GESTURE DRAWING

What is Gesture Drawing?

DEFINITION:

A quick method of representing a sense

of Movement and an

object’s weight and mass with

As few marks as possible.

GESTURE DRAWING

CONTOUR VS.

Contour is interested in capturing a Figure or object’s appearance

Gesture drawing is about capturingMASS and Motion!

GESTURE DRAWING IS MORE ABOUT

SPEED AND CAPTURINGMOVEMENT AND MASS

THAN MAKING A REALISTIC REPRESENTATION

WHY MAKE

GESTURE DRAWINGS?

CAPTURE MOVEMENT AND PROPORTION QUICKLY

Subjects do not Always stay stillFor long.

USE AS ROUGH DRAFTS FOR A FINISHED WORK

DEGA’S BALLERINAS

DEGA’S BALLERINAS

MAYBE YOU LIKE THE STYLE?

SALAD GIRL

HOW DO I MAKE A GESTURE DRAWING?

1. Observe Your Subject-PAY ATTENTION ON NOTHING ELSE-KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE SUBJECT

2. FIND THE LINE OF THE SUBJECT

Imagine that you can draw only one

line to capture your subject,

and then draw that line.

3. ADD LIMBS/ OTHER PARTS

-KEEP IT SIMPLE-DO IT QUICKLY-NO DETAIL-IT SHOULD GIVE AN IDEA WHERE PARTS ARE AND WHAT THESE PARTS ARE DOING

4. Draw the Mass of the Subject (show different

Amounts of weight or heft)

make darker or lighter circles to show more or less mass

Draw circles or lines to show muscles, a belly, buttocks, or anyplace that has noticeably more mass than the rest of the subject.

KEEP YOUR HAND MOVING!DO NOT ERASE!

REMEMBER:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRTqpJMs98E