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Gesture Drawing Gesture drawings are quick, energetic responses that capture how the figure is moving, and not what he or she looks like. In class the model will take quick (1-5 minute) poses, and students react by drawing economical lines of information that capture the entire figure. The head, hands and feet are always included even if their forms are just suggested. The purpose of gesture drawing is to help the artist loosen up and not obsess with detail. When an artist obsesses over detail, they do not capture the animated, fluid pose of the figure. Instead the figure will appear rigid, flat and lifeless. Types of Gesture Drawing Quick Line Gesture Sustained Line Gesture Mass Gesture From Line -- to Line Weight -- to Line and Mass
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Page 1: Types of Gesture Drawing · Gesture Drawing Gesture drawings are quick, energetic responses that capture how the figure is moving, and not what he or she looks like. In class the

Gesture Drawing Gesture drawings are quick, energetic responses that capture how the figure is moving, and not what he or she looks like. In class the model will take quick (1-5 minute) poses, and students react by drawing economical lines of information that capture the entire figure. The head, hands and feet are always included even if their forms are just suggested. The purpose of gesture drawing is to help the artist loosen up and not obsess with detail. When an artist obsesses over detail, they do not capture the animated, fluid pose of the figure. Instead the figure will appear rigid, flat and lifeless. Types of Gesture Drawing

Quick Line Gesture Sustained Line Gesture

Mass Gesture From Line -- to Line Weight -- to Line and Mass

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Proportions of the Human Figure The height of the human form is divided into eight equal parts based on the height of the head. The middle of the body occurs at the pelvic arch. Other major divisions occur at the nipples and the knees. The width of a man’s shoulders is three times the width of his head. The width of a woman’s shoulders is two times the width of her head.

Page 3: Types of Gesture Drawing · Gesture Drawing Gesture drawings are quick, energetic responses that capture how the figure is moving, and not what he or she looks like. In class the

Relationship angles offer critical information on the movement, contortion, elongation, compression, and general proportion and scale of the figure. They create an armature that allows us to clarify the changes that occur in both subtle and extreme angles, giving further stability to the organic exterior of the human form.

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Homework: Gesture Drawing Complete both assignments in your sketchbook All drawings must be from life and not from magazines or television. 1) Create 20 thumbnail, quick line-gesture drawings of the figure approximately 2” tall apiece. Go to a place where there is abundant activity. Work very quickly, no more that 1 minute for each gesture, capturing a variety of different people as they move throughout a space. Feel free to vary your materials (graphite, conte, charcoal pencil). Fill each page with 4-5 drawings. Remember that you are only trying to capture how the figure is moving, and not details of what the figure looks like. Note the location in your sketchbook. 2) Ask a friend to pose for you. Create 10 thumbnail, sustained-gesture drawings of the figure approximately 2-3” tall apiece. Have your friend take dynamic action poses, such as the example below of the person boxing. Work very quickly, no more that 3 minutes for each gesture, capturing line, line-weight and the mass gesture of the form. Feel free to vary your materials (graphite, conte, charcoal pencil).


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