A gesture drawing is a laying in of the action, form, and pose of a model/figure. Typical situations involve an artist drawing a series of poses taken by a model. in a short amount of time, often as little as 10 seconds, or as long as 5 minutes. Gesture drawing is often performed as a warm-up for an extended drawing session.
Please watch the following video on Contours versus Gesture Drawing.
Next, watch this instructional video going into the human figure and gesture drawing.
Complete a minimum of 40 gesture drawings. You should start out with shorter poses, then move into longer poses. As time increases, build up from the skeletal structure of the figure to outlines and more completed studies. The following site can be used to reference for figures:
https://line-of-action.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing
Please note: if you are offended by nudity in any way, please click the "only covered models" in the first box before opening the model pages (as shown below).
Then select the time and type of gesture you wish to complete by filling in the boxes. You should complete:
10 -30 second drawings
10 - 1 minute drawings
10 - 2 minute drawings
10 - 5 minute drawings
Use the site selections (shown below) to complete this.
