<p><b>What is the meaning of gesture drawing?</b></p><ul><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Gesture drawing involves capturing the action, form, and pose of a subject.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">If, you will draw a model who adopts&nbsp;timed poses ranging from 1 to&nbsp;5 minutes. The shorter the pose, the less information it will be able to capture. In the most&nbsp;primitive form, a gesture drawing could be nothing more than a couple of curved lines which&nbsp;indicate the&nbsp;gesture. For the longer poses, you can&nbsp;start adding more detail and tone.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">The purpose of gesture drawing is to primarily study human form and anatomy. It allows us to explore the way the body moves and is connected. </span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Then, you will start to get a feel for the contractions, joints, twists, pulls, and curves demonstrated by the human body. As we do not have time to merely copy what we see, we must make quick and logical assumptions about how the body works. For example, instead of trying to draw&nbsp; lines and shapes which make up the model’s arm, you will need to ask yourself… these questions</span><img src="/media/django-summernote/2022-11-08/cd5991e1-3c63-4be8-a5dd-844917487be6.png" style="width: 100%;"></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;">How is the arm connected to the rest of the body?</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><b>Benefits of gesture drawing:</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><b><br></b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;; font-size: 17px;"><img src="/media/django-summernote/2022-11-08/a70f7858-87f0-4eb3-94bb-20bb350d962d.png" style="width: 100%;"><br></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><br></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">One area I have been interested in lately is gesture drawing. I have found it to be a fantastic way to improve how I e as an artist and train my understanding of form and anatomy.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Over the past few months,s I have spent about 10 to 20 minutes a day doing some simple gesture drawings in the morning. As a result, I have seen significant benefits to my overall development as an artist.&nbsp;I am still primarily interested in painting, but sometimes to continue improving in one area, you need to explore other areas.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">So in light of this, I put together&nbsp;a complete guide to gesture drawing for those of you who also want to practice it.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;; font-size: 17px;"><span style="color: rgb(40, 40, 41); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Gesture drawing can be used to create more energetic lines and compositions. Lines in S and M shapes are considered esthetically beautiful and create a rhythm and speed in the drawing. Comic artists like Franquin used gesture drawing a lot to find the most comical pose for his character Gaston. He filled pages with gesture drawings and choose the one most suited for the scene</span>.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><br></span></p><h2 style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: &quot;source sans pro&quot;, &quot;helvetica neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 900; margin: 40px 0px 20px; font-size: 42px; letter-spacing: -0.02em;"><span id="What_are_the_Art_Materials_required_for_Drawing_Gestures" style="box-sizing: inherit;">&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">The Art Materials required for Drawing Gestures?</span></span></h2><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; font-family: &quot;libre baskerville&quot;, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">The drawing tool required includes this:</span></p><span id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-158" data-inserter-version="2" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: &quot;libre baskerville&quot;, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><ul style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 28px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 35px; font-family: &quot;libre baskerville&quot;, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: disc;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Charcoal Pencils</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: disc;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Sketchbooks</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: disc;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Paper</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: disc;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Brush or Stylus of some sort</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: disc;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">A Timer;</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: disc;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Reference Material, either Photographs or a Live Model.</span></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><br></span><b style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">Some tip's for Gesture Drawing:</b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;; font-size: 17px;"><b style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"><br></b><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Start with the head first:&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Everything flows from the head and it helps to develop a consistent&nbsp;starting point. With each pose, we will look for the head and quickly outline it before moving on to the rest of the pose. By doing this, there is no hesitation at the start of every pose as I know exactly how I want to start.&nbsp;Also, try to make a quick note of where the head is looking (up, down, left, right). After you have identified the head, then observe how the rest of the body is flowing from there. A great reference point is a spine. If I am ever lost, I just follow the spine and try to build a form around that.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;; font-size: 17px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Always be thinking about the contour of the body:</span>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">It is the body leaning toward or away? Where are the pinches and changes in direction? You can then use simple contour lines to indicate this. Not every line needs to follow the contour, but it is useful to have a few major contour lines as reference points.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;; font-size: 17px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Use simple and meaningful lines.</span>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Try to draw every line with some kind of purpose. Do not draw lines just for the sake of drawing lines. I usually make a few practice strokes in the air before committing to the paper. Kind of like how a golfer will make a few practice swings before connecting with the ball.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;; font-size: 17px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Working quickly does not mean working recklessly.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;Working quickly is more about making quick decisions rather than making quick strokes of your&nbsp;</span><a href="https://drawpaintacademy.com/drawing-pencils/" style="box-sizing: inherit; transition: color 0.1s ease-in-out 0s, background-color 0.1s ease-in-out 0s; text-decoration-line: underline; color: var(--accent);"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">pencil</span></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">/pen. If you watch some of the great drawers like Glenn Vilppu and Steve Huston, you should notice how slow they work, even when working with timed poses (there are videos of these two artists later in this post).</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;; font-size: 17px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Don</span>‘<span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">t just copy.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Try to get a feel for the pose and action. This is the purpose of gesture drawing.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;; font-size: 17px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Embrace the curves.</span>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">You should be careful with straight lines. Most of the time, curved lines are much more effective for rendering the human form. So instead of drawing a straight line for an arm, think about the action and pose of that arm and use curves to render this.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;; font-size: 17px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Try to capture what you like most about the pose.<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Usually, there will only be one or two things that you like about a certain pose. Focus on those aspects and try to emphasize them. It could be the pinch in the shoulder, the curve of the back, or the form of the chest. Sometimes you may even want to exaggerate the pose slightly to capture what you want out of the pose.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><b><br></b></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-image: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -0.02em;">Conclusion:</span><br></p><ul><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; font-family: &quot;libre baskerville&quot;, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Gesture drawing improves your observational skills, understanding of the human form, line drawing skills, and hand-eye coordination.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; font-family: &quot;libre baskerville&quot;, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"> It’s also a lot of fun and can loosen you up before starting a detailed drawing. So why not give it a try? You will be truly amazed how much you can improve your overall drawing skills by incorporating gesture drawings into your practice routine</span></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; font-family: &quot;libre baskerville&quot;, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><br></span><a href="https://madhansart.com/benefits-of-gesture-drawing/#Warm-Up_before_Starting_a_Detailed_Drawing" style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; box-sizing: inherit; transition: background-color 0.25s ease-in 0s, border-color 0s ease-in 0s, transform 0.75s cubic-bezier(0.44, 0.51, 0.24, 0.99) 0s, box-shadow 1s cubic-bezier(0.44, 0.51, 0.24, 0.99) 0s; text-shadow: none;"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">&nbsp;</span></font></a></p>