Anybody who has ever attended an art school is familiar with figure drawing. It's a fantastic way for students and professionals to sharpen their drawing skills. But for many, life drawing can be both an expensive hobby and hard to commit to. In addition, artists in some cities may not have access to good figure drawing classes, and others may feel pressured when drawing around others.
Gesture VR is a new virtual reality app that enables artists to practise life drawing at home. Artists can draw in 2D on virtual paper, in 3D space, and even in mixed reality using the headset cameras to superimpose the model into the real world.
As technology advances, more and more traditional artists are venturing into 3D and VR. Gesture VR was conceived as a way to bridge the gap for artists interested in learning howto draw and paint in 3D.
Life drawing has always been a great way to learn as a 2D artist, so that same principle should apply in VR. VR and augmented reality (AR) are growing industries that will