gesture drawing examples

Building Mass :: 

Work from inside out 

Frees yourself thinking too much of a flat contour edge

Simplification of figure ::

Capturing largest shapes

14 angles based on 14 segments of figure

Directional Swaths Exercise in ink = 2 minutes

Directional Flow of Volumes + Mass

Empathetic Drawing Exercise

Soft pencil . Conte crayon

3-5 minutes

Consider value, how masses overlap on each other and 

figure’s space in relationship to ground

Focus = Muscularity 

Exaggerated bulk

Continuous line Contour drawing

Blind + Modified

Pencil

Marker

8-10 minutes

Continuous line drawing

Fast gesture +

expression of form

Gesture drawing

=1 minute

Fluid lines +

Controlled Brush

Width + Pressure

Gesture drawing

:: 1 minute

Focus = contours + structure

Gesture drawing

= 30 second

Focus =

Continuous elliptical

movements

Continuous flowing lines

Fountain Pen drawing

FOCUS =

Fluid lines juxtaposed with angular at key juncture points

Gesture drawing illustrating tension

of figure in motion 

Rapid gesture drawing in charcoal - note value shifts

Proportions of human adult figure M or F