Gesture Drawing

Today we will be talking about gesture drawing.  When doing gesture drawings, there are some key things to keep in mind.  These keys are called the 7 L's of gesture drawing:

Draw Loosely!

Draw Lightly!

Draw Lines of Action!

Draw Lines of Rhythm!

Draw Long!

Draw Large!

Draw Lively!

Gesture drawings are typically used for motions, so when doing this, one student needs to act as a model and pose. This is a fast drawing,  You can either let the student draw for 30 seconds or 1 minute and they're just drawing the shape of the person, not too much detail.

 There are many ways and mediums you can use with gesture drawings, and they include drawing from a still life, using India black ink or soft pastels.  Soft pastels is my favorite because you're including various colors.  Below is an example.

This is a fun activity to do.  A lesson you could do is like the one above.  Have the students draw a model with the soft pastels, since it's a different type of medium and it's messy! so students can really get into the art :)