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Ten Gestures on Top of Each Other

Last week I was inspired by a gesture drawing image I found in my Google Alerts for "gesture drawing".  The composition  had several gestures drawn large on top of each other in paint.  I showed the example to the class and encouraged my students to draw lots of large gestures on the page overlapping and changing sizes.  The model wore a length of fabric wrapped like a toga and wielded a sword so the result looked like a sword fighting scene.
Student gesture drawings Fall 2010 Honoria Starbuck Instructor

10 gestures in different colors Student life drawing Fall 2010 Honoria Starbuck instructor
After ten gesture drawings of the model, students were given extra time and encouragement to work on the negative space as well as to develop some of the figures to create a composition out of the chaotic mass of figures.

Student Gesture drawings Fall 2010 Honoria Starbuck Instructor   10 gestures on a page. Student Drawing Fall 2010 Honoria Starbuck instructor

I think I'll do this in the fashion drawing class too. 
Tags: gesture drawing, teaching
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