Drawing 2

Course Material 2

YQUIN, MELANIE V.
BMMA Instructor


 Gesture Drawing 2

LESSON OUTLINE LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Gesture drawing Here’s what I will teach you in this

• Lines of inaction and Action course material:
• The essentiality of gesture/action drawing in
visual art

RESOURCES NEEDED
For this lesson, you would need the
following resources:

• PowerPoint presentation
• Traditional drawing
materials

troduction to
ultimedia Arts

 TABLE OF
CONTENTS

3 Pre-Test Before you start, try answering the following

questions.

5 Gesture drawing 1. Describe human gesture drawing.

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8 Lines of inaction and Action 2. What are the different effects of gesture drawing in an
artwork?

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9 Summary and key Terms

10 Post-test

References

 Gesture/Action Drawing

A loose form of sketching that attempts to capture your subject’s basic form and express
movement. Gesture drawing is the process of drawing the human figure quickly and loosely (but
it can also apply to any subject as well). Gesture drawings can be accomplished by using a
variety of lines, shapes, or entirely blocked-in figures.
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 I Gesture
Drawing

1. Stick Figure Approach- rapidly document an action pose

2. Silhouette Approach- draw the figure as a simple two-dimensional silhouette






 3. Searching Line Approach- The “searching line” approach captures the pose with multiple lines.

4. Organic Line Approach- lines in a flowing, loose manner, but more selectively than in the searching
line approach

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5. Contour Lines and Tones Approach- This approach is like the organic line approach, but it allows you
to use additional tones.

6. Anatomical Gesture Approach- indicate a few anatomical forms

7. Manikin Approach- a very simple figure as a preliminary structure, using geometric or organic shapes

Anatomical Gesture Approach Manikin Approach

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 II Lines of inaction and

Action

Action Drawing Lessons Action.—When the vital element of action enters the drawing interest is
quickened in the mind of the beholder. Generally speaking, action in pictures simply drawn is shown most
frequently by lines diverging from the horizontal and vertical. Thus, in Figs. 1 and 2 the lines on the left at
the bottom, including the curved ones (which are resting horizontally) convey the impression of rest;
whereas, similar lines at the right, being inclined, indicate unrest, or action.

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KEY TERMS

Manikin

Organic

Gesture

Non-living things

Posture

Pose

Movements

Silhouettes

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 Post-Test

Instruction:

▪ Keep practicing the different types of action/gesture drawing

▪ Go for a walk (applying safety protocols), have your mini sketch pad, and pencils with
you, and draw the people and vehicles that pass by.

References

www.sketchlikeanarchitect.com/blog/what-type-of-perspective-should-you-choose, conceptsapp.medium.com/5-
exercises-for-drawing-with-atmospheric-perspective-869e2dcbf855, design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/technical-
drawing-for-beginners-three-point three-point-perspective--vector-23680, www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/
drawing/learn-to-draw-perspective/

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