YES. Yes yes yes. You have to know how to do gesture drawings, it's imperative to learning how to draw, especially when still life and figure drawing is involved.
Well, that was something I never thought I'd say... I'm not someone who really enjoys drawing, frankly, I can't stand it. But, that doesn't mean it's not a necessary evil when it comes to doing and teaching art. I can honestly say that gesture drawings saved me during a lot of my undergraduate years. How?
Well, gestures are the perfect starting point and planning stage of a drawing. This is the point where you really stop and focus your energy on getting the major proportions and placements of objects correct. Why? If not, the entire image with be skewed in one way or another. Showing students how to do a quick sketch of their drawings, without adding in details (except for large shadowing), is incredibly useful when planning out the final work. It's also an incredibly successful way to create quick sketches and thumbnail drawings of potential future drawings.
So yes, students might hate the initial idea of gesture drawings, I know I did. But, I firmly believe that they will come to appreciate and respect the gesture drawing in time.
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