From Stick to Story: Sketch Expressive Figures with Pedro Loureiro
Learn an intuitive, story-driven approach to sketching people in motion.
In this engaging figure-drawing session, Pedro Loureiro breaks down his intuitive, story-driven approach to sketching people in motion.
Starting with basic stick figures, Pedro gradually builds up complexity—introducing proportions, silhouettes, and simplified forms—before diving into full-body sketches from reference photos.
Throughout the lesson, he demonstrates how to observe and simplify the human figure at varying distances, using a combination of contour line drawing and expressive, gestural mark-making.
Whether you’re just getting started or looking to loosen up your linework, this lesson emphasizes quantity over perfection and invites you to make bold, confident sketches without overthinking.
Pedro’s tools are simple—just pen and paper—but his insights on scale, movement, and economy of line will help you add life and spontaneity to your own figure drawing practice.
Ready to figure it out with Pedro? Let's get started!
