much anything. I will say though, even though this is a great and there are lots of things to draw and practice, for some of the images they use seem like AI to me. Some artist may not want to support anything pertaining AI. Also for some pictures they use a lot of the same model, which, that’s fine, but beware of that if you want a lot of diversity.
Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback. Please note that we do not use AI-generated images. All images are purchased directly from ArtStation. However, if you believe an image is AI-generated, feel free to report it. We will promptly review the report and either remove the image or clearly mark it as AI-generated, if applicable.
Exactly what I was looking for
Dragonben12
This is an awesome app for quick gesture drawing or practicing any drawing really. The developers are actively improving the app and now include a reference gallery for you to use. You can even link your own Pinterest boards as reference.My only request would be to create another layer similar to photoshop. I want to be able to draw some quick sketch lines and then draw over them with more refinement and turn off the sketch lines when finished.
Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback. We will surely work on your request. 😊
What's New:
- Fixed the app freezing while the drawing canvas resizes
- Fixed a freeze when finishing a practice session
- Bug fixes and stability improvements
Version 8.8.1
The developer, Avinash Kumawat, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
Seller
Avinash Kumawat
Size
141.1 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
