This is a quick gesture drawing of the skeleton. It shows all the landmarks. The emphasis of this drawing was the ribcage, but the other landmarks are shown on the drawing. The whole figure is there, along with the axis lines of the spine, arms, and legs. As the emphasis was on the rib cage, that is the darkest part of the drawings, with lighter, tapered weights being used on the rest of the figure.
30 seconds:
This was a thirty second gesture drawing. The closer features are darkened with heavier line weights, and pretty much all the landmarks are evident. The egg shape of the ribs is right there, the long axis lines are clearly shown, and the landmarks of the hips are lightly shown on the bottom of the gesture.
Probably a few minutes long:
I believe this to be one of my best gesture drawings. There is a lot going on here. The axis lines of the back, legs, and arms are all really clear. The crest of the hip on the left side is darkened, as to emphasize the landmark, as the bottom of the rib cage. The left side of the body, which was closer to me, is also a darker weight than the right side, as to show the space. I think the way I drew this along with how I think this was a really good pose to draw, makes it one of my best gesture drawings.
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In the last two weeks of class, we will be mostly doing long drawings, but I'll try to save at least one day where we do 30 - 40 minutes of gestures. During that time, keep your long axis work going but also make sure your halfway point on the figure is where it should be so you can get the legs long enough.
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