Gesture Drawing

  1. What are the functions of gesture drawings when working from the human figure?  Why do them?    What are you trying to capture when creating gesture drawings? How can you envision these assisting in your overall figure drawing skills?
  2. What is important to consider when creating gesture drawings?  What are you focusing on, and what are you intentionally not focusing on?  What tactics from the videos do you feel will improve your ability to create gesture drawings?  Where do you begin?  How do you proceed?   Address anxieties or questions that may arise.