Figure Gesture Drawings

 MEDIA: CHARCOAL

In some areas of this assignment, I found gesture drawing a little fun and exciting. We were to quickly draw different poses, movements and actions of these blue figures in a speedily and spontaneous fashion. Putting time and quickness boosted up the pressure and really tested our drawing skills. Using the media of the vine stick charcoal, we were able to create these different images through what we see. Every drawn pose and movement of the blue figures started with identifying the midpoint of these human figures. By drawing guidelines through the figures we are able to improve our perception of these type of figures and learn how the certain lengths the human figure has on their arms, legs, and body composition. Proportion also plays its role in this assignment by training us once again to try to fit the images on our paper by focusing on size and the various parts of the unit. The figure gesture drawings did not emphasize on detail but actually catch the essence of the subjects that are being drawn. The learning objective was to catch these different essences in a short amount of time which included contour line drawing, bubble drawing, box drawing, and negative shapes. As we worked through all the different dance poses with circles and boxes, we later expand our skills by outlining the figures that we are forming to slowly create a realistic image of our subject. This drawing assignment affected my perception of the human figure by identifying the composition of the small parts of each of the figures. From my personal experience, I enjoyed just letting my mind and hand flow into my drawing. No thinking but just creating out the subject by the way we see it through our minds and then later letting it flow through our hands by our gesture. Sometimes I don't get the image I'm looking for but most of the time I like how my drawings look when no erasing is involved and my arm just flows to what I see by adapting to the essence and objective of this assignment.