GESTURE

DRAWING
Prepared by: Mentang, Amboang, Sonogan, Gumilos
 LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
:

• Define Gesture Drawing.

• Identify the steps in making gesture drawing.

• Determine the importance of applying the tips in

making gesture drawing.
WHAT IS GESTURE
DRAWING?
GESTURE DRAWING

- is usually a quick, often simple drawing that captures

the essential feeling, energy, movement, action, or pose of
the subject.

- It contains a minimum amount of information (line, tone,

markings) to achieve the maximum results of the essence
of the subject.
 - It can be realistic but not always. It does not
try to capture anything “photo-realistically”
but instead alters reality down to its purest
form to tell the story of the scene being drawn.

- It contains a minimum amount of information (line, tone, markings) to achieve the

maximum results of the essence of the subject.
EXAMPLES:
 STEPS IN MAKING GESTURE DRAWING:

1. FOCUS - A wonderful camera estimates proportions, contours, movement,

and contrasts quickly.

2. DRAW LIGHTLY - Draw light for the 1 st layer.

- The entire image is viewed in a blink. Make the

3. DRAW
pencil follow content flashed to the brain. Catch the
QUICKLY
form, not the details.

4. CONSTANT - Quick, light drawing makes for easy clarifications in

MOVEMENT succeeding layers. Accuracy takes patience,
perseverance and lots of patience.

5. TIMED DRAWINGS - From 10-30 seconds for skill practices of single

shapes and 1-2 minutes for grouping objects together.

6. NO ERASING - Step 2 is the key. Erasing breaks focus and wastes

time.
 GESTURE DRAWING TIPS
• Always be thinking about
the contour of the body.
- Everything flows from the head,
and it helps to develop a
consistent starting point. A great
reference point is the spine. If
ever you lost, just follow the spine
and try to build form around that.
• Start with the head.
- Is the body leaning toward or
away? Where are the pinches and
changes in direction? You can
then use simple contour lines to
give an indication of this.
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• Try to capture the essence
of the pose before you try
to render form.
- Regardless of any time limits, the
first thing you should do in gesture
drawing is to capture the essence of
the pose. And then, you can go over
and render with more detail and
tone.
• Always be thinking
about the contour of the
body.
- Is the body leaning toward or
away? Where are the pinches and
changes in direction? You can then
use simple contour lines to give an
indication of this.
• Use simple and meaningful lines.
- Try to draw every line with some kind of purpose. Do not draw lines
just for the sake of drawing lines.

• Working quickly does not mean

working recklessly.
- Working quickly is more about making quick decisions rather than
making quick strokes of your pencil/pen.

• Don‘t just copy.

- Try to really get a feel for the pose and action. This is the purpose of
gesture drawing.

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 • Embrace the curves.

- You should be careful with straight lines. Most of the time, curved
lines are much more effective for rendering the human form.

• Try to capture what you like most about

the pose.
- Focus on a certain pose and try to emphasize them. It could be the
pinch in the shoulder, the curve of the back or form of the chest.

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 FAMOUS
GESTURE
DRAWINGS
REMBRANDT
DOMENICO GARGIULO
Michelangelo
THANK
YOU